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Friday, May 16, 2014, 9 am – 2.30 pm Anacostia Park, Section ESoutheast Washington, DC The Anacostia Environmental Youth Summit is a city-wide showcase that spotlights youth voice, demonstrates environmental literacy, and encourages stewardship for the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers and the Chesapeake Bay; sponsored by the District Department of the Environment (DDoE), Watershed Protection Division, in …
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The Alliance announces the release of three RiverTrends volunteer water quality monitoring program publications. These reports focus on the status and importance of volunteer water quality monitoring while focusing in on small watersheds in Virginia. If you would like hard copies of these reports, please send your mailing information and the amount requested to Anna …
I love the phrase, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” Peter Levine, who wrote a book of the same name on civic renewal, cites the origin of this phrase in the poetry of June Jordan. It has been used in discussion of both the civil rights and environmental movements. There are some parallels. …
We’re thrilled to announce that we have added 20 new monitoring sites to our RiverTrends program. This spring, we trained new volunteers in the Richmond, Lynchburg, and tidal York areas to collect water quality data through our RiverTrends program. In Richmond, we partnered with the City of Richmond to train volunteers to collect field data …
On November 18th, leaders from Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Izaak Walton League of America, Virginia Citizens for Water Quality, and Virginia Water Monitoring Council, and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay renewed a long-standing commitment to partnering to give citizens the tools and trainings needed to accurately assess …
[imageframe link=”https://www.allianceforthebay.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/UphamBrook.jpg” ] Upham Brook is a tributary of the Chickahominy River that flows through the urban areas of Henrico County and City of Richmond. It is polluted by bacteria and other runoff contaminants. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is partnering with the Alliance and other community groups and county and city officials to do …
[two_fifth margin_top=”20px” class=”acb-img-container float-right-container” ] Project Clean Stream volunteer Shalisa Hutt poses with her daugher and nephews during cleanup of the Coty Cox Branch of the Wicomico River in Salisbury, Md. Photo courtesy of Chesapeake Bay Program.Project Clean Stream had an amazing turnout for 2014! This year 7,500 volunteers helped restore over 260 sites in …
This fall, media has been abuzz on plastics polluting our natural resources and it begs the question: are we doing enough on this front for the Chesapeake watershed? California became the first state to ban plastic bags from being offered in retail stores across the state in late September. In the Chesapeake watershed, the City …
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at noon Online webinar [one_full ][button link=”https://allianceforthechesapeakebay.clickwebinar.com/businesses-for-the-bay-lunch-and-learn-3-23-2016-noon/register” color=”default” size=”medium” stretch=”” type=”” shape=”” target=”_self” title=”” gradient_colors=”#7ca700|” gradient_hover_colors=”|” accent_color=”” accent_hover_color=”” bevel_color=”” border_ icon_position=”left” icon_divider=”no” modal=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”1″ alignment=”” ]Register Online[/button] Do you own or work for a business in the Chesapeake Bay watershed? Do you love the Bay and its creeks, rivers, and …
[title content_ class=”acb-page-content-title” ]Click here: For more information about Businesses for the Bay [three_fifth class=”acb-img-content-wrap” ] Thursday March 27, 2014, 9am – 3pm Dominion Innsbrook Center At Glen Allen Richmond, VA [separator bottom_margin=”10px” ]Business Has An Important Role To Play!The Chesapeake Business Forum will provide a unique opportunity for business leaders to come together and …
