News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
The Maryland Environmental Trust, a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for the Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program. Four different grants are being offered to help volunteer and nonprofit groups, communities, and land trusts support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship, and solve natural resource issues in urban […]
Continue ReadingMaryland Environmental Trust (MET), a unit of the Maryland Department of Resources, has awarded 71 grants totaling $215,505 toward environmental education, community cleanup and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. These annual grants are funded by Maryland Environmental Trust, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DCHD) and the Maryland Department of […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Environmental Trust is now permanently protecting more than 50 acres in Talbot County. The Eastern Shore property in the San Domingo Cove community is being preserved through a recent conservation easement. The land will allow for expansive views of nature from the Town of St. Michaels public pedestrian trail. Runners and walkers will […]
Continue ReadingThe Town of Rock Hall is pleased to announce the receipt of a “Keep Maryland Beautiful” grant from the Maryland Environmental Trust in the amount of $3,512. The monies will be used to repair the roof of a pavilion in the Town’s civic center. Rock Hall’s Parks and Recreation Board, which has jurisdiction over the […]
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(Maryland Environmental Trust) The Maryland Environmental Trust is offering a one-day volunteer training session for individuals interested in helping to monitor conservation easement properties. The training session will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 3 2018 at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, 600 Discovery Lane, Grasonville. The Maryland Environmental Trust, a unit of the […]
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