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…

NFWF Now Accepting Proposals for the 2019 Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program NFWF Request for Proposals The Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program will award grants to restore and sustain healthy forests, rivers and streams that provide habitat for diverse native bird and aquatic populations. Approximately $1.5 million is available this year. Major funding is provided…

The Chesapeake Bay Trust, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks services for technical assistance to support key Chesapeake Bay Program Goals and Outcomes through thirteen (13) separate scopes of work: Proposal 1: Quantification of the Value of Green Infrastructure Hazard Mitigation Related to Inland and Coastal Flooding Proposal 2: Behavior Change Training…

The Chesapeake Bay Green Streets-Green Jobs-Green Towns (G3) Grant Program funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region III (EPA), Chesapeake Bay Trust (Trust), and the City of Baltimore Office of Sustainability with support from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, welcomes requests for urban green infrastructure proposals. The goal of the Chesapeake Bay…

Read Kim Martineau’s report on a new study by researchers at Columbia University published in the journal Ecological Engineering. Researchers found tree pits protected by tree guards absorbed water six times faster on average than unprotected tree pits.

Have you signed up yet for the Chesapeake Tree Canopy Network newsletter? The Chesapeake Tree Canopy Network newsletter features the most current going-ons, resources, and best management practices related to tree canopy in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. We promise not to clog your inbox- you’ll receive a new, specially curated newsletter from us every couple…

Urban Tree Canopy Expansion The DoD CBP has developed a fact sheet to help Bay jurisdictions understand recommended BMPs for urban tree canopy expansion. The fact sheet is based on the Chesapeake Bay Program Expert Panel report, “Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define BMP Effectiveness for Urban Tree Canopy Expansion.”

Sustainability with Trees: Community Canopy Project In this webinar we will explore how distributing trees through a community canopy project can fit with your sustainability efforts, help maximize energy efficiency and engage homeowners within your community. Kristen Bousquet, from the Arbor Day Foundation, and program partner Ian Jurgensen with the city of Orlando, will discuss…

The Chesapeake Conservancy will be providing webinars at 3 time options in December regarding the new Chesapeake Bay high resolution land cover dataset. We will provide more detailed info/discussion at FWG meetings of tree canopy/forest related aspects of this dataset, but if you’d like to learn more broadly about the full land cover dataset and…

DNR/MANTA Noon Seminar on Thursday, December 15, 2016 Speakers: Miriam Avins and Katie Lautar, Baltimore Green Space Real Nature – How Baltimore’s Forest Patches Measure Up Synopsis: Baltimore’s forest patches, which make up 20% of the city’s tree canopy, have a lot of nature to offer! Learn about Baltimore Green Space’s research on the soil and tree canopy of the forest patches, and…