Tag: Chesapeake Bay Trust
Name That Bird
The quest for a name for the Chesapeake Bay’s iconic blue heron has begun. Over the past two weeks, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, a non-profit grantmaking organization dedicated to restoring the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers, has been accepting suggestions to name the famous blue heron used on the organization’s official logo and Treasure the [...]
Treasure The Chesapeake Celebration
On Friday, May 10, the Chesapeake Bay Trust will host its 15th Annual Treasure the Chesapeake Celebration at the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront hotel. This event is expected to bring together more than 350 Chesapeake Bay partners and friends who are committed to improving the Chesapeake Bay and local communities. Thanks to the support of so [...]
Name A Chesapeake Bay Icon And You Could Be A Winner
Want a chance to win Southwest airline tickets, a gift card to your favorite store, and other prizes while you name a Chesapeake Bay icon? Then enter the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s first ever “Name our Bird” competition. The Trust, a non-profit grantmaking organization dedicated to helping restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers, is looking [...]
Annapolis Triathlon Club & New Belgium Brewing Raise $3K For Chesapeake Bay Trust
On February 21, the Annapolis Triathlon Club and New Belgium Brewing hosted a Fat Chance Happy Hour at Sam’s on the Waterfront in Annapolis. This event, which included a chance to win a limited edition Fat Tire bike, raised $3,000 for the Chesapeake Bay Trust to support environmental education and restoration grant programs. Each year [...]
A Healthy Chesapeake Bay? Check!
It is often said that there are two things certain in life; death and taxes. If I were to add any other certainty to life, I would want it to be a healthy Chesapeake Bay. Although you may not know it, every year taxes and the Chesapeake actually have something in common (other than the [...]
Chesapeake Bay Roasting Partners With Chesapeake Bay Trust
The Chesapeake Bay Trust announced a new partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company, the mid-Atlantic’s premiere coffee roaster focused on sustainability, through its H2O Initiative. CBRC’s H2O Initiative is a community-based outreach program through which the company pledges 2 percent of gross sales to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay while encouraging community involvement [...]
CBT’s Jana Davis named Most Influential
Dr. Jana Davis of the Chesapeake Bay Trust has been named to The Daily Record’s 2013 list of Influential Marylanders. Dr. Davis is the executive director of the Trust where she oversees its work on watershed restoration, education, outreach, and innovation. Prior to assuming the role of executive director, Davis served at the Trust as [...]
Chesapeake Bay Trust: $50M In Grants Awarded
Last week, the Chesapeake Bay Trust announced a milestone: that a total of $50 million in grants has been awarded since its inception to improve local communities, local rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. Since 1985, the Trust has worked with hundreds of nonprofit groups, watershed organizations, schools, civic organizations, and city and county governments throughout [...]
Baysox Announce Family Fun Fest
The Bowie Baysox have announced the 14th annual Free Family FunFest at Prince George’s Stadium Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event occurs rain or shine and features free rides and games in Louie’s Kids Park, music and games on the concourse and displays from local businesses and organizations. Single game [...]
Cruise To The St. Michaels Wine Festival On A Luxury Yacht With Watermark
Cruises on the Bay™ by Watermark® is pleased to announce a special roundtrip cruise and ticket package from Annapolis to the 4th Annual WineFest at St. Michaels on Saturday, April 27, 2013 aboard Lady Sarah. Guests on the “St. Michaels Wine Festival Cruise” will travel in luxury across the Chesapeake Bay to St. Michaels where they’ll attend the WineFest at St. [...]
A Fat Tire For You, Funds For The Bay
Sometimes doing the right thing to help the Chesapeake Bay can be difficult, time consuming and often strenuous. So what if I told you there was a way you could help the Bay, and all you would have to do is eat, drink and enter to win a cool new ride? On Thursday, February 21 from [...]
Help The Bay, Sip Some Brew, Win A Fat Tire Bike
Sometimes doing the right thing to help the Chesapeake Bay can be difficult, time consuming and often strenuous. So what if I told you there was a way you could help the Bay, and all you would have to do is eat, drink and enter to win a cool new ride? On Thursday, February 21 from [...]
Fat Tire Happy Hour To Benefit The Chesapeake Bay Trust
The Annapolis Triathlon Club, along with Katcef Brothers and New Belgium Brewing Company will be hosting a Happy Hour Beer tasting and food pairing event on February 21, 2013 with great prizes including a Fat Tire Bike. In addition, be one of the first to taste the four new New Belgium Brewing beers! The event [...]
Funding Available To Advance Green Infrastructure Projects
Late last month, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, announced the 2013 Green Streets-Green Jobs-Green Towns Grant Program, an initiative designed to support urban green infrastructure projects that lead to improved water quality within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Created in 2011 as part [...]
Chesapeake Bay Trust Announces 2013 Awards Winners
Late last month, the Chesapeake Bay Trust announced the recipients of its 2013 Annual Awards Program at a ceremony held in the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis. During the event, more than 150 Chesapeake Bay supporters joined members of the Maryland General Assembly to honor six exceptional teachers, students and individuals for their exceptional [...]
Chesapeake Bay Trust Partners With Groupon
The Chesapeake Bay Trust and Groupon Grassroots (http://grassroots.groupon.com), the philanthropic arm of Groupon, announce the launch of a local campaign to provide life changing, outdoor experiences for area students to teach them about their natural world outside of the classroom. The Teach Kids about Nature campaign will be available on the Washington, D.C. Groupon Grassroots website [...]
Shave The Bay
After Years of nicks and cuts, bumps, and ingrown hair, Robert Benzinger came to the conclusion that there must be a better way to shave. What began as a hobby became a passion, and is now an obsession. Benzinger’s company, Eco-Armour, uses only the purest ingredients in their products so you can have the greast [...]
North Sails Donates To Help The Chesapeake Bay
During the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, North Sails presented a check to the Chesapeake Bay Trust to fund Bay restoration in Maryland. This $5,800 donation was the result of a charitable promotion North Sails ran during the summer to encourage sail recycling while also generating funds for the Chesapeake Bay Trust, a nonprofit, grant-making [...]
Chesapeake Bay Trust Accepting Applications For Awards
The Chesapeake Bay Trust is now accepting applications for its 2013 Annual Awards Program. This program honors students, teachers, individuals, communities, and organizations for their work to promote education, improve communities, and help restore the local rivers, streams, and other habitats of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Currently the Trust is soliciting applications and/or nominations for [...]
Chesapeake Bay Trust Accepting Nominations For Scholarships
The leaves are beginning to change and school is back in session, which means it is time for the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s annual awards program! The Trust’s Student of the Year Scholarship, Honorable Arthur Dorman Scholarship and Teacher of the Year award, celebrate Maryland students and teachers who have shown a strong commitment to their local [...]
September Is For The Bay
With Labor Day behind us, there is nothing left for Annapolitans to do but to accept the coming of cooler breezes off the Chesapeake Bay and Saturday mornings full of Navy football. However, just because summer is officially over doesn’t mean all the fun is gone! Here are a few ways you can appreciate your [...]
Living Shoreline Program Restores Chesapeake Bay Shorelines In Maryland & Virginia
On Thursday, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Department of the Environment announced more than $800,000 in federal, state, and private funding for the creation of “living shorelines,” an innovative technique that combines habitat restoration with erosion control protection for coastal landowners. “The Chesapeake [...]
