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1 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. Created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1985, the Trust has awarded $50 million in grants and engaged hundreds of thousands of citizen stewards in projects that have a measurable impact on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. $ 50 million in Grants 60 West Street, Suite 405 Annapolis, MD PH: FX: In 2012, the Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded $5.8 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 public agencies. Additionally the Trust also managed individual programs that included its Chesapeake Conservation Corps program, Environmental Education capacity building and training, urban green jobs training, and more. In 2012, these efforts engaged 30,000 community volunteers who donated over 50,000 hours; educated 83,000 K-12 students using the outdoors as a classroom; hosted over 1,200 events and workshops that educated another 34,000 attendees; and planted 179,000 native trees and plants to restore 107 acres of forest buffer, wetlands, and other habitats while installing another four acres of innovative green infrastructure practices. The 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. Almost 90 percent of the Trust s expenditures are directed to its Chesapeake Bay restoration and education programs and for the 10 th 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- $208,059 Allegany County Public Schools $1,549 For costs associated with a meaningful watershed education experience and schoolyard materials to educate 100 students. Allegany County Public Schools $2,021 For costs associated with funding a meaningful watershed education experience and schoolyard materials to educate 120 students. Allegany County Public Schools $1,649 For costs associated with providing a meaningful watershed education experience and schoolyard materials to educate 110 students. Allegany County Public Schools $131,829 For support of the development and implementation of an Environmental Literacy Program in Allegany County Public Schools. Allegany County Public Schools $2,800 For program fees and costs for Braddock Middle School students to attend an environmental education field experience. Allegany County Public Schools $2,800 For program fees and costs for middle school students to attend an environmental education field experience. Cash Valley Elementary School $919 For native plants, drain stencils and planting supplies associated with a student-led riparian buffer planting

2 Allegany County- (continued) City of Cumberland $12,826 For costs associated with the planting of trees and educational materials for residents. City of Cumberland $21,750 For costs to support the Residential Tree Planting Program and to engage local citizens. Department of Juvenile Services, Meadow Mountain Youth Center $2,950 For materials associated with the Growout environmental education project for 90 youth. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) $26,966 For support of the expansion of the PIERS program and development of new schoolyard curriculum and student field experiences. Anne Arundel County- $613,962 Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center $1,245 For costs associated with supporting 30 students to plant over 1,000 native plants. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. $4,870 For support for the 6 th Annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum. Anne Arundel County Public Schools $49,976 For support of the development and implementation of a comprehensive environmental literacy program for Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Annapolis Cove Property Owners Association $40,000 For a living shoreline project in the Annapolis Cove community. Annapolis Maritime Museum $4,000 For program costs for 100 second and third grade students to attend an environmental education field experience at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. Annapolis Middle School Parent Teacher Student Association $1,000 For costs associated with native plants and trees to support a native planting project on school grounds with students and volunteers. Chesapeake Bay Foundation $25,722 For support of teacher professional development for grades sixth through eighth in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Crofton Civic Association $15,010 For costs associated with the installation of a bioretention cell in the Crofton community. Folger McKinsey Elementary School $4,959 For costs and program fees for 545 students to attend two field experiences as well as create a schoolyard habitat and wetland demonstration Fort Smallwood Elementary School $2,000 For native plants and soil to support a schoolyard habitat project with 425 elementary school students. Indian Creek Upper School $2,555 For costs associated with funding 103 students to participate in a school yard restoration Lower Magothy Community Association, Inc. $2,260 For costs to install biodegradable logs on the community beach as part of a living shoreline Magothy Beach Improvement Association $100,000 For a 220 linear foot living shoreline project on community property in lower Magothy Beach. Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) To support the Chesapeake Conservation Corps program and coordinate its volunteers. Olde Severna Park Improvement Association, Inc. $500 For costs to eradicate invasive species in wetlands located in Olde Severna Park. Severn River Association, Inc. $4,220 For the design and installation of six environmental education interpretive signs throughout Jonas Green Park on the Severn River. Severn River Association, Inc. $7,100 For the establishment of 100 linear feet of living shoreline on the Severn River in Annapolis. Severn River Association, Inc. $7,500 For the restoration of 100 linear feet of living shoreline on the Severn River in Annapolis. Severn Riverkeeper Program $18,784 For design costs associated with a 400 linear foot living shoreline project along the Severn River. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

