The Chesapeake Bay Trust

Working to promote

public awareness and

participation in the

restoration and protection

of the Chesapeake Bay

and its tributaries

Annual Report 2003 From the Chairman

Dear Friends of the Chesapeake Bay,

With the help of many partners, volunteers, and donors, 2003 has been a terrific year for the Chesapeake Bay Trust. In 2003, the Trust was pleased to award more than $1.8 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, community groups, schools, and public agencies—an increase of nearly 50 percent from the previous year. This marks the highest level of annual grantmaking in the Trust’s 18-year history.

Through this ambitious year of grantmaking, the Trust has supported hundreds of projects that benefit the Bay and involve the citizens of Maryland in the process. Trust grants helped plant stream- side forests to reduce water pollution and create important wildlife habitat. They supported innovative streambank stabilization projects—called “living shorelines”—that absorb polluted run-off and reestablish fish and crab habitat. And Trust grants gave thousands of Maryland students a greater appreciation for the Bay through hands-on experiences like skipjack trips and schoolyard habitat projects.

The following pages detail these and other projects supported by the Trust at locations throughout the state. This report also summarizes other notable Trust activities in 2003, including a new scholarship, an urban watershed grant program, and a new design for the popular Treasure the Chesapeake license plate.

In 2003, the Trust made significant strides in advancing its mission to promote public awareness and participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we offer our sincere appreciation to everyone who has contributed to this success. With your continued support and with the dedication of our board, grantees, partners, and staff, the Trust will strive to better protect and restore Maryland’s greatest natural treasure, the Chesapeake Bay.

Sincerely,

Martin H. Poretsky Chairman Board of Trustees . PHOTO © DAVID HARP, CHESAPEAKEPHOTOS.COM; COVER PHOTO AND OTHER HERON PHOTOS IN THE REPORT WERE GENEROUSLY DONATED BY DOUG WISE DONATED WERE GENEROUSLY CHESAPEAKEPHOTOS.COM; COVER PHOTO AND OTHER HERON PHOTOS IN THE REPORT HARP, PHOTO © DAVID

ANNUAL REPORT 2003 1 Origin of the Trust

he Chesapeake Bay Trust is a nonprofit The Trust operates with independent financial organization created by the General and policy-making status. It is not subject to the TT Assembly in 1985 to promote public aware- legislative appropriation process and receives no ness and participation in the restoration and annual or special appropriations. Through its protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributar- grantmaking programs, the Trust encourages ies. To accomplish its mission, the Trust receives private citizens and the business community to financial contributions from the general public act as partners with government in restoring the and the private sector and distributes those nation’s largest estuary. contributions in the form of financial grants to Bay-related programs. The primary sources of The Trust is governed by a 19-member Board of contributions to the Trust are from the purchase of Trustees, including five ex officio positions consist- the popular Treasure the Chesapeake license plate, ing of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of donations to the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered the House, and leaders of the Departments of Species Fund on the Maryland state income tax Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment. form, and a growing number of corporate and The remaining 14 members, who are appointed by private donations. Recipients of the Trust’s grants the Governor for staggered four-year terms, repre- include nonprofit organizations, civic and sent business, education, and conservation inter- community groups, schools, and public agencies. ests; local government; and the general public.

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Martin H. Poretsky President Poretsky Building Group (Chair) Midgett S. Parker, Jr., Esq. Partner Linowes & Blocher, LLP (Vice Chair) Gary Heath Assistant State Superintendent PRIM Maryland State Department of Education (Secretary) Robert G. Hoyt Board and staff of the Chesapeake Bay Trust join Senator Arthur Dorman at the Founding Partner Anne Arundel County Martin Luther King, Jr. Dinner to celebrate the scholarship that EcoLogix Group the Trust has established in his name. Left to right: David O’Neill, executive director; Midgett Parker, Jr., vice chair; Carl Snowden, board member; Senator Arthur Dorman, (Treasurer) Trustee Emeritus; Delegate Richard D’Amato, board member; Martin Poretsky, Honorable John C. Astle chairman; Fran Flanigan, board member; Melanie Teems, assistant director; Maryland State Senate Gary Heath, board member. Torrey C. Brown, M.D. Kim S. Haddow Honorable Harry R. Hughes Chairman of the Board President Former Governor of Maryland Intralytix, Inc. Haddow Communications (Trustee Emeritus) Honorable John L. Brunner Gary W. Michael Honorable Arthur Dorman Mayor President Maryland State Senate Town of University Park The Michael Companies, Inc. (Trustee Emeritus) Honorable Virginia P. Clagett William B. Moulden Maryland House of Delegates Teacher STAFF Samuel Ogle Science, Math and Honorable C. Richard D’Amato Technology Magnet School David J. O’Neill Maryland House of Delegates Executive Director Royden N. Powell, III Glenn C. Etelson, Esq. Assistant Secretary Melanie M. Teems Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Department of Agriculture Assistant Director Ecker, P.A. JoAnn M. Roberts Kerri M. Bentkowski Denise Ferguson-Southard Supervisor of Elementary Instruction Senior Grants Manager Assistant Secretary and Environmental Education Christine M. Dunham Maryland Department of the Calvert County Public Schools Environment Grants Manager Carl O. Snowden Frances H. Flanigan Michelle A. Powell Intergovernmental Relations Officer Grants Administrator Consultant Office of the County Executive Honorable Guy Guzzone Anne Arundel County Midgett Parker, III Councilman Intern Howard County Council

ANNUAL REPORT 2003 3 2003 Year in Review

ith the support of our partners and the With the addition of this year’s funding, the generosity of Maryland citizens, 2003 Trust has awarded more than $13 million in grants was a terrific year for the Chesapeake Bay since 1985. Trust. Your work has made our work a Wsuccess. With nearly 700 grant applications W Trust Commits to Chesapeake 2000 Goals received this year, the Trust awarded more grant fund- ing than at any other time in the organization’s history. In 2003, the Board of Trustees aligned the Trust’s As a result, the Trust helped engage more students, grantmaking priorities with the Chesapeake 2000 more volunteers, more civic organizations and Agreement. The agreement is the regional plan for watershed groups in every county of Maryland achieving the restoration and protection of the and the city of Baltimore. Chesapeake Bay. It includes numerous goals organized into six categories: protecting and restoring living Funding Reaches Record Levels of resources; preserving and revitalizing vital habitats; $1.84 Million improving water quality; promoting sound land use; promoting stewardship and community engagement; From the streams of Western Maryland to the marshes and supporting meaningful Chesapeake Bay experi- of the Eastern Shore, Maryland communities received ences. By aligning its grantmaking priorities with the a record amount of environmental grant money from Chesapeake 2000 Agreement, the Trust is directly sup- the Chesapeake Bay Trust in 2003. In all, the Trust porting the plan to bring back the Bay and ensuring awarded more than $1.84 million in 2003—an increase that its funds will be leveraged significantly by local, of nearly 50 percent from the previous year’s giving state, and federal government resources. record of $1.2 million. The Trust reviewed nearly 700 grant applications in 2003, for projects such as tree Urban Watershed Grants Increase to $647,000 plantings, stream restorations, school field trips, oyster gardens, and more. The Board of Trustees selected The Chesapeake Bay Trust has increased its commit- 559 for awards, approving an astounding 80 percent of ment to addressing the environmental challenges the applications submitted. The average grant totaled facing our urban and urbanizing communities. approximately $3,300. The actual amounts ranged Stormwater runoff, fragmented habitat, and a general from under $50 to $50,000. lack of awareness of environmental issues have compromised streams and rivers in these areas and, ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay. In 2003, the Trust focused much of its grantmaking on urban watersheds, providing more than $647,000 for 24 urban watershed projects. These funds support- ed projects such as stormwater management in Baltimore, shoreline restoration in Anne Arundel County, and rain gardens to protect water quality in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties. The 24 projects involved hundreds of volunteers and leveraged tens of thousands of dollars to make a difference in these important urban watersheds.

Supporting Meaningful Bay Experiences with $580,000 for Student Education Hundreds of Maryland students enjoyed shipboard learning experiences supported by grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust. The Chesapeake Bay Trust has traditionally played a fundamental role in involving students with Bay

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education programs and restoration activities through- out Maryland. This year was no different. In fact, the Trust contributed more than $580,000 to involve students in Bay education, field trips, and hands-on restoration and protection projects. Trust funding supported a broad array of activities such as: growing underwater grasses in Montgomery County classrooms; stream analysis and restoration projects in Queen Anne’s County; schoolyard habitat projects in Carroll County; and field trips that provid- ed students throughout the state with a first-hand experience of the Bay’s ecology. Trust funds helped engage thousands of Maryland students and con- tributed to achieving goals in the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement. Chesapeake Bay Trust vice-chair Midgett Parker, Jr., presents the Ellen Fraites Wagner Award to Mel Noland, accompanied Announcing the Honorable Arthur Dorman by Trust assistant director Melanie Teems and executive Scholarship director David O’Neill.

The Trust launched its first scholarship program in honor of the Trust’s longtime board member and chair- Ellen Fraites Wagner Award Presented man, former Maryland State Senator Arthur Dorman. to Lifetime Bay Advocate The Honorable Arthur Dorman Scholarship will be awarded to a Maryland high school senior or college The Chesapeake Bay Trust continued to honor the student who combines an intense interest and commit- exemplary contributions of Maryland’s volunteer lead- ment to the environment and the Chesapeake Bay with ers with the presentation of the annual Ellen Fraites an equal commitment to promoting diversity and Wagner Award. The 2003 award was presented to Mr. respect for all individuals. The scholarship provides Melvin Noland, a retired C&P Telephone official, at the $2,000 for environmental course work of the student’s seventh annual Maryland Tributary Team Conference. choice. The Trust will announce the first recipient of With an unflagging volunteer spirit, Mr. Noland has the Dorman scholarship in January 2004. planted thousands of trees that have improved natural habitat, beautified communities, and provided living classrooms for students and adults alike. 2003 Commitments to Chesapeake 2000 Goals A volunteer with the Baltimore County Forestry Council since 1978, Mr. Noland contributes more Preserving and Revitalizing than 1,500 volunteer hours each year promoting tree Vital Habit: $581,590 planting and wise forest management. He has built Protecting and Improving Restoring coalitions among business, community, and govern- Water Quality: Living Resources: ment leaders to advance the mission of the council. $316,014 $105,039 Mr. Noland has been a key figure in the Chesapeake Bay Reforestation and Class Tree Programs, through which almost all of Baltimore County’s 150 elementary, middle, and high schools have planted more than Promoting Supporting 3,000 trees Sound Land Meaningful Bay Use: $59,387 Experiences: The award is named in honor of Governor Harry $581,590 Hughes’ staff member who developed the idea for the Promoting Stewardship and Chesapeake Bay Trust. Community Engagement: $442,642 Total: $1,840,989 ANNUAL REPORT 2003 5 2003 Year in Review

