1985~2005 - Maryland State Archives

A N N U A L R E P O R TWorking to promote public awareness and

participation in the restoration and protection

of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries

1985~2005

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The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a nonprofit, grant-makingorganization. Funding from the Trust is sparking on-the-ground change in Maryland and developing Bay stewards in classrooms throughout thestate. Considered a nationalmodel, the Trust has awardedmore than $16 million andengaged thousands of studentsand volunteers in the Bayrestoration effort since 1985.

The Trust is supported by purchases of the Maryland Treasure the Chesapeakelicense plates, the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund tax check-offoption on the Maryland State income tax form, and donations from individuals and corporations.

The Trust is governed by a 19-member Board of Trustees, including five ex officio positions consisting of the president of the Senate,

the speaker of the House, and the secretaries of the Departments ofNatural Resources, Agriculture and Environment. The remaining

14 members are appointed by the governor for four-year terms andrepresent business, education, and conservation interests; local government; and the general public.

The Trust operates with independent financial and policy-makingstatus. It is not subject to the legislative appropriation process andreceives no annual or special appropriations.

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ABOUT THE TRUST . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIRMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STAFF LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

GRANT-MAKING HIGHLIGHTS . . . . . .5

A NEW STRATEGIC DIRECTION . . . . .6

AWARD PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . .7

GROWING TRUST PROGRAMS . . . . .8

CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST TURNS 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

GRANT ACTIVITIES—2005 . . . . . .12

APPLYING TO THE TRUST . . . . . . .34

CONTRIBUTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

FINANCIAL REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . .40

BALANCE SHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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Dear Friends of the Chesapeake Bay,

The year 2005 was a milestone one for the Chesapeake Bay Trust. We celebrated our 20th

anniversary, awarded yet another record amount of funding for Bay restoration and educationprojects, and developed a new, ambitious strategic plan that puts us on course to do even more for the Bay.

Beginning with a small donation of just over $700 in 1985, the Trust has grown into a nationalmodel that has awarded more than $16 million in grants and engaged hundreds of thousands of Marylanders in on-the-ground Bay restoration and education projects. The Trust’s success is a direct result of the strong and generous support of Marylanders who purchase Bay plates anddonate to the Bay tax check-off program, and volunteer thousands of hours getting their feetwet and hands dirty completing projects that benefit the Chesapeake Bay, its rivers, and thecommunities of Maryland.

Although much has been accomplished in our 20 years, the Chesapeake Bay,now more than ever, needs greater support of restoration and education

programs, pioneering technologies, and models of excellence from whichto learn and be inspired. Recognizing this, the Trust completed a strategic plan that sets a path for significant and focused growth thatwill bolster our commitment to watershed organizations, schools,public agencies, and community groups that are dedicated to cleaning up the Chesapeake.

Additionally, to meet the growing needs of organizations working to restore the Bay and its rivers, this year the Chesapeake Bay Trust

awarded its largest amount ever—more than $2.1 million. This grant giving trend should continue as the Trust has set a goal of increasing grant

awards each year for the next five years. Trust grants focus funding on intensive local watershed projects that aim to produce measurable water quality improvements, supportliving shoreline restoration, build the capacity of local watershed organizations, and continue to support essential Bay education programs.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we offer our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to the Trust’s success.

Sincerely,

Midgett S. Parker, Jr.ChairmanBoard of Trustees

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Board of Trustees

Midgett S. Parker, Jr., Esq., ChairPartnerLinowes & Blocher, LLP

Paul J. Allen Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs DivisionConstellation Energy

Honorable John C. AstleMaryland State Senator

Honorable Russell BrinsfieldExecutive DirectorMaryland Center for Agro-Ecology

Honorable Torrey C. Brown, M.D.Chairman of the Board Intralytix, Inc.

Peter G. ByrnesFormer President and CEO Winchester Homes, Inc. (ret.)

Honorable Virginia P. ClagettMaryland State Delegate

Craig A. EricksonVice President of Financial Planning and AnalysisErickson Retirement Communities

Frances H. FlaniganEnvironmental Consultant

J. Matthew GambrillOwnerCalvert Marina

Gary HeathAssistant State Superintendent Maryland State Department ofEducation

Robert G. HoytFounding PartnerEcoLogix Group

Virginia KearneyDeputy Director, Water Management AdministrationMaryland Department of theEnvironment

Louise LawrenceChief, Office of Resource ConservationDepartment of Agriculture

Honorable T. Bryan McIntireCouncilmanBaltimore County

Martin H. PoretskyPresidentPoretsky Building Group

JoAnn M. RobertsSupervisor of Elementary Instruction and Environmental EducationCalvert County Public Schools

Philip S. SmithPresident and CEOCAPTEL

Martin J. WeinsteinPartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher

Trustees Emeritus

Honorable Arthur DormanFormer Maryland State Senator

Honorable Harry R. Hughes Former Governor of Maryland

Staff

David J. O’NeillExecutive Director

Melanie M. TeemsAssistant Director for Finance and Administration

Jana Davis, Ph.D.Assistant Director for Programs

Molly Alton MullinsDirector of Communications

Kerri M. BentkowskiSenior Grants Manager

Christine DunhamSenior Grants Manager

Jennifer PruchniewskiGrants Administrator

Heather AdamsAdministrative Officer

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Chesapeake Bay Trust board members Martin Weinstein, Peter Byrnes and Gary Heath gather at the Trust’s Partnership for the Bay Celebration.

New Program Awards More Than $310,000 forLiving Shoreline Restoration

On the banks of BackCreek in Annapolis,Congressman Benjamin L.Cardin joined RebeccaLent, representing theNOAA Fisheries Service,and local and state offi-cials to announce morethan $310,000 in grantfunding for living shore-line projects throughoutthe Bay region. Thegrants, provided througha unique public/privatepartnership, are helping torestore critical shorelinehabitat along the Bay andits rivers.

The Living Shoreline Grants program was created topromote natural shoreline restoration projects, commonlyknown as “living shorelines” around the Chesapeake Bay. In its inaugural year, eight projects received more than$310,000. In turn, the grant awards will leverage nearly$500,000 in public and private funds and will restore thousands of feet of shoreline, restore and create thousandsof square feet of wetlands and buffers, and educate hundredsof citizens about the benefits of living shorelines.

Funds for the grant program were provided through a partnership that includes the Chesapeake Bay Trust,National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Restoration Center, and the Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment.

Trust and FishAmerica Award More Than $28,000 for Fisheries Grants

In its second year of the partnership, the Chesapeake BayTrust and the FishAmerica Foundation awarded $28,508 tothree projects. The grant program provides funding torestore fish habitat, improve water quality, and enhance fishstocks in the Chesapeake Bay and its Maryland tributaries.

Grants awarded through this partnership fund hands-on,grassroots projects involving community groups, studentsand other volunteers. Project types include riparian restora-tion, streambank stabilization, instream habitat restoration,artificial and oyster reef restoration, wetland creation andenhancement, and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV)plantings.

Nearly $600,000 Invested in Intensive Local Watershed Restoration

Increasingly, Bay organizations are focusing their attentionon targeted actions that can make a measurable impact onwater quality and wildlife habitat in their local streams andrivers. These targeted watershed initiatives are driven by adesire of local groups to make a difference and to stimulatefurther involvement by citizens, governments, and funding partners by showing progress on-the-ground. TheChesapeake Bay Trust’s newly created Targeted WatershedGrant Program is designed to help Bay organizationsachieve local restoration and protection goals, and, byextension, advance the objectives of the Chesapeake Bayrestoration effort.

In 2005, the Trust awarded four grants totaling nearly$600,000 to support on-the-ground restoration activities that will result in measurable improvements in local waterquality. The organizations selected to receive funding were:Potomac Conservancy, Montgomery County; Alliance forCommunity Education, Anne Arundel County; Beaver CreekWatershed Association, Washington County; and CarolineSoil Conservation District, Caroline County.


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A N O T H E R Y E A R O F R E C O R D G R A N T - M A K I N G : More Than $2 Million Awarded to Groups Dedicated to the Bay’s Recovery

The demand for grant funding for projects that benefit the Bay and its rivers was at an all-time high in 2005. The Chesapeake BayTrust responded with a record grant-making year, awarding $2,100,996 to support Maryland organizations, schools and communitiesin their efforts to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. The Trust’s 2005 giving marks an increase from the previous year’s record amount of $1.9 million and is the fifth consecutive year of increased grant funding. The Board of Trusteesreviewed 567 grant requests and responded favorably to 455. The average grant totaled approximately $4,617. Grant awardsranged from $96 to $150,000.

Congressman Ben Cardin joinsTrust Board Chairman MidgettParker and Rebecca Lent, NOAAFisheries Service, in presenting a living shoreline grant toAnnapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer.

David O’Neill joins State Senator Brian Frosh, CongressmanChris Van Hollen, and Potomac Conservancy President MatthewLogan to announce a $150,000 Targeted Watershed Grant to the Conservancy.

Projects funded through this grant program address the most pressing water pollution challenges facing a smallwatershed and, in turn, result in measurable improvementsto water quality and wildlife habitat. The program encouragesinnovative approaches and strategic partnerships to advancethis goal, and aims to produce a number of models that canbe replicated in other watersheds across the state.

New Capacity Building Grant ProgramStrengthens Bay Organizations

In order to do more to help the Bay and its rivers, Bay organizations overwhelmingly expressed a need for financialsupport to expand volunteer programs, build a strong membership base, improve office technology, and for otheroperational needs of their organizations. The ChesapeakeBay Trust responded by establishing a new grant program to build the operational capacity of organizations that arededicated to protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Inits first year, the Trust awarded $140,201 to nine local bayrestoration and protection organizations.

Grant award winners are eligible for up to three years offunding, for a total of up to $75,000, through the program.

Grant applicants are required to demonstrate a record ofcompleting volunteer-based bay restoration and protectionprojects, organizational stability with board involvement anda membership base, and a need for additional funding togrow their capacity and enhance restoration and protectioninitiatives that engage volunteers.

Trust Begins Funding in the Coastal Bays andYoughiogheny River Watershed

In a new initiative supported by Governor Robert L. Ehrlich,Jr., and the Maryland Legislature, the Chesapeake Bay Trusthas expanded eligibility for its grant programs to include theMaryland Coastal Bays and Western Maryland’sYoughiogheny River watershed.

In the Coastal Bays watershed, the Trust is partneringwith the Maryland Coastal Bays Program to offer grants for conservation projects located in the Maryland CoastalBays. Organizations in the Youghiogheny River watershed inMaryland’s western counties may apply for funding throughthe Trust’s Mini and Stewardship Grant Programs. The firstgrants through these new partnerships will be awarded in 2006.

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With the input and advice of hundreds of grantees and partners, the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s board of trustees and staff took part in a comprehensive process that identified the organization’s strategic direction for the next five years.

As a result of this planning effort, the Chesapeake Bay Trust has seta path for significant, focused growth. During the next five years, the Trust will direct its resources and efforts to:

• Target funding toward local watershed restoration efforts that will result in measurable water quality improvements;

• Strengthen current programs and develop new initiatives to promote and support cost-effective approaches to pollution reduction;

• Build greater local capacity to implement Bay and river restoration programs; and,

• Establish a model tracking and evaluation system.

You can read more about the Trust’s strategic plan on our website,www.cbtrust.org.

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Baltimore County Student Receives Arthur Dorman Scholarship

In 2005, the Chesapeake Bay Trust selected Christina Bruce of Owings Mills High School in Baltimore County asthe second recipient of the Honorable Arthur DormanScholarship. The award is accompanied by a $2,000 collegescholarship. Named in honor of Maryland Senator ArthurDorman, the award is given to a Maryland student who combines an intense commitment to the environment andthe Chesapeake Bay, with an equal commitment to strength-ening community awareness by promoting diversity andrespect for all individuals.

Ms. Bruce is an active member of her school and local community. Her many accomplishments include volunteering more than 100 hours at the National Aquariumin Baltimore, serving as the community service chair for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and participating in the Elijah Cummings Youth Program inIsrael, which offers students the chance to travel to Israeland learn about the culture and the history of the region by promoting understanding between American and Middle Eastern cultures. Ms. Bruce also chairs the DiversityAwareness Committee of the Student Leadership Council at her high school.

Trust Teacher of the Year Awards Go to Carroll and Allegany County Teachers

Pam Sherfey, a fourth-grade teacher at Linton SpringsElementary School in Carroll County, and Alan Hammond,

an environmental science teacher at Allegany High School inAllegany County, were selected as the 2005 Teacher of theYear winners.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust Teacher of the Year awardscelebrate the contributions that Maryland teachers make to restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay. The Trustpresents this award to two teachers—one elementary or middle school teacher and one high school teacher—whodemonstrate a genuine and sustained commitment to Bayeducation, field experiences and restoration efforts, whilesimultaneously advancing student achievement.

Pam Sherfey encourages her fourth-grade students toidentify and analyze problem areas and then investigate andcompare possible solutions—blending science, social studies,math, and language arts throughout the process. Her school-wide projects include creating a wetland, installing a nativegarden, establishing a rain garden, and planting a meadow to provide wildlife habitat.

Alan Hammond launched the environmental educationprogram at his school 12 years ago and has since nurtured it into one of the school’s most popular programs. He hasbecome a leader in environmental education in westernMaryland, inspiring students toward related career paths,mentoring colleagues with similar programs, and garneringwidespread participation in hands-on projects that benefitlocal waterways and, ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay.


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Christina Bruce, recipient of the 2005 Honorable Arthur DormanScholarship, joins Trust Board Chairman Midgett Parker at the18th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Dinner.

