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Beyond Environmental Benefits Case Study--Creating a Walkable Watershed
Published on September 7, 2023 in Case StudyLearn how a community discovered that improving water quality also enriched equity, public health and smart growth.
View detailsBeyond Environmental Benefits Case Study--Greater Grace World Outreach
Published on September 7, 2023 in Case StudyLearn how a congregation united its community to improve stormwater runoff.
View detailsBeyond Environmental Benefits Case Study--Plum and Walnut Intersection Improvement
Published on September 7, 2023 in Case StudyLearn how best management practices to reduce stormwater runoff led to a model of sustainable brewing.
View detailsBeyond Environmental Benefits Case Study--Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle School
Published on September 7, 2023 in Case StudyLearn how an urban school's environmental improvements brought a local community together.
View detailsBeyond Environmental Benefits Case Study--UMC Coastal Resilience Project
Published on September 7, 2023 in Case StudyLearn how a local Methodist church protected their summer camp grounds from sea level rise by installing a living shoreline and wetlands.
View detailsBeyond Environmental Benefits Case Study--Delaware's Urban and Community Forest Program
Published on September 7, 2023 in Case StudyLearn how a state grant program expands tree plantings and urban forestry management on publicly owned lands.
View detailsBeyond Environmental Benefits Case Study--Baltimore's Trash Wheels
Published on September 7, 2023 in Case StudyLearn how four semi-autonomous modified water wheels collect trash and debris while becoming popular tourist destinations.
View detailsBeyond Environmental Benefits Case Study--Ashbury Broadneck UMC
Published on September 7, 2023 in Case StudyFind out how a local church alleviating stormwater runoff and saved a historic cemetery in the process.
View detailsSea-Level Rise Impacts on Tidal Marshes and Estuarine Biogeochemical Processes
Published on August 14, 2023Cai, X., Shen, J., Zhang, Y. J., Qin, Q., & Linker, L. (2023). "Sea-level rise impacts on tidal marshes and estuarine biogeochemical processes." Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 128, e2023JG007450. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JG007450.
View detailsCharting a Course to 2025
Published on January 17, 2024 in ReportIn October 2022, the Chesapeake Executive Council charged the Principals’ Staff Committee with recommending a critical path forward that prioritizes and outlines the next steps for meeting the goals and outcomes of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement leading up to and beyond 2025. The Executive Council Charge to the Principals’ Staff Committee: Charting a Course to 2025 and Beyond asked the Principals' Staff Committee to report back to the Executive Council at their 2023 annual meeting with recommendations on how to best address and integrate new science and restoration strategies leading up to 2025.
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