Enhancing Fisheries Through Grantmaking Partnerships

The Chesapeake Bay Trust continually encourages funding partnerships that help donated dollars do more for the Bay. In 2003, the Trust announced a new four-year partnership with the Governor Ehrlich signs a 2003 bill that extends the Treasure the FishAmerica Foundation, the conserva- Chesapeake license plate program through 2008 and establishes a tion and research arm of the American Sportfishing small renewal fee that will generate additional revenue for Trust Association. Together, the Trust and the FishAmerica grant programs. Pictured with the Governor (left to right) are Lt. Foundation will combine their resources to provide Governor Michael S. Steele, Trust assistant director Melanie Teems, stronger funding opportunities for important fish President of the Senate, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Senator John habitat projects in the Maryland portion of the Astle, Delegate Virginia Clagett, Trust executive director David Chesapeake Bay watershed. O’Neill, and Speaker of the House of Delegates, Michael E. Busch. The Trust and the FishAmerica Foundation will seek hands-on, grassroots projects that improve fish habitat through the involvement of community groups, New Funding Source for the Chesapeake students, or other volunteers. Projects eligible for fund- Bay Trust ing under the partnership include wetland creation, restoration of riparian areas and aquatic vegetation, In 2003, the Maryland legislature and Governor streambank stabilization, and oyster and artificial Ehrlich enacted new legislation to support a $5 annual reef enhancements. renewal fee for the Treasure the Chesapeake license plate. This modest annual fee will provide important A New Look for the Treasure the Chesapeake additional funding for the Trust’s annual grant License Plate programs. Contributions from the new fee will likely generate $500,000 per year, which will allow the The Chesapeake Bay Trust to fund even more projects and educational Trust and the Maryland programs that engage students and volunteers in the Motor Vehicle effort to bring back the Bay. In addition, the new Administration (MVA) legislation extended the Treasure the Chesapeake have embarked on a license plate program to 2008. partnership to create a brighter, bolder design for the popular Treasure the A Responsible Steward of Donated Dollars Chesapeake license plate. After a 13-year run as the most popular plate of its kind in the nation, the Trust and the The Chesapeake Bay Trust continues MVA agreed that the time was right to refresh the plate’s to be a wise and efficient steward of design and to reinvigorate the public’s involvement with your financial contributions. Ninety the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. Market research in cents of every dollar spent by the Trust 2003 confirmed that the public is receptive to a new directly funds on-the-ground projects design and helped point the way towards initial design and Bay education programs that concepts. Joe Barsin of JEB Design, Inc., is helping to encourage public involvement in the design the new plate, which will be available to the restoration and protection of the Bay. The Trust is public beginning in January 2004. proud to note that it was named a four-star charity by the independent organization Charity Navigator.

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Allegany County Rocky Gap Lodge Westernport Elementary Anne Arundel County and Golf Resort of the School Allegany High School Maryland Dept. of For the From the Alliance for Community For a canoe trip to Natural Resources Forest, Mountains to the Bay Education monitor water quality Park and Wildlife Service student exchange program For an innovative method with the Chesapeake Bay For native plantings and with Beach Elementary. in urban stormwater Foundation at Rocky habitat creation with $1,965 runoff control at the Gap State Park with students and volunteers. Westfield Mall in Annapolis. 44 students. $7,166 $30,029 $380 Preserving Culture, History, & the Chesapeake Bay Allegany High School For a field trip to Port Isobel with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with 26 students. $1,435

Allegany High School For a field trip with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with 22 students. $411

Fort Hill High School For a field trip to Rocky Gap State Park with 60 students. $190

Fort Hill High School Restoration plantings at Freedom Grove For a water quality moni- were dedicated to past leaders of the Anne Arundel County Chapter of the NAACP. toring field trip to Monroe Run with 40 students. $153 Freedom Grove, located at the Chesapeake Ecology Center in Annapolis, George’s Creek established an important riparian forest buffer that protects water quality in the Watershed Association headwaters of nearby College Creek. Included in the Freedom Grove planting is For a demonstration rain the Watermen’s Garden, a unique tribute to the men and women whose lives have garden project to manage been shaped by the Bay. It consists of native trees that bloom at various points stormwater. during the year, which, in times past, helped watermen predict the seasons for fish- $3,608 ing various species. The grove also serves as a memorial to the past presidents of the NAACP Chapter in Anne Arundel County. The Freedom Grove project was dedicated with the help of citizens and students at Adams Academy. Its success was due to a partnership between the Trust, the Anne Arundel County Branch of the NAACP, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Chesapeake Ecology Center, the Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation, Inc., and the Greater Clay Street Improvement Association.

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America’s Clean Water Anne Arundel County Blacks of the gardening workshop Foundation NAACP Chesapeake Foundation with 60 students. For scholarships to attend For a riparian buffer For rain gardens, riparian $1,750 the National Youth planting at the J. Albert forest buffers, BayScapes, Watershed Summit at the Adams Academy. and stream restoration Brooklyn Park Middle Smithsonian Environmental $7,150 demonstration projects as School Research Center. part of the Community For a Bay Grasses in $1,400 Anne Arundel County Ecology Demonstration Classes planting at Public Schools Center at the J. Albert Piney Run Park with Annapolis Department For field trips to Arlington Adams Academy. 27 students. of Recreation and Parks Echo Outdoor School and $27,000 $210 For a Grasses for the the Envirothon competi- Masses planting in tion with 50 students. Boy Scouts of America Cape St. Claire Weems Creek. $1,067 Troop 91 Improvement $50 For a forest buffer plant- Association Anne Arundel County ing and streambank For an oyster nursery Annapolis Department Public Schools stabilization project on to support future oyster of Recreation and Parks For teacher training Weems Creek. restoration activities. For an erosion control with the Chesapeake Bay $2,880 $999 demonstration project in Foundation. Tr uxton Park. $1,008 Broadneck Elementary Carrie Weedon Science $2,000 School Center/Foundation Arlington Echo Outdoor For a schoolyard For a Bay Grasses in Annapolis Education Center habitat planting with Classes teacher training. Environmental For a rain barrel work- 584 students. $50 Commission shop for teachers. $1,495 For a living shoreline $1,713 Carrie Weedon Science restoration in Spa Creek. Broadneck High School Center/Foundation $1,990 Arnold Elementary For a Bay grasses grow- For the Soil and Water School out project with 650 Wonders program with Annapolis Middle For a schoolyard habitat students and community 350 students. School and field trips to volunteers. $127 For a Bay Grasses in Clagett Farm with $1,678 Classes planting at Piney the Chesapeake Bay Center of Applied Run Park and Centreville Foundation with Broadneck High School Technology North with 140 students. 93 students. For a field trip to Fox For field trips to Jug Bay $1,000 $1,086 Island with 18 students. Wetlands Sanctuary and $543 a wild rice grow-out Annapolis Middle Arnold Elementary with 21 students. School School Broadneck High School $420 For a Bay Grasses in For field trips to Arthur For a field trip to West Classes teacher training. Sherwood Study Center River Outdoor Education Central Middle School $250 with the Chesapeake Center and water quality For field trips with Bay Foundation with monitoring with 420 the Chesapeake Bay Annapolis Middle 90 students. students. Foundation with School $652 $1,994 112 students. For a field trip to $1,325 Clagett Farm with the Benfield Elementary Broadneck High School Chesapeake Bay Foundation School For field trips with the with 46 students. For Bay Grasses in Chesapeake Bay $385 Classes teacher training. Foundation with 500 $50 students and oyster

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Chesapeake Bay Clay Street Computer Glen Burnie Key School Foundation Learning Center High School For a field trip to study For a wetland restoration For field trips to the For trips on the industrial and agricultural at the Phillip Merrill Merrill Center and Snowgoose with the impacts to the Chesapeake Environmental Center. Clagett Farm with the Chesapeake Bay Bay watershed through $7,660 Chesapeake Bay Foundation with Maryland, Delaware, Foundation with six 50 students. and Pennsylvania with Chesapeake Bay students. $435 54 students. Middle School $350 $1,990 For a Bay Grasses in Indian Creek School Classes teacher training. Clay Street Computer For a Bay Grasses in Key School $50 Learning Center Classes planting at Rocky For an erosion control For field trips with the Point Park with 10 students. planting on Wye Island Chesapeake Children’s Chesapeake Bay $260 Natural Resource Museum Foundation and to the Jug Management Area with For invasive plant species Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Indian Creek School 99 students. removal, a BayScape, and and Chesapeake Bay stud- For a field trip at $2,500 native plantings along Spa ies for 30 at-risk students. Gunpowder State Park. Creek for the Chesapeake $10,440 $422.00 Key School Bay ecology program. For field trips to Smith $25,583 Davidsonville Indian Creek School Island and Port Isobel Elementary School For field trips to Jug Bay with the Chesapeake Chesapeake Rivers For a field trip to Wetlands Sanctuary with Bay Foundation with Association the Smithsonian 60 students. 54 students. For a living shoreline Environmental Research $255 $2,420 demonstration project on Center, field trips with the the Severn River in the Chesapeake Bay Indian Creek School Key School community of Epping Foundation, and oyster For field trips with For rain barrels, storm Forest. gardening with 100 the Chesapeake Bay drain stenciling, and $24,750 students. Foundation to the Arthur schoolyard habitat $1,445 Sherwood Center. projects. Chesapeake Senior $716 $882 High School Eastport Elementary For a Bay Grasses in School Key School Key School Classes planting at For a wetland habitat For a Bay Grasses in For trail maintenance at Piney Run Park with project at Truxton Park Classes planting at the Elms Environmental 24 students. with 34 students. Piney Run Park with Education Center with $369 $225 53 students. 50 students. $290 $401 Chesapeake Senior First Christian Church High School of Annapolis Key School Magothy River For a field trip to Clagett For a tree planting to For a Chesapeake Bay Association Farm with the Chesapeake reduce stormwater runoff Immersion teacher trip For a Grasses for the Bay Foundation with 28 and engage parishioners with the Chesapeake Masses planting in the students. in activities beneficial Bay Foundation with Magothy River. $340 to the Bay. 12 teachers. $2,700 $203 $1,200 City of Annapolis For stormwater manage- Gibson Island ment and native plantings Country School at the Navy-Marine Corps For a BayScape planting Stadium. on school grounds. $50,000 $105 ANNUAL REPORT 2003 9 Grant Activities - 2003

Magothy River For scholarships to Odenton Elementary Severn River Middle Association attend the fall Ecoscaping School School For oyster reef monitoring conference. For a Bay Grasses in For field trips with the on the Magothy River. $100 Classes planting at Chesapeake Bay $715 Rocky Point Park with Foundation, water quality Maryland Cooperative 20 students. monitoring field trips, and Magothy River Land Extension, Anne $350 an oyster gardening proj- Trust Arundel County Master ect with 900 students. For a bog restoration Gardeners Odenton Elementary $1,987 and a bioretention facility For scholarships for School at Chesapeake Middle minority participation in For a Bay Grasses in Sherwood Forest Boys School. an environmental garden- Classes teacher training. and Girls Club $25,000 ing training program. $250 For field trips on the $908 Schooner Sultana and Marley Elementary Odenton Elementary oyster restoration with School Maryland Dept. of School 60 students. For a Bay Grasses in Natural Resources - For water quality test $1,360 Classes planting at Chesapeake and Coastal kits and native plants for Rocky Point Park with Watershed Service a wetland restoration Shipley’s Choice 23 students. For plantings, interpretive project with 300 students. Elementary School $304 signage, and erosion $1,903 For a schoolyard habitat control at Discovery Village. planting with 14 students. Marley Glen Elementary $19,000 Odenton Elementary $1,999 School School For the Chesapeake Maryland Dept. of For field trips with the South River Federation Classrooms teacher train- Natural Resources - Living Classrooms For oyster reef and ing with the Chesapeake State Forest and Foundation with shoreline restoration, Bay Foundation. Park Service 75 students. and a newsletter. $2,000 For shoreline stabiliza- $1,405 $40,775 tion at Wye Island Maryland Cooperative Natural Resources Organization of South River Federation Extension, Anne Management Area. Hispanic/Latino For rain barrels for distri- Arundel County Master $1,965 Americans of Anne bution to homeowners in Gardeners Arundel County the Hillsmere community. For a BayScape native Meade Senior For rain gardens at Tyler $2,000 planting at Arlington High School Heights and Mills Parole Echo Outdoor School. For a canoe trip with Elementary Schools. Southern Middle School $1,963 the Chesapeake Bay $1,238 For a Bay Grasses in Foundation with Classes teacher training. Maryland Cooperative 15 students. Park Elementary School $50 Extension, Anne $198 For storm drain stenciling Arundel County Master with 59 students. Southern Middle School Gardeners Motor Vehicle $160 For a field trip with For a native plant micro- Administration - the Chesapeake Bay nursery to support Vehicle Emissions Save Our Streams Foundation with reforestation projects. Inspection Program For a volunteer watershed 10 students. $940 For BayScapes at two survey and restoration $225 VEIP stations. projects in the Monocacy Maryland Cooperative $950 River watershed. Extension, Anne $4,199 Arundel County Master Gardeners

