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CWEA Stormwater Seminar Call for Abstracts – One Day Left to Submit!

The CWEA Stormwater Committee is soliciting abstracts for the upcoming seminar titled: “Inside the Pipe: Management of Constructed Stormwater Assets.” The conference will be held on June 1 at MITAGS in Linthicum Heights, MD. Potential abstract topics include but are not limited to: – Projects, methods, and tools of stormwater BMP asset management; – Database…

Volunteers Needed to Plant Forest Buffers in Frederick County

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS Stream Link Education seeks volunteers to get involved with the 3 stages of reforestation: 1) growing, 2) planting, and 3) maintaining young forests in Frederick County For more information and to register, visit: https://www.streamlinkeducation.org/volunteer

Call for Microcystin Data from Freshwater Lakes and Reservoirs

Seeking microcystin data from freshwater lakes and reservoirs in Va., Md., and NC. If you have such datasets or know of someone who may, please contact Jane Walker at janewalk@vt.edu or (540) 231-4159 by April 15, 2023. Microcystin is a class of toxins produced by certain freshwater cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae. Submitted datasets…

Call for Abstracts Deadline Extended to March 22, 2023 – CWEA Stormwater Seminar

Youth Art Month – Arbor Day Posters in Carroll County

This year, the Carroll County Forestry Board (make a link/embedded) located in Westminster, Maryland received and judged 85 posters for the 2023 statewide Arbor Day Poster Contest. Fifth-grade artists created posters and they had to use the official theme of “Trees Are Terrific…and Cool our Communities!” New this year in Carroll, is a community partnership…

Herring Run Nursery launches BRAND NEW online shop!

If you’re as excited for spring as we are, you’re probably on the lookout for gardening inspiration! Check out our online shop’s revamped look, place an order & schedule your own curbside pickup, or book a consultation with our CBLP-certified staff. Support Blue Water Baltimore‘s mission of clean water and strong communities by choosing native…

Upcoming Webinar: Asset Management for Stormwater BMPs

Join the CWEA Stormwater Committee and Pam Parker and Calvin (Ed) Edmiston on March 16 @ Noon for a webinar on Montgomery County DEP’s asset management system. Montgomery County DEP implements a robust Inspection and Maintenance Program for stormwater management BMPs under its jurisdiction. The success of the program relies on an asset management database…

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 3/23/23- Chesapeake Bay Program Goal Implementation Team (GIT) Funding Program

The Chesapeake Bay Trust has been designated to receive federal funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Chesapeake Bay Program Goal Implementation Team Funding Program. The work funded by this initiative advances outcomes identified in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Each year, certain outcomes are chosen by the Chesapeake Bay…

Applications due 3/13: Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Anne Arundel County Forestry and Forested Land Protection Grant Program

Applications for the Anne Arundel County Forestry and Forested Land Protection Grant Program are due in one week (March 13)! This grant program is designed to increase acres of forest and protected forested land in Anne Arundel County. Tree planting projects should be scheduled for planting in spring 2023, fall 2023, and/or spring 2024. This…

CWEA Stormwater Seminar Call for Abstracts

The CWEA Stormwater Committees is soliciting abstracts for the upcoming seminar titled: “Inside the Pipe: Management of Constructed Stormwater Assets.” The conference will be held on June 1 at MITAGS in Linthicum Heights, MD. Potential abstract topics include but are not limited to: – Projects, methods, and tools of stormwater BMP asset management; – Database…