A Chorus of Clean Water Voices: October Update
We’re delighted to share that several more organizations and partners, including a farmer and small business leader, have published op-eds making the case for recommitting to the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. These pieces showcase the wide array of perspectives with compelling narratives on the need for clean water in our communities.
A Chorus of Clean Water Voices
The effort to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and the rivers and streams that feed it is facing a critical juncture. For several months, the Coalition has closely followed discussions on the future of the Bay restoration effort as it approaches an important deadline.
The Coalition gathered 131 signatures from its member organizations to our recommendations letter. But many groups are taking it a step further, submitting their own letters and making their voices heard in the opinion pages of their local newspapers.
Previewing the 2024 Choose Clean Water Conference
After many months of build-up, we’re excited to finally gather in Ellicott City next week for the 2024 Choose Clean Water Conference!
Planting Trees and Fighting for Funding in the Keystone State
It might be the best way to clean our water. Planting trees along rivers and streams provides multiple benefits in the work to protect and restore our rivers and streams. Which is why the Coalition was excited to host its first on-the-ground restoration event in collaboration with PennFuture and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.
Chesapeake Capacity: Defining What's Possible
The Choose Clean Water Coalition and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, in collaboration with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, are conducting an assessment to establish a baseline understanding of the capacity of nonprofit organizations working to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams.
A Shot in the Arm for Chesapeake Bay Restoration
With the Senate’s passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams will receive an important boost.
Member Highlight: Protect Hanover
Hanover County, Virginia is probably most widely known as the birthplace of Patrick Henry as well as some of the nation's tastiest tomatoes. Located just north of Richmond, it is also home to a recent newcomer to the Coalition: Protect Hanover.
All Hands on Deck for Frederick County's Forests
Between 2012 and 2019, Frederick County experienced a net loss of about 480 acres of forest, or an average of nearly 70 acres annually. This is because forward-thinking "no net loss of forest" policies were repealed in 2011 by the County Council. After years of perpetual loss, it was time to make a big change.
Creative Civic Engagement During the Pandemic
As an advocacy organization active with state and federal policy, in legislatures, and the courts, PennFuture views participation in voting as strategic to the environmental outcomes we work toward. So we moved intentionally into democracy work to ensure that this aspect of our democracy is optimized.
Taking a Stance for Equity and Inclusion at Delaware Nature Society
This is a period of growing discomfort for many white people and the institutions they serve. Many are beginning to uncover and challenge their own complicity and unconscious racial biases. It is time to harness that discomfort, learn from it, and take action as individuals and organizations.
Earth Day at 50: Progress, Challenges, and Hope for the Future
As we reflect on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we applaud the many environmental victories and the countless benefits they provide. But we also look forward to the next 50 years.
Pandemic Publicity: Tips and Strategies for Communicating in the Coronavirus Era
The global pandemic caused by the spread of COVID-19 is disrupting nearly every part of daily life. During this stressful and troubling time, thoughts and concerns on the health of local water quality and the Chesapeake Bay are far from mind. But the work of the Choose Clean Water Coalition and its members goes on, presenting a challenge to strike the right balance in our communications by acknowledging the current health crisis while moving the fight for clean water forward.
Uncharted Waters: Coronavirus and the Choose Clean Water Coalition
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads and wreaks havoc across the globe, the Coalition and our 250 members are not immune from its impact. Organizations are cancelling or delaying volunteer events, services and programs are pausing to protect public health, and many groups are understandably anxious over the impact the economic downturn might have on fundraising efforts.
Gathering at the Bay's Headwaters
Achieving clean water throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed requires careful coordination between all parties involved. It was this need for coordination that led 150 people to converge on the Binghamton University Center for Excellence on an early October morning for the Fourth Annual Upper Susquehanna Watershed Forum.
The Chesapeake WILD (and Wonderful) Act
Eastern brook trout, American eels, and countless others, are part of West Virginia’s natural heritage. More than that, they are a vital part of our economy. But these species and their habitat won't be here forever, not without our help.
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