Stories by Marisa Baldine

Marisa Baldine joined the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay in 2024 as an Outreach Specialist with the Chesapeake Bay Program's Communications Office. She previously served as the Communications Office's Environmental Management Staffer, during which time she staffed the Strategic Engagement Team, created content for the Chesapeake Bay Program website, and assisted with the creation and implementation of social media content. Marisa graduated from John Carroll University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Marisa has a background in graphic design, environmental education and event planning.

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Conservation speed-dating workshops help farmers find conservation programs for their properties

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A room is filled with tables and benches. About two dozen people fill the room. People sit on both sides of the table with large maps placed on the tables.

Strategic investment and strong partnerships pave the way for successful projects supporting the Conowingo WIP

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Clear water flows through a stream. Jute netting lines the edges of the creek and fresh plant growth fills the surrounding landscape.

Many nonprofits, and state and local government agencies offer financial and technical assistance for stormwater projects

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A fence separates a yard from pavement and other buildings. In the yard, a an uses a tape measure while inspecting an area with plants and mulch which stands out from the grass lawn covering the rest of the yard.

Five watershed species take center stage in environmental education programs across the watershed

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Habitat certification programs celebrate the unique ways your property is helping the environment

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The restoration project at Landis Homes created benefits for the environment, community and property owners

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A restored stretch of Kurtz Run flows through the Landis Homes community before it eventually empties into the Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The Izaak Walton League of America’s Save Our Streams community science program empowers residents to protect local waterways

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Three volunteers stand in a shallow stream. One volunteer holds a seine net, while the other two bend over and jostle rocks with their hands in order to release macroinvertebrates into the net.

The Chesapeake Bay Program continues to offer ways for the public to access new and existing data

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How the Upper Susquehanna Coalition is increasing buffer acreage and community engagement

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A project that has been in the making for decades is underway with newly acquired land

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The sun sets over the water at Carr's-Elktonia beach. Three trees, a bench, a dock and a group of people are silhouetted against the sunset.

Stories by Marisa Baldine

Landowners find their perfect match

States join forces for restoration in the Susquehanna watershed

Protecting local waterways starts at home—and these programs are here to help

Raising Chesapeake critters in classrooms

Certify your backyard habitat

Creating a natural landscape retreat in a retirement community

Volunteers save our streams

Three new tools can reveal watershed insights

Small-scale tree planting bolsters restoration in the Upper Susquehanna

Black history revived at a historic Chesapeake Bay beach