3 Anne Arundel County- (continued) South River Federation Sunset Elementary School $1,055 West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $39,850 Shady Side Rural Heritage Society, Inc. For the implementation of the second phase of a stormwater retrofit at the Salem Avery Museum. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) $41,931 For materials and costs associated with expanding a living shoreline project at SERC along the West River. South River Federation $50,000 South River Federation For supplies to support a water quality monitoring project and efforts to identify septic contribution. South River Federation $27,000 For costs involved in the design and permitting of a floodplain reconnection South River Federation $12,880 For costs and materials associated with the creation of 240 linear feet of living shoreline on the South River. For costs associated with building a bioretention system at Homestead Gardens. South River Federation $2,000 For costs to implement a rain garden, rain barrels and a swale at Arundel Lodge. St. Anne s Day School $110 For program fees for 22 students to attend a meaningful environmental education field experience. St. Martin s In the Field Day School $1,150 For program costs associated with sending 54 students to participate in an environmental education field experience as well as rain garden and storm stenciling supplies. Summit School $729 For costs associated with sending 41 students on an environmental education program. Summit School $470 For costs associated with sending 41 students on an environmental field experience. For costs associated with supporting a native planting and outdoor field experience for kindergarten through fifth graders. Sylvan View Community Association $1,000 For native plants, shrubs, and trees to support erosion control efforts at a public beach in the Sylvan View Community. University of Maryland Master Gardeners $627 For costs associated with a three day stormwater course for Anne Arundel County Master Gardeners. Watershed Stewards Academy For support for the Fostering Behavior Change in Communities project with the Watershed Stewards Academy. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. For costs to build and sustain organizational capacity to support restoration missions throughout the watershed. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $759 For costs associated with rain barrel materials for a rain barrel workshop. For costs associated with the creation of a 410 linear foot living shoreline project on the West River. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $1,950 For costs associated with the installation of two educational signs for a rain garden site. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $13,000 For costs to support the 2012 West/Rhode River Report Card and Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program. West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. $32,500 For costs associated with the design and creation of the West/Rhode Riverkeeper Annual Report Card. Winchester on the Severn Community Association $4,000 For costs associated with creating a 650 square foot rain garden. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

4 Baltimore County- $378,869 Bentalou Elementary School $1,400 Eastwood Elementary Magnet School $210 Halstead Academy $4,590 Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability For costs of an environmental field experience to Ft. McHenry and Sandy Point State Park for 100 students. For costs for 30 fourth grade students to attend a meaningful watershed experience in the Baltimore Harbor. For costs associated with sending 116 students on environmental education field experiences. $100,000 For costs associated with conducting a study on self-converted detention ponds. Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability $30,000 For costs to complete a Small Watershed Action Plan for the Middle Gwynns Falls. Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability For costs associated with restoration designs for Herring Run at Overlook Park. Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability For costs associated with the development of a watershed plan in Baltimore County. Baltimore County Department of Recreation & Parks $13,336 For costs associated with a 350 linear foot living shoreline project at Stansbury Park in Baltimore County. Blue Water Baltimore $50,000 Catonsville Elementary School $446 For costs associated with sending 70 students on an environmental education field experience. Catonsville Middle School For program costs for 200 sixth grade students to attend an environmental education field experience. Cromwell Valley Elementary School $4,800 For costs associated with sending 73 students to attend a meaningful outdoor experience and participate in native tree planting. Dundalk Renaissance Corporation To support the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program and coordinate its volunteers. Emmanuel Lutheran School $2,330 For program costs for 25 sixth grade students to attend an environmental field experience to Smith Island. Emmanuel Lutheran School $3,112 For costs associated with a tree planting in Susquehanna State Park by 25 students. Gunpowder Valley Conservancy For costs associated with the Bay-Wise Market Research in the Middle River and the Tidal Gundpowder Watersheds Gunpowder Valley Conservancy $23,200 To fund the reforestation of seven acres of protected land within the Gunpowder watershed. Halstead Academy $2,388 For costs associated with sending 180 students on an environmental education field experience. Halstead Academy $2,001 For costs for 116 students to attend an environmental field experience at SERC. Halstead Academy $2,700 For costs associated with sending 71 students to attend the Potomac River Program with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Hereford Middle School $4,028 For costs to support environmental education field experiences for 284 students. Immaculate Conception School $1,957 For costs to send 72 students on a meaningful outdoor watershed experience. Loch Raven Technical Academy For program fees for 100 sixth grade students to attend an environmental education field experience. