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You may have noticed on a particularly cold winter hike that rhododendron also seems to huddle up for warmth.
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Our volunteers’ hard work has a lasting impact improving the ecosystem, health, and beauty of the watershed, and their time and dedication has made this effort a success. We could not have done it without them!
The end of 2024 brings us to the close of another fabulous year of green infrastructure in Washington, DC! Cheers to the new year and the stormwater systems we hold dear.
Happy sixth birthday to our plant identification YouTube series, Tree Talk! It’s hard to believe so much time has passed since the series began, and we’re honored to have taught so many people about so many species!
In 2024, the Alliance was awarded $3.9 million by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to construct a nearly three-quarter-mile-long living shoreline on a family-run heritage farm. The project will help reduce wave energy arriving from the 33-mile fetch that’s causing the farm to lose roughly 10 feet of shoreline per year.
Beginning in the Summer of 2024, an exciting partnership flourished between Loysville Youth Development Center (LYDC) and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.
This summer, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay announced a new mini-grant program called Community Green Access (CGA). The Alliance is excited to award five projects across the watershed!
This December, as you drive across the deciduous landscape, be on the lookout for virgin-bower’s (Clematis virginiana) achenes.
If you’re like me, you probably have a soft spot in your heart for the critters who reside in our watershed. Do you know how many species of plants and animals live here? Over 3,600!
Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee, Chuck Herrick, shares his background and his personal hopes for the restoration effort beyond 2025.
