CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST 2013 GRANT AWARDS

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1 In 2013, the Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded $5.3 million throughout the region through its competitive grant programs and special initiatives. These efforts included 322 grants to nonprofit organizations, civic and community groups, schools and municipalities as well as direct management of certain initiatives including the Chesapeake Conservation Corps program. In 2013, the Trust s efforts created 4,500 feet of living shoreline; engaged 25,000 community volunteers who donated 26,000 hours to clean up local neighborhoods; educated 60,000 students using the outdoors as a classroom; planted 90,000 native trees and plants; removed 25 tons of trash from area waterways; and restored 87 acres of forest buffer, wetlands, and other habitats. The Chesapeake Bay Trust ( is a nonprofit, grant-making organization dedicated to improving the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers through environmental education, community outreach, and local watershed restoration. 29 years. $55 million in Grants. Created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1985, the Trust has awarded more than $55 million in grants and engaged hundreds of thousands of individuals in projects and programs that are having a measurable impact on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Learn more about the Trust and its programs at The Chesapeake Bay Trust is supported by sales of the Maryland Treasure the Chesapeake license plate, donations to the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund on the Maryland state income tax form, donations from individuals and corporations, and partnerships with private foundations and federal and state agencies. Ninety percent of the Trust s expenditures are directed to its Chesapeake Bay restoration and education programs and for the 11th consecutive year, the Trust has received a Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator, placing the organization in the top 1% of charities nationwide. Allegany County $39,163 Allegany County Public Schools $877 For support of an outdoor field experience and student led action project that planted 30 native species. Mountain Ridge High School $4,923 For costs associated with the water quality testing of Frostburg s water sources by high school students. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science $29,990 For support for a schoolyard restoration program for first grade teachers and students in Allegany and Garrett counties. West Side School $3,373 For support of an outdoor field experience for students at the Swan Creek wetlands. Anne Arundel County $482,950 Annapolis Maritime Museum For costs to provide an outdoor educational experience for second and third grade students from Georgetown East Elementary School. Annapolis Maritime Museum $28,000 For support of the sixth grade oyster education program in partnership with Anne Arundel County Public Schools Environmental Literacy Initiative.

2 Anne Arundel County Ben Oaks Civic Association $1,744 For costs associated with the design and installation of a living shoreline project in the Ben Oaks community. Captain Avery Museum, Inc. For costs associated with a community engagement project that planted 250 native plants at the Captain Avery Museum. Chesapeake Bay Foundation $21,570 For support of environmental professional development in Anne Arundel County middle schools. Emmanuel Lutheran School $348 For costs associated with sending middle school students to attend an outdoor field experience. Empowering Believers Church $500 For costs for the congregation to plant native trees and shrubs on church grounds. Fairwinds of Annapolis Condominium Council of Unit Owners For costs associated with installing rain gardens and a bioswale at the Fairwinds of Annapolis condos to reduce runoff. High Point Improvement Association $869 For costs associated with planting native trees and removing 10 pounds of trash at High Point Park. Linstead Community Association For costs associated with an invasive species removal and native planting in Severna Park along the Severn River. Linstead Community Association For costs associated with planting 1,600 native plants and trees for a streamside buffer along the Severn River in Severna Park. London Town Foundation, Inc. $24,731 For costs associated with the installation of a green roof at the London Town and Gardens. London Town Property Owners Association $50,000 For costs associated with removing 330 linear feet of bulkhead and installing a living shoreline in the London Town community. Olde Severna Park Improvement Association, Inc. $312 For costs associated with an invasive species removal project in Severna Park. Riva Trace Council For support of a reforestation project that resulted in 50 native plants and trees planted in the community. Saunders Point Community Association $11,820 For costs associated with planting native plants in a bio-retention cell in the median of the Saunders Point Community Association. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards Severn House Condominium Association $500 For costs associated with a native planting project conducted by local community volunteers. Severn Improvement Association For support of a planting project with 20 volunteers installing native plants and trees. Severna Park Baptist Church For costs associated with planting 25 trees and 900 native plants to address a stormwater runoff problem. Sherwood Forest Boys and Girls Club $908 For costs associated with 263 students constructing and installing oyster cages in the Severn River. South River Federation $47,500 South River Federation $57,425 For costs associated with installing a 430 linear foot living shoreline project at Camp Woodlands. South River Federation $14,298 For the creation of a 282 linear foot living shoreline on the South River. South River Federation $2,313 For support of an erosion and stormwater control project at Camp Woodlands and the planting of 150 native plants.