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

5 Baltimore County- (continued) Pleasant Plains Elementary School $2,450 For costs associated with sending 77 second graders on a meaningful watershed experience. Pleasant Plains Elementary School $3,320 For costs associated with sending 88 fifth graders to attend an environmental education field experience. Pleasant Plains Elementary School $2,224 For costs for 128 students to attend a meaningful watershed experience at SERC and Claggett Farm. Pleasant Plains Elementary School $2,000 For costs associated with the building of an in-class aquatic lab for both Halstead and Pleasant Plains students. Pleasant Plains Elementary School $2,700 For costs for three Potomac River Program field experiences for 68 students. Rosedale Center for Alternative Studies $2,500 For costs for 250 youth to participate in restoration activities along the Gunpowder River. School of Living $3,077 For costs involved in the creation of a lined catch basin at Heathcote Community. St. Mark School $1,150 For fees for outdoor education field experiences with 120 fourth and fifth grade students. St. Paul s School $1,698 For costs associated with an outdoor field experience led by Living Classrooms. Western School of Technology & Environmental Science $1,252 For costs associated with a native tree planting conducted by 60 students. Baltimore City- $566,029 Academy for College and Career Exploration $1,430 For costs associated with the planting of trees and native plants for rain gardens installed by 400 students. Baltimore Tree Trust $3,575 For tree pit costs that engaged 15 students and 60 volunteers. Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks $9,370 For support of the Canoe and Scoop program that engaged 50 students and 600 volunteers. Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation For support of the East McElderry Park Trash Eradication and Watershed Education Belair - Edison Neighborhoods, Inc. For costs involved in the development of green infrastructure in Baltimore City. Belair - Edison Neighborhoods, Inc. $34,950 For costs associated with the completion of a blue alley in Baltimore City. Blue Water Baltimore $1,374 For costs associated with trash removal projects as part of Project Clean Stream. Blue Water Baltimore $29,588 For the removal of 9,500 square feet of impervious surface and the installation of green space including 200 square feet of rain garden. Blue Water Baltimore $30,500 For costs to implement tree programs at Baltimore-area schools and parks. Blue Water Baltimore For supplies to support the first State of the Harbor Report Card: Water Quality Monitoring & Outreach on Baltimore s Patapsco River Blue Water Baltimore $20,550 For the removal of pavement at Cross Country Elementary School and to replant the site with native plants. Blue Water Baltimore For costs to support the Clean Water Community Initiative: Trash Behavior Change project on trash and litter behavior campaigns. Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Embryology $32,000 For support of the Your Watershed, Your Backyard program with Baltimore City schools. Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. For costs and supplies for the From the Sink to the Bay Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

6 Baltimore City- (continued) Living Classrooms Foundation $29,887 Parks & People Foundation Rosedale Center for Alternative Studies Friendship Academy of Science and Technology, #338 For program costs for 60 sixth grade students to attend an outdoor field experience at the NorthBay Educational Center. Graceland Park - O Donnell Heights Elementary School For costs for 20 sixth grade students to attend an outdoor field experience to NorthBay Adventure Camp and supplies for planting native plants. Green Street Academy $1,700 For costs associated with planting supplies and water quality testing kits to support a native planting project with 20 middle school students. Hillcrest Elementary School (PTA) $1,971 For native trees and planting supplies to support a courtyard rain garden project with 246 first and third grade students. John Eager Howard Elementary School $1,145 For asphalt removal and native plants associated with a native garden planting at John Eager Howard Elementary School. For support of the Masonville Cove Environmental Center education program engaging teachers and students from Baltimore City schools. Mergenthaler Vocational - Technical Senior High School $38,310 For costs associated with implementing pervious pavement removal and the creation of green space on school grounds. Parks & People Foundation $1,176 For native plants and supplies to support an agro-forestry project on a vacant lot adopted by Harlem Park Elementary School. Parks & People Foundation $13,975 For costs to develop three design projects to increase infiltration of rain water in Baltimore City. Parks & People Foundation For support of a school