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Southern Senior The Arc of Anne High School Arundel County For a field trip to Jug Bay For a planting at the Wetlands Sanctuary with ARC Sensory Garden in 23 students. Annapolis. $125 $1,496

St. Andrews United The Harbour School Methodist Day School For a Bay Grasses in For a riparian buffer Classes planting in planting with 37 students. Centreville with 17 special $523 education students. $135 St. Anne’s Day School For a Bay Grasses in The Harbour School Classes planting trip at For a field trip to Karen Volunteers create a human conveyer belt to move thousands of Piney Run Park with Noonan Center with plants to a five-acre restoration site at Blackwater National 29 students. the Chesapeake Bay Wildlife Refuge. $308 Foundation with 48 students. Weems Creek Marine Trades St. Anne’s Day School $1,508 Conservancy Association of Maryland For a field trip with For Grasses for the For a boat shrinkwrap the Chesapeake Bay Tracey’s Elementary Masses plantings in recycling program. Foundation with School Weems Creek. $1,825 28 students. For a schoolyard habitat $2,775 $275 project with 16 students. Baltimore County $528 Weems Creek Conservancy St. John the Evangelist Alliance for the For shoreline restoration School U.S. Fish & Wildlife Chesapeake Bay and wetland habitat on For a skipjack trip Service - Chesapeake For an invasive species Weems Creek. with the Chesapeake Bay Bay Field Office guide. $23,325 Foundation with For signage to create $2,000 24 students. awareness of harmful West River Improvement $200 effects of discarded Arbutus Middle School Association and the fishing line. For a Bay Grasses in Shadyside Peninsula St. Martin’s In the $4,590 Classes planting at Association Field Day School Rocky Point Park with For oyster gardening For a field trip to Unitarian Universalist 30 students. and reef restoration in Clagett Farm with Church of Annapolis $308 the Chesapeake Bay For Grasses for the the West River. $12,550 Foundation and a rain Masses plantings in Ascension School garden with 35 students. Weems Creek. For a Bay Grasses in Wiley H. Bates $301 $2,575 Classes planting at Middle School Rocky Point Park with For field trips with St. Martin’s Lutheran Weems Creek 29 students. the Chesapeake Bay School Conservancy $300 For a field trip to Echo For an urban stormwater Foundation with 88 students. Hill Outdoor School with management project Ascension School $615 50 students. at West Annapolis For a Bay Grasses in $2,000 Elementary School. Classes teacher training. $15,485 $50

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Baltimore County Cromwell Valley Forest Conservancy Elementary School District Board For a riparian forest For rain barrel kits to buffer planting along be distributed during Minebank Run and a field a forestry teacher training trip with the Living workshop with 25 teachers. Classrooms Foundation $750 to Camp Wo-Me-To with 70 students. Baltimore County Green $4,857 Party and Save Our Streams Edmonson Heights For stream cleanups, a Elementary stream survey, and storm For a BayScape planting drain stenciling on with 40 students. To wson Run. $80 Fourth-grade students from Beach Elementary, located near the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, join their peers from $1,390 Westernport Elementary in Allegany County to plant trees Emmanuel Lutheran as part of the Mountains to the Bay program. Boy Scouts of America School Cub Scout Pack 439 For a Bay Grasses in Emmanuel Lutheran Hereford Middle School For a marsh grass plant- Classes planting in School For the Bay Grasses in ing on Wye Island Natural Piney Run Park with For a Bay Grasses in Classes teacher training. Resource Management 22 students. Classes teacher training. $50 Area with 25 cub scouts. $253 $50 $1,000 Immaculate Emmanuel Lutheran Franklin Middle School Conception School Catonsville Elementary School For field trips with For a stormwater School For a field trip with the the Living Classrooms management planting For field trips with Chesapeake Bay Foundation with with 73 students. the Living Classrooms Foundation to release 450 students. $501 Foundation and a oysters on a sanctuary $5,000 tree planting. with 20 students. Immaculate $1,725 $200 Harford Heights Conception School Intermediate School For field trips with Chesapeake Bay Emmanuel Lutheran For a Bay Grasses in the Living Classrooms Memories Charities School Classes planting at Foundation with For field trips on the For field trips to the Rocky Point Park with 73 students. Patapsco River and Karen Noonan Center 30 students. $1,347 Chesapeake Bay with with the Chesapeake Bay $200 500 students. Foundation with Joppa View $2,000 37 students. Hereford Middle School Elementary School $1,760 For a schoolyard habitat For the Chesapeake Chesapeake High planting with 990 Classrooms teacher School Emmanuel Lutheran students. training and field trip For a field trip to School $1,525 with the Chesapeake Bay Smith Island with the For an oyster gardening Foundation. Chesapeake Bay project with 19 students. Hereford Middle School $1,125 Foundation with $50 For field trips for the Bay 30 students. Days 2003 program with $1,420 330 students. $3,378

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Kiwanis Club of Maryland Forest Our Lady of Mount Rosedale Center for Timonium - Hunt Valley Conservancy District Carmel Alternative Studies For reforestation along Board for Baltimore For field trips with the For the SPARE the Bay Dulaney Beach with stu- County Living Classrooms Program with 300 at-risk dents and volunteers. For a mobile planting Foundation and a school- students. $825 trailer for volunteer tree yard BayScape project $10,060 planting projects. with 120 students. Lansdowne $1,998 $2,000 Rotary Club of Middle School Pikesville For a canoe trip with Maryland Forest The Park School For a cleanup and plant- the Chesapeake Bay Conservancy District For field trips with ing along the Gwynns Foundation with Board for Baltimore the Living Classrooms Falls Handicapped Trail. 20 students. County Foundation with $1,842 $210 For a riparian forest 70 students. buffer and shoreline $1,115 Save Our Streams Loch Raven restoration along Bear For a tree planting, Technical Academy Creek at Fleming Park Perry Hall stream surveys, and For a Bay Grasses in with Turner Station Elementary School cleanups in the Bear Classes planting at community members For a schoolyard habitat Creek watershed. Otter Point Creek and local students. planting with 73 students. $10,693 with 10 students. $25,000 $903 $80 Seton Keough High Middlesex Pine Grove School Lutherville Elementary School Middle School For field trips to a Laboratory for Science, For a Martha Lewis skip- For an outdoor restoration site, a field Mathematics and jack trip, a canoe trip at classroom and water trip with the Living Communications Days Cove, and storm quality monitoring. Classrooms Foundation, For field trips on the drain stenciling with $985 bird boxes, and a tree Schooner Sultana 30 students. planting with 484 stu- with 90 students. $1,200 Pleasant Plains dents. $870 Elementary School $1,377 Milford Mill Academy For stream studies and Lutherville For a forest buffer plant- native plantings at Springdale Community Laboratory for Science, ing along Dogwood Run Cromwell Valley Park. Association Mathematics and at Rockdale Park. $600 For a cleanup along Communications $5,625 Loch Raven Reservoir. For field trips with Rodgers Forge $820 the Living Classrooms Milford Mill Academy Elementary School Foundation with For a riparian forest For a native schoolyard The Inverness Center 80 students. buffer planting along the habitat and outdoor class- for Alternative $1,260 Gwynns Falls at Villa room for 514 students. Education High School Nova Park. $1,755 For a Bay Grasses in Lutherville $2,990 Classes teacher training. Laboratory for Science, Rosedale Center for $50 Mathematics and Odyssey School Alternative Studies Communications For the Chesapeake For a Bay Grasses in For the Treasure Our Classrooms teacher train- Classes teacher training. Water program with ing and field trip with $50 78 students. the Chesapeake Bay $848 Foundation. $1,500

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Baltimore City Chesapeake Bay Foundation Alliance for the For the Summer Chesapeake Bay Environmental Leadership For the Maryland program at Fox Island RestoreCorps Program and Baltimore City with to facilitate restoration 15 students. projects such as buffer and $5,800 wetland plantings with watershed groups in Father Kolbe Baltimore City. Elementary School $11,498 For field trips with the Living Classrooms Ascension School Foundation and a stream For a field trip to Arthur cleanup with 60 students. Fourth graders receive hands-on experience learning about $1,115 oysters aboard the skipjack Dee of St. Mary’s. Sherwood Study Center with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with Friends School The Inverness Center Western School 30 students. of Baltimore for Alternative of Technology & $285 For a skipjack trip on the Education High School Environmental Science H.M. Krentz and marsh For a water quality moni- For a Bay Grasses in Ascension School grass plantings on Wye toring trip to Great Falls Classes teacher training. For a forest buffer plant- Island Natural Resource National Park, a Bay $250 ing at Herberts Run Management Area Grasses in Classes plant- with the Chesapeake Bay with 65 students. ing at Rocky Point Park, Western School of Foundation with $2,710 and a field trip with Technology & 26 students. the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Science $110 Glenmount Foundation to release For field trips to release Elementary/Middle oysters. oysters on a sanctuary, Baltimore Office of School $516 Bay Grasses in Classes Promotion & the Arts For water quality moni- planting trips, and a For the Childrens’ Family toring at Holt and Moores Turner Station Heritage Chesapeake Classrooms Fun Zone area of the Run Parks with the Foundation teacher training with Baltimore Waterfront Herring Run Watershed For a field trip with the Chesapeake Bay Festival. Association with the Living Classrooms Foundation. $2,500 60 students. Foundation with students $4,335 $1,094 and community volunteers Blind Industries and in the Turner Station Western School of Services of Maryland Greater Homewood Community. Technology & For a field trip with Community Corporation $970 Environmental Science the Living Classrooms For a watershed forum, For field trips to Foundation and storm community outreach, Villa Cresta Elementary Clagett Farm with drain stenciling. restoration training School the Chesapeake Bay $605 sessions, and volunteer For a field trip to Camp Foundation and a horse- restoration projects in the Ramblewood for water- shoe crab raise-and- Civic Works Jones Falls Watershed. shed studies with 110 release project with For trips to Chesapeake $17,600 students. 47 students. Bay Foundation field sites $2,000 $870 with the Baltimore Green job training program. $2,000