The 2005 Teacher of the Year award winners and finalists gatherwith Chesapeake Bay Trust Board Members and staff at theMaryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Educatorsannual meeting. From left: David O’Neill, Chesapeake Bay TrustExecutive Director; Midgett Parker, Chairman of the ChesapeakeBay Trust Board of Trustees; Gary Heath, Chesapeake Bay TrustBoard of Trustees; Pam Sherfey, Teacher of the Year AwardWinner; Alan Hammond, Teacher of the Year Award Winner;Billie Bradshaw, Finalist; Michael Powell, Finalist; SandraGeddes, Finalist; JoAnn Roberts, Chesapeake Bay Trust Board of Trustees; Margaret Paul, Finalist.


New Bay Plate Design Helps Boost Funding forChesapeake Bay Protection

More than 85,000 Maryland residents showed their prideand support for the Bay by purchasing the newly redesignedTreasure the Chesapeake license plates in 2004, raising more than $850,000 for Bay restoration and protection projects.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust celebrated the success of thenew Bay plate by hosting a reception in Annapolis attendedby many members of the Maryland General Assembly, stateagency representatives, leaders of river and watershedgroups, and community leaders. Additionally, sponsors ofthe Bay plate promotional campaign—Constellation Energy,Comcast and the Baltimore Sun—were recognized for theirsupport.

Since its inception in 1990, Marylanders have made the Bay plate program a great success. In fact, Maryland citi-zens have purchased more than one million Bay plates,which is the highest amount per capita of any commemorativeplate in the nation. In total, the Bay plate program has raisedmore than $12 million for Bay and river restoration projects.

Washington County Conservationist Receives Ellen Fraites Wagner Award

The Chesapeake Bay Trust presented the 2005Ellen Fraites Wagner Award to Doug Hutzell,a resident of Washington County, Maryland.Mr. Hutzell is a founder of the Beaver Creek Watershed Association in WashingtonCounty, where he also serves as the presidentof the Mid-Atlantic Council of the Federationof Fly Fishers. He has been a long-time localchampion for the restoration of the BeaverCreek Watershed, a tributary to the AntietamRiver, often serving as the trusted liaisonbetween farmers and government and nongovernmental organizations.

In addition, Mr. Hutzell has been successful at securing federal, state, and privatefunding to support the initiatives in BeaverCreek. In partnership with the WashingtonCounty Soil Conservation District and theChesapeake Bay Foundation, he has

spearheaded a number of restoration projects and streamcleanups as well as the effort to designate a segment of

Beaver Creek as a fly fishing only catch-and-release trout stream.

The award program was created in honor of Ellen Fraites Wagner, Governor HarryHughes’s staff member who was instrumentalin creating the Chesapeake Bay Trust. Theaward recognizes a community volunteer whohas made exceptional contributions to theprotection and restoration of the ChesapeakeBay. Award winners receive a bronze statue of a blue heron and a $5,000 award.

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Doug Hutzell was presented with the 2005 Ellen Fraites Wagner Award at theMaryland Tributary Strategy Teams Annual Meeting.

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Delegate Maggie McIntosh, chair of the Environmental MattersCommittee, addresses guests at the Trust’s Partnership for theBay Celebration.

Trust Launches Campaign to Double Number of Bay Plates

In 2005, the Chesapeake Bay Trust launched a campaign to double the number of Bay plates on the road. Doubling the number of Bay plates on the road would initially raise$3.5 million for Bay restoration projects. In addition, Bayplate owners pay a $10 renewal fee every two years. Overfive years, doubling the number of plates could raise up to $17.5 million for on-the-ground Bay restoration projects.This level of funding would double the Trust’s investment in organizations and schools that are dedicated to improving Bay water quality and wildlife habitats, and help the Trust leverage millions more for the Bay.

To help the Trust reach this ambitious goal, Comcast has generously boosted the Trust’s advertising efforts by providing an in-kind contribution of advertising time valued at more than $150,000.


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In March, Governor Robert L.Ehrlich, Jr., encouraged Marylandersto contribute to the ChesapeakeBay and Endangered Species Fundvia line 37 on their Maryland state

income tax forms. Donations to thefund directly support Bay and wildlife

restoration projects throughout the stateand are split evenly between the Chesapeake Bay Trust andthe Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlifeand Heritage Program.

At the event, Governor Ehrlich was joined by studentsfrom Georgetown East Elementary School. These studentsreceive grant funding from the Chesapeake Bay Trust toparticipate in hands-on Bay education programs, includingraising terrapins, bay grasses and native plants for use inrestoration projects in their schoolyard and in rivers thatfeed into the Bay. The project is part of Arlington EchoOutdoor Education Center’s Chesapeake Connections program, also funded in part by the Trust.

In 2004, Marylanders donated nearly $1.5 million tothe tax check-off fund.

Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. joins students fromGeorgetown East Elementary School to promote Marylanderswho contribute to programs funded by the Chesapeake BayTax Check-Off Program.

Marylanders Continue Strong Support of Chesapeake Bay Tax Check-Off

n April 21, more than 500 supporters joined theChesapeake Bay Trust at its annual gala, the Treasurethe Chesapeake Celebration to celebrate the Trust’s20th anniversary. The event, held at the Chesapeake

Bay Beach Club on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, raised morethan $63,000 for Trust programs.

Founded through the Generosity of Marylanders

Twenty years ago, the Trust began with the passing of a hat.In 1985, Dr. Torrey Brown (the secretary of the MarylandDepartment of Natural Resources at the time) made a presentation to the Maryland Municipal League about theproblems facing the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers.

After hearing the presentation, Mayor Robert DiPietro of Laurel spoke up and noted that it was going to take a lotof money to restore the bay. With that, Mayor DiPietro tookoff his hat, put a few dollars in it, and passed it around theroom.

That day, more than $750 was collected and given to Dr. Brown to put toward efforts to clean up the Chesapeake

Bay. But he wasn’t quitesure what to do with thedonations. Simply addingthe donations to the state’sbudget would mean that the money would disappear into a mass ofprograms.

So, Dr. Brown took the$752 to a meeting withthen Governor HarryHughes and Ellen FraitesWagner, a member of the governor’s staff, wherethey hatched a plan to

create a nonprofit organization that would be able to acceptprivate donations to help fund the restoration of the Bay andits rivers. Later that year, a bill to create the Chesapeake BayTrust passed the General Assembly and was signed into law by Governor Hughes.

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OJamie Pumpelly, host of the Trust’s Treasure the Chesapeakecelebration, joins Governor HarryHughes at the kick-off of the Trust’s 20th Anniversary year.

CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO MARYLAND AND THE BAY Memorable Moments in Trust History

1985Governor Hughesand the MarylandGeneral Assemblycreate theChesapeake Bay Trust.

1986Trust awards itsfirst grants to nine Bay projectstotaling $86,000.

1989Governor Schaeferlaunches theChesapeake BayFund tax check-off.It has raised morethan $7.5 millionsince 1989.

1990Trust supports morethan $1 million inBay projects sinceinception.

1991Popular Treasurethe Chesapeakelicense plate created—now considered anational model.

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A Long History of Helping Marylanders Restoreand Protect the Bay

Shortly after it was created, the Chesapeake Bay Trust beganproviding grants to Marylanders working to restore and protectthe Chesapeake Bay. In its first year, the Trust awarded ninegrants, totaling $85,658. Public participation programs and awetlands nursery were among these first Trust-funded projects.

Twenty years later, the Trust is considered a nationalmodel and has awarded $15 million, supporting thousandsof projects throughout Maryland. With the assistance ofTrust grants, Marylanders are changing the landscape oftheir communities. Trust grants have helped citizens plantthousands of trees, restore many miles of forest buffers andshorelines, raise and release millions of oysters into riversand the Bay, and restore and protect hundreds of acres of bay grasses and marshes.

Thank You, Marylanders!

More than a million Marylanders have helped to play a partin the Trust’s success. Hundreds of thousands of volunteersand students have participated in Trust-funded projects. Andhundreds of thousands of Marylanders have supported the

Trust by purchasing a Bay plate, donating to the

Chesapeake Bay Tax Check-off program, or making a directdonation to the Trust.

Constellation Energy Supports Trust’s 20th Anniversary

Constellation Energy has generously donated $250,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Trust in support of the Trust’s 20th

anniversary year activities. In addition to providing directsupport to Trust programs and events, Constellation Energy

has provided in-kind support for events and other projectsthroughout the year.


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Maryland First Lady KendallEhrlich, Cal Ripken, Jr., andGovernor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.,help the Chesapeake Bay Trustcelebrate its 20th anniversary.

EARS OF SERVICE TO MARYLAND AND THE BAY

1995Trust grant programssupport a broadervariety of Bay stewardship practices.

1998Trust kicks-offannual awards program to recognizea Maryland volunteerwho inspires othersby taking on-the-ground actions thathelp the Bay.

2001Trust supports morethan $10 million inBay projects sinceinception.

2003Trust recognizes itsfirst teacher of theyear and launches astudent scholarshipprogram.

2004New Bay platedesign introducedwith the support ofGovernor Ehrlichand the MarylandGeneral Assembly.

2005Trust awards $15 million in grants for6,000 Bay restorationand education projectssince 1985.

Allegany County

Western CorrectionalInstitutionFor benches, pots, and potting soil for a greenhouseto propagate native plantsavailable to communitygroups and to teach conservation planting.$1,249

Allegany County ForestConservancy District BoardFor 20,000 feet of riparianbuffers on farm land toimprove water quality andfish habitat in the UpperPotomac watershed.$8,728

Allegany High SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 46 environmental science students.$456

Allegany High SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 30Environmental Club students.$800

Allegany High SchoolFor Chesapeake Classroomsteacher training with theChesapeake Bay Foundation. $125

Fort Hill High SchoolFor a field trip with 21Environmental Science students.$130

George’s Creek WatershedAssociationFor a 200 feet demonstrationstream bank/fish habitatrestoration on county propertyat a degraded stream with ahistory of trout populations.$12,500

Westmar High SchoolFor two Chesapeake BayFoundation canoe trips with46 eleventh and twelfth gradeAP environmental sciencestudents.$512

Westmar High SchoolFor Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 20 Ecology Club students. $1,330

Westmar High SchoolFor Chesapeake Classroomsteacher training with theChesapeake Bay Foundation. $125

Anne Arundel County

Alliance for CommunityEducationFor restoration of the historicAtlantic White Cedar bog atCypress Branch. $150,000

Annapolis ElementarySchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 45 second grade students.$370

Annapolis High SchoolFor two Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with 46 AP environmental sciencestudents and the Biology Club.$440

Annapolis Middle SchoolFor a ChesapeakeConnections schoolyard habitat project with 160 sixthgrade students.$377

Arlington Echo OutdoorEducation CenterFor 100 schoolyard habitatsigns and shipping costs forthe Chesapeake Connectionsprogram.$782

Arlington Echo OutdoorEducation CenterFor the Bay Grasses inClasses program with 1,675students from 15 elementary,middle, and high schools.$2,000

Arlington Echo OutdoorEducation CenterFor a workshop at theMaryland Association forEnvironmental and OutdoorEducation Conference.$1,092

Arlington Echo OutdoorEducation CenterFor the ChesapeakeConnections program for3,500 students and 70 teachers from 30 AnneArundel County PublicSchools.$25,000

Arundel Middle SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with 250 middleschool students.$1,980

Boy Scout Troop 995For construction of akiosk/bulletin board for a trail map as part of a Scout project.$265

Broadneck High SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 90 high school students. $840

Broadneck High SchoolFor efforts towards student,teacher and community member involvement in Bayrestoration and educationactivities.$2,000

Broadneck High SchoolFor a bay grasses grow-outproject with 500 ninth gradescience and social studies students and community volunteers.$1,989

Calvary Chapel ChristianAcademyFor an erosion control planting at Severn Run onschool grounds.$1,988

Chesapeake AcademyFor transportation to Poplar Island for 46 fourthgrade students.$930

Chesapeake EcologyCenter For maintenance andenhancement of native plantdemonstrations at J. AlbertAdams Academy at AdamsPark.$21,900

City of AnnapolisFor a rain garden/stormwater management area atBack Creek Nature Park.$10,000

City of AnnapolisFor a living shoreline andstorm water erosion controlproject at Back Creek Nature Park.$49,824

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City of AnnapolisFor support of storm watercontrol bioretention systemsin Back Creek Nature Parkincluding SAV planting with Grasses for the Massesprogram, and shoreline erosion control using biologs.$7,281

City of AnnapolisEnvironmentalCommissionFor a workshop to involveresidents and businesses ofthe Back Creek watershed to define issues in their areawith the goal of starting awatershed association.$1,000

Clay Street ComputerLearning CenterFor bay education programswith 15 children from theClay Street Community.$2,000

Davidsonville ElementarySchoolFor Chesapeake Classroomsteacher training for 25 teach-ers with the Chesapeake BayFoundation.$3,125

Davidsonville ElementarySchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation oyster gardeningfield trip with 100 fourthgrade students. $395

Davidsonville ElementarySchoolFor a ChesapeakeConnections native habitatgarden planting with 82 firstthrough third grade students.$1,138

Folger McKinseyElementary SchoolFor a ChesapeakeConnections meadow plant-ing with 580 kindergartenthrough fifth grade students.$2,000

George Fox Middle SchoolFor a ChesapeakeConnections rain gardenplanting with 180 seventhgrade students.$2,000

George T. CromwellElementaryFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with 120 third andfourth grade students. $589

Georgetown EastElementary SchoolFor a ChesapeakeConnections native habitatgarden planting with 51 third grade students.$1,080

Gibson Island CountrySchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 20 third through fifth gradestudents.$220

Girl Scouts of CentralMarylandFor a planting at CampWabanna with 25 Girl Scouttroop leaders.$210

Harbour SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 16middle school students.$110

Indian Creek SchoolFor rain barrel supplies for a schoolyard habitat with100 sixth and seventh grade students.$222

Key SchoolFor a BayScape planting with50 fourth grade students.$492

Key SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayEnvironmental Center fieldtrip with 99 pre-school students.$803

Key SchoolFor a planting at Wye IslandNatural Resource ManagementArea with 45 eighth gradestudents.$1,500

Lindale Middle SchoolFor native plants to expand aschoolyard meadow with 300middle school students.$6,312

Lower Western ShoreTributary Strategy TeamFor a farm tour in AnneArundel and CalvertCounties.$590



Partnership Restores Living Shoreline at Back Creek Nature Park

The City of Annapolis received a $49,824 grant to restore living shorelines at the city’s Back Creek NaturePark, which currently has approximately 1,000 feet ofdegraded shoreline. The city developed a strong commu-nity partnership to undertake the project. The projectrestored 350 linear feet of shoreline and stabilized andreplanted 7,000 square feet of wetland habitat. More than50 volunteers contributed 300 hours to installing biologsand planting marsh grasses, shrubs, and trees to stabilizethe steep embankment and reduce stormwater runoff and erosion. Grant funding also supported a workshop to educate local waterfront property owners about thebenefits of living shorelines. Project partners include the City of Annapolis, Maryland Department of NaturalResources, Maryland Conservation Corps, ChesapeakeBay Foundation, Back Creek Conservancy, and manylocal organizations and community volunteers.

