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Chesapeake Bay Trust 2011 Grant Awards Our Bay The Chesapeake Bay Trust ( www.cbtrust.org ) is a state-chartered, nonprofit grant-making organization MARYLAND sparking on-the-ground change in communities throughout Maryland and the broader Bay watershed. O R Since its inception in 1985, the Trust has awarded $40 million in grants and engaged hundreds of CCBBTTRRUUSSTT G thousands of citizen stewards in projects that have a measurable impact on the Chesapeake Bay and Treasure the Chesapeake its tributaries. In 2011, the Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded 330 grants totaling $5.2 million throughout the Chesapeake Bay region, through its competitive grant programs and special initiatives. These grants directly engaged more than 110,000 students, teachers, and volunteers in environmental education, restoration and community engagement activities. Over the last year, Trust grantees planted almost 95,000 native trees and plants, removed more than 580 metric tons of trash from Maryland’s streams and rivers, and restored more than 70 acres of wetlands, oyster reefs, and streamside buffers. The Trust is supported by sales of the Maryland Treasure the Chesapeake license plate, donations to the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund on the Maryland State income tax form, donations from individuals and corporations, and partnerships with private foundations and federal and state agencies. Fully 90 percent of the Trust’s expenditures are directed to its Chesapeake Bay restoration and education programs. Grant recipients include nonprofit organizations, civic and community groups, schools and public agencies. Allegany County- $13,835 Anne Arundel County - Anne Arundel County $715,947 Inspection Permits Allegany High School $35,000 $1,045 Annapolis High School For costs associated with For 22 students to participate in $285 developing watershed tree canopy goals. a field experience with the Karen For program costs associated Noonan Environmental Center. with 21 students attending an outdoor field experience. Anne Arundel County Public Evergreen Heritage Center Schools Foundation Annapolis High School $50,281 $10,400 $227 For support of the development and implementation of a To provide teacher development For costs associated with 30 comprehensive environmental training and the construction of students participating in the literacy program. a demonstration rain garden. Bay Grasses in Classes field experience. 60 West Street, Suite 405 Fort Hill High School Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center Annapolis, MD 21401 $2,390 Annapolis Maritime Museum $35,000 PH: 410-974-2941 For student outdoor field experi - $25,000 To support the implementation FX: 410-269-0387 ences through the Chesapeake For support of the MUDDY of the Terrapin Connections www.cbtrust.org Bay Foundation’s Port Isobel FEET environmental education program in 60 schools. program. program for Annapolis area schools. CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST 1 2 0 1 1 G R A N T A W A R D S Chesapeake Bay Trust 2011 Grant Awards Anne Arundel County Eastport Elementary School Maryland Association for Sherwood Forest Boys and (continued) $1,658 Environmental and Outdoor Girls Club Education Arlington Echo Outdoor For costs associated with the $1,808 Education Center installation of a rain garden and $15,000 For supplies and oysters to $30,000 seven rain barrels. For support of the 2011 engage students in an oyster Maryland Green School Youth aquaculture project. For support of the Watershed Summit. Stewards Academy. Eastport Yacht Club Foundation Smithsonian Environmental Maryland Dept. of Natural Research Center Chesapeake Bay Commission $1,000 Resources $200,000 $5,000 For costs associated with elementary school student $10,535 For the creation of a 3,300 To produce a report on Chesapeake participation in a youth oyster For the construction of a natural linear foot living shoreline Bay land conservation goals. program. play space at the Play and Learn project along the West River. Day Care Center. Chesapeake Bay Foundation Friends of Kinder Farm Park South River Federation $89,100 $601 Maryland Dept. of Natural $3,000 For the creation of a 650 linear Resources-Tidewater For the building of a native For costs associated with foot living shoreline project on Administration plant garden at Kinder Farm purchasing water quality Back Creek. Park. $4,295 monitoring kits for the 2011 For supplies and materials Snapshot project. Chesapeake Bay Middle School for the Bay Grasses in Classes Friends of Quiet Waters Park $2,143 program. $25,000 South River Federation For supplies and materials For costs associated with the $20,000 needed to establish a native Olde Severna Park Improve - development of a BMP demon - For the design of three bioreten - plant garden. ment Association stration at Quiet Waters Park. tion projects in the Arundel on $4,000 the Bay community. Chesapeake Conservancy For costs associated with the Gingerville Manor Estates construction of a rain garden in $4,850 Community Association Spa Creek Conservancy Severna Park. For support of communications $1,917 $7,950 needs and outreach materials. For the purchase of native