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Gwynns Falls Herring Run Watershed Living Classrooms Morrell Park Watershed Association Association Foundation Elementary/Middle For a storm buffer For the Stream Teams For the Green Havens School planting at the Jewish program that conducts Project in Baltimore City For materials and teacher Community Center in water monitoring and schools implementing training at the Karen Owings Mills on the restoration projects curriculum development Noonan Center. Gwynns Falls. throughout the Herring and schoolyard plantings. $804 $750 Run watershed. $43,750 $7,000 Mt. Washington Gwynns Falls Loyola Blakefield Preservation Trust Watershed Association Herring Run Watershed High School For a demonstration and the Center for Association For the Bay Grasses in native plant arboretum. Wateshed Protection For the Junior Rangers Classes teacher training. $1,700 For volunteer training to summer environmental $50 develop a subwatershed program for Baltimore Parks & People plan for the Gwynns City youth. Maryland School for Foundation Falls Stream. $9,000 the Blind For environmental $49,090 For a field trip with the projects with the KidsGro Herring Run Watershed Living Classrooms program. Habor City High School Association Foundation and a tree $4,000 For field trips to Arlington For water quality moni- planting with 14 students. Echo Outdoor School with toring and native plant $760 Patapsco/Back River the Chesapeake Bay nursery. Tributary Team Foundation and on the $1,163 Maryland State Bar For promotion of the SnowGoose with 120 Association, Section of annual Secchi Dip-In at students. Irvine Nature Center Environmental Law the Baltimore Waterfront $1,320 For a native plant For a riparian buffer Festival. workshop. planting in Herring $250 Harlem Park $850 Run Park. Community School $945 Roland Park For tree plantings and for Irvine Nature Center Elementary/Middle field trips on the For Project Clean Stream Morgan State University School Snowgoose with the in Baltimore. For a Bay Grasses in For a schoolyard habitat Chesapeake Bay $8,400 Classes teacher training. project for 173 students. Foundation. $50 $4,196 $1,380 Jones Falls Watershed Association Morrell Park Southwest Academy Herring Run Watershed For development of water- Elementary/Middle For Arts & Science Association shed management plans School For a rain garden and For a demonstration rain- for the Jones Falls and For a Bay Grasses in outdoor classroom garden at Mount Pleasant Wyman Park, invasive Classes planting at with 160 students. Golf Course and Ice Arena species removal, and Rocky Point Park. $1,373 with students and riparian tree plantings $240 community volunteers. at Stony Run in St. Ignatius Loyola $440 Wyman Park. Morrell Park Academy $25,500 Elementary/Middle For a field trip with Herring Run Watershed School the Living Classrooms Association For field trips to Merrill Foundation and an oyster For riparian buffer plant- Center and Clagett Farm restoration project with ings along Herring Run, with the Chesapeake 26 students. Chinquapin Run, and Bay Foundation with $2,000 Moore’s Run. 60 students. $712 $410 ANNUAL REPORT 2003 15 Grant Activities - 2003

Stadium School Calvert County Sciences, and a tree Chesapeake Bay For a Bay Grasses in planting with 20 students. Foundation with Classes planting at Academy of Natural $405 19 students. Rocky Point Park with Sciences, Estuarine $243 23 students. Research Center CHESPAX - Calvert $235 For the Patuxent River County Public Schools Our Lady Star of the Cleanup. For a Bay grasses Sea School Trust for Public Land $300 planting project with For a skipjack trip on the For community education 20 students. Dee of St. Mary’s, field and restoration projects in Alliance for the $1,608 trips to release oysters on Gwynns Falls Park and Chesapeake Bay a sanctuary, and a Bay the Middle Branch of For the SAV plantings and CHESPAX - Calvert grasses planting with the Patapsco. oyster restoration during County Public Schools 24 students. $34,400 the Patuxent River For a Bay grasses $460 Sojourn. restoration site survey. Waldorf School of $5,415 $1,019 Patuxent High School Baltimore For a schoolyard For a trip on the Schooner Appeal Elementary Dowell Elementary BayScape planting. Sultana, a stream School School $1,614 cleanup, and a storm For skipjack trips on the For a field trip with drain stenciling with Dee of St. Mary’s with the Chesapeake Bay Patuxent High School 25 students. 175 students. Foundation to release For the Chesapeake $953 $2,000 oysters with 23 students. Classrooms teacher $170 training and a field trip Waldorf School of Beach Elementary with the Chesapeake Bay Baltimore School Dowell Elementary Foundation. For a shoreline stabiliza- For skipjack trips on the School $750 tion planting at Wye Dee of St. Mary’s and a For an oyster gardening Island Natural Resource Bay grasses project with project with 23 students. Caroline County Management Area with 88 students. $50 21 students. $1,888 Benedictine School $410 Dowell Elementary For a schoolyard habitat School Beach Elementary planting with youth in Woodhome Elementary/ For skipjack trips on the School the LIFE Skills Cluster. Middle School Dee of St. Mary’s and with For the From the $1,638 For a Bay Grasses in Mountains to the Bay the Chesapeake Bay Field Classes teacher training Lab and native plantings annual exchange with Benedictine School and field trips with with 132 students. Westernport Elementary For the Bay Grasses in the Living Classrooms $2,936 with 90 students. Classes teacher training. Foundation with $2,000 $50 75 students. Mt. Harmony $1,060 Elementary School Calvert County Caroline County For skipjack trips on the Public Schools Public Schools Restore America’s Dee of St. Mary’s and a For a Green Schools For field trips on the Estuaries schoolyard habitat plant- workshop for teachers. Schooner Sultana, and For scholarships to ing with 134 students. $480 field trips to Martinak attend the Maryland with $2,000 and Tuckahoe State Parks Trust conference. Calvert Middle School for a forest buffer planting $5,000 Northern High School For a field trip to the with 350 students. For a field trip to the Academy of Natural $7,730 Merrill Center with the

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Maryland Dept. of Preston Elementary Center to restore native Carroll County Natural Resources - School trout in Little Hunting Outdoor School State Forest and Parks For a schoolyard wetland Creek. For a BayScape with Wild Tuckahoe State Park planting with 64 students. $1,170 School Grounds teacher For riparian buffer plant- $452 participants. ings with elementary and Boy Scouts of America $2,000 middle school students as Town of Preston Venturing Crew 202 part of the Chesapeake For a planting at James For a riparian buffer Carroll County Bay Awareness Days. T. Wright Memorial planting along Joe Branch Outdoor School $974 Park and Trail. at the Morgan Run For field trips with $2,000 Natural Environmental the Chesapeake Bay Maryland Dept. of Area. Foundation and a school- Natural Resources - Carroll County $2,000 yard habitat teacher State Forests and Parks training with 38 teachers. Martinak State Park Boy Scouts of America $2,914 Boy Scouts of America For a Choptank River/ Venturing Crew 202 Venturing Crew 202 Watts Creek living and For a riparian buffer Carroll County For a native trout display informational exhibit planting at the Carroll Outdoor School and growout system of the waterway ecosystem. County Farm Museum. For schoolyard habitat for Thorpewood $1,259 $2,000 toolkits. Environmental Retreat $373

Caroline County Students Explore and Protect the Chesapeake Carroll County Public Schools For the Wild School Grounds teacher training with 30 teachers. $1,955

Century High School For a field trip with the Living Classrooms Foundation with Learning for Independence students. $413

Charles Carroll Elementary School For a field trip with the Living Classrooms Aboard the Schooner Sultana, Delegates Richard Sossi and Mary Roe Walkup join executive Foundation with director David O’Neill of the Chesapeake Bay Trust to present a check to Dr. Susan Frank, 20 students. principal of Preston Elementary School, accepting on behalf of Caroline County Public Schools. $300 Using a $7,330 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, every fourth grader in Caroline County had an opportunity to experience the Chesapeake Bay first hand Linton Springs and take steps to protect it. In partnership with the Caroline County Public Elementary School School System, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Schooner For a native planting as Sultana, students in this Eastern Shore county learned about the Bay’s ecosystem part of the Bay Windows through shipboard explorations of the Chester River. Following the trip, students project with 512 students. planted trees along streams in Martinak and Tuckahoe State Parks to protect $1,583 water quality and enhance habitat for wildlife.

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drain stenciling with Boys & Girls Clubs of 132 students. Maryland, Cecil County $1,740 For the Ultimate Journey summer camp tree plant- South Carroll ing and restoration with High School 24 students. For a schoolyard bog $1,100 and outdoor classroom. $2,000 Cherry Hill Middle School Sykesville For a field trip to the Middle School Karen Noonan Center For the Bay Grasses in with the Chesapeake Bay Classes teacher training. Foundation and storm Students help plant a riparian forest buffer. $50 drain stenciling with 18 students. $1,255 Linton Springs Northwest Cecil County Elementary School Middle School Cherry Hill For a schoolyard rain For a field trip with the Bohemia Manor Middle School garden with 737 students. Chesapeake Bay Middle School For a field trip to Smith $2,000 Foundation and riparian For a field trip with Island with 15 students. buffer planting with 160 the Chesapeake Bay $1,600 Maryland Association students. Foundation and for Environmental and $1,003 native plantings with Conowingo Outdoor Education 180 students. Elementary School For the 18th annual Oklahoma Road $1,340 For skipjack trips on the statewide MAEOE Middle School Martha Lewis and a tree conference. For field trips with the Bohemia Manor planting with 85 students. $5,000 Living Classrooms Middle School $2,000 Foundation with For field trips to New Windsor 50 students. Port Isobel with the Fair Hill Environmental Middle School $757 Chesapeake Bay Foundation For a Bay Grasses in Foundation with For a skipjack trip on the Classes planting in Shiloh Middle School 54 students. Martha Lewis and plant- Piney Run Park. For a Bay Grasses in $2,972 ing with 20 students. $180 Classes planting at Piney $748 Run Park with 10 students. Bohemia Manor New Windsor $400 Middle School Fair Hill Environmental Middle School For a field trip to Foundation For a Bay Grasses in Shiloh Middle School Smith Island with For blue bird boxes. Classes teacher training. For Bay Grasses in the Chesapeake Bay $278 $50 Classes planting trips at Foundation and a tree Piney Run Park with planting with 25 students. Thomson Estates North Carroll 150 students. $1,383 Elementary School High School $1,405 For skipjack trips on For a Bay Grasses in Bohemia Manor the Martha Lewis and Classes teacher training. Shiloh Middle School Middle School a wildflower planting $50 For field trips on the For a native planting at with 120 students. Snowgoose with the the outdoor classroom $1,950 Chesapeake Bay with 90 students. Foundation and storm $108

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Town of North East Dorchester County University of Catoctin High School For a riparian buffer Maryland Center for For a field trip on planting along North Dorchester County Environmental Science the Snowgoose with the East Creek. Historical Society For a Bay Grasses in Chesapeake Bay $1,615 For shoreline and marsh Classes program and Foundation with 23 restoration at the plantings with 400 students. Charles County Dorchester County students and adults. $230 Historical Society $22,650 Catoctin High School College of Southern museum site. University of For a tree growout station Maryland $9,830 Maryland Center for with biology students. For a field trips to Calvert Environmental Science $308 Cliffs State Park, field Dorchester Soil For a field trip on the trips with the Chesapeake Conservation District Nathan of Dorchester. Catoctin High School Bay Foundation, and For the Envirothon $600 For bat boxes for a educational materials. competition. schoolyard habitat with $2,000 $360 University of 128 students. Maryland Center for $374 General Smallwood Dorchester Soil Environmental Science Middle School Conservation District For scholarships for Community Commons For schoolyard rain For the Land and Water Maryland students to For the Building a gardens with 60 students. Connection residential attend the NOAA Biennial Greener Future lecture $572 environmental education program at Horn Point International Coastal and workshop series in Zone Conference. Frederick. John Hanson Environmental Education $5,000 $2,917 Middle School Center. For water quality moni- $1,000 Vienna Elementary Community Commons toring and a BayScape School For the Watershed planting with 385 students Mace’s Lane For a schoolyard rain Conservation and on school grounds. Middle School garden with 50 students. Education Program to $1,926 For a tree planting at the Trappe Landing Farm & $330 restore and protect the Monocacy River water- Mattawoman Native Sanctuary with shed with buffer plantings, Middle School 12 students, and a Bay Frederick County education, and homeown- For a riparian schoolyard Grasses in Classes teacher er workshops. reforestation with 150 training. Baltimore Yearly $17,770 students. $282 Meeting of the Religious $3,450 Society of Friends Fountain Rock Nature National Aquarium in For a streambank Council Mattawoman Baltimore stabilization project in For wetland and water- Middle School For creation of a marsh Frederick County with shed studies with 400 For a schoolyard at Blackwater National students and community students. BayScape and reforesta- Wildlife Refuge. volunteers. $897 tion project with $25,000 $1,873 138 students. $4,200 Sidwell Friends School Catoctin High School For a field trip to the For a field trip on the Karen Noonan Center Snowgoose with the with the Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Foundation with Foundation with 20 students. 17 students. $1,250 $230

