Chesapeake Bay Program - A Watershed Partnership

Environmental Education Initiatives Gain Momentum in Bay Region

Maryland Partnership for Children in Nature and No Child Left Inside highlight growing movement to teach children about the environment. (Read more)

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Pre-proposals for Innovative Grants Due Oct. 31 | 8/19/2008

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is now accepting pre-proposals for the 2009 Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants.
Related links: Grants and RFPs | Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund

Free Rain Barrels Available Through New Partnership | 8/18/2008

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is offering free 55-gallon barrels to local watershed organizations and environmental education groups.
Related links: Help the Bay

Harmful Algae Bloom Confirmed in Potomac River Creek | 8/14/2008

A water advisory was issued for Mattawoman Creek after scientists collected water samples containing high concentrations of potentially blue-green algae.
Related links: Nutrients | Plankton

New Ballast Initiative May Help Stop Spread of Invasives | 8/8/2008

Several Maryland agencies have joined together to launch the Maritime Environmental Research Center, a new ballast water research and testing project.
Related links: Invasive species

Forestry for the Bay Featured at Conference in Pennsylvania | 8/6/2008

Landowner program that helps conserve and protect woodland property featured at recent Pennsylvania Forest Stewards annual meeting in Bradford County.
Related links: About forests | Pressures on forests | Restoring forested lands