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The Alliance’s PA Riparian Forest Buffer Project planted its 1,000th acre! Join us as we reflect on the last six years of upstream work for clean water and healthy forests.
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Thank you to everyone who attended the Alliance’s 19th Annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum, both in person and virtually! The watershed-wide event reached 480 restoration and protection practitioners to inspire and empower local action towards clean water.
Throughout my years of working in the outdoor and conservation space, I’ve noticed a common theme; galvanizing people to conserve their own communities is a lot more effective when they’re experiencing it firsthand.
Detritivores, such as the native American carrion beetle, ensure the dead return to the earth.
Did you know, red osier dogwood berries have a spook-tacular resemblance to eyes?
When it comes to clean water, diverse communities require diverse solutions. Spanning more than 64,000 square miles across six states and the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay watershed is home to roughly 1,800 local governments. At this vast scale, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to achieving clean water.
Come get your hands dirty and join in on the reforestation effort for Pennsylvania’s streams! We have over 4,000 trees to plant – all we need is you!
In recognition of the National Day of Service on Wednesday, September 11, The Alliance kicked off the fall 2024 Project Clean Stream season in Pennsylvania, Annapolis, Washington, DC, and Virginia!
Keep an eye out for wingstem (also called yellow ironweed) as the summer wraps up!
Water clarity is instrumental in determining the health of the Chesapeake Bay, and has an unquantifiable impact. For one, aquatic organisms rely on light for photosynthesis, especially at depths. When light is limited, food chains are affected from the bottom-up. In addition, some fauna rely on light to see prey and navigate.
