added a new Announcement
The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration Grant Program is Now Open! Explore the Request for Proposal The Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration Grant Program is a partnership between the Trust, the Anne Arundel County Bureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration, and the City of Annapolis. This award program aims to improve water quality…
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You’re invited! Attend the Chesapeake Bay Trust Virtual Open House: Empowering People for a Greener, Healthier Tomorrow! Join us to learn more about the Chesapeake Bay Trust, celebrate the achievements of our awardees, and see how you can get involved. The night will begin with an overview about the Trust and our programs, then we…
added a new Announcement
The Anne Arundel County Government and Chesapeake Bay Trust are excited to announce the Anne Arundel County Forestry and Forested Land Protection Grant Program is now open! The goal of this program is to implement cost-effective reforestation and greening projects and increase the number of acres of protected forested land in the County. Since 2015,…
Join the Chesapeake Bay Trust for a robust conversation about invasive species—learn what common invaders we see across the watershed and the problem they pose, how invasive species are regulated, what maintenance practices have worked, what hasn’t worked, and how we can manage invasives properly through action and education. The focus of this conversation will…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust (the Trust), with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, invites entities experienced in various aspects of tree canopy, urban forestry, tree nursery supply, data review and development, climate resilience, environmental communication and information sharing, and other watershed issues to submit proposals to the Trust for Scope of Work #4: Addressing…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust has been designated to receive federal funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Chesapeake Bay Program Goal Implementation Team Funding Program. The work funded by this initiative advances outcomes identified in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Each year, certain outcomes are chosen by the Chesapeake Bay…
Applications for the Anne Arundel County Forestry and Forested Land Protection Grant Program are due in one week (March 13)! This grant program is designed to increase acres of forest and protected forested land in Anne Arundel County. Tree planting projects should be scheduled for planting in spring 2023, fall 2023, and/or spring 2024. This…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Anne Arundel Community Tree Planting Mini Grant Program is open and accepting applications! This mini grant program is a partnership between the Anne Arundel County Forestry Board and the Chesapeake Bay Trust to provide small community-based grants (up to $2,500) to help communities and organizations increase the number of trees and…
The Anne Arundel County Forestry and Forested Land Protection Grant Program is now OPEN! Please visit our website for the Request for Proposals (RFP) and more information about the program: https://cbtrust.org/grants/forestry-and-forested-land-protection/. This grant program is designed to increase acres of forest and protected forested land in Anne Arundel County. Tree planting projects should be scheduled for…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust has been designated to receive federal funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Chesapeake Bay Program Goal Implementation Team Funding Program. The work funded by this initiative advances outcomes identified in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Each year, certain outcomes are chosen by the Chesapeake Bay Program as top…
Earth Day is just around the corner, which might have you wondering what you can do to be greener and more sustainable. If planting trees in your community is something you’ve been wanting to do, then look no further! The Chesapeake Bay Trust and Anne Arundel County Forestry Board are accepting applications for the Anne…
With excitement, the Chesapeake Bay Trust is announcing a Notice of Intent to Fund, subject to the State of Maryland budgeting process, an Urban Trees Grant Program. The goal will be to plant 500,000 trees in targeted urban, underserved areas over the next 9 years as part of a broader state-wide tree planting goal. Please…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust is pleased to announce that the Anne Arundel Community Tree Planting Mini Grant Program is open and accepting applications! The Anne Arundel County Forestry Board and the Chesapeake Bay Trust announce a partnership to provide small community-based grants (up to $2,500) to help communities and organizations increase the number of trees…
The Anne Arundel County Forestry Board and the Chesapeake Bay Trust announce a partnership to provide small community-based grants (up to $2,500) to help communities and organizations increase the number of trees and tree canopy in neighborhoods, parks, and communities throughout Anne Arundel County. Neighborhood by neighborhood, community stewardship projects are helping to raise public…
The Prince George’s County Government and the Chesapeake Bay Trust announce the eighth year of our partnership to support projects throughout Prince George’s County that aid neighborhoods while treating and controlling stormwater. The goal of this program is to improve neighborhoods, improve water quality in the County’s waterways, and engage County residents in stormwater issues….
As the result of work by many key legislators, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and many other environment and climate partners, The Maryland General Assembly established a target of planting 5 million trees in Maryland by 2031, with at least 500,000 of those trees to be planted in underserved urban neighborhoods and communities across the State….
The Chesapeake Bay Trust (Trust) strives to invest in projects and programs that will most effectively “move the needle” toward the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and then widely share these results with our stakeholders. Under our values of Science and Innovation and as part of our role to convene where we…