This heavily eroded cliff along Back Creek will be restoredwith funds provided through the Trust’s Living ShorelineGrant Program.

Lower Western ShoreTributary Strategy TeamFor a bus tour of 10 projectsites demonstrating stormwater retrofits, wetlandrestoration, and habitatenhancement best manage-ment practices for stormwater runoff.$650

Magothy EstatesCommunity AssociationFor a shoreline erosion control project.$2,000

Magothy River AssociationFor repairs to oyster nurserytanks at Downs Park, CapeSt. Claire and Ulmstead.$1,895

Magothy River AssociationFor weekly water qualitymonitoring at six oyster reef sites.$1,400

Magothy River AssociationFor replacement equipment tocontinue the Grasses for theMasses program.$530

Magothy River AssociationFor lab analysis and moni-toring supplies to continuemonthly testing at three sitesin the Magothy River.$980

Marley Elementary SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 20 fifth gradestudents.$355

Marley Glen ElementarySchoolFor rain barrel supplies,native plants, soil amend-ments, signage and nestingbox kits.$1,202

Maryland DNR - ShoreErosion Control ProgramFor a living shoreline project

at Camp Letts on Bear NeckCreek and the Rhode River.$6,766

Maryland DNR -TreeMendous MarylandDNR Forest ServiceFor a reforestation projectwith 75 volunteers in a partnership with WinchesterHomes.$3,150

Master Gardeners,Maryland CooperativeExtension Anne ArundelFor BayWise Gardening outreach to residents in Anne Arundel County.$225

Odenton ElementarySchoolFor a ChesapeakeConnections schoolyard habitat with 65 fifth grade students.$905

Old Mill High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 19 marine biology students.$335

Old Mill Middle SchoolNorthFor a rain garden plantingwith 120 sixth grade students.$1,978

Overlook ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with 80 fourth andfifth grade students.$1,177

Oyster RecoveryPartnershipFor the Volunteer andProgram Administrator position to coordinate volunteers and oversee

community outreach for oyster habitat restoration.$25,000

Patuxent River CommissionFor continuation of the growout nursery for riparianbuffers in Calvert, Charlesand St. Mary’s counties.$2,000

Ruth Parker Eason SchoolFor an extension of the existing native sensory garden with 17 students from the ChesapeakeConnections Club.$578

Sherwood Forest Boys and Girls ClubFor a five day program with the Living ClassroomsFoundation for 280 fourththrough ninth grade studentsin the summer camp program.$1,925

Shipley’s ChoiceElementary SchoolFor partial interpretive signage for a school bog.$200

Shipley’s ChoiceElementary SchoolFor a rain garden plantingwith 50 third grade students.$1,555

South River FederationFor a capacity building grantfor staff costs, consultants,materials, and computerhardware and software for activities to grow theorganization’s ability toimprove water quality andland use practices in thewatershed.$25,000



T. Brian McIntire, a Baltimore County Councilman and TrustBoard member, presents Hereford Middle School PrincipalCatherine Walrod and eighth grade teacher Pam Kohlenstienwith a grant in support of the school’s annual Bay DaysCelebration. Bay Days is a three-day interdisciplinary eventduring which 350 eighth graders learn about the ChesapeakeBay and participate in restoration activities.

Anne Arundel County(continued)

South River High SchoolFor Bay Grasses in Classesand for aquaculture and terrapin raise and releaseprojects with 135 AP environmental science students.$1,930

South Shore ElementarySchoolFor a rain garden projectwith 42 fifth grade students.$961

Southern Anne ArundelChamber of CommerceFor materials to create ademonstration BayScape.$2,525

Southern High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 23 marine biology students.$290

Spa Creek Conservancy For a monitoring program toidentify baseline conditions,identify restoration areas,and set targets for a water-shed restoration plan.$22,400

Spa Creek Conservancy For outreach materials, membership and volunteerrecruitment, conference costs, strategic planning,monitoring equipment, andboard/staff development forcapacity building.$24,561

St. Anne’s Day SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 26 students.$295

St. John the EvangelistSchoolFor three Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with

62 seventh grade students.$555

St. John the EvangelistSchool, Anne ArundelCountyFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 24 seventh and eighth gradestudents.$220

St. Martin’s In the FieldDay SchoolFor two Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips andnative trees and mulch for aschoolyard habitat plantingwith 38 first and secondgrade students.$826

Baltimore County

Alliance for theChesapeake Bay, Inc.For Herring Run WatershedAssociation, Jones Falls

Watershed Association, andIrvine Nature Center for theProject Stream Clean event.$11,060

Ascension SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 18 seventhgrade students.$400

Ascension SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 23 eighth grade students.$360

Baltimore CountyDepartment ofEnvironmental Protectionand Resource ManagementFor Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trips andmaterials for a two-day“From My School to the Bay” workshop.$3,020

Baltimore County ForestConservancy District BoardFor nine forestry board members to participate in the General ForestryCorrespondence Course with the University ofMaryland CooperativeExtension Service.$1,350

Baltimore County Gameand Fish ProtectiveAssociationFor the Grasses for theMasses program for sports-men in the organization.$3,000

Baltimore County SoilConservation DistrictFor partial printing costs for10,000 Backyard to our Bay:A Homeowner’s Guide toImproving our Environmentand Water Resources.$2,000



Capacity Grant Helps Herring Run Watershed Association Grow

The Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded a $20,000 Capacity Building Grant to the Herring Run Watershed Association to help strengthen its volunteer-based restoration and education programs. The grant funding will help the association create new materials to recruit volunteers and develop a volunteer training program. The Capacity BuildingGrant Program was created to support activities that strengthen an organization’s ability toinvolve the public in protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. In 2006,the grant program will be enhanced through a funding partnership with the KeithCampbell Foundation for the Environment.

Volunteers take a break at the Herring Run Watershed Association’s annual Native BerryFestival. The festival is an annual thank you to the organization’s many dedicated volunteers.

Blind Industries andServices of MarylandFor a field trip with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation with 12 highschool students through the Wings program.$970

Boy ScoutTroop 742For native trees and suppliesto plant a riparian forestbuffer with scouts.$394

Boy Scout Troop 742For storm drain stenciling inthe Campus Hills community.$128

Catonsville ElementarySchoolFor three Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trips with75 fourth grade students.$1,000

Chadwick ElementarySchoolFor 16 staff members to participate in the ChesapeakeBay Foundation’s ChesapeakeClassrooms Immersion:Patapsco River Watershed.$2,000

Charlesmont ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 43 fourth gradestudents.$480

Cromwell ValleyElementary SchoolFor a Living ClassroomsFoundation field trip andtrees for a restoration project with 70 fifth gradestudents.$4,857

Ecosystem RecoveryInstitute Inc.For ERI to develop andimplement multiple school-yard habitat projects as partof the Gunpowder SchoolyardHabitats program.$7,280

Emmanuel LutheranSchoolFor a reforestation project at Elk Neck State Park with81 middle school students.$2,350

Emmanuel LutheranSchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 19 eighth grade students.$310

Emmanuel LutheranSchoolFor two Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with44 sixth and eighth gradestudents.$1,705

Emmanuel LutheranSchoolFor field trips for a horseshoecrab release with 40 fifth andsixth grade students and aBay Grasses in Classes planting with 23 seventhgrade students.$700

Fifth District ElementarySchoolFor schoolyard habitat projects with 30 TrailblazersEnvironmental Club students.$1,724

Forbush SchoolFor a grow-out nursery forSAV and wetland plants touse for restoration projectsand planting field trips with 640 students.$5,808

Forge Road Bible Chapel - Home SchoolEnvironmental ScienceClassFor a water quality monitoringprogram with 12 fourth andsixth grade environmentalscience students.$534

Franklin Middle SchoolFor fifteen Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips with450 sixth grade students.$5,000

Franklin Middle SchoolFor a field trip to Wye Island Natural ResourcesManagement Area with 15sixth through eighth gradestudents.$1,248

Gardenville ElementarySchoolFor three Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips and for plants for a schoolyardhabitat with 60 fourth grade students.$1,154

Gunpowder ValleyConservancyFor restoration projects at Loch Raven Reservoir,Gunpowder State Park,Dulaney Branch, andCromwell Valley Park with435 students and volunteers.$1,534

Gunpowder ValleyConservancyFor a capacity building grantfor a program director position, school and commu-nity outreach, fundraising,and restoration oversight.$10,000

Gunpowder ValleyConservancyFor plantings at DulaneyBranch and Cromwell Valley.$1,952

Harbour School atBaltimoreFor an outdoor learningclassroom with 50 middleand high school students and young adults.$940



Baltimore County(continued)

Chesapeake Bay Trust grants support the Bay Grasses inClasses Program. Through the program, Maryland studentsgrow underwater bay grasses in classrooms and then partici-pate in field trips to plant the grasses in sites along the Bay.

Hereford Middle SchoolFor 11 field trips for the continuation of Bay Dayswith 350 eighth grade students.$3,150

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor a rain barrel project inthe Belair-Edison communityand native plants for ademonstration garden inHerring Run Park.$1,750

Hillcrest ElementarySchoolFor a raise and release program with 596 elementaryschool students.$1,550

Immaculate ConceptionSchoolFor a Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trip with 72 fifth graders.$1,263

Immaculate ConceptionSchoolFor a storm drain stencilingwith 15 students.$146

Isaak Walton League,Sportsmen’s ChapterFor a replacement plantingalong Silver Brook, a tributary of the Susquehanna.$1,125

Joppa View ElementarySchoolFor two native gardens with120 pre-k through first gradestudents.$602

Joppa View ElementarySchoolFor two rain gardens with120 pre-k through first gradestudents.$930

Joppa View ElementarySchoolFor two schoolyard habitatswith 45 fourth grade students.$766

Knollwood-DonneybrookImprovement AssociationFor materials for a clean-up,rain gardens, and a stream-side buffer planting in thecommunity with Herring RunWatershed Association andTowson High School.$1,300

Lansdowne Middle SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation canoe trip andmaterials for blue bird boxeswith 23 seventh grade students.$372

Logan Elementary SchoolFor three Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips with78 fourth grade students.$1,115

Lutherville Laboratory forScience, Mathematics andCommunicationsFor three field trips on theMartha Lewis with 75 secondgrade students.$1,643

Lutherville Laboratory forScience, Mathematics andCommunicationsFor three Schooner Sultanafield trips.$923

Lutherville Laboratory forScience, Mathematics andCommunicationsFor three Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips with75 fourth grade students.$1,583

Lutherville Laboratory forScience, Mathematics andCommunications

For three Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with75 fourth grade students.$1,020

Lutherville Laboratory forScience, Mathematics andCommunicationsFor three Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with75 fourth grade students.$1,028

Maryland DNR -Watershed ServicesFor a four-acre riparianbuffer on a conservation easement at Cochrane Farmbordering McGill Run.$11,645

Maryland School for the BlindFor a Living ClassroomsFoundation field trip and fora schoolyard habitat plantingwith 14 fifth through eighthgrade students.$600

Maryland School for the BlindFor Chesapeake Bay fieldexperiences and restorationprojects with 20 tenth gradeenvironmental science students and 180 visuallyimpaired students.$4,250

Middlesex ElementarySchoolFor three field trips stormdrain stenciling with 90 fifthgrade students.$768

NeighborSpace ofBaltimore County, Inc.For two signs at the firstNeighborSpace projects tobring awareness to the pocket park initiative.$1,500

Overlea High SchoolFor nine field trips to DaysCove with 325 ninth gradebiology students.$1,112

The Park SchoolFor a riparian forest bufferplanting project with 40 high school students.$2,000

Patapsco/Back RiverTributary TeamFor the Wade-In promotionfor awareness of water quality in the Patapsco River and the Bay.$200

Pearlstone Conference & Retreat CenterFor an interpretive trail onthe conference center campus.$7,122

Pine Grove Middle SchoolFor a water quality monitor-ing and Gunpowder Riverwatershed project with 400eighth grade students.$11,977

Prettyboy ElementarySchoolFor a reforestation projectwith 80 fifth grade students.$1,700

Prettyboy WatershedAlliance, Inc.For storm drain stenciling inCarroll County and commu-nity engagement projects inthe Prettyboy watershed.$10,197

Prettyboy WatershedAlliance, Inc.For materials for a PrettyboyWatershed Celebration.$2,000



Rosedale Center forAlternative StudiesFor plantings and cleanupswith the SPARE (StudentsProtecting and Restoring the Environment) the BAYProgram with 600 at-riskstudents.$8,950

Sparks Elementary SchoolFor workshop fee to attendthe Chesapeake BayFoundation’s Islands in the Bay Investigation.$275

St. John the EvangelistSchool, Baltimore CountyFor a schoolyard habitat with 329 students.$1,570

