Washington D.C. is making significant investments in its stormwater and sewage infrastructure to help keep untreated runoff from entering the Potomac River, the second largest tributary to the Chesapeake. The ambitious project is slated to be finished by 2025 and will reduce sediment and nutrient pollution.
- Initial reports from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science show that the late summer storms in August and September did not cause as much damage as was anticipated.
- Maryland will receive $51.7 million for Chesapeake restoration projects through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including the fortification of Poplar island.
- Maryland is working hard to prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer, and invasive insect that has devastated ash populations west of the state. There is a quarantine of ash trees and ash wood moving out of the western parts of the state.
- With the recent decision to rezone the land slated for a large coal-fired power plant in Dendron, VA, it seems as if the residents of Hampton Roads may see the end of coal as the primary source of energy. The shift away from the fossil fuel could reduce premature deaths, asthma, and other respiratory ailments associated with coal.
- Those cigarette butts you see as you walk down the street have more impacts than just being unsightly.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities for the Bay
December 31
- On the last day of 2011, consider volunteering a donation to work with CBF in the upcoming year. The gift is tax-deductable and if made before 2012, it will be matched dollar for dollar by our Board of Directors!
January 1
- Happy New Year from all of us here at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. We hope 2012 is a happy and healthy year for everyone as we continue the fight for clean water across the watershed.
—Adam Wickline
Photo by CBF Staff
If you have an upcoming Bay-related restoration event and you need volunteers, please let us know: awickline@cbf.org. Do you enjoy working with fellow Bay Lovers to help save the Chesapeake? Become a CBF Volunteer to receive notifications about upcoming volunteer opportunities.
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