3 Anne Arundel County South River Federation For costs associated with installing a stormwater pond retrofit and restoration project to restore a tributary of Broad Creek. South River Federation $4,973 For costs associated with installing a 300 square foot demonstration rain garden. South River Federation $932 For support of a water quality assessment project in tidal and nontidal streams in the South River Watershed. St. Andrews United Methodist Day School $2,740 For costs associated with sending students to participate in an outdoor field experience. St. Anne s School of Annapolis $307 For costs to send fourth graders on an outdoor field experience and to grow oysters in the classroom. The Summit School $374 For support of fourth and fifth grade students to attend an outdoor field experience to release oysters and horseshoe crabs. Watershed Stewards Academy $25,920 For costs associated to develop and pilot a program to foster leaf and trash removal from storm drains, curbs and sidewalks. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $27,500 West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $4,890 For the creation of an 80 linear foot living shoreline project. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. To support the creation of a stream restoration and meadow project. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. For support of the West/Rhode 2013 Report Card. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $11,476 For costs associated with implementing a 125 linear foot living shoreline project on Bear Neck Creek. Baltimore City $523,941 Archbishop Borders $100 For costs associated with engaging students and community members in a native tree planting. Armistead Gardens Middle School #243 For costs associated with sending sixth grade students to attend a NorthBay field experience as well as complete a student-led stormdrain stenciling project. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Program For support of efforts to engage students in their environment through an outdoor field experience. Baltimore Community Foundation For support of the Clean Water Schools and Healthy Communities project to establish a program to clean up local streams and neighborhoods. Baltimore Community ToolBank $500 For costs associated with installing recycled rain barrels on the Baltimore Community ToolBank s grounds. Baltimore Curriculum Project $3,370 For costs associated with sending students from the Wolfe Street Academy on outdoor environmental experiences. Baltimore Lab School $2,500 For costs associated with sending students to participate in a series of outdoor field experiences. Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts $15,000 For materials needed for community volunteers to install three rain gardens and plant 360 native plants at a local school. Baltimore Tree Trust For costs associated with students and volunteers to plant 30 trees in the McElderry Park neighborhood.

4 Baltimore City Blue Water Baltimore $50,000 Blue Water Baltimore For costs associated with supporting students and volunteers to plant 80 trees in Baltimore City neighborhoods. Blue Water Baltimore $15,000 For support of a community engagement program to target and prevent pollution discharge in Baltimore City. Blue Water Baltimore $29,411 For costs associated with implementing restoration projects to reduce trash and stormwater pollution. Blue Water Baltimore $33,100 For design support for the implementation of a green stormwater infrastructure to reduce trash and runoff in the Library Square redevelopment. Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Embryology $22,104 For support of the Your Watershed, Your Backyard Project with Baltimore City schools to engage sixth and seventh graders in outdoor field experiences. Civic Works, Inc. $45,000 For costs associated with the construction of a bioswale at Real Food Farm to reduce runoff, involving the planting of more than 1,000 native plants. Community of Curtis Bay Association $4,110 For costs associated with the installation of a rain garden by students from Curtis Bay Elementary and Middle School. Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc. For support of the installation of 50 storm drain plaques and the removal of 12,000 pounds of trash by 500 community volunteers. Cylburn Arboretum Association For costs associated with installing a rain garden and planting over 200 native plants at the Cylburn Arboretum. Friendship Academy of Science and Technology For support for students to participate in an outdoor field experience. Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc. $14,819 For costs associated with students and volunteers creating a small urban forest by planting 145 trees in the Ashland neighborhood of Baltimore City. Independence School Local 1 $8,110 For the creation of a rain garden to be installed in front of the Independence School. Irvine Nature Center For support of a professional development course for teachers at the Irvine Nature Center. Johns Hopkins University $10,000 For costs associated with a rain garden installation on the campus of Johns Hopkins University with 220 native plants. Living Classrooms Foundation For support of a wetland planting of 780 native plants at the 7th Annual Masonville Cove Environmental Education Festival. Muslim Social Services Agency $500 For support of a community engagement project that that planted native plants. National Aquarium in Baltimore $991 For costs of supplies and native plants to restore a rain and butterfly garden at Fort McHenry. National Aquarium in Baltimore $8,357 For costs associated with the development of a small watershed action plan focused on Masonville Cove. Neighborhood Design Center $4,536 For costs associated with a native planting and community engagement project in Baltimore City. Parks & People Foundation For support of students and volunteers to plant 1,700 trees in eight Baltimore City neighborhoods. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

