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Let’s Get to Know the Glow! Fireflies around the Chesapeake Watershed

As record producer Owl City once sang, “You would not believe your eyes if 10 million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep.” I would certainly not believe my eyes, but I sure would be mesmerized! There are around 270 firefly species found in North America and around 2,400 species worldwide. Many of …

What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac: The Fiery Native That’s Turning Heads

Return to Uhler: Reflections & Takeaways

Dive into the Forests Team’s reflections and takeaways as they revisit Uhler Tract.

What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: Pitcher Plant

The purple pitcher plant is a carnivorous forb native to bogs, fens, marshes, wetlands and some pineland forests of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Bittersweet Spring: Native Vines and Vibrant Birds of the Chesapeake Bay

American bittersweet is a resilient, climbing native vine that’s more than just a pretty face in the spring woods.

A chestnut-sided warbler peering up and to the side as it rests on a highbush blueberry branch.

Setophaga pensylvanica: The ‘Pennsylvania Moth Eater’

The chestnut-sided warbler is a diminutive but beautiful neotropical migrant songbird that breeds throughout the forests of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

a group of people plant tree seedlings in a field

Thank You to Our Volunteers for Making the 3rd Annual Treelay a Success

Thank you to everyone who made the 2025 Volunteer Tree Planting Relay possible! Over the course of the day on April 5, 2025, the Alliance team, partners, and 186 dedicated volunteers planted 1,200 trees across the watershed.

small potted trees in the foreground with a group of people in the background

Treelay at Bowie State: A Student’s Perspective

April 5th, 2025 marked the first time I participated in the Alliance’s annual Tree Planting Relay (Treelay), or any tree planting for that matter. It just so happened that this planting was at my very own campus, Bowie State University.

The top of two loaves of lemon pound cake drizzled with icing surrounded by sliced lemons.

Bake Up a Slice of Spring: Lemon Pound Cake with Redbud Flowers Recipe

This lemon pound cake with redbud flowers offers a local blend of flavors and a beautiful springtime aesthetic, making it a perfect treat to celebrate the season.

What’s Hoppin’? Phenological Fun

Is there any other sound that is more diagnostic of spring than the aptly named spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)?