The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is looking for volunteers in Pennsylvania for their Riparian Ranger Program. Participants will “adopt” a riparian buffer and help to monitor and tend to recently planted trees. This will include tasks like straightening tree tubes, fixing bird nets, removing weeds, monitoring invasives, and helping to replant any trees that …
Join us in Pennsylvania or Virginia for CBLP-Buffers, our new certificate course on riparian buffers. This comprehensive riparian buffer training program includes 3 sessions: Buffer Basics Webinar - 1:00 - 4:00 PM Site Assessment Workshop - November 2 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Maintenance Assessment and Planning - November 30 - 9:00 AM - …
Riparian Buffer Planting- Friday, October 29, 9:00 AM- Noon, Lancaster Join Penn State, Stroud, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and other partner organizations in Lancaster to plant about 1000 trees at Overlook Park. Registration is now open! https://forms.gle/GskPhS5oeC1Y8PxV8 Riparian Buffer and Live Staking Event- Saturday, November 13, 9:00 AM- 11:30 AM, Hummelstown Join Penn State, Manada Conservancy, and the Crestview …
The year 2025 marks a historic milestone for the Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration movement. The 2010 Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) set forth necessary nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment reduction targets in a pollution diet that will achieve a level of bay health meeting the survival, growth, and reproduction needs of its living resources. …
Have you ever wondered how race and class impact environmentalism? Join this virtual discussion about environmental justice issues in Maryland and learn what steps you can take to support community leaders in advancing equity in Anne Arundel County and throughout the region. This virtual program will be moderated by Carmera Thomas-Wilhite, The Conservation Fund, with Jan-Michael Archer, University …
Do you work with a landscape contractor in the DC area who hasn't yet attended CBLP training and would be interested in learning about sustainable landscaping? Please let them know about this bilingual half-day course! Audubon Naturalist Society is partnering with the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional program to offer a free Introduction to Sustainable Landscaping. …
Grab your lunch and join us for Today's Menu! We will hear from Ann Jurczyk, Director VA Outreach and Advocacy, Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Amy Wentz, Co-founder, Southside ReLeaf Heat island data collected by volunteers during the summer of 2016 kick-started implementation efforts to reduce the amount of heat-absorbing asphalt and increase the amount of …