5 Baltimore City Parks & People Foundation $12,373 For support of an environmental education program engaging students in urban reforestation service learning projects. Patterson Park Audubon Center $22,828 For support of the Audubon Watershed Experience with Baltimore City schools. REACH! Partnership School For costs associated with sending sixth grade students to participate in an outdoor field experience and to conduct student-led action projects. Reservoir Hill Improvement Council $24,420 For support to engage students and volunteers in a community tree stewardship program. Reservoir Hill Improvement Council $26,290 For support of a tree planting and maintenance project to increase tree stewardship and tree canopy in Reservoir Hill. St. Casimir Catholic School $2,575 For costs for 250 students to participate in environmental education programs as well as construct reef balls. St. Ignatius Loyola Academy $1,600 For costs associated with sending seventh grade students to participate in an outdoor field experience. St. Mark School $2,497 For costs associated with sending 100 students to attend an outdoor field experience. Stevenson University $10,000 For support of a student-led trash reduction project in the Jones Falls Watershed. Baltimore County $131,144 Catonsville Elementary School $833 For costs associated with a Living Classrooms Foundation outdoor field experience for 60 middle school students. Chesapeake Covenant Community $19,465 For costs to support community programs to engage the religious community in green practices for their congregations. Cromwell Valley Elementary School $500 For costs associated with materials needed to remove 50 pounds of trash from Cromwell Valley Elementary School. Cromwell Valley Elementary School For support to send 76 fifth grade students to attend an outdoor field experience and plant native plants. Dundalk Renaissance Corporation $4,456 For costs associated with planting more than 150 native plants and trees throughout the Dundalk area. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards General John Stricker Middle School For support of a North Bay outdoor field experience for 100 sixth grade students. Gunpowder Valley Conservancy For costs associated with implementing a behavior change campaign targeting local citizens with green lawn care practices. Halstead Academy $3,275 For costs for 67 fourth grade students to participate in an outdoor field experience. Halstead Academy $3,535 For costs for 118 third and fifth grade students to participate in outdoor field experiences. Halstead Academy $4,737 For costs for almost 200 kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students to participate in outdoor field experiences. Hereford High School $2,735 For costs associated with planting project materials for high school students to participate in a wetland restoration project. Hereford Middle School $4,600 For costs to send 340 eighth grade students on outdoor field experiences that removed 120 pounds of trash. Holabird Middle School $2,040 For costs associated with sending 60 middle school students to attend an outdoor field experience.

