Please support the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy this holiday season as your contribution will be MATCHED DOLLAR for DOLLAR! Please click HERE to make a tax deductible donation via credit card or mail check payable to the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy at P.O. Box 9733, Towson, MD 21284 Gunpowder Valley Conservancy December 2016 Double your impact today - Your support helps us preserve and restore the land and waterways of the Gunpowder Watershed! Every time you make a purchase on Amazon you can - for free - support the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy! Make an automatic contribution to the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy every time you shop on Amazon - at no cost to you! Go to Smile.Amazon.com. The first time, you will be guided to select an organization to support. Type in "Gunpowder Valley Conservancy".That's it! Every time you buy something through Smile.Amazon.com, Amazon will donate a small percentage of your purchase to Gunpowder Valley Conservancy. Please make sure to make your purchases through Smile.Amazon vs. Amazon (only). If we all do it, the donations will add up. Thank you for your support! Volunteer Highlight Thanks to the efforts of twenty five Air Force personnel and one navy personnel, 75 trees in the Loch Raven Reservoir watershed have been maintained by removing invasive plants and checking tree shelters. The group chose tree maintenance with the GVC as their class volunteer activity after a rank advancement class based at Fort Meade. These efforts help protect water quality in the Reservoir, the Gunpowder River Watershed and ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay. Please view the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy event calendar HERE for upcoming tree maintenance dates and volunteer opportunities. Events and Workshops View full event calendar HERE Click on event to register. Additional events added weekly. Event Location Date Rain Garden Workshop Middle River, MD Dec 3, 11am Tree Maintenance Loch Raven Reservoir Dec 10, 10am Tree Maintenance Loch Raven Reservoir Dec 17, 10am Cost savings on design, installation, and materials! Your religious institution may benefit from this program. Please spread the word! Rain Gardens, Microbioretention Systems, and Native Tree Cost-Share Program Available for Institutional Properties in Northeastern Baltimore County in 2017 Gunpowder Valley Conservancy rain garden installed at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Middle River. The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy received a grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to reimburse up to 80% of the cost of storm water best management practices including rain gardens, microbioretention systems, and native tree plantings installed on the property of qualifying religious and nonprofit institutions, and privately owned conservation easements in the Lower Gunpowder Falls, Middle River/Tidal Gunpowder, and Bird River watershed areas. Your religious or non-profit institution may qualify if located in: Towson, Parkville/Carney, Glen Arm, Kingsville, Perry Hall, Middle River, Chase and White Marsh. Projects include FREE initial property owner consultations to determine the site, size and type of the practices and cost-share for professional design, contractor preparation (as applicable), and all native trees, shrubs, and perennial plants. In addition to these cost savings, the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy will also recruit volunteers to assist with the projects labor needs. What are rain gardens and microbioretention sytems? Gardens designed to reduce storm water runoff by capturing runoff through a landscaped depression that allows water to soak into the ground instead of running into storm drains or on to pavement Systems can be installed in yards, parks, schools, and commercial properties To learn more and determine cost share eligibility, contact Darcy Herman, Gunpowder Valley Conservancy Lower Gunpowder Falls Project Coordinator, 410-780-8618 or via email. Gunpowder Valley Conservancy | [email protected] | www.gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org.