yard asphalt removal and restoration project at Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy. Parks & People Foundation For costs involved in implementing the Power in Dirt project that engages 100 students and 1,000 volunteers. For support of the Watershed and Urban Ecology Experiences Program with Baltimore City schools. Parks & People Foundation For organizational support to conduct a schoolyard greening evaluation in Baltimore City schools. Patterson Park Audubon Center $20,701 For support of the Audubon Watershed Experience with Baltimore City schools. Reservoir Hill Improvement Council $18,800 For costs associated with tree planting materials to help support community outreach and tree inventory work. Reservoir Hill Improvement Council $1,235 For materials to create educational signage and a storm drain stenciling and education Reservoir Hill Improvement Council $26,600 For costs to support the Reservoir Hill Improvement Council Tree Steward Outreach Program. For costs for 250 students to attend three environmental field experiences to the Loch Raven Reservoir, Back and Middle Rivers and the Gunpowder River. Southeast Community Development Corporation $67,100 For costs associated with the construction of two bioretention cells. The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore For supplies associated with a buffer restoration project in Baltimore City, including rain garden construction, pavement removal, and buffer plantings. Thomas Jefferson Elementary/ Middle School $292 For costs associated with an educational field experience to the Arthur Sherwood Center. William Paca Elementary School $3,400 For costs for 90 students to participate in a Masonville Cover Environmental Center experience with Living Classrooms. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

7 Calvert County- $28,616 Town of Chesapeake Beach $2,740 Adkins Arboretum $3,875 Carroll County- $59,463 American Chestnut Land Trust, Inc. For costs to support an interpretive signage project to educate the public about native and invasive species. Calvert County Public Schools $12,875 For support of the development of a middle school STEM program integrated with the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project. CHESPAX - Calvert County Public Schools $4,700 For costs associated with sending 1,450 students to attend an environmental field experience at Flag Ponds Nature Park. For water quality sampling analysis and equipment to support a volunteer monitoring program on Fishing Creek near Chesapeake Beach. Town of Chesapeake Beach $1,000 For costs associated with supporting community volunteers for a wetland clean-up day. Town of Chesapeake Beach $2,120 For oyster cultivation floats for 50 residents in the town of Chesapeake Beach. Caroline County- $67,955 For costs associated with installing and maintaining a native planting, as well as interpretive signage for community education. Caroline County Public Schools For costs associated with a student service learning experience for 429 students with Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (CBEC). Colonel Richardson High School $3,363 For costs associated with sending 40 students on an environmental education field experience to the Philip Merrill Center. Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Boy Scouts of America Venturing Crew 202 $22,987 For a two acre reforestation project at Freedom Park that will engage 150 volunteers. Carroll County Outdoor School $4,022 For planting supplies associated with the grow-out of 1,338 native trees and 1,440 native plants at the school. Freedom Elementary School $2,250 For costs of a Living Classrooms environmental education field experience for 100 students. Dowell Elementary School $1,955 For costs for a Sultana field experience for 115 students and a student-led action Mutual Elementary School $1,976 For costs associated with sending 100 students on an environmental education field experience with Sultana. Adkins Arboretum To support the Chesapeake Conservation Corps program and the coordination of its volunteers. Adkins Arboretum $24,905 For the creation of a rain garden and wetland at the new Adkins Arboretum Visitor Center. $812 For costs associated with producing the Land Preservation Guide for landowner partners. Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. The Society for Ocean Sciences $30,204 For support of the Plankton and Nutrient Investigation program with high school teachers and students. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

8 Cecil County- $155,751 Housing Initiative Partnership For costs involved in the development of various green infrastructure practices at New East Crossing. North East High School $351 For native plants and supplies to support the implementation of a wetland project at North East High School with 175 ninth grade students. North East Isles Community & Homeowners Association $100,000 For costs associated with the creation of a 2,000 linear foot living shoreline project at North East Isles, along the North East River. North East Middle School $2,400 For costs associated with sending 28 students on an environmental education field experience at Port Isobel. Town of Cecilton $18,000 For costs to develop a subwatershed plan for the Town of Cecilton. Charles County- $12,874 Maurice J. McDonough High School $2,874 For costs associated with project signage and native plants for 38 students to participate in a field investigation and rain garden Port Tobacco River Conservancy Dorchester County- $119,053 Dorchester Soil Conservation District $40,000 For support of a pilot project to investigate the use of adaptable width buffers in the agricultural community. Nanticoke Watershed Alliance Nanticoke Watershed Alliance $52,053 To support