6 Baltimore County Lutherville Laboratory for Science, Mathematics and Communications $1,427 For support of an outdoor field experience for 90 third grade students and the construction and installation of rain barrels on school grounds. Lutherville Laboratory for Science, Mathematics and Communications $1,940 For support of an outdoor field experience and rain garden student action project engaging 100 fifth grade students. Neighborhood Design Center $375 For costs associated with planting native trees and plants to restore the Peace Garden in Forest Park. Notre Dame Preparatory School $1,250 For the planting of 30 trees on the campus of Notre Dame Preparatory School. Pleasant Plains Elementary School $4,737 For costs for 238 kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students to participate in outdoor field experiences. Pleasant Plains Elementary School $4,120 For costs associated with sending 87 fourth grade students to participate in an outdoor field experience. Pleasant Plains Elementary School $4,580 For costs for 153 third and fifth grade students to participate in outdoor field experiences. Prettyboy Watershed Alliance, Inc. $3,600 For costs associated with a restoration project to plant 400 trees in the Prettyboy watershed. Prettyboy Watershed Alliance, Inc. $2,066 For support of a tree buffer planting on the Tracey property in the Prettyboy watershed. Rosedale Center for Alternative Studies $2,500 For support of a stream cleanup and forest buffer planting project done by 125 students. Rosedale Center for Alternative Studies For costs associated with a tree planting project and waterway cleaning with 250 students. Sudbrook Magnet Middle School $8,373 For costs associated with impervious surface removal and the planting of a native garden. Calvert County $22,580 Calvert County Public Schools $4,700 For support of outdoor field experiences for third graders to learn about the impact of water quality on terrapins. Calverton School $17,880 For costs associated with creating an outdoor schoolyard habitat and to install permeable pavers at Calverton Middle School. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards Caroline County $53,634 Caroline County Board of Education For an outdoor field experience for students and a student-led action project to plant 400 trees. Friends of Martinak State Park $1,934 For supporting outdoor field experiences and student service learning projects with Caroline County students at Tuckahoe and Martinak State Parks. Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. Town of Greensboro $21,700 For the creation of design plans for a streambank restoration project in Greensboro, Md. Carroll County $53,985 Boy Scouts of America Venturing Crew 202 $24,935 For costs associated with planting and maintaining 1,000 trees at Freedom Park. Chesapeake Bay Foundation For costs associated with a stream restoration project that planted 1,400 native plants and 600 trees.

7 Freedom District Elementary School $2,450 For costs associated with sending 100 students on an environmental field experience. St. James Episcopal Church $1,600 For supply costs associated with installing 105 native plants in a rain garden. Cecil County $262,344 Cecil County $38,040 For the creation of engineered designs of bioretention cells at three schools across Cecil County. Loch Raven Technical Academy For support of an outdoor field experience for sixth grade students, as well as a student-led native planting and trash removal project. North East Isles Community & Homeowners Association $98,912 For the planting of 3,050 native plants as part of a living shoreline. North East Isles Community & Homeowners Association $100,000 For the creation of a 4,800 linear foot living shoreline at North East Isles. Sassafras River Association For costs for students to implement a rain garden at Cecilton Elementary School. Town of Cecilton $19,392 For costs associated with implementing rain gardens and rain barrels in the town of Cecilton. Charles County $24,278 Charles County Board of Education $2,509 For support of an environmental action project involving high school students teaching fourth graders about their environment. Port Tobacco River Conservancy $10,000 Port Tobacco River Conservancy $11,769 For costs associated with installing a bioretention cell to reduce runoff from a parking facility in Port Tobacco. Dorchester County $146,523 Chesapeake Bay Commission $840 For costs associated with distributing educational materials on the Nanticoke watershed. City of Cambridge $34,982 For the development and implementation of a community greening project, resulting in the planting of new trees. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards City of Cambridge $75,000 For costs associated with building a green infrastructure demonstration site with native plants and trees. Emmanuel Lutheran School $2,150 For costs associated with sending the sixth grade class on an outdoor field experience. Nanticoke Watershed Alliance $3,551 For costs to conduct water quality monitoring by the Nanticoke Creekwatchers Citizen Water Monitoring Program. Nanticoke Watershed Alliance Pickering Creek Audubon Center For costs associated with a restoration planting project at Blackwater Wildlife Nature Refuge with community volunteers. Frederick County $42,145 Friends of Baker Park, Inc. $30,000 For design costs associated with a stormwater management installation to improve the water quality of Culler Lake.