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Urbana High School for a stream clean-up of For a striped bass Poplar Lick, Big Run, and research project. Savage River Reservoir $183 with 73 students. $260 Urbana High School For a terrapin feeding Swan Meadow School study. For a schoolyard habitat $160 project with 64 students. $640 Urbana High School For stream monitoring Harford County of Owens Creek with the Bridging the Watershed Many schools are becoming active participants in the Bel Air High School program with 120 restoration of bogs, a threatened Maryland habitat. For a Bay Grasses in students. Classes planting at $1,650 Maryland Dept. of North Frederick Rocky Point Park with Natural Resources - Elementary School 20 students. Walkersville Chesapeake and Coastal For blue bird habitat $110 High School Watershed Service and trail markers with For a field trip to For stream restoration 13 students. Bel Air High School Fox Island with the and native plantings along $50 For a Bay Grasses in Chesapeake Bay Carroll Creek involving Classes teacher training. Foundation and students, watershed The Jefferson School $170 Aquaculture in Action organizations, outdoor For field trips with supplies for 140 students. groups, and public the Chesapeake Bay Bel Air Middle School $1,140 agencies. Foundation and storm For skipjack trips on the $32,350 drain stenciling with Martha Lewis with 130 60 students. Garrett County students. Monocacy Valley $547 $2,250 Roots and Shoots Crellin Elementary For a wetland restoration Thorpe Foundation/ School C. Milton Wright at Thorpewood. ThorpeWood For environmental proj- High School $325 For watershed outreach, ects at Crellin Summer For a Bay Grasses in native plantings, and an Camp with 26 students. Classes teacher training. Motor Vehicle invasive species removal $1,617 $50 Administration - program. Vehicle Emissions $9,200 Northern Garrett C. Milton Wright Inspection Program High School High School For a BayScape Urbana High School For a field trip to the For a rain garden with demonstration planting. For a blue gill independent Karen Noonan Center 150 students. $950 research project. with the Chesapeake Bay $207 $99 Foundation with 17 North Frederick students. Emmorton Elementary Elementary School Urbana High School $885 School For a Bay Grasses in For a hydroponic system For skipjack trips on Classes teacher training. to study nutrients. Northern Garrett the Martha Lewis and a $50 $131 High School schoolyard habitat with For field trips to Savage 87 students. River State Forest and $2,520 New Germany State Park

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Fallston High School Grasses in Classes plant- North Harford Atholton For a schoolyard habitat ing with the Chesapeake High School Elementary School planting with 100 students Bay Foundation with For a wood duck habitat For a forest buffer plant- and Boy Scout Troop 899. 42 students. and wetlands creation and ing at West Friendship $650 $1,179 education with 110 Park with the Schools students. and Streams Program Freestate Challenge Lower Susquehanna $457 with 70 students. Academy Heritage Greenway $230 For a tree planting For a native species North Harford along the Bay in Havre planting at Susquehanna Middle School Bay Bus Partnership de Grace. State Park. For a Bay Grasses in Project (B2P2) $1,300 $1,400 Classes teacher training. For environmental service $50 projects with 20 students. Harford Christian Lower Susquehanna $700 School Heritage Greenway Southampton For a Bay Grasses in For the fourth annual Middle School Boy Scouts of America Classes teacher training. Riversweep Cleanup. For a Bay Grasses in Troop 361 $50 $800 Classes planting at Rocky For a riparian buffer Point Park with 20 planting with the Helping Harford Christian North Bend students. Our Wild Neighbors School Elementary School $325 program. For a field trip with For a Bay Grasses in $450 the Living Classrooms Classes planting trip at Southampton Foundation with 18 Piney Run Park with Middle School Boy Scouts of America students. 42 students. For skipjack trips on Troop 555 $350 $220 the Martha Lewis with For a demonstration 100 students. BayScape at the Howard Harford Christian North Bend $1,500 County Conservancy. School Elementary School $820 For invasive species For a Bay Grasses in William Paca removal and a wetland Classes project. Elementary School Boy Scouts of America restoration. $200 For skipjack trips on Troop 615 $911 the Martha Lewis with For a bat box with North Bend 150 students. the Helping Our Wild Harford Glen Elementary School $2,000 Neighbors program. Environmental For field trips on the $130 Education Center Snowgoose with the William Paca For a bird box habitat Chesapeake Bay Elementary School Boy Scouts of America project. Foundation with 89 For skipjack trips on Troop 615 $994 students. the Martha Lewis with For a riparian buffer $810 140 students. planting with 15 Havre de Grace $1,200 scouts and community Middle School North Harford volunteers. For skipjack trips on High School Howard County $288 the Martha Lewis with For a field trip to Harford 200 students. County 4-H Center with Athelas Institute $3,000 Woodbourne Day School. For a Bay Grasses in $440 Classes teacher training. Highlands School $50 For skipjack trips on the Martha Lewis and a Bay

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Boy Scouts of America Deep Run Girl Scouts of America Howard County Troop 874 Elementary School Troop 1266 Government, Bureau of For riparian buffer For a forest buffer plant- For a schoolyard habitat Environmental Services, plantings along the Tiber- ing at West Friendship planting at the Young Storm Water Mgmt. Hudson stream with 33 Park with the Schools and School. Division scouts and community Streams Program with $493 For a streambank stabi- volunteers. 120 students. lization in the Cherry $913 $480 Hammond Elementary Creek River. School $37,600 Boy Scouts of America Elkridge Elementary For a forest buffer plant- Troop 944 School ing at West Friendship Howard County For riparian buffer plant- For a forest buffer plant- Park with the Schools and Public Schools ings in the Tiber-Hudson ing at West Friendship Streams Program with For educational materials watershed with the scouts Park with the Schools and 105 students. and plantings with 20 and community volun- Streams Program with $375 high school students and teers. 150 students. 84 nursery school $1,277 $250 Hammond Middle children. School $260 Boy Scouts of America Ellicott City Restoration For a riparian buffer Troop 944 Foundation and planting with 20 students. Howard High School For tree shelters at David Boy Scouts of America $683 For the Bay Grasses in Force Park along the Troop 72 Classes teacher training. Little Patuxent River. For a forest buffer plant- Hollifield Station $50 $75 ing and stream cleanup Elementary School in the Tiber-Hudson For a forest buffer plant- Ilchester Elementary Center for Watershed watershed. ing at West Friendship School Protection $650 Park with the Schools and For a forest buffer plant- For Builders for the Bay Streams Program with ing at West Friendship roundtables to promote Forest Ridge 145 students. Park with the Schools and sound land use practices. Elementary School $800 Streams Program with $14,450 For a forest buffer plant- 143 students. ing at West Friendship Howard County $640 Clarksville Park with the Schools and Department of Elementary School Streams Program with Recreation and Parks Laurel Woods For forest buffer plantings 130 students. For a streambank stabi- Elementary School at West Friendship Park $843 lization and forest buffer For a forest buffer plant- with the Schools and planting at Little Patuxent ing at West Friendship Streams Program with Friends of the Patapsco River at the Pratt Park with the Schools and 250 students. Valley Heritage Historical Truss Bridge. Streams Program with 80 $540 Greenway $20,294 students. For an invasive species $665 Clemens Crossing removal. Howard County Elementary School $633 Department of Lisbon Elementary For a forest buffer plant- Recreation and Parks School ing at West Friendship Fulton Elementary For tree shelters at For a forest buffer plant- Park with the Schools and School reforestation sites. ing at West Friendship Streams Program with For a forest buffer plant- $4,964 Park with the Schools and 115 students. ing at West Friendship Streams Program with 92 $320 Park with the Schools and students. Streams Program with $300 104 students. $600

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Lisbon Elementary Rockburn Elementary Thunder Hill Streams Program with School School Elementary School 113 students. For a forest buffer plant- For a forest buffer plant- For a forest buffer plant- $420 ing at West Friendship ing at West Friendship ing at West Friendship Park with the Schools and Park with the Schools and Park with the Schools and Kent County Streams Program with 95 Streams Program with Streams Program with students. 115 students. 67 students. Chester River $225 $475 $180 Association For a Grasses for the Longfellow Elementary Running Brook Triadelphia Ridge Masses planting in the School Elementary School Elementary School Chester and Corsica For a forest buffer plant- For a forest buffer plant- For a forest buffer plant- Rivers. ing at West Friendship ing at West Friendship ing at West Friendship $2,808 Park with the Schools and Park with the Schools Park with the Schools and Streams Program with and Streams Program Streams Program with Chester River 61 students. with 53 students. 138 students. Association $360 $280 $520 For one issue of the Currents newsletter and Manor Woods Running Brook for one year of the Elementary School Elementary School Waterloo Elementary Quarterly Bulletin. For a forest buffer plant- For field trips with School $5,100 ing at West Friendship the Living Classrooms For a forest buffer plant- Park with the Schools and Foundation with ing at West Friendship Kent Ruritan Club Streams Program with 53 students. Park with the Schools and For riparian buffer plant- 132 students. $995 Streams Program with ings along the Bay at $285 100 students. To lchester Beach. Stevens Forest $460 $1,074 Maryland Cooperative Elementary School Extension, Howard For a forest buffer plant- West Friendship Kent School County Master ing at West Friendship Elementary For a field trip to Smith Gardeners Park with the Schools and For a forest buffer plant- Island and a Bay Grasses For Schools and Streams: Streams Program with ing at West Friendship in Classes planting with A Bay Education and 52 students. Park with the Schools and the Chesapeake Bay Conservation Program $280 Streams Program with Foundation with 18 with citizen volunteers 85 students. students. and 2,500 students from Swansfield Elementary $180 $1,360 37 elementary schools. School $10,090 For a forest buffer plant- Wilde Lake ing at West Friendship Middle School Montgomery County Northfield Elementary Park with the Schools and For a wetland planting School Streams Program with and water quality moni- Barrie School For a forest buffer plant- 96 students. toring at Mt. Pleasant For Chesapeake Bay field ing at West Friendship $290 Farm with the Howard trips, water quality moni- Park with the Schools and County Conservancy toring, and a planting Streams Program with Talbot Springs and 40 students. with 69 students. 122 students. Elementary School $1,386 $1,337 $420 For a forest buffer plant- ing at West Friendship Worthington Benjamin Banneker Park with the Schools and Elementary School Middle School Streams Program with For a forest buffer plant- For a schoolyard wetland 68 students. ing at West Friendship with 400 students. $450 Park with the Schools and $5,692

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Bethany Community Planning Commission quality monitoring sup- City of Gaithersburg Church For a meadow habitat plies with 125 students. For the Gaithersburg For a riparian forest tree planting. $3,585 Watershed Restoration planting. $1,431 Program. $1,245 Burtonsville Elementary $26,680 Brown Station School Boy Scouts of America Elementary School For the Chesapeake Clarksburg Elementary Troop 291 For a field trip to Flag Classrooms teacher train- School For a field trip to Clagett Ponds Nature Park ing and field trip with the For field trips with the Farm with the Chesapeake with 44 students. Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Living Classrooms Bay Foundation with 25 $323 $1,500 Foundation with scouts. 29 students. $330 Burtonsville Elementary Cedar Brook Academy $635 School For the Chesapeake Brookside Nature For field trips with the Classrooms teacher train- Eastern Middle School Center and the Living Classrooms ing workshop and field For a field trip to Port Maryland National Foundation, a native trips with the Chesapeake Isobel with 20 students. Capital Park and planting, and water Bay Foundation. $1,925 $375 Eastern Middle School Comprehensive Bay Education at Forest Oak Middle School For a field trip to the Arthur Sherwood Study Center with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with 27 students. $260

Forest Oak Middle School For a field trip to Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary and a rain garden with 30 students. $582

Forest Oak Middle School For a field trip with The students at Forest Oak Middle School demonstrate the follow-through that makes a the Chesapeake Bay successful project, enthusiastically maintaining bluebird boxes they have erected in past years. Foundation and a school- The Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded Forest Oak Middle School in Montgomery yard rain garden with County more than $17,000 for six Bay restoration and education projects in 2003. 40 students. As a participant in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Bay Schools Project, Forest $380 Oak Middle School uses the Chesapeake Bay as a tool to aid learning in science, math, language, and art. As part of the Trust’s award to support this cur- Forest Oak Middle riculum, 100 seventh graders and 340 eighth graders built and installed School 120 bluebird habitat boxes for the school grounds and participated in an ongoing For a storm drain project to monitor the water quality of a stream on the school’s campus. As one stenciling project. student explained, “I learned that people have the power to cause problems, but $51 most of all, we have the power and resources to solve them.”