technical assistance, flexible BMP standards, and targeted outreach to farmers to promote the innovative use of vegetative buffer strips along agricultural ditches within the Nanticoke and Pocomoke rivers. Nanticoke Watershed Alliance $2,000 For costs to implement a public outreach campaign including collateral and a rain barrel workshop. Frederick County- $26,044 Catoctin High School $520 For costs associated with sending 170 eleventh and twelfth grade students to participate in multiple field experiences with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. City of Brunswick $2,500 For costs of pet waste stations for support of the City of Brunswick s education and outreach Frederick County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources $1,230 For costs to support a demonstration rain garden project at Catoctin Mountain Park. Middletown High School $2,810 For costs for 83 students to participate in environmental education field experiences at Fox Island, the Arthur Sherwood Center, and with Trout in the Classroom. New Market Middle School $500 For program costs for 76 seventh grade students to attend a meaningful watershed experience with the Philip Merrill Environmental Center and the Arthur Sherwood Study Center. Parkway Elementary School $1,784 For costs associated with supporting a native plant installation with 200 students from Parkway Elementary. Town of Middletown $1,000 For costs to support the sale of 50 rain barrels to Middletown residents. Trout Unlimited National $10,700 To support the creation of stream restoration designs for 1,500 linear feet of the Little Tuscarora Creek. Trout Unlimited - National For costs associated with planting native trees with 50 students and 75 volunteers. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

9 Garrett County- $12,650 Hickory Environmental Education Center $2,650 Havre de Grace High School $780 For native plants for a schoolyard habitat project that engaged 50 students and 60 volunteers. Green Building Institute For support of excavation and native plant costs for rain gardens at River Hill High School. Henry Highland Garnett Elementary School $2,079 For costs for 42 students to attend an environmental education field experience at Echo Hill Outdoor School. For costs associated with sending 315 students on an environmental field experience as well as costs involved in storm drain marker kits. Savage River Watershed Association, Inc. Harford County- $58,765 Harford County, Maryland For costs associated with the development of a tree canopy assessment and goals, including a demonstration Harford County, Maryland For costs for the Wheel Creek Downspout Disconnection Havre de Grace High School $300 Highlands School $750 For costs associated with sending 50 students on a Skipjack Martha Lewis student field experience. Southampton Middle School $1,935 For native trees, shrubs and wildflowers to restore a school courtyard for use as an outdoor classroom. Howard County- $52,753 Dunloggin Middle School $1,500 For costs associated with installing native trees for a stream buffer restoration project with 186 students. Friends of the Patapsco Valley Heritage Greenway, Inc. $30,000 For costs associated with the development of watershed assessments and action plans for the upland portions of the Lower Patapsco River. Talbot Springs Elementary School $1,253 For costs associated with sending 100 fourth grade students to attend an environmental education field experience at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. University of Maryland For support of the Increasing Adoption of Best Management Practices by Horse Farm Operators Kent County- $190,599 Chester River Association $50,000 Ducks Unlimited $17,425 For costs associated with design for four wetland restoration projects. Kent County Public Schools $4,500 For costs of an environmental education field experience and a living shoreline program at Wilmer Park for 300 fourth graders. Queen Anne s County Soil Conservation District $3,195 For costs associated with supporting a soil testing outreach project to residents in Queen Anne s and Kent Counties. Sassafras River Association $99,900 For costs associated with implementing a phosphorus removal system to be used in agricultural practices. Washington College Center for Environment & Society $13,500 For costs associated with a tree planting for Remembrance Park that will engage 60 volunteers. For native plants for a schoolyard habitat project that engaged 25 students and 40 volunteers. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

10 Montgomery County- $216,559 Little Bennett Elementary School $1,201 Poolesville Elementary School $875 Rock Creek Conservancy $996 Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. $3,480 For program costs associated with sending 123 fourth grade students on an environmental education field experience to Flag s Pond. For costs associated with sending 80 fourth grade students to participate in a Living Classrooms outdoor field experience. For costs associated with implementing a rain garden project to engage 50 students and 90 volunteers. For support to engage five schools and 500 students in the Greenkids Program. Friends of Sligo Creek $3,250 For five informational sign boxes to be installed in Sligo Creek Park as educational tools for visitors. Holy Cross School $658 For costs associated with sending 20 students on a Chesapeake Bay Foundation field trip to the Arthur Sherwood Study Center. Identity, Inc. For costs associated with sending 336 middle and high school students to attend an environmental education field experience at the Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary. Izaak Walton League of America For costs associated with the Lands Green, Waters Clean