Towson High SchoolFor two field trips to DaysCove wetlands and for abuffer planting and rain garden planting with 150eleventh and twelfth gradestudents.$2,628

Towson High SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 20 environmental science students.$290

Villa Julie CollegeFor a Living ClassroomsFoundation field trip with 18middle school students.$250

Villa Nova CommunityAssociationFor a community streamclean-up in the Gwynn Oak community.$96

Western School ofTechnology &Environmental ScienceFor the environmental naturetrail project with 15 eleventhand twelfth grade students.$1,000

Western School ofTechnology &Environmental ScienceFor two Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with59 ninth grade students.$515

Western School ofTechnology &Environmental ScienceFor a Bay Grasses in Classes field trip with 59environmental science students.$280

Woodlawn Middle SchoolFor field trips and materialsfor a schoolyard meadow, treeplanting, and micronurserywith 385 middle school students$5,319

Woodlawn Middle SchoolFor five Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with22 middle school students.$572

Baltimore City

Baltimore City Departmentof Recreation and ParksFor tree planting trips withSteuart Hill Elementary/Middle, WoodhomeElementary/Middle, BentalouElementary, and DigitalHarbor High School.$1,410

Baltimore HarborWatershed AssociationFor a capacity building grant for a strategic planning consultant, outreach materials,computer and office supplies,website, restoration materials,and trash netting signage.$5,000

Boy Scout Troop 439For a wetland restorationplanting with cub scouts.$425

Digital Harbor High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 25 high schoolstudents.$375

Enterprise Women’sNetwork MentoringProgramFor a Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trip for 22girls in third through fifthgrade from William S.Pinderhughes Elementary andGeorge G. Kelson ElementarySchool.$905

Experiential EnvironmentalEducation, Inc.For the Curriculum Writing

Institute for The GreenSchool of Baltimore.$2,000

Friends School ofBaltimoreFor a skipjack trip andmarsh grass planting at WyeIsland Natural ResourceManagement Area with 62fifth graders.$2,000

Harford HeightsIntermediate SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 20 thirdthrough fifth grade students.$225

Harlem Park ElementarySchoolFor materials to construct amodel river with 100 fourthand fifth grade students.$201

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor a nine month environ-mental service learning pro-gram with 650 students fromW.E.B. DuBois High School.$11,665

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor a capacity building grantfor staff, brochures, and for a volunteer training manualand office expenses to imple-ment volunteer-based restora-tion and education programs.$20,000

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor a street tree survey forthe Belair Edison and Bereaneighborhoods as part of theGreen Streets Initiative.$17,655



Baltimore County(continued)

Students learnabout theBaltimore Harbor’senvironmentalissues by partici-pating in a ship-board learningprogram.

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor tools and signage for thenursery grow-out station.$1,942

Jones Falls WatershedAssociationFor a rain barrel project toequip homeowners to controlresidential runoff.$9,460

Jones Falls WatershedAssociationFor volunteer projects including maintenance andcontrol of invasive speciesand planting 100 trees inWyman Park.$10,150

Lansdowne Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with seventh gradestudents.$357

Medfield HeightsElementary SchoolFor a BayScape garden withelementary school students.$1,787

Morrell Park Elementary/Middle SchoolFor wood and materials aspart of a mentoring programwith kindergarten students tobuild bluebird houses.$578

Mt. Saint Joseph HighSchoolFor a five day ChesapeakeBay Foundation field trip,staff costs, and educationsupplies for 15 students in the Student Leadership andEnvironmental Club.$4,100

Mt. WashingtonPreservation TrustFor a native planting alongWestern Run, a tributary of Jones Falls.$1,900

National Aquarium inBaltimoreFor a four acre wetlandplanting in Middle Branch of the Patapsco River withvolunteers and students.$10,000

National Aquarium inBaltimoreFor the Conservation Work-Study Program with minorityundergraduate students.$14,000

Park School of BaltimoreFor a riparian forest bufferplanting with 70 students.$2,000

Parks & PeopleFoundationFor tools and equipment foruse in the BRANCHES program with 35 high schoolstudents.$2,000

Parks & PeopleFoundationFor the KidsGrowEnvironmental Educationprogram with 60 students atFranklin Square ElementarySchool.$9,605

Parks & PeopleFoundationFor the Habitat Restorationand Water QualityImprovement project for

Baltimore City public schoolswith 120 students at HarlemPark Middle School andGilmore Elementary School.$19,784

Parks & People FoundationFor the Where Does theWater Go? program for Paul’sPlace after school programwith 15-20 students.$823

Patapsco/Back RiverTributary TeamFor 500 seedlings to be usedin future plantings.$600

Patterson Senior High SchoolFor a tree planting EarthDay Celebration at HerringRun Park with 60 interna-tional students.$473

W.E.B. DuBois High SchoolFor two field trips to theColumbus Center, transporta-tion for Celebrating Wateractivities and water qualitytest kits for 162 eleventh andtwelfth grade students.$1,198



Each year, funding from the Chesapeake Bay Trust helps local organizations involve thousands of volunteers in Bay and riverrestoration projects.

W.E.B. DuBois High SchoolFor field trips with theChesapeake Bay Foundation,Columbus Center and thePublic Works Museum withenvironmental science students.$1,864

W.E.B. DuBois High SchoolFor a rain garden with 30high school students.$150

Waldorf School ofBaltimoreFor a tree planting on WyeIsland with 21 fifth gradestudents.$983

Waldorf School ofBaltimoreFor a four day canoe tripalong the Corker’s CreekBlack Water Canoe trail with 25 sixth grade students.$820

Waverly ElementarySchool, Baltimore CityFor a two Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with15 fifth through seventhgrade students.$520

Waverly Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 13 fifth throughseventh grade students.$240

Windsor Hills ElementarySchoolFor a Living ClassroomsFoundation field trip with 30 fourth grade students.$485

Calvert County

Appeal Elementary SchoolFor six skipjack trips with175 fifth grade students.$1,800

Beach Elementary SchoolFor a nature trail as part ofWonders of Wetlands Weekactivities with 92 fourthgrade students.$477

Beach Elementary SchoolFor a skipjack field trip andSAV project with 88 thirdgrade students.$1,035

Beach Elementary SchoolFor four Dee of St. Mary’sboat trips and bay grass growout supplies for 86 fifth gradestudents.$1,265

CHESPAX - Calvert CountyPublic SchoolsFor an oyster and SAVrestoration field trip with 120 fifth and seventh gradeclasses in Calvert County.$9,300

Dowell Elementary SchoolFor a planting and a fieldtrip to Patterson Park with31 fifth grade students.$651

Dowell Elementary SchoolFor three skipjack trips andfor shrubs and gloves for aschoolyard planting with 144 fifth grade students.$1,673

Friends of JeffersonPatterson Park andMuseumFor a website and interactivedisplay to highlight livingshoreline techniques and

benefits and to showcase the various living shorelinepractices on the site.$9,150

Mt. Harmony ElementarySchoolFor five skipjack field tripsand oak trees for a school-yard habitat with 126 fourthgrade students.$2,000

Patuxent High SchoolFor a field trip to theSmithsonian EnvironmentalResearch Center with 150 high school students.$525

Caroline County

Benedictine SchoolFor a schoolyard reforestationproject with L.I.F.E. Skillsstudents.$957

Caroline County PublicSchoolsFor Schooner Sultana andBay Awareness Day fieldtrips with 390 fourth grade students.$8,501

Friends of Martinak State ParkFor the Bay Awareness Daysat Martinak and TuckahoeState Parks with 400 fourthgrade students from CarolineCounty public schools.$1,220

Maryland Department ofAgriculture & CarolineSoil Conservation DistrictFor implementing seven projects to enhance habitatand reduce nutrients conveyed by the drainage systems with seven watercontrol structures.$124,375

Carroll County

Boy Scout Troop 395 -Sandymount UnitedMethodist ChurchFor interpretative signage ofwetlands and a rain gardenat Bear Branch NatureCenter.$737

Boy Scout Troop 719For a foot bridge at theLinton Springs ElementarySchool schoolyard habitat.$808



Baltimore City(continued)

Most successful grants funded through the Chesapeake BayTrust involve many partner organizations. The Trust encour-ages grant seekers to team up with other organizations andagencies to pull together various types of expertise to help incompleting projects.

Carroll County OutdoorSchoolFor water quality monitoringsupplies and a runoff demon-stration project with 2,600sixth grade students.$1,821

Carroll County OutdoorSchoolFor a white turtlehead grow-out project for a wetland restoration and aBaltimore Checkerspot education program with2,600 sixth grade students.$1,897

Carroll County OutdoorSchoolFor plantings adjacent to Big Pipe Creek, Bear Branchand Lake Hashawa with sixthgrade students.$1,895

Carroll County OutdoorSchoolFor the three-day WildSchool Grounds workshopwith 30 teachers.$4,903

Century High SchoolFor the raise and release program with scienceresearch students.$449

Century High SchoolFor a Living Classroom fieldtrip and for seeds as part of a meadow planting with 12Learning for Independencestudents.$394

Century High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 21 high schoolstudents.$380

Century High SchoolFor a watershed educationprogram with ThropeWoodNature Center for 58 tenththrough twelfth grade students.$725

Elmer Wolfe ElementarySchoolFor environmental studieswith 18 third through fifthgrade students in the summerreading enrichment program.$1,126

Gateway SchoolFor a schoolyard reforestationproject with 20 high schoolstudents.$369

HASHAWHA/Bear BranchAdvisory CouncilFor a riparian forest bufferplanting along the Big PipeCreek as part of ProjectClean Stream.$705

HASHAWHA/Bear BranchAdvisory CouncilFor Patuxent River Sojourncosts for 12 teens.$600

Linton Springs Elementary SchoolFor seed and materials toinstall a 5,000 square footmeadow with 668 kinder-garten through fifth gradestudents.$877

Maryland DNR -Watershed ServicesFor a two acre riparianbuffer in a public park along Little Pipe Creek.$4,392

Northwest Middle SchoolFor materials to create agrow-out station with 68 students.$317

Northwest Middle SchoolFor materials to createplanter benches as a part ofan outdoor classroom witheighth grade students.$1,035

Shiloh Middle SchoolFor four Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with150 seventh grade students.$1,004

Shiloh Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 20 seventhgrade students.$550

South Carroll High SchoolFor materials for an outdoorclassroom.$1,125

South Carroll High SchoolFor materials to enhanceschool wetlands with 21 highschool students.$1,704

Taneytown ElementarySchoolFor forest buffer planting andstorm drain stenciling with94 fourth grade students.$2,000

Cecil County

Bohemia Manor MiddleSchoolFor a three day ChesapeakeBay Foundation trip with 20 eighth grade students.$1,325

Bohemia Manor MiddleSchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 25sixth grade students.$1,500

Boy Scout Troop 444For a reforestation plantingas part of an Eagle Scoutproject.$1,295

Cecil Land TrustFor monitoring 12 streams inthe Susquehanna Flats area.$8,022

Cecil Manor ElementarySchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 16fifth grade students.$1,120



Volunteers set up a seine net to gather a sample of plants and animals in the Bay. Trust funding supports volunteermonitoring programs throughout Maryland.

Cecil Manor ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 65 fifth gradestudents.$600

Cherry Hill Middle SchoolFor a rain garden with 22Environmental Club students.$1,067

Cherry Hill Middle SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip 20Environmental Science Club students.$1,250

Cherry Hill Middle SchoolFor a three day ChesapeakeBay Foundation field trip

with 21 middle school students.$1,080

Cherry Hill Middle SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 20Environmental Club students.$1,723

Conowingo ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard habitat with 85 fifth graders.$355

Fair Hill EnvironmentalFoundation, Inc.For native trees and plantingsupplies for the Earth DayCelebration.$425

Fair Hill EnvironmentalFoundation, Inc.For a field trip to PickeringCreek Nature Center with 20The Bay Starts Here summercampers.$585

Perryville Middle SchoolFor an annual creek sweep ofthe Principio Creek with 260eighth grade students.$1,250

Thomson EstatesElementary SchoolFor five skipjack field tripswith fifth graders.$2,375

Charles County

C. Paul BarnhartElementary SchoolFor a native garden plantingwith 130 fifth grade students.$2,000

Center for WatershedProtection, Inc.For a watershed assessmentof the unnamed tributary tothe Port Tobacco River.$24,635

Chapman ForestFoundation, Inc.For seven environmental education programs atChapman State Park andChapman Forest with 175first through third grade students at the John HansonMontessori School.$873

Chapman ForestFoundation, Inc.For an educational programand field trips with 350 elementary school students.$2,297

Milton M. Somers Middle SchoolFor Bayscaping and rain gardens, a simulated wetland/outdoor classroomand field trips with 200 seventh and eighth grade students.$6,864

Nanjemoy EnvironmentalSea Scouts for Youth/Durham ChurchFor a water quality monitor-ing program with 66 studentsin the NESSY program.$1,863

Westlake High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 20 ninth grade students.$325

Dorchester County

Dorchester SoilConservation DistrictFor the Land and WaterConnection program forEastern Shore middle schoolstudents and teachers.$1,473

University of MarylandCenter for EnvironmentalScienceFor research on the contribu-tion of marshes to waveattenuation in living shore-line projects to be used forworkshops and to create amanual for property ownersand coastal engineers.$45,000



Port Tobacco Tributary Devastated by Tornado and Pressured by Development Focusof Thorough Watershed Assessment

The Center for WatershedProtection received a$24,635 grant to team upwith the Port Tobacco RiverConservancy to develop acomprehensive watershedassessment of a tributary ofthe Port Tobacco River thatflows through La Plata,Maryland. The area exam-ined through this projectwas hard hit by a severetornado several years ago.The grant funding will helpguide the Port TobaccoRiver Conservancy and thecommunity of La Plata asthey develop plans torestore tornado damage andprotect and restore the river. Once the plan iscompleted, the

Conservancy and regional officials will have specific, prioritized recommendations for restoration projects.

