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added a new Event in Chesapeake Network
The Maryland Stream Restoration Association (MSRA) is hosting the 2023 Jim Gracie Scholarship Golf Tournament on Friday, September 22, 2023, at the Preserve at Eisenhower Golf Course in Crownsville, Maryland. This Tournament is an integral part of our annual fundraising to sustain and enhance the MSRA Jim Gracie Memorial Scholarship fund, enabling us to have…
added a new Clean Up Event in Project Clean Stream
Join the community, KCI employees, and other volunteers this Earth Day, Saturday April 22nd, to clean up this Tributary to the Gwynns Falls as part of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Project Clean Stream. Students can earn service hours. Meet at the corner of Pittsfield Road and Green Valley. We will then prepare and disperse…
added a new Announcement in Chesapeake Network
After Jim’s passing in 2020, the MSRA established the Jim Gracie Memorial Scholarship to aide students pursuing education and technical training in the natural resources industry, and who demonstrate a passion for streams and the natural environment. The Jim Gracie Memorial Scholarship for 2022 is open to all students residing in Maryland and Virginia who…
added a new Event in Chesapeake Network
Baltimore— Date — On Friday, September 30th 2022, The Maryland Stream Restoration Association (MSRA) will be holding a fundraising golf outing to support the Jim Gracie Memorial Scholarship. This event will be held at The Preserve at Eisenhower Golf Course in Crownsville, MD where MSRA members have recently completed a stream restoration project with Anne…
added a new Program in Chesapeake Network
The MSRA is hosting a free virtual career seminar with presentations from a diverse group of speakers from the Stream Restoration industry within the state of Maryland, including organizations that are have internships and entry-level positions. The purpose of this event is to: • Introduce high school, undergraduate and graduate students to the Stream Restoration…
added a new Event in Chesapeake Network
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Describe the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program in terms of crediting Best Management Practices (BMPs) for impervious surface restoration and total maximum daily load (TMDL) reductions Explain the processes involved in documentation of…
added a new Announcement in Chesapeake Network
https://www.kci.com/resources-insights/newsroom/innovator-webinar-series-stream-restoration-crediting-to-meet-ms4-and-tmdl-requirements/ This webinar will provide a brief background on TMDLs and MS4 permits as regulatory drivers for stream restoration. Presenters will discuss approaches from the Chesapeake Bay Program and Maryland Department of Environment as examples to illustrate how stream restoration crediting are used to help meet TMDL and MS4 permit objectives. Participants will learn the basic steps…
added a new Announcement in Chesapeake Network
Innovator Webinar Series: Aquatic Organism Passage This webinar will address numerous aspects of aquatic organism passage (AOP), largely focusing on fish passage. Barriers to AOP include dams, culverts and utilities, which have extensive effects on entire ecosystems by blocking a river’s free-flowing natural systems. The legacy of infrastructure development has left thousands of barriers throughout…