Homeowner Behavior Change Research Project. Little Falls Watershed Alliance $2,000 For costs to support a schoolyard streamside buffer planting with 102 third and fifth grade students. Matsunaga Elementary $3,185 For costs associated with sending 170 students on an environmental education field experience with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Montgomery County Public Schools For costs associated with the installation of a rain garden at the Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center. Paint Branch High School $1,837 For costs for 22 high school students to attend an environmental education field experience at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation s Karen Noonan Center. Potomac Conservancy For costs associated with the Creating a Community of River Stewards Potomac Riverkeeper $50,000 Potomac Conservancy $50,000 Rock Creek Conservancy For support of the Strengthening Stream Teams - Educating Communities Rock Creek Conservancy St. Bernadette School $1,015 For costs associated with a stream survey that engaged 56 students. St. James Episcopal Church $8,725 For rain garden design and construction that engaged the congregation in a community planting. St. Martin of Tours $561 For costs for 21 fifth grade students to attend an outdoor field experience at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center. Westbrook Elementary School For costs associated with supporting three environmental education field experiences for 72 students. Westbrook Elementary School $2,526 For costs associated with sending 22 students to attend two outdoor field experiences to Clagett Farm and the Merrill Center. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

11 Prince George s County- $222,888 Accokeek Foundation $1,265 For costs to create educational collateral for the Accokeek Foundation. Alice Ferguson Foundation For support for the Maryland Trash Free Community Pilot projects within the Regional Litter Prevention Campaign. Anacostia Watershed Society For costs associated with supporting the second annual State of the Anacostia River Report. Anacostia Watershed Society $1,080 For support of an interpretive signage project on trails along the Anacostia River. Anacostia Watershed Society For costs associated with conducting a meaningful watershed experience with 336 fourth and fifth grade students. Anacostia Watershed Society For support of eight community trash education and training workshops. Anacostia Watershed Society $1,850 For costs associated with a native planting with 150 volunteers at Magruder Park. Anacostia Watershed Society For a two acre buffer reforestation project on the Anacostia River. CASA of Maryland, Inc. $1,142 For support of a weatherization training course for the low-income immigrant community in Prince George s County. CASA of Maryland, Inc. $3,863 For costs of planting supplies involved in the implementation of a bilingual Landscape Conservation 101 class. Chesapeake Bay Foundation $1,397 For costs to construct a demonstrationscale closed-loop aquaponics system. Chesapeake Bay Foundation For support for biodiesel processor construction supplies as well as education materials. Chesapeake Education Arts Research Society (CHEARS) $4,750 To support the Chesapeake Conservation Corps program and the coordination of its volunteers. Chesapeake Education Arts Research Society (CHEARS) $14,710 For costs involved in the implementation of the Greenbelt Food Forest City of Greenbelt $23,000 For costs involved in conducting a tree canopy study and community tree planting. Clean Water Fund $4,220 For support of the Raising Awareness on Improper Waste Disposal Practices and Impacts to Community Water Quality ECO City Farms For native edibles to support the Autumn Woods Community native plant garden. Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School $2,603 For costs for 60 fifth grade students to attend an environmental education field experience at the Patuxent River 4-H Center. Joe s Movement Emporium For costs, community clean up supplies, and environmental field experience fees to support the 12 th Annual Sweeping the Avenue event. Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) For costs associated with the installation of schoolyard habitats in five schools throughout Prince George s County. Maryland Department of Natural Resources $3,420 For costs associated with signage to mark stream crossings and watershed boundaries within the Anacostia River Watershed. Seat Pleasant Community Development Corporation $2,210 For costs to support the Wet Basements workshop series. Town of Forest Heights $55,000 For costs associated with installing Pave Drain permeable pavement at the Forest Heights Town Hall. Pinchot Institute for Conservation For costs associated with the Enhancing Private Landowner Awareness of Forest Conservation Banking Prince George s Community College $23,628 For costs to install a rain garden on the Largo Campus of Prince George s Community College. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