A Center for WatershedProtection staff memberevaluates a Port Tobaccotributary as part of a Trust-funded watershedassessment.

Cecil County(continued)

Frederick County

Baltimore Yearly Meetingof the Religious Society of FriendsFor stream bank stabilization.$1,873

Catoctin High SchoolFor a tree planting in theCloverhill community inFrederick with 20 eighthgrade students fromThurmont Middle and 18 students from Catoctin High School.$311

Chesapeake BayFoundationFor riparian stream bankrestoration on farms in theMonocacy River watershed.$25,000

Community Commons,Inc.For schoolyard and forestbuffer plantings with 385 students from eight FrederickCounty public schools.$4,941

Emmitsburg ElementarySchoolFor a meadow and an out-door classroom with 32 fifthgrade students.$837

Frederick CountyCommissioners, Divisionof Public WorksFor a forest buffer planting,two rain gardens, and interpretive signage for theLibertytown Stewards project.$25,000

Governor Thomas JohnsonHigh SchoolFor a rain garden with theEnvironmental Club and 35 local volunteers.$1,890

Holly Hills HomeownersAssociationFor materials for a rain gardenat the community park.$1,783

Maryland DNR - TributaryStrategies Program, UpperPotomac TributaryFor a half-day BMP agricultural tour in theUpper Potomac TributaryBasin.$575

Middletown High SchoolFor program fees, waders and water quality test kits.$1,458

Mid-Maryland Land TrustAssociation, Inc.For a capacity building grantto develop outreach materialsto educate and motivate landowners of the benefits of conserving their land.$10,000

Potomac ConservancyFor a project to work with farmers and suburbanlandowners to restore riparian buffers and reduceshoreline erosion along twoheadwater streams that are tributaries to theMonocacy River.$150,000

Sabillasville ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard rain gardeninvolving 142 kindergartenthrough fifth grade students.$1,886

Thorpe Foundation/ThorpeWoodFor the Tale of TwoWatersheds program atMiddleton, Catoctin, and Frederick High Schoolsfor 293 students.$2,000

Thurmont ElementarySchoolFor trees and materials for aschoolyard habitat with 125fourth grade students.$209

Thurmont ElementarySchoolFor a wildflower meadowschoolyard habitat.$1,055

Garrett County

Northern Garrett High SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip, and forthe Savage River ReservoirClean-up with 55 students.$1,460

Harford County

Bel Air High SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 25Ecology Club students.$750

C. Milton Wright High SchoolFor water quality monitoringwith 60 students.$1,190

C. Milton Wright High SchoolFor native plants for aschoolyard habitat withtwelfth grade students.$1,017

C. Milton Wright High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 22 tenththrough twelfth grade students.$150

C. Milton Wright High SchoolFor a schoolyard habitat withfive twelfth grade students.$790

City of AberdeenFor stenciling 700 stormdrains.$1,703



Potomac Conservancy Engages Landowners to Restore Monocacy River Tributaries

A $150,000 grant will help the Potomac Conservancywork with farmers and suburban landowners to restoreriparian buffers and reduce shoreline erosion along twoBennett Creek headwater streams, Fahrney Branch andPleasant Branch and all tributaries to the Monocacy Riverin Frederick County. The Potomac Conservancy, with thehelp of many volunteers, will plant nearly 19 acres ofnew riparian forest buffers, which includes more than8,000 trees. Additionally, the Conservancy will work withlocal landowners to ensure the permanent protection ofup to 100 acres in the watershed and host several work-shops and outreach sessions to educate local landownersabout local and regional land protection programs.Project funding was provided through the Trust’sTargeted Watersheds Initiative that supports on-the-ground restoration activities that result in measurableimprovements in local water quality.

Edgewood ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard habitat andoutdoor classroom as part of a Bayscape and wetlandplanting with 17 elementarystudents.$405

Freestate ChallengeAcademyFor a planting with cadetsfrom the Freestate ChallengeAcademy on the Havre deGrace Military Reservation.$2,000

Girl Scout Troop 1407For benches as part of anoutdoor classroom and naturetrail with girl scouts.$343

Harford Christian SchoolFor a Living ClassroomsFoundation field trip with 20 environmental science students.$405

Harford County PublicSchoolsFor overnight accommodationsat Echo Hill, and anovernight trip on the MarthaLewis as part of teachertraining with 25 teachers.$3,536

Harford Glen Foundation,Inc.For promotional materialsand surveys for the AnnualHarford County Earth DayCelebration.$1,750

Joppatowne High SchoolFor a rain garden with 18 environmental science students.$1,360

Lower SusquehannaHeritage Greenway, Inc.For the annual River SweepEarth Day cleanup on theLower Susquehanna andUpper Chesapeake Bayshoreline.$1,000

Lower SusquehannaHeritage Greenway, Inc.For the Susquehanna RiverSweep event to help celebrateNational Trails Day.$1,000

Southampton MiddleSchoolFor three Martha Lewis field trips with 78 seventhgrade students.$1,125

Southampton MiddleSchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classes planting with 16 seventh grade students.$640

Howard County

Atholton ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream Bufferwith 86 students.$200

Atholton High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 12 marine science students.$130

Bellows Spring ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and Streams

Millennium Stream Bufferwith 120 students.$540

Boy Scout Troop 361For a backyard habitat with 20 scouts.$453

Boy Scouts of America,Baltimore Area CouncilFor the promotion of theHelping Our Wild NeighborsProgram and 10 tree plant-ings with eagle scouts.$6,717

Bryant Woods ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 54 students.$180

Centennial LaneElementary SchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 120 students.$270

Centennial LaneElementary SchoolFor five Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trips with121 fifth grade students.$2,217

Clarksville ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 131 students.$300

Clemens CrossingElementary SchoolFor four Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips with107 fifth grade students.$2,000

Clemens CrossingElementary SchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 107 students.$405

Cradlerock SchoolFor materials to build a com-poster, growing and potting



Hartford County(continued)

Each year, thousands of volunteers throughout Maryland planttrees and native plants that provide valuable wildlife habitat.

tables and rain barrels aswell as tools for a nativeplant nursery project with150 seventh grade students.$1,386

Cradlerock SchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Buffer Programwith 70 students.$200

Deep Run ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Buffer Program88 students.$360

Forest Ridge ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 101 students.$750

Fulton Elementary SchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 124 students.$940

Gorman CrossingElementary SchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Buffer Programwith 97 students.$360

Gorman CrossingElementary SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 23 fifth gradestudents.$370

Guilford ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 58 students.$260

Guilford ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classes planting with 23 fifth grade students.$370

Hammond ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 130 students.$390

Hammond Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesfield trip with 23 sixth gradestudents.$250

Hollifield StationElementary SchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 150 students.$975

Howard CountyDepartment of Recreationand ParksFor materials and supplies to support environmental

programs with volunteers.$330

Ilchester ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 105 students.$900

Laurel Woods ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Buffer Programwith 90 students.$450

Lisbon Elementary SchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 107 students.$540

Manor Woods ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant a

riparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 134 students.$300

Master Gardeners,Maryland CooperativeExtension Howard CountyFor the continuance ofSchools and Streams: A BayEducation and ConservationProgram with 2,700 fifthgrade students.$13,807

Northfield ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 113 students.$450

Phelps Luck ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 75 students.$300



CBT check presentation to BCWA

Reservoir High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classes planting with 21environmental science students.$675

River Hill High SchoolFor a wetland cleanup andplanting with 22 eleventh and twelfth grade students.$1,147

Rockburn ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 81 students.$540

Running Brook ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 60 students.$380

Stevens Forest ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 79 students.$300

Swansfield ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 90 students.$300

Talbot Springs ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 75 students.$260

Triadelphia RidgeElementary SchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as part

of the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 120 students.$372

Waterloo ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 100 students.$675

Waverly ElementarySchool, Howard CountyFor plants for a schoolyardrain garden with 600 elementary students.$609

West FriendshipElementaryFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 97 students.$225

Worthington ElementarySchoolFor transportation to WestFriendship Park to plant ariparian forest buffer as partof the Schools and StreamsMillennium Stream BufferProgram with 76 students.$300

Kent County

Chester River AssociationFor volunteer recruitmentand training for the RiverRescuers.$5,675

Chester River AssociationFor monitoring equipmentand facility rental to conducta Watershed Snapshot educational monitoring event.$1,888

Chester River AssociationFor wetland restoration totaling two acres, twoBayScapes, 40 rain barrelinstallations and a shorelinere-vegetation in the Radcliffwatershed.$9,375

Kent Ruritan ClubFor a riparian buffer at theKent Agricultural Center.$637

Kent SchoolFor a Living ClassroomsFoundation field trip on theSchooner Sultana 49 thirdthrough fifth grade students.$750

Kent SchoolFor rain barrels, plants andsoil amendments as part ofan outdoor classroom.$693



Students participate in a stream survey as part of their Earth Day activities. Stream surveysprovide valuable information about the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Howard County(continued)

Kent School For a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting through a ChesapeakeBay Foundation field tripwith 22 students.$950

Rock Hall Middle SchoolFor a schoolyard reforestationproject with 26 AdvisoryClub students.$446

Montgomery County

Argyle Middle SchoolFor seven Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips withsixth grade students.$1,690

Benjamin Banneker Middle SchoolFor continued expansion of a wetland restoration projectwith 256 sixth grade students.$2,111

Broad Acres ElementarySchoolFor three Living ClassroomField trips with 144 fourthand fifth grade students.$2,895

Brooke Grove ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesfield trip.$709

Brown Station ElementarySchoolFor a field trip to Flags PondNature Park and materialsfor creating a watershedmodel for 60 fourth gradestudents.$821

Burtonsville ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with fourth gradestudents.$370

Cabin John Middle SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip and for mulch and soil for a raingarden.$470

Cabin John Middle SchoolFor four Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with86 sixth through eighth grade students.$1,637

City of RockvilleFor plants for a meadowrestoration at the CroydenCreek Nature Center.$1,883

Community BridgesFor two Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trips, and a Sligo Creek restorationproject with 50 girls in theLong Branch neighborhood of Silver Spring.$1,804

Forest Oak Middle SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 20 seventh grade students.$161

Fox Chapel ElementarySchoolFor a Living ClassroomsFoundation field trip and fora tree planting project.$1,225

French InternationalSchool - Lycee RochambeauFor a Martha Lewis field tripwith 21 sixth grade students.$459

Friends of Sligo CreekFor a comprehensive invasivespecies removal program inSligo Creek Park.$13,000

Friends of Sligo CreekFor a rain garden at EasternMiddle School.$1,995

Garrett Park ElementarySchoolFor nine teachers to attend a Chesapeake Classroomsworkshop with theChesapeake Bay Foundation.$1,125

Garrett Park ElementarySchoolFor five Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with66 fifth grade students andEnvironmental Club students.$1,710

Garrett Park ElementarySchoolFor rain garden and naturetrail projects with 119 fourth and fifth grade andEnvironmental Club students.$480

Germantown ElementarySchool, MontgomeryCountyFor two Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips andstorm drain stenciling supplies for 58 fourth gradestudents.$1,445

Glenallan ElementarySchoolFor Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips with 60 students.$1,090

Holy Cross SchoolFor a Potomac RiverProgram field trip with 27fifth grade students.$310

Hoover Middle SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 46 sixth grade students.$1,830

Interstate Commission onthe Potomac River BasinFor a planting along a tributary of Tuscarora Creekin a community park.$1,719

Kemp Mill ElementarySchoolFor Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips andmaterials for a Bay Grassesin Classes project with 84fourth grade students.$1,931

Kingsley WildernessProjectFor planting materials for a water quality monitoringand education project.$2,000

Kingsview Middle SchoolFor a horseshoe crab releaseand field trip to Flag PondNature Center for 45 sixthgrade students.$478

Kingsview Middle SchoolFor providing technical assistance for reforestationand rain garden projects with 225 students as part ofKingsview Middle School’sGreen Day.$1,510



Kingsview Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 20 sixth gradestudents.$503

Lakelands RidgeEnvironmental ImprovementCommittee/Homeowners’AssociationFor the fall phase of a stormwater management pondplanting.$3,000

Living ClassroomsFoundationFor the shad and herringraise and release program.$18,050

Mark Twain SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 23 students.$570

Maryland DNR - TributaryStrategies Program, Middle PotomacFor a farm tour inMontgomery County todemonstrate best management practices, progressive farming techniques, and to provideeducation for economic viability on family farms.$850

Northwood High SchoolFor an 850 square foot greenroof pilot project.$15,000

Northwood High SchoolFor 20 grass systems for BayGrasses in Classes programwith 20 teachers, studentsand parents.$1,944

Northwood High SchoolFor Chesapeake Classroomsteacher training for 25 teachers.$1,875

Oak Chapel AcademyFor two teachers to attend a Chesapeake Classroomsworkshop with theChesapeake Bay Foundation.$750

Oak Chapel AcademyFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip with 24 fifth through eighth grade students.$1,500

Piney Branch ElementarySchoolFor seven field trips with theAnacostia Watershed Societyfor 200 fourth graders.$2,200

Poolesville ElementarySchoolFor two Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips and a horseshoe crab raise andrelease program with 40fourth and fifth graders.$489

Poolesville ElementarySchoolFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip and afield trip to Flag Pond torelease horseshoe crabs with20 fourth and fifth grade students.$985

Poolesville ElementarySchoolFor three Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips with76 fourth grade students.$1,918

Silver Spring InternationalMiddle SchoolFor two Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with290 sixth graders.$640

Spark MatsunagaElementary SchoolFor seven SmithsonianEnvironmental ResearchCenter field trips with 181fourth grade students.$2,000

Washington ChristianAcademyFor a Bay Grasses in Classesfield trip with 38 eighthgrade students.$283

Washington ChristianAcademyFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation field trip and aBay Grasses in Classes planting with 28 eighth grade students.$293

Watkins Mill High SchoolFor a field trip and treeplanting with 110 high school students.$1,999

Westbrook ElementarySchoolFor two Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips, twoEcho Hill Outdoor Schoolfield trips, a Flag PondNature Center trip and chem-ical kits for the stream moni-toring program with 50fourth grade students. $3,590

Westbrook ElementarySchoolFor six field trips, and twoChesapeake Bay Foundationschool visits with the fifthgrade Aqua Eagle StreamTeam.$3,300

Prince George’s County

Alice Ferguson FoundationFor the Potomac WatershedCleanup.$18,000

Anacostia WatershedSocietyFor an invasive speciesremoval and awareness program.$13,000



Funding from Chesapeake Bay Trust grants supports shoreline restoration projects and wetland restoration.

