Chesapeake Bay Trust
Recent News About Chesapeake Bay Trust
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Kent Island Beach Cleanups Unveils Educational Environmental Sculpture
Last month, the Trust was honored to help Kent Island Beach Cleanups (KIBCU) celebrate the culmination of their “Many Hands of the Chesapeake” project, an environmental art sculpture commissioned by KIBCU and created by local artist Lucy Kruse from trash and debris collected during KIBCU’s beach cleanup events.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Habitat for Humanity Choptank
New Homeowners Install Bird and Bay-friendly Gardens
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: 2018-2019 Chesapeake Conservation Corps Class Announced
The Chesapeake Bay Trust celebrated the newest class of its Chesapeake Conservation Corps, a green jobs program created by the Maryland Legislature to educate and train the next generation of environmental stewards.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: National Oyster Day to be held August 5
#NationalOysterDay is Sunday!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Bottoms up! Bay’s deepest waters showing signs of recovery
After mining through decades of data, scientists have uncovered an encouraging new sign that parts of the deepest, most degraded areas of the Chesapeake Bay are not only beginning to respond to cleanup efforts, but starting to cleanse themselves.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program Success Stories
Prince George's Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program is now open!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: A Video Surveillance System to Monitor Breeding Colonies of Common Terns (Sterna Hirundo)
See how Dr. Diann Prosser @DiannProsser & colleagues @baytrust @MEESProgram @MarylandDNR @Hood_Biology @UofMaryland @ChesapeakeBayFO @USGS use a video surveillance system to monitor breeding colonies of common terns.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Prince George’s County Partners Install First-of-its-Kind Litter Trap to Clean the Anacostia
We love innovative projects!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Bandalong litter trap in Maryland
We had the pleasure of joining PGC Department of the Environment and Anacostia Riverkeeper in celebrating the installation of the first Bandalong litter trap in Maryland!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Outreach and Restoration Grant Program
Last week we co-hosted a Grant Workshop for the Outreach and Restoration Grant Program with @BaltimoreDPW and the turnout was nearly double what we expected!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Environmental Education Mini Grants
The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Mini Environmental Education Grant Program was established to provide accessible funds to schools, organizations, and agencies to support educating students about their local environment and how they can become stewards and have an impact in their community.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Replacing Vacant Lots With Green Spaces Can Ease Depression In Urban Communities
The Trust is proud to support many organizations throughout the Chesapeake watershed who are doing this very important work!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Drugs, shotgun shells and tons of plastic litter Chesapeake Bay beaches
This story on Trust Grantee @KIBeachCleanups and the great work they are doing!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Project is complete
The Assateague State Park shoreline resiliency and restoration project is complete!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Now Open
Montgomery County Watershed Restoration & Outreach Grant Program. Applications due 9/27/18 at 4 pm
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Bivalve bipartisanship? Environmentalists, watermen have a meeting of the minds
A group of 16 stakeholders has created a vision and goals for the restoration of oysters in two Eastern Shore rivers.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Through the Green Ceiling to be held July 21
Chesapeake Bay Trust issued the following announcement on.Upcoming event opportunity: Thought-provoking and fun evening organized by Chesapeake Conservation Corps member Diamon Clark!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Jug Bay set to unveil trails, Nature Discovery Place at new Waysons Corner preserve
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary will expand its amenities with Saturday’s grand opening of the Nature Preserve at Waysons Corner — a 30-acre parcel in Lothian where a big-box retail store had once been proposed.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: Magic Monarch Mural
We can't wait to see it when it's finished!
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: The Chesapeake Bay hasn’t been this healthy in 33 years, scientists say
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciencereleased its annual report card which shows that the health of the Bay is improving and currently has an overall grade of C.