12 Queen Anne s County- $230,023 Stevensville Middle School $4,000 St. Mary s River Watershed Association $34,606 Easton Elementary School $4,963 Centreville Middle School $2,228 For costs associated for 164 students to attend a NorthBay environmental education outdoor field experience. Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage For costs associated with the restoration of 75 acres of wetlands at the Talisman Farm conservation easement. For costs for 187 sixth grade students to attend an environmental education outdoor field experience at the NorthBay Adventure Camp. Wye River Upper School $1,470 For costs for 18 students to attend the Chesapeake Bay Foundation s environmental education outdoor field experience at Fox Island. For costs to support the Communities with LID Practices as the Social Norm St. Mary s River Watershed Association Somerset County- $449 For costs associated with sending 100 students to the Echo Hill Outdoor School environmental education experience and to support the student-led action Easton Middle School $4,400 For costs to support an environmental education outdoor field experience and a service learning project for 240 seventh grade students. Habitat for Humanity Choptank, Inc. Chester River Association $99,000 For costs associated with the creation of a 270 linear foot living shoreline at Camp Pecometh, along the Chester River. Gunston Day School $100,000 For creation of a 770 linear foot living shoreline project on the Gunston Day School property. Kennard Elementary $3,325 For costs for 175 fifth grade students to participate in a Sultana outdoor education field experience. Saint Mary s County- $112,958 Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. $31,852 For water quality restoration projects at the Greenview housing complex, Great Mills High School, and St. Mary s College campus. Chesapeake Public Charter School For costs for 38 students to attend the Echo Hill Outdoor School s environmental education programs and for native plants for a farm restoration St. Mary s College of Maryland Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve-Maryland Department of Natural Resources $449 For costs associated with supporting a native plant installation. Talbot County- $143,928 Chapel District Elementary School $2,445 For costs associated with sending 60 students to the Echo Hill Outdoor School environmental education experience and to support the student-led action For support the Chesapeake Conservation Corps program and the coordination of its volunteers. Habitat for Humanity Choptank, Inc. $784 For costs associated with native species and collateral materials for a rain garden installation project and educational workshop. Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. For costs to support the State of the Rivers Report Card to include data from the Choptank, Miles and Wye River watersheds. $16,500 For costs associated with a 1,560 linear foot living shoreline project along the St. Mary s River. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum $60,000 For cost associated with the creation of a 270 linear foot living shoreline project at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Pickering Creek Audubon Center For support of outdoor field experiences for sixth through eighth grade students. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

13 Talbot County- (continued) Town of Easton $34,900 For costs associated with an environmental restoration design for Hamilton Run. Lower Shore Land Trust St. Michael s Elementary School $1,736 For costs associated with sending 40 students to the Echo Hill Outdoor School environmental education experience and for support for the student-led action St. Michael s Middle High School $950 For fees for 66 seventh grade students to attend an outdoor environmental education field experience at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Phillips Wharf Environmental Center $810 For costs associated with the development of the Fisheries Management Program including monitoring kits and dissection materials. Talbot County Public Schools For support of outdoor environmental education field experiences for Talbot County schools. Tilghman Elementary School $718 For costs associated with sending 14 students to the Echo Hill Outdoor School for an environmental education experience and support for the student-led action For costs involved in the creation of a watershed plan for the Tanyard Branch. White Marsh Elementary School $2,222 For costs associated with sending 46 students to the Echo Hill Outdoor School for an environmental education experience and support for the student-led action Washington County- $108,085 Chesapeake Bay Foundation $24,988 For costs associated with a 1,000 linear foot stream buffer planting and 1.5 acres of wetland restoration in the Monocacy watershed. City of Hagerstown $22,000 For costs to create a stream restoration needs analysis and stormwater retrofit study for a portion of the Antietam Creek watershed. City of Hagerstown $27,000 For cost associated with native tree plantings to meet the city of Hagerstown s community greening goals. City of Hagerstown $30,000 Highland View Academy $1,597 For costs associated with sending 120 high school students to participate in a Chesapeake Bay Foundation outdoor field experience and to conduct a planting Western Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Council $2,500 For costs associated with sending 48 high school students to participate in an environmental leadership program. Wicomico County- $97,681 Bennett Middle School $4,305 For costs associated with three outdoor field experiences, along with a native grasses and native wildflowers planting. Lower Shore Land Trust $3,414 For costs involved in the development of two native plant events and other related plantings. Lower Shore Land Trust For costs associated with supporting the Chesapeake Conservation Corps program and the coordination of its volunteers. For costs associated with a rain garden installation, rain barrel workshop, and associated landowner outreach. Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts For costs to support outreach on water quality best management practices to non-english speaking poultry growers on the Eastern Shore. National Aquarium in Baltimore For costs associated with supporting a tree propagation project on the Eastern Shore. Salisbury University $4,762 For support of lab analysis for total nitrogen, phosphorus and bacteria levels as part of the Wicomico Creek Watchers Program. Town of Delmar $18,950 For costs involved with the creation of engineered designs of green infrastructure streetscape retrofits for East Walnut Street. Wicomico Environmental Trust For costs involved in the creation of the Wicomico River Watershed Management Plan. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

