Watershed Organizations

Watershed organizations are an essential component in maintaining the Bay's health. Effecting local restoration projects in streams and rivers and cultivating community activism, watershed organization membership can be your step in the right direction to improving your watershed and helping the Chesapeake Bay.

This page provides a wide array of information, tools and links that you can use to initiate watershed organization involvement locally -- where it makes a real difference -- and how to become a member of one. Also, feel free to send your comments and/or any links that may be of additional help to fellow watershed organizations.

Resources:
Chesapeake NEMO

Chesapeake NEMO

Chesapeake NEMO (Network for Education of Municipal Officials) helps communities foster well-planned growth, preserve water quality and protect natural areas. Find out how Chesapeake NEMO helps communities link land, water and growth.
Directory of Watershed Orgs

Directory of Watershed Organizations

Make sure your local watershed organization is added to our overall listing. If it's already listed, make sure the information is up to date so that others can learn how to become involved with your group.
Watershed Management Planning

Watershed Management Planning

Bay Program partners are working with local governments, community groups and watershed organizations to develop and implement locally supported watershed management plans.
Bay Partner Community Awards

Grants and RFPs

Keep and eye on what grants and RFPs are currently out. The Bay Program and its partners offer multiple grant opportunities and requests for proposals to help fund restoration projects across the watershed.
Help the Bay

Ways to Help the Bay

Learn about the many ways you can help the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed get healthy and reduce your impact on the natural environment at home, in your backyard and in your local watershed.
Learn about the health of the Chesapeake Bay

Learn About the Health of the Bay

Find the latest health information about the health of our nation's largest estuary - including living things suchs as blue crabs, striped bass and oysters - and the important habitats and water quality that allows them to thrive.
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