8 Frederick County Global Wildlife Trust at Catoctin Preserve & Zoo $3,826 For costs to plant 825 native plants and construct three rain gardens at the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo. New Midway/Woodsboro Elementary School $4,500 For costs for 15 teachers to attend an environmental education professional development experience. Parkway Elementary School $1,985 For costs associated with 242 elementary school students planting more than 100 native plants and 30 trees in a schoolyard habitat. Tuscarora High School $1,814 For costs associated with planting more than 700 native plants and trees for the creation of an outdoor classroom. Garrett County $64,473 Canaan Valley Institute $49,473 For costs associated with a stream restoration project on the Savage River. Savage River Watershed Association, Inc. $12,500 Western Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc $2,500 For costs associated with sending 48 students to attend a meaningful watershed experience. Harford County $1,389 North Harford High School $1,389 For costs associated with high school students to participate in a comparative water quality monitoring investigation. Howard County $72,791 Boy Scouts of America Troop 602 $360 For costs associated with planting more than 1,100 native trees and plants along the Patuxent River. Bryant Woods Elementary School $400 For supplies to complete a stormdrain stenciling project with the students, teachers and community of Bryant Woods Elementary. Dunloggin Middle School $3,000 For costs associated with seventh graders planting native trees and engaging in an outdoor education experience. Harper s Glen Townhouse Association $40,000 For designs to stabilize and restore a local stream. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards People Acting Together in Howard $15,000 For support of a training program for young adults to address stormwater runoff in congregations and schools. Talbott Springs Elementary School $1,036 For costs associated with sending 100 fourth grade students to attend an outdoor field experience. Tanglewood Homeowners Association $12,425 For the design of a future green stormwater infrastructure in the Tanglewood community. West Friendship Elementary $570 For supplies needed for 65 elementary school students to conduct a trout raise and release project. Kent County $101,875 Chester River Association $47,500 National Aquarium in Baltimore $600 For support of a reforestation project in Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge that planted 3,600 trees. Sassafras River Association $3,775 To support a residential outreach and engagement project targeting rain barrel installation and soil testing.

9 Washington College Center for Environment & Society $50,000 For costs associated with the creation of a living shoreline project at Washington College. Montgomery County $201,554 Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. $4,800 For support of the Green Kids Program that engages 400 Title 1 students in Montgomery County. Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. $28,465 For costs associated with support of the Green Kids Program in Montgomery County. Brown Station Elementary School $2,054 For support of the Flag Ponds student field experience and restoration project for fourth grade students. City of Gaithersburg For costs associated with the development of the Muddy Branch sub-watershed plan. Conservation Montgomery For costs associated with a community tree planting project in the Piney Branch watershed of Montgomery County. Grace Episcopal Day School $4,299 For costs associated with installing a 600 square foot rain garden on school grounds. Holy Cross School $900 For costs for fourth grade students to attend an outdoor field experience. The Izaak Walton League of America $34,643 For costs to support a citizen behavior change program to encourage green lawn care practices. John Poole Middle School $3,884 For costs associated with sending middle school students to participate in two outdoor field experiences and build a rain garden. Little Bennett Elementary School $1,670 For costs associated with sending fourth grade students on an outdoor field experience. Montgomery County Public Schools Outdoor Environmental Education Program $4,320 For support of the Environmental Literacy Development Plan in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Public Schools Outdoor Environmental Education Program $974 For costs associated with professional development training for teachers in Montgomery County. Montgomery Parks Foundation $491 For costs associated with the Fall Sweep the Creek cleanup that engaged 270 volunteers. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards Montgomery Parks Foundation $10,000 For costs associated with a work program for youths work to reduce runoff from trail erosion. Paint Branch High School $1,965 For costs associated with students to attend an outdoor field experience on Fox Island. Potomac Conservancy $50,000 Sherwood High School $1,905 For costs associated with students to participate in an outdoor field experience and wetland restoration project. St. Martin s School $549 For costs associated with sending fifth grade students to attend an outdoor field experience. Summit Hall Elementary School $2,800 For costs associated with a water quality monitoring project for fourth grade students. Westbrook Elementary School For costs associated with sending fourth grade students to attend multiple outdoor field experiences. Westbrook Elementary School $2,835 For costs associated with sending 425 students to attend multiple field experiences as well as conduct multiple student action projects.

