There’s still time to register! The CWEA Stormwater Committee is hosting a webinar this Thursday (9/10) from 12-1PM. Participants will receive 1.0 PDH for attendance. Speaker: Greg Sandi from MDE. Webinar Abstract: Since the 1980’s, Maryland has seen a steady increase in the pollution from salt applied to our impervious areas throughout the State. It’s…
Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits has added a feature to its webpage to allow citizens to report ailing and diseased red and white oak trees. Oak decline is a growing phenomenon throughout the Mid-Atlantic region whereby forest managers and arborists are seeing a large number of oak trees dying. There are many…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust (Trust) recently announced the opening of the Outreach and Restoration Grant Program in partnership with Baltimore City Department of Public Works to fund projects that improve communities, reduce polluted runoff, and improve or create local natural resources like green spaces, parks, tree canopy, and more. To assist potential grant applicants, the…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust (Trust) recently announced the opening of the Outreach and Restoration Grant Program in partnership with Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Charles County, the City of Gaithersburg, Harford County, Howard County, and the City of Salisbury, to fund projects that both improve communities and improve or create local natural resources like…
This funding opportunity, the Community Engagement Mini Grant Program provided by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, is designed to engage a diverse array of organizations in activities that both benefit your communities and raise public awareness of and engagement in natural resources issues. Funding: Requests up to $5,000 Deadline: The program is currently open! Proposals are…
Caring for Our Watersheds is looking for volunteers to score written proposals from students across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Each judge will score 4-6 proposals based on a rubric. Proposals need to be judged between March 13th and March 24th. More information is available in the attached document. If you would like to be a…
Our great report — Marking Milestones: Progress in Conserving Land in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed — has been nominated for the 2020 Public Lands Alliance “Partners Choice Award” for best publication. The top voted publication wins. Please cast your vote for Marking Milestones by following the hyperlinked image blow!
The Chesapeake Conservation Partnership (CCP) has recently created a Facebook page to share our news and stories more broadly. If you have a Facebook account, please take a moment and give our CCP a like! Click the image below to our Facebook page!
Caring For Our Watersheds Poster The 2020 Caring For Our Watersheds Contest is officially open. Classrooms across the Chesapeake Bay watershed can submit proposals answering the question”What can you do to improve your watershed?” Top proposals can win prizes up to $1000. All proposals are eligible for separate implementation funds and the first 40 schools…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust, in partnership with the City of Baltimore Department of Public Works, Charles County, the City of Gaithersburg, Harford County, Howard County, Queen Anne’s County, and the City of Salisbury, is pleased to announce that the Outreach and Restoration Grant Program is now open! This grant program encourages outreach and community engagement…