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Forest Oak Middle Glenallan Elementary Kemp Mill Elementary Chesapeake Bay School School School Foundation with For bird boxes and native For field trips with For field trips with the 42 students. plantings with 100 stu- the Living Classrooms Living Classrooms $1,185 dents at six elementary Foundation with 66 Foundation. and middle schools. students. $1,999 Mark Twain School $6,608 $1,485 For the Bay Grasses in Lake Seneca Elementary Classes teacher training. Forest Oak Middle Herbert Hoover School $50 School Middle School For field trips with For stream monitoring, For field trips on the the Living Classrooms Maryland Dept. of wetland planting, and Skipjacks H.M. Krentz Foundation, field trips to Natural Resources - field trips with the and Stanely Norman, and the Smithsonian TreeMendous Maryland Chesapeake Bay storm drain stenciling Environmental Research DNR Forest Service Foundation with 340 with 96 students. Center, stream monitoring, For reforestation and students. $1,310 and native plantings with water quality improve- $9,352 65 students. ment projects in Rockville. Hoover Middle School $3,773 $2,000 Forest Oak Middle For a field trip to School Clagett Farm with Lathrop E. Smith Montgomery County For the Chesapeake the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Department of Classrooms teacher train- Foundation with Education Center Environmental ing with the Chesapeake 11 students. For a Grasses for the Protection Bay Foundation. $302 Masses planting. For the Rain Barrels and $375 $1,986 Rainscapes program. John Poole $29,125 Fox Chapel Elementary Middle School Lathrop E. Smith School For a schoolyard rain Environmental Montgomery County For field trips with garden project with Education Center Public Schools the Living Classrooms 150 students. For a Chesapeake Bay For teacher training Foundation and a riparian $1,600 Foundation teacher train- and a field trip with forest buffer planting at ing with 16 teachers. the Chesapeake Bay Seneca Creek Park with John Poole $2,000 Foundation with the Maryland National Middle School 16 teachers. Capital Park and For a riparian buffer Lathrop E. Smith $2,000 Planning Commission planting with 150 stu- Environmental and 50 students. dents. Education Center Montgomery County $1,225 $750 For demonstration rain Public Schools gardens with 21 teachers. For teacher training Gaithersburg Kemp Mill Elementary $1,600 with the Chesapeake Middle School School Bay Foundation with For field trips to Arthur For a Bay Grasses in Mark Twain School 16 teachers. Sherwood Study Center, Classes planting trip at For a Bay Grasses in $2,000 on the Snowgoose, and on Piney Run Park with Classes planting trip at the Stanley Norman skip- 10 students. Piney Run Park with 10 Motor Vehicle jack with the Chesapeake $300 students. Administration - Bay Foundation with $756 Vehicle Emissions 275 sixth students. Inspection Program $2,279 Mark Twain School For a BayScape at two For rain barrels and for VEIP stations. field trips with the $950

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North Bethesda Poolesville Rosa Parks The Potomac Middle School Middle/Senior Middle School Conservancy For a schoolyard High School For a skipjack trip with For homeowner best man- habitat planting with For interpretive signage of the Chesapeake Bay agement practices, demon- 240 students. restoration projects. Foundation with stration projects, and $1,529 $1,448 22 students. riparian buffers in the $400 Potomac Gorge area. Oak Chapel School The Potomac $34,130 For a field trip with the Conservancy Rosa Parks Middle Chesapeake Bay For a planting with the School Trout Unlimited Foundation and native Kingsley Wilderness For a skipjack trip with Potomac-Patuxent tree planting with Project and Poolesville the Chesapeake Bay Chapter 85 students. High School. Foundation with 60 For the Trout in the $530 $1,498 students. Classroom release. $510 $300 Olney Elementary Quince Orchard School High School Silver Spring Washington Christian For the Chesapeake For the Chesapeake International Middle Academy Classrooms teacher Classrooms teacher train- School For a Bay Grasses in training and a field trip ing with the Chesapeake For field trips with Classes teacher training. with the Chesapeake Bay Bay Foundation. the Chesapeake Bay $50 Foundation. $1,500 Foundation with $1,900 120 students. Washington Christian Ritchie Park $1,190 Academy Piney Branch Elementary School For a field trip to the Elementary School For field trips with the Sligo Middle School Arthur Sherwood For a field trip with the Living Classrooms For a field trip with Study Center with the River Habitat program of Foundation with 64 the Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay the Anacostia Watershed students. Foundation with 24 Foundation with Society with 200 students. $1,180 students. 30 students. $2,000 $265 $265 Roberto Clemente Poolesville Elementary Middle School The Barnesville School Westbrook Elementary School For the Chesapeake For a field trip to School For a field trip to the Classrooms teacher train- Smith Island with the For field trips with Karen Noonan Center ing with the Chesapeake Chesapeake Bay the Chesapeake Bay with the Chesapeake Bay Bay Foundation. Foundation with 25 Foundation and Living Foundation with 20 $1,125 students. Classrooms Foundation, students. $2,301 and to conduct restoration $1,125 Rock Creek Valley activities with the Aqua Elementary The Eyes of Paint Eagles Club. Poolesville Elementary For the Chesapeake Branch $1,725 School Classrooms teacher For stream bank stabiliza- For field trips with the training and a field trip tion projects at the Westbrook Living Classrooms with the Chesapeake Bay Beltsville Agricultural Elementary School Foundation with 80 Foundation. Research Center and a For field trips with the students. $1,125 community awareness Chesapeake Bay $1,999 campaign to engage the Foundation with Hispanic community in 118 students. the Paint Branch $550 watershed. $11,485

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Westbrook monitoring with 69 Environmental Research Mary Harris “Mother” Elementary School students. Center, and a native Jones Elementary For field trips with the $1,740 planting. School Living Classrooms $1,120 For a wetland planting Foundation, Echo Hill Prince George’s with 290 students. Outdoor School, and a Friends Community $1,855 County horseshoe crab release School at Flag Pond. For field trips with the Maryland National Alice Ferguson $3,195 Chesapeake Bay Capital Park and Foundation Foundation and with the Planning Commission For the Potomac River Westland Middle School Anacostia Watershed For a buffer planting Cleanup. For the Chesapeake Society for a native along Collington Branch $18,350 Classrooms teacher train- planting. in Foxhill and Pointer’s ing with the Chesapeake $455 Ridge neighborhoods’ Alice Ferguson Bay Foundation. parks. Foundation $1,475 Friends of the Patuxent $1,416 For water quality moni- Wildlife Research toring and restoration Wheaton High School Center Maryland National projects with the Bridging For a Bay Grasses in For schoolyard habitat Capital Park and the Watershed program. Classes teacher training projects at the National Planning Commission $16,513 and stream study Wildlife Visitors Center For a cleanup in the Jug materials. with 30 volunteers and Bay area of the Patuxent Anacostia Watershed $315 50 scouts. River. Society $881 $762 For a streambank stabi- Whetstone lization project on the Elementary School From the Heart Maryland National West Branch of the For field trips with Christian School Capital Park and Anacostia and a wild rice the Living Classrooms For a skipjack trip on Planning Commission growout at Bladensburg Foundation and to the H.M. Krentz with For a native planting Waterfront Park. Montgomery County 14 students. along Lake Artemesia. $17,560 Recycling Center, and for $574 $1,080 water quality monitoring Bowie High School and storm drain stenciling Greenbelt Elementary Maryland National For a Bay Grasses in supplies with 100 School Capital Park and Classes teacher training students. For a schoolyard habitat Planning Commission and planting trips. $2,070 planting with 77 students. For cleanups on the $230 $1,450 Anacostia River. Woodfield $1,990 Concordia Lutheran Elementary School Laurel Elementary School For field trips with the School Maryland National For a field trip with the Living Classroom For a schoolyard habitat Capital Park and Living Classrooms Foundation with planting. Planning Commission Foundation and storm 71 students. $747 For erosion control along drain stenciling with 27 $2,064 a pond at Northridge students. Living Classrooms Community Park. $669 Wyngate Elementary Foundation $855 School For a shad and herring Friends Community For field trips with the raise-and-release program School Living Classrooms with 16 schools in For a skipjack trip on the Foundation, native plants, Montgomery and Prince Dee of St. Mary’s, field and water quality George’s Counties. trips to Patuxent River $18,000 Park and Smithsonian ANNUAL REPORT 2003 27 Grant Activities - 2003

Mt. Rainier Elementary Patuxent River Robert Frost Kingman Marsh with and Thomas S. Stone Civic Association Elementary School 165 students. Elementary School For the Patuxent River For a schoolyard $1,080 For wetland plantings at Cleanup. habitat project. Bladensburg Waterfront $5,500 $175 The Washington Park and Kingman Marsh EnviroMentors Project with 230 students and the Prince George’s County Rockledge Elementary For a field trip on the Anacostia Watershed Government - Dept. School Anacostia River and a Society. of Environmental For a schoolyard habitat tree planting. $950 Resources and outdoor classroom $1,200 For low impact develop- with 650 students. Parkdale High School ment demonstration $433 Queen Anne’s County For a field trip with the projects upstream of Living Classrooms Duvall Field in the city Samuel Ogle Bayside Elementary Foundation and storm of College Park. Elementary School School drain stenciling with $20,100 For a terrapin raise- For a Bay Grasses in 30 students. and-release project with Classes planting at Mill $629 226 students. Stream Park with $1,010 25 students. $185 Samuel Ogle Elementary School Kennard Elementary For an Atlantic White For field trips on the Cedar growout project Schooner Sultana and with 112 students. to the Chesapeake Bay $575 Environmental Center, and a native planting Scotchtown Hills with 45 students. Elementary $767 For a no-mow zone. $513 Kent Island Garden Club Smart Growth Alliance For shoreline restoration, For a sound land use riparian buffer, and report on transit-oriented wildlife habitat projects at development in Prince a historic site on Kent George’s County. Island. $5,000 $10,400 Student Conservation Summer Days Math and Association Science Camp for Girls For field trips and native For a field trip to Echo plantings with conserva- Hill Outdoor School and tion crew programs. shoreline stabilization $15,020 with 28 students. $938 Thomas S. Stone The Trust continues its support of the Bay Grasses in Classes Elementary School and program, a successful collaboration between the Maryland Town of Queenstown Mount Rainier Department of Natural Resources, the Chesapeake Bay For a demonstration Elementary School Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, BayScape planting. For a wetland planting at and 226 schools throughout the state. $1,659

