Location: Virginia

Press Release: Flexible Funding Available for Riparian Forest Buffer Installation and Maintenance in Virginia

The Alliance is excited to partner with the Virginia Department of Forestry as they launch a flexible, no-cost riparian forest buffer installation program called Riparian Forests for Landowners Program. This unique program will also cover one year of maintenance for landowners.

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How you can help change the perception of a “messy” yard

A recent news story involved a homeowner along the Elizabeth River whose next door neighbor hadn’t cut or trimmed the vegetation in his yard in over four years. This colorful local dispute gets to the heart of a perception issue that is critical to the future of the Chesapeake Bay and its wildlife.

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Thank You for a Great Wild & Scenic Film Festival!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival! 598 of our friends and partners gathered to enjoy the festival this year.

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Putting Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative Data to Use

What good is data if it never gets used? The Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) is here to make sure that doesn’t happen! Each group within the CMC network is monitoring to achieve their own unique and individual goals for education, advocacy, outreach, and communication and have made enormous impacts on their communities.

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Project Clean Stream Kick Off Event – Richmond, VA

Kick-off the annual Project Clean Stream weekend with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay on Friday, April 12 with a stream clean-up event at Crooked Branch Ravine Park in Richmond, VA. We’ll gather at the entrance to the park at the end of Northrop Street starting at 2 pm, before splitting up to collect litter …

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Partnering for Clean Water in Northern Virginia

Google, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA), and the Alliance have announced the completion of their innovative collaboration that will improve water quality in the Northern Virginia region.

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LHJ Elementary Reforestation Area Maintenance Day

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign …

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Dogwood Middle School Garden Maintenance & Cleanup

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign …

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LHJ Elementary Reforestation Area Maintenance Day

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign …

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Dogwood Middle School Garden Maintenance & Cleanup

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign …

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