In December 2018, the Maryland Board of Public Works approved Rural Legacy Program grants totaling $3 million that will provide dedicated state funding to permanently protect working farms and forests, and provide vegetative stream buffers to improve water quality in … Continued
In December, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has awarded $1,080,000 to the Chesapeake Conservancy so that it can update and improve land use data critical to Chesapeake Bay Restoration. “This project will give states, counties and local … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has been approved to invest more than $3 million in oyster recovery and restoration activities in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, following unanimous support from the Board of Public Works. The board, consisting … Continued
The Friends of Blackwater have launched a new Waterfowl Cam located at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (BNWR). The camera is a pan-tilt-zoom streaming video cam with a microphone and is installed on a dike within man-made freshwater ponds at the … Continued
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Wild & Scenic Film Festival January 24th, 2019 Annapolis, MD; Richmond, VA; Washington, DC; and Lancaster, PA www.allianceforthebay.org On the night of January 24th, 2019, the doors will open for the first Alliance for … Continued