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University of Maryland, Esperanza terrapin nesting site Chesapeake Bay 4-H Center, Queen Middle School service project with Foundation Anne’s County For a streamside forest 30 students. For streambank stabiliza- For marsh grass plantings buffer planting with 35 $200 tion and buffer restoration at Wye Island Natural students. projects on Amish and Resource Management $415 Southern Maryland Mennonite farms in the Area with 60 4-H Monocacy watershed. members. Hollywood Elementary $25,000 Patuxent River $1,082 School Commission For a Bay Grasses in Chesapeake Bay For a tree growout station. Wye River Upper Classes teacher training. Foundation $6,917 School $100 For buffer restoration For a field trip on the projects in farming areas Minnie V with the Living Hollywood Elementary Statewide of the Wicomico and Classrooms Foundation School Antietam watersheds. and a native grasses For a Smith Island field 1000 Friends of $25,000 planting at Wye Island trip with the Chesapeake Maryland Natural Resource Bay Foundation with For a sound land use Eastern Shore Land Management with 26 students. report and map analyzing Conservancy 13 students. $841 smart growth objectives For Eastern Shore 2010: $718 in Montgomery, Prince A Regional Vision, an Patuxent Tidewater George’s, Frederick and intercounty agreement to Maryland Dept. of Land Trust, Greater Charles Counties. stimulate and build capac- Natural Resources - Black Swamp Land $18,700 ity for sound land use. State Forest and Park Conservation Group $17,000 Service-Wye Island For land conservation Adkins Arboretum Natural Resources outreach. For a BayScapes Governor’s Youth Management Area $1,320 Conservation Landscaping Environmental Summit For shoreline restoration conference. Planning Committee on Wye Island. Lower Potomac $2,800 For the Governor’s Youth $21,017 Tributary Team Environmental Summit IV: For a bioretention Center for Chesapeake Land Use and the Communities St. Mary’s County facility and stream buffer Chesapeake Bay planting. For demonstration Watershed, with 700 stu- $9,700 BayScapes and interpre- dents and teachers. Boy Scouts of America tive materials for educa- $2,000 Troop 427 tion and outreach in the For a wetland planting Somerset County Patuxent River Watershed. Maryland Dept. of in the Wildewood $21,100 Natural Resources - community. Carter G. Woodson Resource Assessment $1,509 Middle School Center for Watershed Service, Tidewater For field trips with the Protection Ecosystem Assessment Elms Environmental Living Classrooms For the Watershed For the 2003 Bay Grasses Education Center Foundation and a school- Restoration Institute to in Classes Program with For erosion control proj- yard habitat planting with train watershed leaders 226 schools. ects and informational 90 students. and local agencies on $15,500 kiosk for the Elms $1,497 practical techniques to Environmental Education restore urban watersheds. Center with boy scouts. Washington High $20,000 $530 School For a field trip to Jane’s Island State Park for a

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Maryland Dept. of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Chesapeake Wildlife Maryland Eastern Shore Natural Resources - Service - Chesapeake Heritage Resource Conservation Upper Potomac Bay Field Office For a backyard habitat & Development Council Tributary Team For a BayScape training demonstration garden at For twenty osprey For a tour of farms using and demonstration plant- Barstable Hill Farm. platforms. agricultural best manage- ings in the Nanticoke $6,983 $597 ment practices in Carroll, watershed. Frederick, and $8,175 Environmental Concern Pickering Creek Washington Counties. For a WOW! Wonders of Environmental Center $650 Washington Suburban Wetlands teacher training. For Taylor and flow- Sanitary Commission $200 through tank systems, and Maryland Eastern Shore For the Patuxent oyster reef monitoring and Resource Conservation Reservoirs Watershed Environmental Concern research with 40 students. & Development Council Green School Mentoring For the Wetlands: $4,370 For 20 barn owl boxes. Workshop and Program Know’em and Grow’em $544 for 44 schools in Howard, teacher training for Saints Peter and Paul Montgomery, and Prince 20 educators. High School Maryland Watermen’s George’s Counties. $1,366 For field trips with Association $5,312 the Living Classrooms For the College of Bay Environmental Concern Foundation with 70 Knowledge interactive For a POW! Planning of students. educational program. Talbot County Wetlands teacher training $234 $5,000 at Pocomoke State Park. Boy Scouts of America $1,150 Washington County Oyster Recovery Troop 190 Partnership For a bird blind at Boonsboro Elementary For oyster reef seeding Pickering Creek Audubon School throughout the Bay. Center. For a water quality $25,000 $366 monitoring field trip to Antietam National Battlefield with 94 Trees Take Root in the Potomac River Watershed students. $338 Through a grant of $34,130, the Chesapeake Bay Trust enabled the Fairview Outdoor Potomac Conservancy to complete Education Center several significant restoration and For a wetland to manage protection projects this year. The stormwater runoff with Conservancy planted more than Boy Scouts. 3,000 native trees and shrubs $2,834 throughout the Potomac watershed in 2003, involving hundreds of volun- Fairview Outdoor teers in activities that directly benefit Education Center the health of the Potomac. Along one For water quality moni- tributary, approximately 160 student Volunteers working with the Potomac Conservancy toring on Tom’s Run with helped plant 3,000 native trees throughout the volunteers helped to protect water 1,500 students. Potomac watershed this year. quality and create wildlife habitat by $897 planting more than 750 trees and shrubs along the stream banks. Other partners in the Conservancy’s efforts include the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Potomac Watershed Partnership, Palisades Citizens' Association, and the Nature Conservancy of Maryland.

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Highland View Academy Nanticoke Watershed Pemberton Elementary Wicomico Day School For a Bay Grasses in Alliance School For a schoolyard habitat Classes planting at Piney For an oyster restoration For field trips to Horn and wetland planting with Run Park with 23 students. project on the lower Point Environmental 240 students. $263 Nanticoke River. Laboratory, and a Bay $1,880 $25,000 Highland View Academy Grasses in Classes plant- For field trips with Northwestern ing in Marshyhope State Worcester County the Chesapeake Bay Elementary School Park with 48 students. Foundation with 118 For a Bay Grasses in $813 Stephen Decatur students. Classes planting in Middle School $770 Marshyhope Park. Prince Street For a field trip on the $219 Elementary School Schooner Sultana and a Highland View Academy For a Bay Grasses in stream cleanup for 29 For field trips with the Classes teacher training. students. Chesapeake Bay $50 $924 Foundation, plantings, and water quality moni- Unique Partnership at Work in Western Maryland toring with 118 students. $1,932

Motor Vehicle Administration - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program For a BayScape demon- stration planting. $950

Wicomico County

East Salisbury School For field trips to the Tyaskin community pier Volunteers help to restore a riparian buffer along this farmland stream in Washington County. for water quality monitor- Sixty percent of the farmland in Maryland’s Washington County is owned by ing and field trips with the Mennonites. However, due to religious beliefs, the Mennonite community does Chesapeake Bay not participate in land conservation programs managed by the government. Foundation for an oyster Fortunately, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation has established a relationship with gardening project with Washington County Mennonites, resulting in a unique partnership to protect 110 students. local waterways and, ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay. $3,220 The Trust supported this important partnership with a $25,000 grant to restore 4,800 linear feet of stream and nearly 10 acres of riparian habitat on agricultural Maryland Dept. of lands in Washington County, creating a buffer zone that helps prevent water pollu- Natural Resources - tion from entering adjacent streams. More than 150 volunteers participated in the Conservation Corps restoration project. State Forest & Park Other partners involved in the project include the Maryland Department of Service the Environment, the Department of Natural Resources Forest Service, U.S. Fish For the storm drain and Wildlife Service, Mid-Atlantic Council Federation of Fly Fishers, Antietam stenciling program. Fly Anglers, Antietam Creek Watershed Association, Beaver Creek Watershed $530 Association, and the L.L. Bean Factory Store.

ANNUAL REPORT 2003 31 Applying to the Trust

he Chesapeake Bay Trust possesses a strong reputation as a valuable, straightforward, and trusted grantmaker for Maryland nonprofit groups, civic organizations, schools, and public TT agencies that are dedicated to the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

The Trust’s grant priorities and programs, grant criteria, and application process are summarized below. For more information or to acquire a grant application, please visit the Trust’s website at The Trust supports the Oyster Recovery Partnership, an organi- www.chesapeakebaytrust.org. zation that brings together public and private interests to restore the Bay’s oyster population. Grantmaking Priorities ❏ Meaningful Bay Experience: Projects or activities with students and teachers where Bay and environmen- The Chesapeake Bay Trust is committed to advancing tal issues are investigated through the collection and the goals of the Chesapeake Bay restoration and protec- analysis of information and hands-on restoration and tion effort. Chesapeake 2000, a regional agreement that protection projects. outlines restoration and protection goals, guides that effort. The Trust has established its grantmaking priori- Grant Programs ties, listed below, to coincide with the Chesapeake 2000 agreement. Four grant programs have been established to advance the priorities of the Trust. These programs reflect the ❏ Living Resource Protection and Restoration: Trust’s commitment to fund a broad range of projects Projects or activities that protect and restore the fin- in a timely and efficient manner. fish, crabs, oysters, and other living resources of the Bay, its rivers, and streams. Mini Grants The Mini Grants program allows schools, civic and ❏ Vital Habitat Protection and Restoration: Projects environmental organizations, and others to apply for a and activities that protect and restore habitats, includ- grant of up to $2,000 anytime during the year. Grant ing wetlands, forests, Bay grasses, streamside forest proposals are judged against the Trust’s grant priorities buffers, and other natural areas. and established criteria, and a decision is made within four to six weeks. ❏ Water Quality Restoration and Protection: Projects and activities that seek to restore and protect water quality to support living resources in the Bay, its rivers, and streams.

❏ Sound Land Use: Projects and activities that encourage the protection and stewardship of land resources in order to protect and restore water quality, habitat, and living resources.

❏ Stewardship and Community Engagement: Projects and activities that raise the public’s awareness of the Bay, its rivers, and streams by involving them in One year later, the schoolyard habitat planted at Franklin restoration, protection, and educational activities. Square Elementary School in Baltimore has grown into a beautiful and useful outdoor classroom.

32 ANNUAL REPORT 2003 Applying to the Trust

Standard Grants Application Process The Trust accepts Standard Grant applications for $2,001 to $25,000 on a quarterly basis for projects Applications are welcomed throughout the year. that address one or more of the Trust’s grant priorities. However, grants for more than $2,000 must be submit- Projects may focus on preserving water quality and ted by published deadlines. All applicants are encour- wildlife habitat, restoring living resources and protect- aged to discuss project ideas with Trust staff before ing land resources, and engaging students and commu- completing the application. nity residents in Bay initiatives. References and letters of recommendation or endorse- Request for Proposals ment need not be supplied unless requested. The appli- The Trust’s Request for Proposals program is an annual cant will receive written confirmation that the Trust grant initiative that provides $25,001 to $50,000 for has received the proposal and an estimate of the date projects within a specific Bay restoration and protec- by which a decision is expected. tion discipline. The purpose of this program is to direct grant funding to an area of the Bay effort that is in par- Please visit the Trust’s website at www. ticular need. chesapeakebaytrust.org for more information.

Pioneer Grants The Pioneer Grants Program is the Trust’s most recent grant-giving initiative. This annual program is designed to help develop and implement innovative, cutting- edge approaches that increase Bay awareness, and/or enhance restoration and protection initiatives.