10 Prince George s County $245,900 Alice Ferguson Foundation $26,280 For support of a litter prevention project in Forest Heights that engaged 150 community volunteers. Alice Ferguson Foundation $29,500 For support of the expansion of the Bridging the Watershed Program to three new schools in Maryland. Anacostia Watershed Society $6,120 For support of a stream restoration project along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River that engaged 100 volunteers in planting 500 trees. Anacostia Watershed Society $4,500 For costs associated with sending 200 students to participate in an outdoor environmental education field experience. Anacostia Watershed Society For support of the Stream Stewards program engaging students in Prince George s County elementary schools about their environment. Anacostia Watershed Society $15,000 For support of the development and implementation of the Anacostia River Subsistence Angling awareness project. City of Bowie For support of a citizen engagement project that resulted in the planting of over 1,200 trees. The Low Impact Development Center, Inc. For design plans to transform Arapahoe Street in Forest Heights into a Green Street. The Low Impact Development Center, Inc. For the development of a plan for the Bladensburg Town Library to be turned into a green infrastructure demonstration site. New Hope Educational Institute $18,000 For design support for a future stormwater reduction project conducted by the University of Maryland s landscape architecture program. Prince George s County For costs associated with researching and creating information on implementing stormwater reduction. William S. Schmidt Center $1,500 For costs associated with a streambank stabilization project that planted 60 native plants and trees. Queen Anne s County $83,018 Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. $34,993 For the creation of a watershed assessment of the Wye River to identify opportunities to reduce pollution. Town of Centreville $40,000 For costs associated with the removal of a dam on the Corsica River. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards Kennard Elementary $3,025 For program costs associated with third grade students to attend a field trip on the Schooner Sultana. Stevensville Middle School For support for students to attend an outdoor field experience and participate in a wetlands planting. St. Mary s County $50,000 St. Mary s River Watershed Association For costs associated with implementing a three-dimensional oyster reef habitat in the St. Mary s river. St. Mary s River Watershed Association Talbot County $152,296 Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage $24,700 For costs associated with the construction of a wetland and buffer, resulting in almost 1,000 native plants and trees planted at Pickering Creek. Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. $4,524 For costs associated with conducting a groundwater monitoring study to observe effects from conservation practices.

11 Talbot County Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. For costs associated with the production of the Midshore Riverkeeper State of the River Report Card. Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. $3,000 For costs associated with sending 275 local students to the Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy s Wild and Scenic Film Festival. Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. For costs associated with the design for a living shoreline to help stabilize and reduce erosion at Hog Island. Phillips Wharf Environmental Center $2,930 For costs associated with planting 600 native plants in a buffer garden. Phillips Wharf Environmental Center $2,147 For supplies needed to install a rain garden at Phillips Wharf Environmental Center. Phillips Wharf Environmental Center For costs associated with implementing a rain garden at Phillips Wharf Environmental Center. Pickering Creek Audubon Center $29,995 For support of meaningful watershed experiences for high school teachers and students in Talbot County. Talbot County Department of Public Works $54,000 For costs associated with the installation of a 219 linear foot living shoreline at Kingston Public Landing. Washington County $95,806 Antietam Creek Watershed Alliance $4,826 For costs associated with the stabilization of a stream on a tributary of Antietam Creek using 115 native plants. City of Hagerstown - Department of Parks & Engineering $30,000 For the planning and coordination of planting 200 trees with students and volunteers in Hagerstown s urban core. Highland View Academy $2,960 For support of four field experiences and a schoolyard gardening project for 120 students to plant native plants and trees. Potomac Valley Audubon Society $26,759 For support of an elementary school watershed education program engaging students in Washington County. Trout Unlimited $31,261 For support of a restoration project along 1,900 linear feet of Beaver Creek. Wicomico County $66,857 Nanticoke Watershed Alliance $27,119 For support of an environmental education program working with Wicomico and Dorchester County schools. Salisbury University $4,738 For support of lab analysis for water samples as part of the Wicomico Creek Watchers Program. Wicomico Environmental Trust For costs associated with the design and creation of the North Prong sub-watershed plan. Worcester County $62,700 The Nature Conservancy For costs associated with planting 700 trees to help restore an Atlantic White Cedar habitat within the Nassawango Creek Watershed. Pocomoke Middle School $1,403 For support of an outdoor field experience for middle school students. Worcester County Public Schools $36,297 For support to develop an Environmental Literacy Program in Worcester County elementary schools. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

