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cecil county watershed steward trainee Janine Antoshak working to install plants in a rain garden

Photo Essay: A Long, Sweaty Day of Learning Stormwater Management

Daniel Pendick • November 8, 2016
On a hot summer day north of Elkton, Maryland, seven trainees in the Cecil County Watershed Stewards Academy reached an important milestone. They were finally going to install their first stormwater management project or “practice” — a rain garden full of native plants — to improve local water quality and help protect the Chesapeake Bay.  Read more . . .
 
researcher karen akerlof discusses a survey project wih two college students

Annual Climate Risk Survey Homes in on Vulnerable Maryland Communities

Daniel Pendick • October 12, 2016
People living in socially and economically stressed communities in Maryland don't feel prepared to deal with the expected effects of global climate change, like increased coastal flooding and heat waves.  Read more . . .
 
cecil county watershed steward trainees examine parking lot to understand how stormwater would drain off it.

Watershed Steward Trainees Scout for Stormwater Problems and Solutions

Daniel Pendick • September 19, 2016
Marylanders accepted into the Cecil County Watershed Steward Academy visited several sites in the Elkton, Maryland, area to scout for opportunities to clean up local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay downstream.  Read more . . .
 
photo of garden with Bay-scaping

These Students Grow Professionally By Blogging About Science

Jeffrey Brainard • August 29, 2016
Graduate fellow William Yagatich learned through practice how to interview people effectively for his sociological research about efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay. He also learned on the job an even more important task: being a new father to an infant girl.  Read more . . .
 
cecil county watershed steward academy participants install a rain garden near Fair Hills Maryland to soak of stormwater runoff

Stormwater Saviors: How These Volunteers Are Becoming Master Watershed Stewards

Daniel Pendick • August 8, 2016
Meet the people accepted into the Cecil County Watershed Steward Academy. The extended training program equips Marylanders with the knowledge to launch projects that improve water quality in their own communities and the Chesapeake Bay beyond. Why do they want to become Master Watershed Stewards? And do they have what it takes to make it through the rigorous training?
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