Grant Criteria

The Trust favors action-oriented projects that engage the public. Project proposals that have a direct benefit to the health of the Bay and involve volunteers in the effort are highly encouraged. The Trust also seeks pro- posals that provide matching funds or support from other sources.

Proposals are evaluated on the basis of appropriateness, clarity of objectives, the plans for achieving the objec- tives, and the qualifications of the organization for car- rying out the project activities.

The Trust does not award grants for lobbying, fundrais- ing, endowments, building campaigns, deficit financ- ing, annual giving, research, food, or to individuals. Recipients will be held accountable for certifying how grant funds have been used. The Trust requires verifi- cation of grant expenditures at project completion.

Students gain hands-on experience in rebuilding a marsh.

ANNUAL REPORT 2003 33 Contributors - 2003

Contributors of $10,000 or Bella Donna Estate Homes Elm Street Development Co., Inc. More Bozzuto Homes, Inc. Holland & Knight Charitable Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Foundation, Inc. The Nabit Foundation James and Sylvia Earl K & P Builders, Inc. Richard and Susan Franyo Roy and Susan Kilby Haddow Communications Ledo Pizza System, Inc. Contributors of $5,000 to Kettler Brothers Homes, LLC Tom W. and Priscilla K. McCary $9,999 LMC Properties, Lockheed Martin National Aquarium in Baltimore Martek-Ki, Inc. Midgett S. and Donna F. Parker, Jr. Ocean Yachts MFN Global Financial Services David J. and Kerith H. O'Neill Stephen D. and Angie Pomaro Pettit Family Charitable Contributors of $2,500 to Mildred Poretsky Foundation $4,999 Martin H. Poretsky Provident Bank Tom and Jamie Pumpelly Cortes W. Randell Albermarle Sportfishing Boats Purdue Farms, Inc. Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & All Pro Marina Queen Anne's County Economic Ecker, P.A. Annapolis Striders, Inc. Development Commission Trident Funding Corporation Bertram Yacht, Inc. Russo Marine Financial Services William E. Turley Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marina and Weyerhaeuser Company Ventnor Marine Service, Inc. Yacht Club Foundation Warren E. Halle Enterprises CloseCall America, Inc. Winchester Homes John David Weatherford The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim Welbourne Electrical Services Herrington on the Bay Contributors of $500 to $999 Lianne D. Wendell Horatio B. Ebert Charitable W. H. Harris Seafood, Inc. Foundation Accuprop, Inc. AKA Black Dog North Atlantic Marine Group Propellers Contributors of $250 to $499 Mark C. Thomasson Bank of the West Belmont Bay Harbor, LLC ASAP, Screenprinting and Contributors of $1,000 to The Bechdon Company, Inc. Embroidery $2,499 Boating Magazine Anderson, Davis & Associates, CPA C.I.G., International, LLC Angela J. Barnes Avon Dixon Agency The Columbia Bank Atlantic Investment Group, LLC BB&T Drees Homes Bay Country Lodge No. 831, Loyal Order of Moose Beacon Marine Credit Services, The Dodge Great Chesapeake Bay Swim & Celebration LLC Best Battery Co., Inc. The 2003 Dodge Great Chesapeake Bay Swim & John L. Brunner Celebration featured a day of athletic challenge, Gerard Michael Carey Bay education, and fun for the whole family. Stephen B. Carr and With attendance approaching 2,500 people, this Eileen McLellan has become one of the premier summer athletic Tim T. and Kelley Champion events in Maryland. Chesapeake Appreciation, Inc. Along with the swim, participants enjoyed Chesapeake Bay Commission live music, food, crafts and activities for all ages. Nearly 600 swimmers The Chesapeake Bay Foundation started from Sandy Point State Park and ended their 4.4 mile race on Cheryl's Chalets, Inc. Kent Island, near Hemmingway’s Restaurant. Earlier that day, another Conectiv 400 swimmers completed a one-mile Chesapeake Challenge at the same Jay and Christine Dayton Kent Island beach. Dissen & Juhn Corporation The event, which benefits a number of important causes, helped Donald B. Rice Tire Co. Inc. raise $25,000 for the Chesapeake Bay Trust. Dr. and Mrs. James Durkan

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Earth Awareness Group, Inc. Claus Peter and Christabelle Coastal Fisherman, LLC Eastern Petroleum Corp. N. Arndt Thomas Comparato Eco Housing Corporation Atholton High School June Davidson FishAmerica Foundation David B. Bancroft Ecologix Group, Inc. John and Frances H. Flanigan Ruth E. Barrett Stuart M. Elsberg Howard and Sheila S. Friedman Kay M. Behall Sharon M. Enright Wendy Thomas Greenberg George Beneman Louis A. Etgen Guy J. and Pamela L. Guzzone Elizabeth G. Bills Beverly D. Feig Hamilton Harbour Marina & Herry M. and Cynthia A. Flannery and Associates Boat Works Binnendijk Darrell E. Horney Harbour Host, Inc. Ed Boynton Michael F. Galvin Gary Heath Nils and Ms. Gervais W. Brekke Richard E. Gayle John and Jeanne Heineman William H. Bruggman Juanita M. German Holt Marine Systems LLC The Bunting Family Office Account Patricia B. Gordon Robert G. and Barbara J. Hoyt C. A. Lewis & Associates Katricia S. Guzzi Hurricane Awning and Canvas Chesapeake Rivers Association Andrew E. Greene and Nancy E. JEB Design, Inc. Sheldon and Janet M. Church Whiteman Bennett Lee and Erinn Gray Victoria A. Clausen Holloway & Associates Marine Forensic Technicians, Inc. Elise Cloutier Michael L. Horst The MarketPro Maximum Title Group, Inc. Charity Event Helps Treasure the Chesapeake Jack Martin Insurance Group MidAtlantic Marine, Inc. Primedia Special Interest Publications – Power and Motor Yacht Magazine Ravens Nest No. 20 of Kent Island Regulator Marine, Inc. RGII Technologies Margaret Garono Rhodes Riverside Services, LTD JoAnn Roberts G. L. Robinson Rodgers and Associates, Inc. Trust chairman Martin Poretsky (at left) joins the Treasure the Chesapeake Celebration Robert H. and Gloria E. with keynote speaker Brian Billick, coach of the Baltimore Ravens; hosts Jamie and Schober, Sr. To m Pumpelly, owners of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marina; and event sponsor Michael D. and Melanie M. Teems John Wilson, owner of the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. The Trust for Public Land The 2003 Treasure the Chesapeake Celebration was held on Thursday, Norman A. and Mary Lou Vitrano April 24, at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. Nearly four hundred people Wade Dotson & Associates attended, including keynote speaker Brian Billick, head coach of the Weaver's Marine Service, Inc. Baltimore Ravens, and event emcee Wendy Rieger, the Emmy-winning Whole Foods, Annapolis news anchor of NBC-4. Zodiac of North America, Inc. Hosted by long-time supporters Tom and Jamie Pumpelly, owners of the Bay Bridge Marina, this year’s event raised $54,000 for the Trust. Contributors of up to $249 In total, the Trust’s five-year partnership with the Pumpellys and the Bay Bridge Marina has raised nearly $200,000 and has involved hundreds Gary and Deborah Allen of businesses and individuals in the effort. Gary D. Anderson Lead sponsors of the event included: Ocean Yachts; Albemarle; Annapolis Boat Show All Pro Marine; Bertram; Chesapeake Bay Beach Club; Chesapeake Bay A. R. Meyers & Associates Bridge Marina; CloseCall America; North Atlantic Marine Group; and Architects, Inc. AIA RNR Radio Annapolis.

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Harry R. Hughes Dale M. Johnson Brigid E. Kenney Robert P. Kopta Marine Trades Association of Maryland, Inc. Maritime Marketing Andrew A. McBee John and Debbie McDevitt Dennis O. and Carolyn T. Medlock Brian T. and Margaret Mello Wayne K. Merkel William B. and Barbara B. Moulden Robert E. Nielsen Jeffery E. and Gaetana Odin Ronald A. and Ms. Kathleen T. Patek Katherine A. Pauley Verna Pelrine Grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust helped restore acres of the Bay's underwater David Porter grasses, a vital source of food and shelter for crabs, fish, and other aquatic creatures. Linda E. Ramsden Robert Rutchik Hunter’s Oak Golf Club Ms. Wendy Reiger Eugene J. Scarpulla Living Classrooms Foundation WRNR – 103.1 Radio Annapolis William Donald Schaefer Oyster Recovery Partnership Rocky Gap Golf Resort and Lodge Marianne M. Seguin Parlett Signs Salty Dog Sigma Phi Gamma Int’l Sorority, Mr. Robert Parker, Jr. Severn Graphics Kappa Kappa Chapter Phillips Restaurant Silver Swan Restaurant Anne C. Sloan PRS Guitars South River Federation Richard A. and Flora S. Sossi Rainbow Lithography Tapestries SPIN REI Trader Publications Rudolph S. and Ann M. Stewart Chris and Ms. Valerie L. Suprenant Tyler L. and Debra C. Terry Contributions Exceed Expectations Josephine C. Valenti Peter W. Waxter In 2003, Maryland citizens contributed a record-breaking amount to Wildfowl Trust of North America the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund through the check-off Ronald E. and Donna Kay Wilkosz option on the state income tax return. With support from the Comptroller Shari T. Wilson of Maryland’s office, contributions exceeded $1.37 million, an increase of Paula A. Wolf nearly 20 percent from the previous year. Proceeds from Jimmie K. and Patricia L. Yeatts the tax check-off program are shared equally between Zalco Realty Incorporated the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The popular Treasure the Chesapeake commemo- In-Kind Contributions rative license plate raised $550,000 in 2003. Since 1991, revenue from Bay license plate sales has Mr. Brian Billick climbed to more than $10.5 million. Per capita, Caribbean Arts Central the Chesapeake Bay license plate is the most Chesapeake Bay Beach Club successful program of its kind in the nation. Chesapeake Bay Foundation The Trust is grateful for the generosity of the many concerned Franson-LeFrevre Photography citizens who have supported these initiatives and to all who have con- Hemingway’s Caterers tributed to the success of the organization’s efforts throughout the year.

36 ANNUAL REPORT 2003 Financial Report - 2003

BALANCE SHEET, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2003 (WITH COMPARATIVE TOTALS FOR 2002) 2003 USE OF FUNDS 2003 2002 4% 6% ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents $111,516 $97,875 Investments 9,035,909 9,347,283 90% Agency Funds Held for Others 110,777 72,415 Contributions Receivable 769,984 612,919 Interest Receivable 79,833 99,359 Fixed Assets, Net 15,136 17,802

Programs TOTAL ASSETS $10,123,155 $10,247,653 - Grants Awarded ($1,699,878) - Grants Administration ($304,603)

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES Management Liabilities Fundraising Salaries Payable $23,643 $24,687 Grants Payable 300,168 115,977 Deferred Revenue 23,231 18,790 Agency Funds Held For Others 110,777 72,415 Total Liabilities $457,819 $231,869 2003 RESOURCES

FUND BALANCES Unrestricted $4,665,336 $5,015,784 25% Board Designated Fund 5,000,000 5,000,000 75% Total Fund Balances $9,665,336 $10,015,784

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES $10,123,155 $10,247,653

Contributions - Bay License Plate Sales ($550,380) - Bay and Wildlife Fund Tax Check-off ($686,899) The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s independently audited financial statement, - Other ($101,157) prepared by Anderson, Davis & Associates, CPA, is available upon request. Investment Income

ANNUAL REPORT 2003 37 60 West Street, Suite 405 • Annapolis, MD 21401 PH: 410-974-2941 • FX: 410-269-0387 www.chesapeakebaytrust.org