14 Worcester County- $64,157 Calvert Marine Museum $869 For costs associated with the creation of an interdisciplinary virtual outreach tool for educators and students. Maryland Coastal Bays Program/ Maryland Coastal Bays Foundation $1,910 For costs to install two grow-out stations with the Coastal Stewards on Assateague Island State Park. Pocomoke Middle School $1,378 For costs associated with sending 80 students on a meaningful watershed experience with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation s canoe program. Town of Snow Hill For supplies associated with the construction of a stormwater wetland at Byrd Park in Snow Hill. Worcester County Public Schools Pennsylvania $80,000 American Rivers For costs associated with developing green infrastructure webinars and educational programming. Stewards of the Lower Susquehanna Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Trout Unlimited - National Virginia $545,569 Elizabeth River Project $47,000 Friends of the North Fork Shenandoah River Friends of Norfolk s Environment $5,894 For a 150 linear foot living shoreline project on community property along the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Virginia. Friends of the Rappahannock $47,000 James River Association $47,000 Northern Virginia Regional Commission $16,500 For costs associated with the design of a 542 linear foot living shoreline project at Leesylvania State Park on the Potomac River. Rivanna Conservation Society Shenandoah Resource Conservation and Development Council $91,500 For costs to implement the Shenandoah Adaptable Streamfencing project which includes targeted outreach to farmers, comprehensive technical assistance, and flexible standards for BMPs for farms in the Shenandoah Valley. The Landings at Bolling Square Community Association $11,212 For the design of a 900 linear foot living shoreline project on community property owned by the Landings at Bolling Square Community Association. For support of the creation and implementation of teacher professional development trainings and relevant outdoor field experiences for students. City of Norfolk, Virginia $134,463 For a 700 linear foot living shoreline project along Colley Bay in Tidewater, Virginia. Mathews County, Virginia $85,000 For costs involved in the installation of green stormwater infrastructure improvements to Main Street in Mathews, Virginia. Town of Ashland For costs associated with the low impact development infrastructure retrofit of a municipal parking lot. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards

15 Delaware Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Washington, D.C. $47,950 Janney Elementary School (PTA) Delaware Nature Society For costs associated with technical trainings and scholarships for environmental conference attendance. H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment Anacostia Watershed Society For support of the National Capital Region Watershed Stewards Academy. For costs associated with sending 74 fifth grade students to Echo Hill Outdoor School for an environmental education outdoor field experience. Lands and Waters Ballou Senior High School $1,460 West Virginia $45,000 City of Romney For costs involved in the development of green stormwater infrastructure design. West Virginia Rivers Coalition Maryland-Statewide $135,044 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay For support for Project Clean Stream which cleans up trash and debris from Maryland s streams and rivers. For costs associated with the Chesapeake Commons Data Initiative Maryland Department of Agriculture $100,000 For costs associated with implementing a training, certification, and licensing program for environmental service providers. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) $13,794 For costs to support the Standardizing Non-tidal Indicators for Watershed Organization Analysis and Reporting Water Environment Federation For costs associated with the support of a two day conference on low impact development. $3,450 For costs associated with sending 85 students to participate in a Watershed Explorers outdoor education program. Capital City Public Charter School $4,750 For costs associated with sending students to Clagett Farm and participating in a meaningful watershed experience. Capital City Public Charter School $1,100 For costs associated with supporting 143 middle school students to participate in the Potomac River outdoor education program. Excel Academy Public Charter School $3,340 For costs associated with sending 58 students on a meaningful watershed experience. Friendship Public Charter School - Chamberlain Campus For costs associated with an environmentally-focused school campus survey and watershed education field stations. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School $4,200 For costs associated with sending 146 elementary school students on an environmental education field experience with the Anacostia Watershed Society. Maury Elementary School $4,750 For costs associated with sending 290 first through third graders on an outdoor educational field experience. Wilderness Leadership & Learning, Inc. $4,100 For costs for 24 high school students to participate in an outdoor educational field experience. $800 For costs associated with sending 70 middle school students to attend an outdoor field experience. Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Awards