Montgomery County(continued)

Bowie MontessoriChildren’s HouseFor three Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips with34 sixth though eighth grade students.$136

Bowie MontessoriChildren’s HouseFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation boat trip with 34sixth through eighth gradestudents.$235

Boy Scout Troop 404For materials to build protective fencing for wet-lands along the AnacostiaRiver as part of an eaglescout project.$1,461

Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolFor 600 square feet of rain gardens to improve waterquality of parking lot runoff.$15,554

Friends Community SchoolFor Chesapeake BayFoundation’s ChesapeakeClassrooms Anacostia River course.$275

Laurel Elementary SchoolFor field trips to HardBargain Farm EnvironmentalCenter with 60 fourth grade students.$950

Leary School, PrinceGeorges CountyFor Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips andstorm drain stenciling materials for 62 students.$517

Parkdale High SchoolFor a water quality monitoring program with three science students.$1,900

Samuel Ogle Elementary(Science, Math &Technology Magnet School)For a Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trip and baygrasses grow out supplies for30 sixth grade students.$740

Samuel Ogle Elementary(Science, Math &Technology Magnet School)For a Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trip and oyster shells and supplies for30 sixth grade students.$740

Samuel Ogle Elementary(Science, Math &Technology Magnet School)For a Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trip andmaterials for a terrapin raiseand release project with 30sixth grade students.$818

Samuel Ogle Elementary(Science, Math &Technology Magnet School)For a Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trip andAtlantic white cedar grow outsupplies for 30 sixth gradestudents.$530

Samuel Ogle Elementary(Science, Math &Technology Magnet School)For a Living ClassroomsFoundation boat trip and baygrasses grow out supplies for30 sixth grade students.$740

Samuel Ogle Elementary(Science, Math &Technology Magnet School)For two aquariums and supplies for an aquacultureexhibit and restoration workstations for a yellowperch project.$1,115

Samuel Ogle Elementary(Science, Math &Technology Magnet School)For a boat trip for theCelebrate Earth Day 2005event in Annapolis with 32 sixth grade students.$432

St. Mary’s School ofPiscatawayFor a field trip to HardBargain Farm with 116fourth through eighth grade students.$1,600

Somerset County

Washington High SchoolFor a terrapin release at Jane’s Island State Park with 30 tenth through eleventhgrade students.$270

St. Mary’s County

Boy Scout Troop 561For signage, soil amendmentsand plants for a wetlandplanting with volunteers.$1,631

Chesapeake Bay Field Lab, Inc.For Chesapeake BayFoundation’s ChesapeakeClassrooms workshop for volunteers.$375

Chesapeake Bay Field Lab, Inc.For a bay grasses projectwith fourth and fifth gradestudents.$331

Elms EnvironmentalEducation CenterFor BayScape plantings with250 students through theSummer SOSAR program.$1,645

Historic St. Mary’s CityCommission For extending an existing living shoreline along theMaryland Dove dock, locatedon Millburn Creek in HistoricSt. Mary’s City.$39,260



Students examine a ‘touch tank’ filled with horseshoe crabs.The Chesapeake Bay Trust provides grants to schools forhands-on environmental learning experiences.

Hollywood ElementarySchoolFor a Chesapeake Bay FieldLab field trip with 26 fifthgraders.$191

Hollywood ElementarySchoolFor a skipjack field trip andplants for a rain garden and rain barrel project at theChesapeake Bay Field Labwith 25 fifth grade students. $1,752

Oakville ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard reforestationprogram with 275 pre-kindergarten through fifthgrade students.$414

Oakville Elementary SchoolFor a rain barrel project withfifth grade students and cubscouts.$212

St. Mary’s College ofMarylandFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher trainingprogram for 13 student teachers.$4,875

Queen Anne’s County

Camp Wright, Conventionof the Protestant EpiscopalChurch Diocese of EastonFor a meadow project inpartnership with ChesapeakeBay Environmental Center,scouts and volunteers.$2,606

Chesapeake BayEnvironmental Center,Wildfowl Trust of NorthFor a Chesapeake Bay educa-tion program for 550 thirdand 590 fifth grade studentsin Queen Anne’s County public schools.$23,000

Chesapeake BayEnvironmental Center,Wildfowl Trust of NorthFor a capacity building grantfor restoration manager/edu-cation coordinator to recruitand manage volunteers forprojects and to develop education programs.$24,000

Kennard ElementaryFor six Schooner Sultanatrips and plants and materialsfor a schoolyard habitat project with 155 third gradestudents.$1,723

Kennard ElementaryFor a reef ball project with30 third through fifth gradestudents.$555

Kennard ElementaryFor a field trip to Echo Hilland for mulch and plants fora native plant garden with 30 third grade students.$409

Maryland DNR -DevelopmentFor a study on innovativemethods of SAV restoration in Eastern Bay.$5,975

Matapeake ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classesplanting with 20 fifth gradestudents.$445

Queens Landing Council of Unit OwnersFor materials and suppliesneeded for a stormwater pondplanting.$1,938

Stevensville Middle SchoolFor Living ClassroomFoundation field trips with240 sixth and seventh gradestudents.$2,000

Sudlersville ElementarySchoolFor a field trip to ChesapeakeBay Environmental Center with 52 fourth gradestudents.$475

Summer Days Math andScience Camp for GirlsFor a Bay studies class andstream clean-up with 68campers.$1,416

Terrapin InstituteFor internship support for the Citizen Conservation andStewardship Program.$1,000

Wye River Upper SchoolFor a Chesapeake Bay stud-ies course and a restorationproject at Wye Island NaturalResource Management Areawith eleventh and twelfthgrade students.$4,569

Statewide

Adkins ArboretumFor a planning retreat for the Chesapeake ConservationLandscaping Council.$1,750

Alliance for theChesapeake Bay, Inc.For the RestoreCorps pro-gram to assist with volunteerrecruitment, training andproject completion with thePrettyboy Watershed Allianceand the Little PatuxentWatershed Association.$20,436

Alliance for theChesapeake Bay, Inc.For the annual Project CleanStream event with 110 streamcleanup and 10 restorationsites engaging 1,500 volunteers.$8,755

Boy Scouts of AmericaVenturing Crew 202 For a trailer, supplies andaquarium supplies for amobile aquatic education display.$2,000

Center for WatershedProtection, Inc.For 16 scholarships for members of Maryland non-profit Bay organizations orlocal government representa-tives to attend the WatershedProtection Institute trainingretreat.$16,000

Chesapeake BayFoundationFor green space educationand outreach under theConserving the Washington-Baltimore Region’s GreenNetwork project.$6,100

Environmental Concern, Inc.For 15 copies of WOW TheWonders of Wetlands to begiven to workshop partici-pants at the AquaticResources Conference.$150



St. Mary’s County(continued)

Environmental Concern, Inc.For a Know’em and Grow’emWetland Plant workshop with20 teachers.$1,238

Marine Trades Associationof Maryland, Inc.For recycling of boat shrink-wrap from eight marina locations.$1,800

Maryland Association for Environmental andOutdoor Education For the design, publicationand distribution of materials

for MAEOE’s 20th AnnualConference.$6,000

Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology, Inc.For production of a 30-minute program withMaryland Public Televisionillustrating the challengesand issues of agriculture andforestry in protecting waterquality and habitats of the Bay.$17,500

Maryland DNR - ResourceAssessment Service,Tidewater EcosystemAssessment

For the 2004-2005 BayGrasses in Classes programwith 100 elementary, middleand high schools.$5,790

Maryland EnvironmentalTrustFor the brochure/registrationform and the program for theAnnual Maryland Land TrustConference.$2,000

SmithsonianEnvironmental ResearchCenterFor a Meaningful WatershedExperience for 1,100 lowincome students throughSERC’s Estuary Chesapeakeprogram.$22,000

U.S. Fish & WildlifeService - Chesapeake BayField OfficeFor partial reprinting andmailing costs for 30,000copies of the native plantguide, Native Plants forWildlife Habitat andConservation Landscaping:Chesapeake Bay.$10,000

U.S. Fish & WildlifeService - Chesapeake BayField OfficeFor a wildlife biologist forUSFWS Schoolyard HabitatProgram. $16,750

University of MarylandBiotechnology Institute -Center of MarineFor the development of a pro-gram investigating halophilicmicrobes with one school inMontgomery County andVilla Julie College.$3,650

Talbot County

Chesapeake WildlifeHeritageFor a 20 acre reforestation at Conquest Preserve.$10,000

Easton Middle SchoolFor Chesapeake BayFoundation field trips.$910

Environmental Concern,Inc.For 1000 feet of living shore-line on San Domingo Creek.$25,000

Girl Scout Troop 453For a submerged aquatic vegetation planting.$593

National Aquarium inBaltimoreFor marsh restoration atPoplar Island.$5,000

Pickering CreekEnvironmental CenterFor a riparian forest bufferrestoration project with 100volunteers and 10 landownerseminars.$8,065

Pickering CreekEnvironmental CenterFor a capacity building grantfor a volunteer coordinator to expand and execute volunteer-based programs at Pickering Creek AudubonCenter.$16,640

St. Michaels CommunityCenterFor a native plant BayScapeand rain garden demonstra-tion area in the town parknear the library.$1,916



Demonstration Living Shoreline Project Spurs Private Investment

Environmental Concern, Inc., received a $25,000 grantfrom the Trust to construct 1,000 feet of living shorelinealong San Domingo Creek, a tributary to the Miles River,in Talbot County. The project, which pulled togetherpublic and private funding, included planting 17,500native marsh grasses, resulted in the creation of 24,000square feet of new marsh, and involved local citizens andstudents in its construction. But the project’s largerimpact is in its educational value. More than 600 peoplehave learned about the new shoreline protection technol-ogy through workshops. Four homeowners in a neigh-boring community are scheduled to construct a livingshoreline on their property, and the Town of SaintMichaels has agreed to construct a living shoreline in avery visible park to promote the technique to the public.

Environmental Concern, Inc. staff begin work on a livingshoreline demonstration project funded through a $25,000grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust.

Washington County

Beaver Creek WatershedAssociationFor streambank stabilizationand the development of awatershed assessment andprotection plant along BeaverCreek, and tributary to theAntietam River.$150,000

Boonsboro High SchoolFor three Bridging theWatershed field trips with 75high school students.$913

Camp Challenge Ministries,Inc., Adventure CampFor a riparian buffer plantingwith 18 high school students.$775

Highland View AcademyFor seven field trips andschoolyard habitat plantingswith 90 high school students.$2,825

Smithsburg Middle SchoolFor a schoolyard rain gardenplanting with 18 middle andhigh school students.$744

South Hagerstown High SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with 20 specialneeds students.$800

Western Heights Middle SchoolFor two Bridging theWatershed field trips with 166 sixth graders.$356

Wicomico County

Glen Avenue SchoolFor two Living ClassroomsFoundation field trips andmaterials for storm drainstenciling and tree plantingwith 115 fifth graders.$988

Nanticoke WatershedAllianceFor oyster reef restorationexpenses at Roaring Point atthe mouth of the NanticokeRiver.$16,470

Salisbury Zoological Park/Salisbury Zoo CommissionFor teacher training work-shops and volunteer trainingfor the Wonders of Watercampaign. $4,980

Wicomico Day SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatproject involving 315 pre-kindergarten througheighth grade students and 35 teachers.$1,865

Worchester County

Berlin Intermediate SchoolFor a schoolyard reforestationplanting with fourth throughsixth grade students.$820

Delmarva Discovery Centerc/o Pocomoke MarketingPartnershipFor the Urban RiverscapeRestoration for WatershedImprovement and Educationprogram with students andvolunteers.$7,981



Beaver Creek Watershed Planning Supported by Trust Grant

The Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded $150,000 to the Beaver Creek WatershedAssociation for stream bank stabilization and watershed planning along BeaverCreek, a tributary to the Antietam River in Washington County. Funding provided by the Trust through its Targeted Watershed Initiative will support the development of a watershed assessment and protection plan that will guidefuture restoration initiatives in the watershed. The project will result in therestoration of four miles of forested stream buffers, 15 acres of riparian buffer and wetlands, and the planting of more than 4,000 trees and shrubs, all accomplished with the help of nearly 500 volunteers and 180 students from three regional schools.

Lower Shore Land TrustFor a capacity building grantto launch an outreach andmembership program andfunds for monitoring, strategic planning and staffand board development.$5,000

Stephen Decatur Middle SchoolFor a Schooner Sultana boattrip, and supplies for monitoring water quality in Hudson Branch with 30seventh grade students.$1,158



As part of its efforts toincrease the availability of grant funding andimprove the efficiency ofgrant administration, theTrust increased the fund-ing limit for its ongoingMini Grants Programfrom $2,000 to $5,000.Additionally, the Trustchanged the name of itsQuarterly Grants Programto the Stewardship GrantsProgram to better reflectthe program’s purpose.

The Stewardship Grant Program now accepts proposalsranging from $5,001 to $25,000. Through both programs,the Trust seeks to increase public awareness and publicinvolvement in the restoration and protection of the Bay and its rivers.

