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Posted December 18, 2024 | Topic: Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Stormwater Management
Best Urban BMP in the Bay Award – Submissions now open!
The Best Urban BMP in the Bay Awards contest (BUBBAs) recognizes the best practices and programs being implemented in the urban environment across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Presented by the Chesapeake Stormwater Network, with support from our sponsors, The BUBBAs shine a light on local innovators using creative approaches to protect and restore local watersheds….
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Posted November 1, 2024 | Topic: Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Volunteerism
Saturday, 11/09/2024: Calling Annapolis Volunteers! Conservation Landscape Planting in Quiet Waters Park (Annapolis, MD)
Members of Watershed Stewards Academy Class 16 are planting a conservation garden next to the Concert Stage/Pavilion in Quiet Waters Park and looking for volunteers to help! Planting is scheduled for Saturday, November 9th at 1:00PM! Join us that day to plant a variety of native shrubs and perennials, such as winterberry holly, butterfly milkweed,…
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Posted August 19, 2024 | Topic: Professional Development, Stormwater Management
Chesapeake Urban Stormwater Professionals (CUSP) Program
Join Chesapeake Stormwater Network for our third Cohort. CUSP is a free professional training program designed with flexibility in mind, tailored for young stormwater professionals, students, those new to the field, or those interested in a refresher! The core of the program is a 14-webinar curriculum that is taught in two parts. Part 1 introduces…
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Posted June 25, 2024 | Topic: Advocacy, Stormwater Management
Wednesday, 08/07/2024: True Resilience: Using a Neighborhood’s Stormwater Challenges to Build Community
Over the past five years, the Community Ecology Institute has worked in close collaboration with multiple funding and community partners to improve flooding resilience in the neighborhood surrounding its Freetown Farm location. This presentation will cover the stormwater challenge we inherited, how we secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to address them, and…
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Posted June 25, 2024 | Topic: Stormwater Management
Wednesday, 07/24/2024: Thermal Evaluation of Upland Stormwater BMPs: Impact of Design Modifications to Buffer Stream Temperatures in Urbanized Watersheds
Thermal pollution from urbanization and ponding of water in stormwater management facilities is a known detriment to the biological functionality of streams. Section 502(6) of the Clean Water Act considers heat as a pollutant, and temperature continues to be a focus of the category 5 listings within MDE’s integrated report. Currently, typical stormwater retrofit designs…
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Posted June 25, 2024 | Topic: Stormwater Management
Wednesday, 07/17/2024: The Threat of Climate Change to Urban Stormwater Infrastructure
Extreme events throughout the USA and the world have become mainstream news, causing tens and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, not to mention the environmental impacts. The current design methodology is based on historical rainfall patterns and our aging infrastructure was never designed to meet the demands of current and future potential storms….
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Posted June 25, 2024 | Topic: Stormwater Management
Wednesday, 07/10/2024: Advancing Sustainable Stormwater Management in the Chesapeake Bay Region: Use of Innovative Biochar Technology for High Performance, Climate-Friendly Green Infrastructure
This presentation will overview the advanced use of biochar technology for sustainable stormwater management within the Chesapeake Bay Region. Biochar, a carbonaceous material synthesized through pyrolysis or gasification of (primarily) agricultural and forest wastes or biomass, offers numerous benefits, including enhanced soil fertility, improved water retention, pollutant filtration and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Biochars are…
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Posted February 16, 2024 | Topic: Stormwater Management
Wednesday, 04/17/2024: Transforming IDDE
Join us for Chesapeake Stormwater Network‘s Winter/Spring Webinar Series! The City of Rockville is a NPDES MS4 Phase II community located in the Washington, DC metro area. The City has refocused its Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) program from traditional outfall dry weather flow investigations to target inspections of commercial facilities that have the…
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Posted February 16, 2024 | Topic: Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Stormwater Management
Wednesday, 04/24/2024: Enhancing Soil Health and Rewilding Our Landscapes One Stream at a Time
Join us for Chesapeake Stormwater Network‘s Winter/Spring Webinar Series! Stream and floodplain restoration has become a billion-dollar industry in the United States (US) and is a popular management practice in the mid-Atlantic US. Floodplains are being restored to enhance hydrologic connectivity, reduce sediment erosion, and enhance runoff nitrogen removal via processes like denitrification. While these…
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Posted February 16, 2024 | Topic: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Professional Development, Stormwater Management
Tuesday, 03/05/2024: Non-Traditional Workers & the Stormwater Industry: A Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion
Join us for Chesapeake Stormwater Network‘s Winter/Spring Webinar Series! In this webinar we will explore leveraging the gig economy to recruit non-traditional workers to the stormwater industry. We will discuss the role of diversity and inclusion in sparking innovation and resilience in this sector. Learn how this approach can attract diverse talent and how their…
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Posted January 30, 2024 | Topic: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Stormwater Management
Wednesday, 02/28/2024: Reimagine Middle Branch: Environmental Justice and Stormwater Management in the heart of Baltimore
Join us for Chesapeake Stormwater Network‘s Winter/Spring Webinar Series, starting in February! Reimagine Middle Branch is the most ambitious environmental justice project in the country, transforming the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River from Baltimore’s forgotten waterfront into Baltimore’s next great waterfront. Learn about how the project has raised more than $175 million for conservation, urban…
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Posted January 30, 2024 | Topic: Stormwater Management
Wednesday, 02/21/2024: A Wade in DC’s Waters: Creating and Maintaining an Urban Rapid Stream Assessment Program
Join the Chesapeake Stormwater Network for their Winter/Spring Webinar Series, starting in February! The District Dept. of Energy & Environment (DOEE)’s Rapid Stream Assessment (RSA) Program was created in order to address a new MS4 (stormwater) permit requirement as well as to provide a high-level evaluation of all wadable streams in the District. In this…
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Posted August 25, 2023
Chesapeake Urban Stormwater Professionals (CUSP)
The Chesapeake Urban Stormwater Professionals (CUSP) is a FREE professional training program from the Chesapeake Stormwater Network! The core of the program is a 14-webinar curriculum that is taught in two parts. Part 1 introduces the basic impacts of stormwater runoff and how they can be reduced or mitigated by stormwater and urban watershed restoration…
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Posted July 10, 2023
Wednesday, 07/12/2023: Webinar – Small Changes, Big Impact: wattles and more
Chesapeake Stormwater Network’s summer webinar series kicks off this week with Ally Jen, winner of our 2023 BUBBAs Best Residential BMP category. The webinar is free, see our website for registration! Join Ally Jen as she takes us through her journey from local conservation classes to a course in Sustainable Horticulture and her decision to transform her…