plants For support of the Spa Creek Saunders Point Community and rocks associated with a Conservancy Stewards program. Association Columbia Beach Citizens native garden planting. Improvement Association, Inc. $35,500 St. Anne’s Episcopal Church For supplies and costs associated $15,000 Maryland Association for with the creation of 1,400 square $7,259 For costs associated with the Environmental and Outdoor feet of bioretention facilities. For the installation of 178 development and installation of Education square feet of bioretention ponds. six bioretention cells and rain $17,920 gardens. Sherwood Forest Boys and For support of MAEOE’s Girls Club St. Martin’s in the Field Day Educating to Sustainability School Davidsonville Elementary Conference. $1,025 $2,163 $350 For oyster cages and spawning For a student field experience For program costs associated materials to help grow oysters in and materials for a schoolyard with 65 students participating the Severn River. habitat project. in an oyster planting field experience. CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST 2 2 0 1 1 G R A N T A W A R D S Chesapeake Bay Trust 2011 Grant Awards Anne Arundel County Baltimore County- Back River Restoration Catonsville Middle School (continued) $579,089 Committee $5,000 Summit School $10,600 For program costs for 200 $557 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay For program costs to support the students to attend a NorthBay Downspout Disconnection and Adventure field experience. For program and transportation $4,745 Stormwater Awareness Program. costs associated with a skipjack For support of scholarships and field experience to Sandy Point communications materials for Chesapeake Stormwater State Park, and a horseshoe crab an environmental education Back River Restoration Network raise and release project. conference. Committee $12,000 $50,000 For costs to support the Sunset Elementary School Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay For operational costs to support Stormwater Nutrient Reduction $697 $17,500 three behavior change campaigns Webcasts program in Maryland. in the Tidal Back River water - For costs associated with the For a forest assessment plan, shed. creation of a rain garden project. program costs and supplies to Clean Water Fund support the Baltimore County $3,926 Forestry Collective Management Baltimore County Department Tyler Heights Elementary For costs associated with the project. of Environmental Protection School creation of the Cherry Hill and Sustainability $2,089 Watershed Action Plan. Baltimore County Department $35,000 For materials and supplies to of Environmental Protection For costs associated with the construct a 450 square foot rain Cromwell Valley Elementary and Resource Management design of eight stormwater garden. School $35,000 management practices. $4,800 For costs associated with the Wiley H. Bates Middle School For program fees for a three-day creation of a Small Watershed Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, environmental education experi - $620 Action Plan (SWAP) for Inc. ence at Camp Wo-Me-To and For 40 students to attend the the Middle River and Tidal $31,320 material costs for a storm drain Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Gunpowder watersheds. For green street designs along mural painting project. Claggett Farm Education a portion of Erdman Avenue in Program. Baltimore County Department Baltimore. Dundalk Elementary School of Environmental Protection West/Rhode Riverkeeper and Resource Management $1,354 Bentalou Elementary School $16,798 $100,000 For costs associated with $2,300 installing a native plant garden For the development and support For contractor costs and materi - For program costs associated at Dundalk Elementary School. of the West/Rhode River Report als associated with the creation with two outdoor field experi - Card and evaluation efforts. of 1,531 linear feet of living ences to Ft. McHenry wetland shoreline at Essex Skypark. Dundalk Renaissance and Sandy Point State Park. Corporation West/Rhode Riverkeeper Back River Restoration $10,000 $40,319 Catonsville Elementary Committee For materials and trees needed For contractor and supply costs School for the Greening of Dundalk associated with the creation of a $3,366 $1,000 volunteer initiative. stormwater wetland system. For equipment and materials For program costs for 73 associated with the annual Back students to participate in a River Cleanup. Living Classrooms field experience. CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST 3 2 0 1 1 G R A N T A W A R D S Chesapeake Bay Trust 2011 Grant Awards Baltimore County Friendship Academy of Halstead Academy Lutherville Lab for Science, (continued) Science and Technology, #338 $3,600 Mathematics and Communi - cations Eastwood Elementary Magnet $3,000 For program costs for 72 School For costs associated with sending students to attend an outdoor $1,324 $2,300 70 students to participate in field experience. For support of the Trout in the a three day outdoor field experi - Classroom Raise and Release For program fees to participate ence at NorthBay. project, including monitoring in the National Aquarium’s Halstead Academy equipment and costs for the Aquapartners program.