A P P LY I N G T O T H E T R U S T


The Chesapeake Bay Trust has a strong reputation as a valuable, straightforward and trusted grant-maker for Maryland nonprofit groups, civic organizations, schools and public agencies. The Trust’s grant priorities and programs are summarized below. For acomplete description of grant guidelines, application procedures and current deadlines,please call the Trust at (410) 974-2941 or visit www.cbtrust.org.

Trust Announces Changes in Grant Programsand Applications

Chesapeake Bay Trust staff held several workshopsduring the summer and fall of 2005 to alert grantees to changes in two of the Trust’s long-running grant programs and unveil a new application form.

Representatives from Bay and river organizations throughoutMaryland gather at the Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge tolearn about improvements to the Trust’s grant programs.

Grant-making Priorities

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is committed to advancing thegoals of the Chesapeake Bay restoration and protection effort. Chesapeake 2000, a regional agreement that outlinesrestoration and protection goals, guides that effort. The Trusthas established its grant-making priorities, listed below, tocoincide with the Chesapeake 2000 agreement.

• Living Resource Protection and Restoration: Projects thatprotect and restore the finfish, crabs, oysters and other living resources of the Bay, its rivers and streams.

• Vital Habitat Protection and Restoration: Projects that protect and restore habitats, including wetlands, forests, Bay grasses, streamside forest buffers and other natural areas.

• Water Quality Restoration and Protection: Projects that seek to restore and protect water quality to support livingresources in the Bay and its rivers and streams.

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

• Stewardship and Community Engagement: Projects that raise the public’s awareness of the Bay, its rivers and streams by involving them in restoration, protection and educational activities.

• Meaningful Bay Experience: Projects with students and teachers that investigate Bay and environmental issues through the collection and analysis of information and hands-on restoration and protection projects.

The Trust sponsors several grant programs, summarized inthe box to the right, to address these grant-making prioritiesand meet the varied funding needs of grant seekers.

Application Process

Many different types of Maryland organizations and publicagencies may apply for Trust grants. Groups eligible to apply for Trust funding include: public and private schoolsand universities; nonprofit organizations; faith-based organizations; youth groups and community organizations;municipal, county, state and federal agencies; soil and waterconservation districts; forestry boards; and resource conservation/development councils.

All applicants are encouraged to discuss project ideaswith Trust staff before completing an application. Criteria,deadlines and application processes vary by grant program.Visit the Trust’s website, www.cbaytrust.org, for the latestinformation on application criteria and deadlines.

Proposals are evaluated based on the project’s potentialto meet grant program goals, clarity of project objectives,plans for achieving the objectives, and qualifications of theorganization that will carry out the activities.

In addition, the most successful proposals will:

• Demonstrate a direct benefit to the health of the Bay and its rivers;

• Target action-oriented projects;• Engage the public, students, and/or volunteers;• Make clear connections to the Trust’s grant-making

priorities;• Identify project partnerships; and, • Outline matching funds and in-kind contributions.

The Trust does not award grants in support of (a) endowments,(b) individuals, (c) building campaigns, (d) deficit financing,(e) annual giving, or (f) research. The Trust does not provide grants to support lobbying or activities that advocatepolitical solutions.

Recipients will be held accountable for certifying howgrant funds have been used and for verification of grantexpenditures at project completion.


A P P LY I N G T O T H E T R U S T

• Mini Grants (up to $5,000): for projects that address one or more of the Trust’s grant-making priorities.Most Mini Grants support field experiences for students, small on-the-ground restoration projects,and public awareness initiatives. Applications areinvited at any time of the year.

• Stewardship Grants ($5,001 and $25,000): for projects that address one or more of the Trust’s grant-making priorities. Applications are acceptedsemi-annually.

• Fisheries Grants (up to $25,000): for projects led by nonprofit organizations to restore and enhance thequality of Maryland fisheries. This is an annual grantprogram conducted in partnership with theFishAmerica Foundation.

• Capacity Building Grants (up to $25,000):for increasing the ability of smaller nonprofit organizations, such as local watershed groups, community associations and land trusts, to advancethe Bay restoration effort. This is an annual grant program conducted in partnership with the KeithCampbell Foundation for the Environment.

• Living Shorelines Initiative (up to $50,000): for projects that create and promote natural shorelinerestoration projects, commonly known as “livingshorelines,” around the Chesapeake Bay. This is anannual grant program conducted in partnership withthe NOAA Restoration Center, Keith CampbellFoundation for the Environment, and the NationalFish and Wildlife Foundation.

• Pioneer Grants (up to $100,000): for developing and implementing innovative, cutting-edge approachesthat increase Bay awareness, and/or enhance restora-tion and protection initiatives. This is an annual grantprogram; however, the focus of the program maychange from year to year.

• Targeted Watershed Grants (up to $150,000): for advancing the Bay restoration through measurable,transferable, on-the-ground actions in a targeted local watershed. This grant program may vary fromyear to year.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST

Contributors of $50,000 or moreConstellation Energy Group, Inc.The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment

Contributors of $25,000 to $49,999The Nabit Foundation and The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim

Contributors of $10,000 to $24,999AnonymousM&T Bank

Contributors of $5,000 to $9,999Annapolis Striders, Inc.CloseCall America, Inc.The Dresher Foundation, Inc.Maryland Charity CampaignOcean Yachts

Contributors of $2,500 to $4,999Albemarle Sportfishing BoatsPeter G. AngelosPeter and Marianne ByrnesThe Conservation FundJim and Sylvia EarlLinowes and Blocher, LLPOffshore Performance Midgett S. and Donna F. Parker, M.D.Martin H. Poretsky Mildred PoretskyNorth Atlantic Marine GroupTom and Jamie Pumpelly RGII TechnologiesR.W. Marsh Enterprises, Inc.Schulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.Thompson Creek Window CompanyVerizon FoundationWarehouse Creek Yacht SalesMartin and Amy Weinstein

Contributors of $1,000 to $2,499Paul Allen and Carmen MacDougalAvon Dixon Agency, LLCBlack Dog PropellersBozzuto GroupChilds Landscaping Contractors, Inc.Connelly and Associates Fundraising, LLCEastern Petroleum Corporation Elm Street Development CompanyFour Seasons at Kent IslandHaddow CommunicationsMartek-KI, Inc.Regulator Marine, Inc.Russo Marine Financial ServiceShady Oaks Yacht Sales

Contributors of $500 to $999Angela Barnes Bay Carpets Flooring AmericaBechdon Corporation, Inc. Belmont Bay Harbor, LLCCAPTELCaruso HomesChesapeake Bay FoundationChesapeake Consulting & Sales, Inc.Clarks Landing Boat and Yacht Sales Honorable Virginia ClagettCharles Conklin Cummins Power SystemsEco Housing CorporationWendy Thomas Greenberg

C O N T R I B U T O R S


The Annapolis Striders, an Annapolis area running club, is one of the longest-standing donors to the Trust. TheStriders have provided runners the opportunity to make voluntary contributions to help the Chesapeake Bay via raceregistration forms, including the Bay Bridge Run, since 1991.From left: Melissa Currance and Charlie Muskin, AnnapolisStriders; David O’Neill and Melanie Teems, Chesapeake Bay Trust.

Chesapeake Bay Trust BoardChairman Midgett Parkerwelcomes guests to theTreasure the Chesapeakecelebration.

Hailey Development, LLCDoug HutzellKettler Brothers HomesTrent KittlemanLedo Pizza System, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Andre LynchMarks Marine InsuranceTom W. and Priscilla K. McCaryMichael and Holly McFarlandT. Bryan McIntireMeridian Construction Donald MariniNational Capital Teleservices, LLCDavid and Kerith O’NeillOyster Recovery Partnership Pease and Pease Yacht BrokersPettit Family Charitable Foundation Theresa Pierno Schuman's Cleaning ServiceSuper Dog Pet FoodTrident Funding CorporationW. H. Harris Seafood, Inc.Warren E. Halle EnterprisesWelbourne Electrical ServicesWheelabrator Baltimore, L.P.Yachting Magazine, Motorboating Magazine

Contributors of $250 to $499Regent AcostaAnderson, Davis & Associates, CPAAnnie's Paramount Steak HouseAssociation of Maryland PilotsKathi BangertBank of the WestBest Battery Co., Inc. John BrunnerCabin John Middle SchoolCascia VineyardsBruce and Marilyn ChatmanChesapeake Bay Environmental CenterChester River AssociationChestertown Chrysler Jeep DodgeColumbia BankCombined Charity CampaignEcoLogix Group, Inc.Eco GardensEdgewater Elementary, 3rd Grade ClassFrances FlaniganGuy and Anne HagerHamilton Harbour Marina & Boat WorksGary HeathHerring Run Watershed AssociationNina Rodale Houghton

David HugelJack Martin Insurance GroupJust GiveVirginia KearneyKoch HomesMichael & Althea LandymoreLara Lutz and John ScottLove Point Deli, Wine & SpiritsMarine Forensic TechniciansMaryland Petroleum CouncilMcCormick GroupBarbara MouldenJoy NaquinTod NeuenschwanderNor'easter MagazineRodgers Consulting, Inc.Edward ScottScott Financial Service Eugene and Suzanne Pittenger SlearSouth River Imports LLCSterling Acceptance CorporationMichael and Melanie TeemsTrader PublishingUSM, Board of RegentsWade Dotson and AssociatesYouNique Wares & FlowersEllen Kahan and Jack Zager



The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment has generously partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Trust to increasefunding available through the Capacity Building and LivingShoreline grant programs.

Paul Allen, ConstellationEnergy Senior Vice Presidentand Trust board member,announces ConstellationEnergy’s $250,000 contribution to the Trust’s 20th Anniversary activities.

Contributors of up to $249Alliance for the Chesapeake

BaySteve AnastasiAnnapolis Maritime

MuseumAPHC, Inc.A. R. Meyers + Associates

Architects, Inc.Kevin and Bernadette ArthurAnnapolis Boat ShowAugust and Chrissy AullJoan BarneyJamie BaxterNorann BeckNils and Gervais BrekkeBoy Scout Troop 561Marjorie BuchananBetsy CareyCarr Consulting

Jon CardinW. Lyles Carr, IIILarry CartanoCatron Real EstateCenter for Watershed

Protection, Inc.Chesapeake Bay

Commission Dr. Stephen CiCinatoAmy Donatelli ColhounWilliam and Loretta ConyersRobert CostaJune DavidsonSteven DeVeasDockandDine.comJames and Donna DurkanJames EllisRobert EtgenExxon Mobile Matching

Gift ProgramJohn W. FarleyLarry Feather

Thomas FishGene FlanaganRobert FlanaganBernie FowlerFriends to Re-Elect

Addie EckardtSandra GeddesTerry and Patricia GreenGlobal Marine Insurance

AgencyKatricia GuzziDonald and Sharyn HarlowJohn and Jeanne HeinemanMichael and Phyllis HermanHerrmann AdvertisingGlenn and Judy HodgesMichael HorstHyatt Regency ChesapeakeRichard Edward GaylePaul and Judith IanualeRobert Ingram &

Lynda Eckard

William IrwinSandra Reagan JamesJoan JohnsonFrederick L. KellyRobert KoptaIvan LanierStuart LehmanCorinne LitzenbergLiving Classrooms

FoundationThomas and Diana LoveSandy LutterbieMarine Trades Association

of Maryland, Inc.Marshall MandellMaryland Agricultural

Education FoundationMaryland China CompanyGeorge Mayo, VIJohn and Debbie McDevittLinda McClaveMargaret and Brian Mello





Mimi Armstrong Garden Design, LLC

David and Margie MorelMr. and Mrs. Jay

MustermanNational Aquarium in

BaltimoreRobert NielsenMichelle NicollMelvin NolandFrank NovakAmanda PedrickMr. and Mrs. Stuart ParcherMr. and Mrs. William

PartanenPatuxent RiverkeepersVicki PaulasPine Crest Elementary SchoolEdward PipkinAndrew and Melissa PolottSteven and Sharon PriceTimothy QuinnRazzak, Tucker &

Hutcheon, M.D., P.A.George and Laura RewLaura RicciardelliJoe and Helen RileyRitchie Land Reclamation Dr. and Mrs. Michael

RomanMike RossySandy Spring BankWilliam Donald SchaeferDouglas ShiffletSigma Phi Gamma

International Sorority, Kappa Kappa

Mike SlatteryBlake & Wanda Smith Mr. and Mrs. Norman SolatNicole SophoclesRichard SossiSouth River FederationAmanda N. SquatritoLana and George StaplesNancy StevensRudolph S. and Ann M.

StewartTiara YachtsJulie TraskTriad Housing Corporation

Trust for Public LandJosephine C. ValentiJames von RunnenUnited Way Special

Distribution FundVerizon Matching Gift

ProgramMichael WalshCecile WeichWilliam C. WhiteNora WhitmoreDale and Stephany WrightWye River Upper SchoolWye Tree Experts, Inc.Yacht Interiors of Annapolis

In-Kind ContributionsAnnapolis WeathervanesDavid BoothmanBuxton PhotographyCaptain’s Guide MagazinesChesapeake Bay Beach ClubComcastConstellation Energy

Group, Inc.Corridor Wine and SpiritsBob Jones FlowersHemingway’s RestaurantHerrmann AdvertisingHyatt Regency ChesapeakeBay Blue Point RestaurantHunters Oak Golf ClubJEB Design, Inc.Loews Annapolis HotelMartek-KIM&T BankMimi Armstrong

Landscaping DesignOyster Recovery PartnershipPhillips Annapolis Harbor

RestaurantPintail Point Cal Ripken, Jr.Renditions River PlantationRocky Gap LodgeSalty DogSandy Reagan & Associates

Interior DesignSouth River Imports

St. John’s CollegeTaco Metals, Inc.Total Audio-Visual

Systems, Inc.Trader PublishingUnited States Naval

AcademyVillage Sound Company, Inc.Weems and Plath

Thank you for your suppport!

