CRC is pleased to share that the Chickahominy Indian Tribe’s Tribal Environmental Office's is hiring a Project Manager (PM). The PM will be responsible for the Administration of a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) grant. Grant administration responsibilities include monitoring, evaluation, and financial reporting. Application review for this position begins March 15, 2023. Learn more [...]
Implementing clean water solutions for agriculture in Pennsylvania In 2016, 2019, and 2022, leaders from Pennsylvania’s agricultural and environmental communities participated in a series of “Pennsylvania in the Balance” conferences. In the early years, participants generated creative new ideas to position agriculture in the state as a solution for clean water. Convened by the [...]
Recent RFPs from CRC partners EPA Multiple Tributary Models: Request for Applications More info through EPA Region 3:https://www.epa.gov/grants/grants-your-region-information-specific-epa-region-3#current Direct link to the RFA: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-02/EPA-I-R3-CBP-23-02_Multiple%20Tributary%20Model_20230207_Final%20Clean.pdf RFA closes April 7th, 2023. EPA-R3-CBP-23-02: Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications for Multiple Tributary Models for the Assessment of 2035 Climate Change Risk and Other Water [...]
Integrating Social Science for Adaptive Management in Chesapeake Bay Program, Lisa Wainger and Daniel Read What do researchers and practitioners want from each other? Insights from the Advancing Engagement Workshop Series, Wes Eaton To continue December’s roundtable conversation on behavior change, February’s roundtable brought together a group of scholarly researchers with experience in [...]
CRC Member Webinar Take-Over Series Old Dominion University Research Updates: Seagrass Blue Carbon and Effects of Floods on Water Quality Coasts are dynamic areas of exchange between land and water. Nitrogen and phosphate from land, for example, are essential for growth of seagrasses and their production of “blue carbon”. Nutrients in the Bay often [...]
December 2022 Director's Corner This is a special Streamline (our last of the year) during a special year (CRC’s 50th anniversary), and so a bit of reflection seems appropriate. The Roundtable/Streamline topics took us on a journey, and a short recounting of that journey illuminates a seasonality to our thinking and [...]
Growing Positive Action: An Introduction to Chesapeake Behavior Change During the December CRC Roundtable, we learned how behavior change is a buzzy phrase these days - and with good reason. The importance of social science in the Bay restoration effort is becoming clear, as we realize that the on-the-ground actions of the 18 million [...]
Targeting Resources to Accelerate Chesapeake Bay Restoration Denice Wardrop,Executive Director of the Chesapeake Research Consortium, moderated the webinar featuring two experts from USGS. Scott Phillips, Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Coordinator for the USGS, and John Wolf, Assistant Director, Land Change Research, Hydrologic Transport and Response, USGS, gave an overview of tools [...]
November 2022 Director's Corner While considerable progress has been made in meeting the goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, a significant challenge remains and the October CRC Roundtable webinar tackled the timely question of how to accelerate progress and attain more success. The 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement outlined 10 goals with [...]
Listening and Learning: Achieving Environmental Wins Through Convening Denice Wardrop, Executive Director of the Chesapeake Research Consortium, moderated the webinar featuring two experts on collaborative efforts and environmental facilitation. Michele Drostin, Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative (DLLC), and Allyson Gibson, Lancaster Clean Water Partners, shared their experiences building trust and forward movement in [...]
