Member Highlight: Muddy Branch Alliance
For this Member Highlight, the Coalition's Maryland State Lead, Marisa Olszewski, interviews Janette Rosenbaum, President at Muddy Branch Alliance.
Member Highlight: Town Run Watershed Group
The Town Run Watershed Group was officially started in 2023, following the announcement that the Potomac River would be mixed with the Town Run, to serve as the town of Shepherdstown's drinking water source.
Member Highlight: National Parks Conservation Association
For this Member Highlight, the Coalition's Virginia State Lead, Pat Calvert, interviews Kyle Hart, Mid-Atlantic Program Manager at National Parks Conservation Association.
A Vision for Beyond 2025: October Update
The future of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort is at a crossroads. What can your organization can do?
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.
Member Highlight: Mattawoman Watershed Society
For this Member Highlight, the Coalition’s Maryland Lead, Marisa Olszewski, interviews Bonnie Bick, Vice President of Mattawoman Watershed Society and Tina Wilson, MWS Committee on Strategies and Coalition Building.
Welcoming Our First DC Coalition Lead!
We are thrilled to share that for the first time in the Coalition’s 15-year history, we are welcoming a Coalition Lead for the District of Columbia.
Keeping Chesapeake Bay Clean Is in Everyone’s Interest
For quite some time now, the Coalition and many of our member organizations have circled 2025 as we chart the future of the Bay restoration effort. In this op-ed published today in The Baltimore Sun, Coalition Director Kristin Reilly shares the story of her connection to the Chesapeake Bay, the status of the decades-long effort to protect and restore the Bay’s rivers and streams, and how it’s crucial for state and federal leaders to recommit to the Bay restoration effort and refresh the goals and outcomes of the 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement.
Welcome, Wuillam Urvina!
Hello! My name is Wuillam Urvina (he/him/él), and I am excited to join the Choose Clean Water Coalition as the Equity and Outreach Specialist. I'm eager to work with Coalition members and staff to place people at the heart of the fight for clean water.
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.
Member Highlight: Southside ReLeaf
For this Member Highlight, the Coalition’s Virginia State Lead, Pat Calvert, interviews Amy Wentz and Sheri Shannon, cofounders of Southside ReLeaf. Their edited conversation follows.
Member Highlight: Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust
For this Member Highlight, the Coalition’s West Virginia State Lead, Maria Russo, interviews Emily Warner, Executive Director of the Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust. Their edited conversation follows.
A Vision for Beyond 2025
The future of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort is at a crossroads. What can your organization can do?
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!
Member Highlight: Casey Trees
For this Member Highlight, the Coalition’s Maryland State Lead, Marisa Olszewski, interviews Kelly Collins Choi, Director of Policy and Land Conservation at Casey Trees. Their edited conversation follows.
Member Highlight: Butternut Valley Alliance
For this Member Highlight, the Coalition’s New York State Lead, Amy Wyant, interviews Ed Lentz, Chairperson of the Board of Directors with Butternut Valley Alliance (BVA). Their edited conversation follows.
An Intern's-Eye View: 2024 Chesapeake Bay Day on the Hill
In the halls of Congress last week, I spotted four American Legion veterans, three cowboys, two goths, and a peanut farmer. It was the Choose Clean Water Coalition’s 13th annual Chesapeake Bay Day on the Hill (affectionately called “Lobby Day”), and I was there along with nearly 100 Coalition members to ask our representatives to protect the rivers and streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Shop the Choose Clean Water Store
In 2009, a group of dedicated environmentalists came together to create the Choose Clean Water Coalition. It’s now our 15th year of fighting for clean rivers and streams in the Chesapeake Bay region, and we have some fun announcements coming down the pipeline.
The Power of Community Engagement (and Good Lawyers) in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Retiree Bob Zillig is fighting to preserve his waterfront community’s peace, quiet, and remaining scrap of tidal and nontidal wetlands.
Clean Water Profile: Maria Russo
For this Clean Water Profile, West Virginia Rivers Coalition’s Clean Water Campaign Coordinator Maria Russo weighs in on the joys and challenges of her work, de-centering from the now, and finding her way home. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
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