12 Statewide $290,228 Alice Ferguson Foundation $3,039 For support of efforts to engage teachers focused on reducing energy use in schools. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. $4,950 For support of the 2012 Chesapeake Watershed Forum. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. $490 For costs associated with a community engagement project to plant 30 trees. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. For costs associated with removing trash and engaging 5,000 volunteers during Maryland s Project Stream Clean Program. Chesapeake Bay Foundation $100,000 For support of the creation of the Maryland Environmental Literacy Partnership to train teachers on how to meet the new Maryland environmental literacy requirement. EarthReports, Inc. $1,115 For costs associated with the Annual Patuxent River Clean Up to remove 350 pounds of trash. James River Association $45,000 Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education For costs associated with conducting professional development workshops for environmental educators working with students throughout Maryland. Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education For support of the Expanding the Green Leaders Network project to recruit, train and support green leaders throughout Maryland. Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education $4,916 For costs associated with conducting environmental educator workshops. Maryland Water Monitoring Council $1,500 For support of the Maryland Water Monitoring Council Conference. Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife and Heritage Service For support of professional development workshops and the development of educational toolkits targeting Maryland Head Start and Title I school educators. Nature Abounds $15,000 For costs associated with supporting the Maryland Senior Environment Corps. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards Potomac Riverkeeper For support of the Potomac Riverwatcher Volunteer Program to educate and train Maryland residents about their local watersheds. Rock Creek Conservancy University of Maryland $15,000 For support of an awareness project to educate horse farm operators in Maryland about best management practices. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science $29,725 For support of the development of an adaptive survey tool to measure behavior change within specific target audiences. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science $14,993 For support of a program to engage citizens in the restoration of the American chestnut. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $4,500 For the development of a best practices report card and technical assistance for watershed organizations.

13 Delaware $20,000 Delaware Nature Society $20,000 Pennsylvania $130,100 Borough of Northumberland $30,000 For the creation and design of future green infrastructure plans to address stormwater issues in Northumberland. Chester Upland School District $2,800 For support of a schoolyard habitat project and wetland field experience for 200 students. Keystone College For support of the Keystone College Environmental Education Institute K-12 professional development courses. Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12 For support of a program to provide ESL and migrant students with environmental education experiences centered around college and career readiness on Messiah College campus. National Audubon Society, Inc. For 150 teachers to participate in a series of teacher professional development workshops. Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators For support of the launch of an environmental educator certification program in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators For support of a workshop for school administrators in Pennsylvania demonstrating the opportunity to integrate environmental education with science, reading, and math initiatives. Pittsburgh Regional Center for Science Teachers $4,900 For costs associated with conducting a professional development program for administrators and educators in Beaver County. Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education $2,700 For a professional development training on green schools that engaged 200 teachers. Shaver s Creek Environmental Center $4,700 For support of a professional development training for 24 school administrators focused on using the school and the environment as a context for learning. Stewards of the Lower Susquehanna $20,000 Susquehanna Greenway Partnership $20,000 Trout Unlimited $20,000 Virginia $572,352 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. $95,000 For costs associated with the design and construction of the greening of Richmond through the Greening Virginia s Capitol project. Chesapeake Experience $4,984 For costs associated with providing environmental professional development courses for teachers. City of Hampton, Department of Public Works $57,175 For costs associated with the installation of a 250 linear foot living shoreline along Water Street in Hampton. City of Norfolk $74,591 For costs associated with the installation of 415 linear foot living shoreline, resulting in almost 8,000 native plants planted. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

