Early bird registration for the 2024 Chesapeake Community Research Symposium is available through Friday, March 15th! The Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2024 will take place June 10-12 in Annapolis, MD, and online. The theme of the 2024 symposium is Chesapeake Bay Restoration: Managing Water Quality for Living Resources in a Changing Climate. The Symposium will feature plenary…
MPT is soliciting bids for a 2-year lawn maintenance and snow removal contract. It is now on eMMA at https://emma.maryland.gov/page.aspx/en/bpm/process_manage_extranet/67632. Direct questions to Frank, our procurement officer. The Prebid meeting is 3/19 at 10 AM and is mandatory. Bids are due 3/29. “Methods will be according to the University of Maryland Baywise Yardstick (https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/2021-03/Baywise_5pager_06_17_14_FINAL.pdf), the Chesapeake…
The CWEA Spring Seminar is presented to facilitate peer-to-peer information exchange for representatives of regulated stormwater programs. The goal of this seminar is to encourage lessons learned and case studies surrounding pollutants of emerging concern that we don’t often get to hear about, yet still have to address within the Chesapeake Bay, such as organics…
PHNST Volunteer Flyer Spring 24 We need your help collecting important data on the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (PHNST) in Northern Virginia! Learn how to use a mobile phone application to identify existing trail amenities, wayfinding, interpretive signage, and other characteristics along the PHNST in spring 2024. This data will help inform where the…
The goal of this program is to implement cost-effective reforestation and afforestation projects in the County that will increase tree canopy, create forest habitat, improve water quality, provide ecosystem services, such as potable water and air quality and, provide a natural cooling system to urban heat. This will ultimately enhance the health and wellbeing of…
The City of Takoma Park is looking for a partner to help maintain our streetscapes and stormwater BMPs. Documents can be found at https://takomaparkmd.gov/services/bids-contracts/ If you have any questions, please feel free to email AnnaMJ@TakomaParkMD.gov The deadline for submissions is March 15th.
https://youtu.be/wXcdyI1_-o0 See Episode 3 of our new online series RESTORING NATURE. Telling the stories about the restoration of the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Bays, utilizing regenerative techniques to replicate nature’s tools. This is about the restoration of Jabez Run, which is the headwater of the Severn River on the Chesapeake Bay…
DOEE and The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s, District of Columbia: Community Stormwater Solutions Grant Program is Now Open! The Chesapeake Bay Trust and funding partners are excited to announce the District of Columbia: Community Stormwater Solutions (DC-CSS) Grant Program is now open! This grant program provides funding for innovative, community-oriented and inspired projects aimed at improving…
The Choose Clean Water Coalition is accepting scholarship applications to attend the 2024 Choose Clean Water Conference. Registration for the Conference will open the week of March 11. Learn more and apply! Scholarship recipients are selected based upon financial need, previous conference attendance, previous scholarship award(s), and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Scholarships…
At NeighborSpace of Baltimore County, we work to enhance the livability of communities by protecting and improving land for small parks, gardens, trails, and natural areas. Volunteers are needed to help with invasive removal, planting trees and shrubs, weeding, and trail maintenance. Most events occur on Saturday mornings. Individuals, groups, families, and companies are welcome! …