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One of 20 garden templates available in the tool. Each template can be designed as a Conservation Landscape or a Rain Garden.With the arrival of spring, the Alliance has launched a new online Yard Design Tool that helps property owners in the Chesapeake Bay watershed create personalized planting plans for their properties. The tool can …
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[two_fifth margin_top=”20px” class=”acb-img-container float-right-container” ] On May 2, 2012 Ken Ulman, the Executive of Howard County Maryland, and representatives of the partner organizations kicked-off the Restoring the Environment and Developing Youth (READY) program by breaking ground in the first rain garden of the program at Bethany United Methodist Church in Ellicott City, MD. The partner …
[title size=”3″ ]Become A Certified Master Watershed StewardThe Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy trains, supports, and empowers community leaders to serve as Master Watershed Stewards in the protection, restoration, and conservation of Howard County watersheds. Join the Howard County WSA at one of their free upcoming information sessions in August & September to learn more about their Watershed …
Teen volunteers cutting vines and invasives. Photo courtesy of Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionSaturday, February 22, 2014 Bandy Field Nature Park, Richmond, VA Come join us for the annual Friends of Bandy Field Work Day! Help us clean up this wonderful park in the West End of Richmond. We’ll be cutting down vines that harm the …
It starts with individuals. One person can influence the larger community. This is how Richmond local Linda Mills feels about inspiring environmental action within the watershed. When it comes to keeping the watershed and river system clean, there has been a huge surge in local citizens wanting to do their part. The Chesapeake RiverWise Community …
Wednesday Feb. 13, 8:00 am — 4:30 pm (4:30 – 6:30 pm – Social Mixer) Thursday Feb. 14, 8:30 am — 2:45 pm Williamsburg Lodge 310 South England Street Williamsburg, VA 23185 Registration and space is limited.View the Agenda This Summit is a grassroots effort, bringing together a diverse group of 200 people all actively …
On Friday, January 16, 2015, Program Coordinator, Amy Robins and intern, Emily Clary, spent a day at Byrd Elementary School in Goochland, Virginia to discuss the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the importance of keeping the watershed healthy. Amy Robins presents to Byrd Elementary School class on the value of the Chesapeake watershed. (Photo courtesy of …
Image courtesy of Arthur Kay.The next free rain garden training for local landscape contractors will be held on Wednesday, June 8, and Thursday, June 9, 2016. (In the event of inclement weather, the rain date for the field session is Tuesday, June 14th). Who is eligible to attend? Everyone. You do not need previous experience in rain garden …
Monday, October 13, 2014 from 1pm – 4pm Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church 15 Parole Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 Monday, October 27, 2014 from 1pm – 4pm Mount Olive AME Church 2 Hicks Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 The RiverWise Congregations partnership will come together to celebrate the completion of two stormwater retrofit projects with volunteer …
Urban Tree Canopy Initiative to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay (July 5, 2015 – Richmond, Virginia) The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, through a joint venture with the Virginia Department of Forestry, announces a request for proposals for the development of the Richmond Urban Tree Canopy Initiative to improve water quality in the …
