Local Leadership Workgroup Projects and Resources
Protect Local Waterways Website
The Protect Local Waterways Website is an online resource hub created to support decision-making by local officials. Local leaders make decisions that set the course for their community and local government actions determine the health and vitality of their jurisdiction, as well as that of local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay. Local officials can achieve mutually beneficial outcomes by prioritizing local economic development, infrastructure resiliency, public health, and education, while also protecting your environment.
The Protect Local Waterways website's extensive learning library, titled "A Local Government Guide to the Chesapeake Bay," contains 11 highly visual and succinct educational modules with companion fact sheets, infographics, and short videos.
Watershed Currents Newsletter: Resources for Local Governments
Watershed Currents is a bi-monthly curated newsletter that highlights local case studies and provides inspirational and informative resources for local governments and interested parties within the Chesapeake Bay watershed region. Each newsletter will be themed-focused and organized by local priorities impacting local government communities today. Please see below for past editions of the Newsletter:
March 2024: Green Infrastructure Maintenance
January 2024: Prioritizing Green Growth
November 2023: Latest Chesapeake Bay Program Happenings
September 2023: Launching ProtectLocalWaterways.org
July 2023: Roads & Stormwater Runoff
May 2023: Technical Assistance
January 2023: Environmental Health
November 2022: Behaviour Change
September 2022: Hazard Mitigation
July 2022: Stream Restoration/Health