Clear as Mud: Three Steps to Become a Better Communicator
Sep
21
to Sep 25

Clear as Mud: Three Steps to Become a Better Communicator

Throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, countless conservation professionals, scientists, and litigators make valuable contributions to improve the health of the Bay and its rivers and streams. If you are one of these clean water champions, we have a great training for you to strengthen your storytelling skills and improve your ability to share the conservation impacts and successes of your work.

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Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum
Nov
15
to Nov 17

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s 14th Annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum (held November 15 – 17, 2019 in Shepherdstown, WV) is a watershed-wide event reaching over 400 restoration and protection practitioners annually to inspire and empower local action towards clean water. We do this by sharing successful tools and techniques, building the capacity of local organizations and governments, building partnerships, educating on new initiatives, networking amongst each other, and celebrating our successes.

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Maryland Diversity Round Table
Sep
25

Maryland Diversity Round Table

When:     Wednesday, September 25th, 11:00-3:00

Where:    First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, 9325 Presbyterian Cir, Columbia, MD 21045

RSVP:      Email Ben Alexandro  <balexandro@mdlcv.org>

Free! Light lunch and refreshments included. 

Co-hosted by Earth Forum of Howard County and Maryland LCV. 

This meeting is intended for Choose Clean Water Coalition Member organizations, your board, leadership, and people who can officially represent your organization (staff, etc.). We hope that organizations can send leadership and/or board members that you want to help get on-board with taking real action to make your organization more inclusive.


What to bring: Please bring your organization's mission statement (and/or vision statement or Diversity statement if applicable). We will be helping you to assess it through different lenses and perspectives with diversity equity, inclusion and justice in mind.  


Before the meeting, we encourage you and your organization to look through the DEIJ action guide and start the assessment at the end (Chapter 7)

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West Virginia Phase III Watershed Plan to Improve the Chesapeake Bay
Jul
31

West Virginia Phase III Watershed Plan to Improve the Chesapeake Bay

The West Virginia Potomac Tributary Team, a partnership consisting of local and state agencies which include but are not limited to, West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection, Conservation Agency, Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry, and the Eastern Panhandle Planning and Development Council (Region 9), will be holding a public meeting to update stakeholders on the progress of our watershed improvement plan to clean up West Virginia's portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The WIP3 will detail the strategies used and commitments needed to be made to achieve our goals.

Location: Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Moorefield

For questions, contact Alana Hartman or call (304) 993-6814.

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West Virginia Phase III Watershed Plan to Improve the Chesapeake Bay
Jul
30

West Virginia Phase III Watershed Plan to Improve the Chesapeake Bay

The West Virginia Potomac Tributary Team, a partnership consisting of local and state agencies which include but are not limited to, West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection, Conservation Agency, Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry, and the Eastern Panhandle Planning and Development Council (Region 9), will be holding a public meeting to update stakeholders on the progress of our watershed improvement plan to clean up West Virginia's portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The WIP3 will detail the strategies used and commitments needed to be made to achieve our goals.

Location: Berkeley County Council Chambers in Martinsburg

For questions, contact Alana Hartman or call (304) 993-6814.

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CDRW Webinar: Navigating &amp; Using Social Media Management Software
May
22

CDRW Webinar: Navigating & Using Social Media Management Software

Join this one-hour webinar hosted by the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed on May 22, 2019 at 1 p.m. to learn more about popular options, including learning the basics of using Tweetdeck, Facebook's scheduler and analytics, Hootsuite, Buffer, and Sprout Social; and get informed on the benefits and drawbacks of each.

This FREE webinar is open to organizations that are part of the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, Choose Clean Water Coalition, and the Alliance for Watershed Education.

REGISTER to receive the webinar link: http://bit.ly/smwebinar2019

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WIP Phase III MD Information Webinar
May
17

WIP Phase III MD Information Webinar

Three information sessions and one webinar will be held in April and May 2019 as part of Maryland's engagement strategy for its most recent Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). The meetings and webinar will feature an overview of the current draft WIP and provide you with opportunities to ask questions of State agency representatives.

Time: TBA

To register for the webinar, visit go.umd.edu/wipwebinar

For any questions, contact Nancy Nunn.

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Virginia’s Draft Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Webinars
May
13

Virginia’s Draft Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Webinars

The Office of the Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, through the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), announces the release of Virginia’s Draft Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan for meeting the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (the Draft Phase III WIP) for public review and comment.

A webinar will be held on May 13, 2019, at 9 a.m., and repeated at 6 p.m., to share information about the Draft Phase III WIP. The webinar will provide an overview of the plan and provide information about the comment submittal process. During the webinar, the public is invited to ask questions, which will be answered in the order they are received as time allows. All questions will be compiled and addressed in a Frequently Asked Questions document that will be available with the final WIP. The webinar will be recorded and available for future viewing on this web page.

To register for the 9 a.m. webinar on May 13, visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1461104016153487873 (if the link does not open, please copy and paste the link into your browser).

To register for the 6 p.m. webinar on May 13, visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1788373652161109249 (if the link does not open, please copy and paste the link into your browser).


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WIP Phase III Central MD Information Session
May
6

WIP Phase III Central MD Information Session

Three information sessions and one webinar will be held in April and May 2019 as part of Maryland's engagement strategy for its most recent Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). The meetings and webinar will feature an overview of the current draft WIP and provide you with opportunities to ask questions of State agency representatives.

Where: Harford Community College, Chesapeake Dining Rooms, 401 Thomas Run Rd., Bel Air, MD 21015

To register for Central MD, visit go.umd.edu/cmdwipsession

For any questions, contact Nancy Nunn.

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WIP Phase III Eastern Shore Information Session
May
3

WIP Phase III Eastern Shore Information Session

Three information sessions and one webinar will be held in April and May 2019 as part of Maryland's engagement strategy for its most recent Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). The meetings and webinar will feature an overview of the current draft WIP and provide you with opportunities to ask questions of State agency representatives.

Where: Chesapeake College, Todd Performing Arts Center, 1000 College Circle, Wye Mills, MD 21658

To register for Eastern Shore, visit go.umd.edu/eswipsession

For any questions, contact Nancy Nunn.

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WIP Phase III Western MD Information Session
Apr
29

WIP Phase III Western MD Information Session

Three information sessions and one webinar will be held in April and May 2019 as part of Maryland's engagement strategy for its most recent Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). The meetings and webinar will feature an overview of the current draft WIP and provide you with opportunities to ask questions of State agency representatives.

Where: Hagerstown Community College, Kepler Theater, 11400 Robinwood Dr., Hagerstown MD 21742

To register for Western MD, visit go.umd.edu/wmdwipsession

For any questions, contact Nancy Nunn.

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2019 Naturally Latinos Conference
Mar
27

2019 Naturally Latinos Conference

The Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) and its generous sponsors and dedicated partners are proud to announce the second Naturally Latinos Conference to be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Woodend Sanctuary, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD.

Attendees will experience thought-provoking presentations by regional and national environmental experts, enjoy the opportunity to network with leading nature professionals and be inspired to use the many strategies and tactics shared here to transform their local communities.

For more information, contact Conference Chair Serenella Linares at Serenella.Linares@anshome.org.

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