This is a listing of personal and Group blogs that have had recent activity (most recent at the top.) Only the most recent posting for each blog is listed, so be sure to click on the name of the article to see all of the articles for that Member or Group.
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New Funding Opportunity exists through the Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program – applications are due May 17, 2010 ! The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will award grants in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Program, Environmental Protection...
ACT TODAY! Or Kiss Your Organics Goodbye! After years of bureaucratic wrangling, a recent USDA environmental review may finally approve Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa. If approved, GMO alfalfa will fundamentally undermine the entire organic industry overnight . In...
DelmarvaLow-Impact Tourism Experiences (DLITE) is looking for the perfect person to Host Our Coast™ , exploring Delmarva’sbeaches and bays this summer, and reporting back daily with online videos,photos, and blog posts. We’rePAYING the lucky winner $15,000 to play on...
Hi everyone,
I'm working with Virginia Commonwealth University to research communication practices by environmental advocacy groups. We've created a survey that asks folks to think about how the advocacy organization they are a member/volunteer of communicates with them...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2WVqJ6Doo4 (for slower computers)
http://vimeo.com/9075224 (high quality version)
From a rainwater harvesting system to a light that tells
children when the temperature is ideal outside for...
California Adaptation Plan
What began with an executive order by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in November of 2008 has progressed to a full scale draft of the 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy .
The executive summary states:
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I need your help. Would you please take a few minutes to describe a landscape you treasure and what it means to you? And, get a chance to win a beautiful landscape print! Here's why.
We're doing some work on a key report on conserving landscapes and ecosystems in the...
Farmers get a tough rap for their contribution to pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, but their impact may not be as big as is often presented. Responsibility for the bay’s clean-up is shared by farmers and everyday citizens alike. For example, Nirtrogen comes from three main sources:...
This past weekend was certainly enough to give everyone Spring fever. It is the time of year when nature starts to " green " up. It is also time to think about being green in our actions. Having beautiful lawns is a part of many of our heritages. To some it...
An open letter to Chesapeake Bay Watershed NGO's - There is an opportunity at hand that I think we, the local and regional watershed groups would be wise to take advantage, an opportunity that will improve the health of the Bay by creating a more representative Bay Program Partnership...
Water Supply Well - Videos from Penn State University Cooperative Extension:
Wells - Introduction
http://water.cas.psu.edu/drinking_water.htm
Groundwater
http://water.cas.psu.edu/Water_Conservation.htm
Water Supply Construction and Maintenance
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The Institute for Conservation Leadership is offering a one-day workshop on "Managing in Hard Times." Although the economy has people worried, we think there are opportunities to be had and that this workshop should be called "thriving in hard times"...
Northern stargazers (Astroscopus guttatus) are ambush predators. They are a year-round resident in the lower Chesapeake Bay but can also be encountered in the upper bay during the autumn.
This fish buries itself into the sand/sediment with only its lips, top of head, and eyes exposed....
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
by Steve Carr
David Bowie once sang about "Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes." And America is awash in change after electing its first African-American president, Barack Obama, whose motto is "Yes We Can."
In 1992, I was a part of a political sea...
Calling all community groups and interested residents in the Magothy River watershed! Help participate in developing a watershed master plan!
SEE The Capital from January 3, 2009 for the ad on page A3 for more details.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Tom Hampton 410-562-0920
WHEN:...
Feel free to take a few moments to write a few paragraphs about yourself. Where do you work, what do you do in the watershed, and where did you come from? Anything interesting we should know? This should be a great way to introduce ourselves, and have a record of who does...
Take action against one of the biggest problems in our watershed: polluted runoff entering our drinking water supply .
Join Potomac Riverkeeper Ed Merrifield and Michelle Merkel, the Chesapeake Regional Coordinator for Waterkeeper Alliance, as they teach residents how to stand up to the...