F I N A N C I A L R E P O R T


INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the Board of TrusteesChesapeake Bay TrustAnnapolis, Maryland

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Chesapeake Bay Trust (the “Trust”) as of June 30, 2005 and 2004, and the related statements of support and revenue, expenses and changes in fund balances, and cashflows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards and the standardsapplicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includesassessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financialposition of Chesapeake Bay Trust as of June 30, 2005 and 2004 and the results of its operations and its cashflows for the years then ended in conformity with U.S generally accepted accounting principles.

In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued a report dated August 2, 2005 on our consideration of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grants.

Glen Burnie, MarylandAugust 2, 2005

Note 1. ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE

The Chesapeake Bay Trust (the “Trust”) is a body corporatethat was created July 1, 1985 by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland. The Trust was organized for thegeneral benefit of the citizens of Maryland and has the statutory mission to solicit and accept gifts, grants, legaciesand endowments for the advancement, restoration and protection of the water quality, land and aquatic resources of the Chesapeake Bay.

Note 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTINGPOLICIES

BASIS OF ACCOUNTING:Pursuant to the Government Accounting Standards Board(“GASB”) Staff Paper, Applicability of GASB Standards, theTrust has adopted the basis of accounting applicable to government not-for-profit entities. This basis of accountingis defined in GASB Statement Number 29, The Use of Not-for-Profit Accounting and Financial Reporting Principles byGovernmental Entities (GASB No. 29) as the “AICPA Not-for-Profit model.”

GASB No. 29 allows government not-for-profits to usethe provisions of the American Institute of Certified PublicAccountants Statement of Position (“SOP”) Number 78-10,Accounting Principles and Reporting Practices for CertainNonprofit Organizations, modified by all applicable GASBpronouncements and Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) pronouncements issued through November30, 1989.

Conforming with GASB No. 29 and GASB No. 34, BasicFinancial Statements - and Management’s Discussion andAnalysis - for State and Local Governments, issued June 1999,the financial statements of the Trust have been prepared onthe accrual basis of accounting in accordance with the provisions of SOP 78-10.

USE OF ESTIMATES:The preparation of financial statements in conformity withU.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires man-agement to make estimates and assumptions that affect cer-tain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actualresults could differ from those estimates.

CASH EQUIVALENTS:For purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, the Trust con-siders all highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity ofthree months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

PROMISES TO GIVE: Promises to give are not recorded in the financial statementsuntil the contributions are received by the Trust.

EXPENDABLE RESTRICTED RESOURCES:To ensure observance of limitations and restrictions placedon the use of resources available to the Trust, accounts aresegregated into restricted and unrestricted funds accordingto their nature and purpose.

Funds restricted by the donor, grantor, or other outsideparty for particular operating purposes are deemed to beearned and reported as revenues of the restricted fund whenthe Trust has incurred expenditures in compliance with thespecific restrictions. Such amounts received but not yetearned are reported as deferred revenue, restricted.

F IXED ASSETS:Fixed assets consist of computer and office equipment,which have a useful life of five years. The equipment isdepreciated over its useful life using the straight-linedepreciation method, with a half-year depreciation in the year of acquisition.

2005 2004Cost $37,498 $33,739Accumulated depreciation (22,878) (16,052)

Fixed assets, net $14,620 $17,687

Depreciation expense for the years ended June 30, 2005 and2004 was $6,827 and $6,223, respectively.

COST ALLOCATION: The costs of providing the various programs and other activities have been summarized on a functional basis in thestatement of support and revenue, expenses and changes infund balances. Accordingly, certain costs have been allocatedamong the programs and the supporting services benefitted.

GRANTS: Grants in excess of $5,000 are recorded as an expense and liability at the time the Board of Trustees or GrantsReview Committee approves and awards them. Grants up to $5,000 are recorded as an expense at the time the award is determined by the Executive Director.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 5. AGENCY FUNDS

The Trust acts as a custodian for certain organizations. The amounts collected and expended on behalf of otherorganizations are not activities of the Trust. Consequently,the amounts collected and expended on behalf of theseorganizations are excluded from the accompanyingStatements of Support and Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Fund Balances.

Note 6. BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has established a designatedendowment of $5,000,000 to help perpetuate the existenceof the Trust and protect against future conditions which may alter its ability to support Chesapeake Bay restorationand education projects. This endowment is a result of an internal designation and not restrictions placed by donors.Accordingly, income earned on investments related to thedesignated endowment is not restricted and is included as income in the unrestricted fund.

Note 7. RESTRICTED NET ASSETS

At June 30, 2005 Restricted Net Assets consists of $20,000of temporarily restricted contributions for the evaluation ofwatershed environmental education needs and progress.

Note 8. MARYLAND STATE INCOME TAX CHECK-OFFAND BAY LICENSE PLATE CONTRIBUTIONS

Maryland taxpayers may include unrestricted contributionswith their State income tax returns. Such contributions aredivided equally between the Trust and the Wildlife andHeritage Division of Maryland Department of NaturalResources. Contributions relating to the Trust amounted to $572,008 in 2005 and $785,682 in 2004. This programcontinues through the upcoming fiscal year.

Residents of the State of Maryland may also purchasethe special Chesapeake Bay commemorative license plate for their vehicle for a total amount of $20, of which $10goes directly to the Trust. Contributions received from theBay license plate program amounted to $821,793 in 2005and $737,118 in 2004. In March 2004, the Trust beganreceiving a portion of renewal fees collected by the MarylandVehicle Administration when the Bay license plates are




Note 3. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

The Trust has cash deposits with financial institutions, which at times exceed the amount insured by federal agencies and,therefore, bear some risk of loss. To date, the Trust has not experienced any losses as a result of this risk.

As of June 30, 2005, there was no cash in excess of federally insured limits, pursuant to Financial Accounting StandardsBoard Statement No. 105.

Note 4. INVESTMENTS

Investments consisted of the following at June 30,:

Cost Market Value Cost Market Value2005 2004

Money Market $ 959,373 $ 959,373 $ 98,810 $ 98,810United States Treasury obligations 4,846,756 4,875,759 6,420,050 6,441,409United States Government Agencies 3,495,048 3,503,697 1,934,431 1,952,257

$ 9,301,177 $ 9,338,829 $ 8,453,291 $ 8,492,476

Of the investments carried at market value at June 30, 2005 and 2004, $12,750 and $77,976, respectively, were recorded asAgency Funds Held for Others, Investments, on the Balance Sheet. Allowance for appreciation of investments at June 30, 2005and 2004 was $37,652 and $39,183, respectively. Net realized gains on the sale of investments at June 30, 2005 and 2004 were $214 and $4,716, respectively.

renewed. The Trust received $1,047,150 and $490,831 forplate renewal fees for the years ended June 30, 2005 and2004, respectively. A portion of such amounts, along withthe Maryland State income tax check-off contributions areincluded in contributions receivable at June 30, 2005 and2004, respectively. The Trust’s contract with the State ofMaryland expires June 30, 2008.

These types of contributions represented approximately93% and 96% of total contributions for 2005 and 2004,respectively.

Note 9. STATE SUPPORT

The Trust employees participate in either the State ofMaryland defined benefit pension plan or the MarylandEnvironmental Services 401(k) plan and state health insurance benefits program. Pension expense was $14,442 in 2005 and $8,310 in 2004. Health insurance benefits were$22,729 in 2005 and $19,087 in 2004, the amount chargedby the State of Maryland. Information regarding accumulatedplan benefits and plan net assets available for benefits relating to the Trust employees is not available because the plan administrator does not provide the information for the Trust portion of the plan.

Notes 10. INCOME TAX STATUS

The Trust is exempt from income taxes under section501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is also exemptfrom excise taxes under Code Section 509(a)(1). Therefore,the accompanying financial statements do not reflect any provision or liability for Federal or State income or excise taxes.

Note 11. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

The Trust leases office space under a cancelable operatinglease expiring July 31, 2007. Rent expense was $78,577 and $29,095 in 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Trust alsoleased office equipment under an operating lease, whichexpired in May 2005. Expenses relating to this lease were$1,401 and $1,529 for 2005 and 2004, respectively. Futureminimum lease payments for fiscal years ending June 30 are as follows:

2006 $74,325

2007 76,555

2008 6,395




Note 12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Trust granted several awards in fiscal years 2005 and 2004 to organizations related to the Trust through Board membership.

Below is a listing of the awards granted: 2005 2004

Audubon Maryland/DC $ 24,705 $ 2,113

Calvert County Public Schools 9,300 5,075

Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center 47,000 24,750

Living Classrooms Foundation 18,050 88,000

Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Educators 6,000 7,904

Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology 17,500 –

Maryland Department of Agriculture 124,375 –

Maryland Department of Natural Resources 28,738 38,740

Oyster Recovery Partnership 25,000 25,000

Patapsco/Back River Tributary Team 800 830

Samuel Ogle Science, Math and Technology Magnet School – 385

Included in grants payable at June 30, 2005 and 2004 was $124,375 and $14,000, respectively, payable to a related party.



Support and revenue:Contributions $2,446,059 $178,582 $2,624,641 $2,068,507 $39,733 $2,108,240 Special events, net of direct expenses

of $63,875 and $39,801 for 2005 and 2004, respectively 63,815 - 63,815 50,378 - 50,378

Realized gain on sale of investments 214 - 214 4,716 - 4,716 Interest and dividends 348,607 - 348,607 359,591 - 359,591

Total support and revenue 2,858,695 178,582 3,037,277 2,483,192 39,733 2,522,925

Expenses:Program services:

Program grants 1,868,474 70,000 1,938,474 1,795,856 - 1,795,856 Program management 563,186 - 563,186 427,933 - 427,933

Total program services 2,431,660 70,000 2,501,660 2,223,789 - 2,223,789

Supporting services:Management and general 179,741 - 179,741 120,180 - 120,180 Fund-raising 130,076 88,582 218,658 76,748 39,733 116,481

Total supporting services 309,817 88,582 398,399 196,928 39,733 236,661

Total expenses 2,741,477 158,582 2,900,059 2,420,717 39,733 2,460,450

Excess of support and revenue over expensesbefore net unrealized loss on investments 117,218 20,000 137,218 62,475 - 62,475

Net unrealized loss on investments (1,531) - (1,531) (365,765) - (365,765)

Excess (deficit) of support and revenue over expenses after net unrealized loss on investments 115,687 20,000 135,687 (303,290) - (303,290)

Fund balances, beginning of year 9,362,046 - 9,362,046 9,665,336 - 9,665,336

Fund balances, end of year $9,477,733 $20,000 $9,497,733 $9,362,046 $ - $9,362,046

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT AND REVENUE, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCESFOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004

2005 2004

Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total



$39,733 $2,108,240

- 50,378

- 4,716 - 359,591

39,733 2,522,925

- 1,795,856 - 427,933

- 2,223,789

- 120,180 39,733 116,481

39,733 236,661

39,733 2,460,450

- 62,475

- (365,765)

- (303,290)

- 9,665,336

$ - $9,362,046

2004

Restricted Total

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSFOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004

2005 2004Cash flows from operating activities:

Excess (deficit) of support and revenue over expensesafter net unrealized loss on investments $135,687 $(303,290)

Adjustments to reconcile excess (deficit) of support and revenueover expenses after net unrealized loss on investmentsto net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation 6,827 6,223 Unrealized loss on investments 1,531 365,765 Realized gain on investments (214) (4,716)Changes in assets and liabilities:

Decrease (increase) in:Agency funds held for others, receivable (28,600) - Contributions receivable 167,614 (197,897)Interest receivable 20,739 (1,853)

Increase (decrease) in:Accounts payable (6,392) 7,550 Salaries payable (7,405) 8,103 Grants payable 396,231 54,461 Deferred revenue (9,983) (498)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 676,035 (66,152)

Cash flows from investing activities:Purchases of investments (6,826,636) (3,203,936)Purchase of fixed assets (3,760) (8,775)Maturities/sales of investments 5,913,740 3,464,297

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (916,656) 251,586

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (240,621) 185,434

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 296,950 111,516

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $56,329 $296,950

Supplementary cash flow information:Interest paid $ - $ -

Income taxes paid $ - $ -




BALANCE SHEETS, JUNE 30, 2005 and 2004

2005 2004

ASSET S

Cash and Cash Equivalents $56,329 $296,950

Investments 9,326,079 8,414,500

Agency Funds Held for Others, Investments 12,750 77,976

Agency Funds Held for Others, Receivables 28,600 39,284

Contributions Receivable 800,267 967,881

Interest Receivable 60,947 81,686

Fixed Assets, Net 14,620 17,687

TOTAL ASSET S $10,299,592 $9,895,964

LIABILITIES AND FUND BAL ANCES

Liabilities

Accounts Payable $1,158 $7,550

Salaries Payable 24,341 31,746

Grants Payable 750,860 354,629

Deferred Revenue 12,750 22,733

Agency Funds Held For Others 12,750 117,260

Total Liabilities $801,859 $533,918

FUND BAL ANCES

Unrestricted $4,477,733 $4,362,046

Board Designated Fund 5,000,000 5,000,000

Total Unrestricted $9,477,733 $9,362,046

Restricted $20,000 0

Total Fund Balances $9,497,733 $9,362,046

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND

FUND BAL ANCES $10,299,592 $9,895,964


2005 RESOURCES

2005 USE OF FUNDS

Programs: 86%- Grants Awarded ($1,938,474)

- Grants Administration ($563,186)

Management: 6%

Fundraising: 8%

6%

Contributions: 89%- Bay License Plate Sales and Renewals

($1,868,943)

- Bay and Wildlife Fund

Tax Check-off ($581,990)

- Other ($237,523)

Investment Income: 11%

86%

8%

11%

89%

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