14 Virginia City of Suffolk, Department of Parks & Recreation $39,975 For the installation of a 300 linear foot living shoreline at Sleepy Hole Park. County of York Virginia $2,005 For materials and implementation costs to install a wetland project at Dare Elementary School. Eastern Shore Resource Conservation & Development Council $88,259 For costs associated with installing 905 linear feet of living shoreline at Camp Occohannock. The Elizabeth River Project $45,000 Friends of the North Fork Shenandoah River $4,960 For costs associated with a teacher professional development workshop supporting environmental education teaching skills. Friends of the North Fork Shenandoah River $28,000 For costs to build organizational capacity to support restoration missions throughout Friends of the Rappahannock $2,629 For funds to administer professional development workshops for teachers focused on incorporating environmental education into Richmond classrooms. Friends of the Rappahannock $45,000 Jacob s Ladder, Inc $3,465 For costs associated with sending eighth grade students to study the watershed and conduct water quality testing on the upper James River. Longwood University (Clean Virginia Waterways) $3,720 For the development and implementation of a curriculum to enhance student participation in Virginia waterway cleanups. Mathews County Public Schools For costs associated with students conducting an issue investigation of rooftop stormwater runoff and to attend an environmental education conference. Mecklenburg County Public Schools $2,589 For support of a water quality testing program for middle school students. NatureBridge For support of teacher professional development workshops for middle-school science teachers in Virginia. Potomac Riverkeeper $50,000 Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards Rivanna Conservation Society For training and technical assistance for teachers and students to develop a network of schools monitoring water quality in the upper James River watershed. Rivanna Conservation Society $10,000 Washington, D.C. $161,294 Anacostia Watershed Society $4,000 For costs associated with sending 205 fourth grade students on an outdoor field experience on the Anacostia River. Capital City Public Charter School $2,000 For costs associated with sending seventh graders on an outdoor environmental field experience. Capital City Public Charter School $4,400 For support of student outdoor field experiences and restoration projects involving 154 students. Capitol Hill Cluster School Parent Teacher Association $3,770 For support of an outdoor student field experience and a green roof tile action project with students planting 400 native plants.

15 Washington, D.C. Community Academy Public Charter School, Butler Global School $2,350 For costs associated with sending first grade students on outdoor field experiences with the Anacostia Watershed Society. District Department of the Environment $95,000 For costs associated with building green infrastructure on the newly reopened O Street. District of Columbia Environmental Education Consortium $4,500 For support of a environmental education program for students, teachers, and environmental education providers. Earth Force, Inc. $4,400 For support of the Anacostia Youth Environmental Summit. Ephraim Kimball Elementary School $3,780 For costs associated with sending students on environmental education field experiences. Groundwork Anacostia $4,999 For support of four community-based environmental education workshops. Janney Elementary School For support of 80 students to participate in an outdoor field experience at the Echo Hill Outdoor School. United Planning Organization $2,658 For students to participate in an outdoor field experience and conduct a water quality monitoring study. Wilderness Leadership & Learning, Inc. For costs associated with sending 32 ninth to eleventh grade students to attend an outdoor field experience. West Virginia $47,989 Cacapon Institute For the development of West Virginia s environmental literacy standards in partnership with the West Virginia Department of Education. Friends of Deckers Creek For support of the enhancement of an outdoor learning park and professional development workshops for educators. Potomac Valley Audubon Society $4,989 For costs associated with a watershed professional development training for 45 teachers. Tucker County Schools For support to develop a sustainability team based on the West Virginia Sustainable Schools and U.S. Green Ribbon Schools programs. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards West Virginia Department of Education For support of teacher training and technical assistance to develop programs for the West Virginia Sustainable Schools and U.S. Green Ribbon Schools Program. West Virginia Rivers Coalition $23,000 Chesapeake Bay Trust 60 West Street, Suite 405 Annapolis, MD PH: