The Chesapeake Bay Trust

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Working to promote

public awareness and

participation in the

restoration and protection

of the Chesapeake Bay

and its tributaries

Dear Friends of the Chesapeake Bay,

With the help of many partners, volunteers, and donors, 2003 has been a terrific year for the

Chesapeake Bay Trust. In 2003, the Trust was pleased to award more than $1.8 million in grants to

nonprofit organizations, community groups, schools, and public agencies—an increase of nearly

50 percent from the previous year. This marks the highest level of annual grantmaking in the

Trust’s 18-year history.

Through this ambitious year of grantmaking, the Trust has supported hundreds of projects that

benefit the Bay and involve the citizens of Maryland in the process. Trust grants helped plant stream-

side forests to reduce water pollution and create important wildlife habitat. They supported innovative

streambank stabilization projects—called “living shorelines”—that absorb polluted run-off and

reestablish fish and crab habitat. And Trust grants gave thousands of Maryland students a greater

appreciation for the Bay through hands-on experiences like skipjack trips and schoolyard

habitat projects.

The following pages detail these and other projects supported by the Trust at locations throughout

the state. This report also summarizes other notable Trust activities in 2003, including a new

scholarship, an urban watershed grant program, and a new design for the popular Treasure the

Chesapeake license plate.

In 2003, the Trust made significant strides in advancing its mission to promote public awareness and

participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. On behalf of the

Board of Trustees, we offer our sincere appreciation to everyone who has contributed to this success.

With your continued support and with the dedication of our board, grantees, partners, and staff, the

Trust will strive to better protect and restore Maryland’s greatest natural treasure, the Chesapeake Bay.

Sincerely,

Martin H. PoretskyChairmanBoard of Trustees

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he Chesapeake Bay Trust is a nonprofit

organization created by the General

Assembly in 1985 to promote public aware-

ness and participation in the restoration and

protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributar-

ies. To accomplish its mission, the Trust receives

financial contributions from the general public

and the private sector and distributes those

contributions in the form of financial grants to

Bay-related programs. The primary sources of

contributions to the Trust are from the purchase of

the popular Treasure the Chesapeake license plate,

donations to the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered

Species Fund on the Maryland state income tax

form, and a growing number of corporate and

private donations. Recipients of the Trust’s grants

include nonprofit organizations, civic and

community groups, schools, and public agencies.

The Trust operates with independent financial

and policy-making status. It is not subject to the

legislative appropriation process and receives no

annual or special appropriations. Through its

grantmaking programs, the Trust encourages

private citizens and the business community to

act as partners with government in restoring the

nation’s largest estuary.

The Trust is governed by a 19-member Board of

Trustees, including five ex officio positions consist-

ing of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of

the House, and leaders of the Departments of

Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment.

The remaining 14 members, who are appointed by

the Governor for staggered four-year terms, repre-

sent business, education, and conservation inter-

ests; local government; and the general public.

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Martin H. PoretskyPresidentPoretsky Building Group(Chair)

Midgett S. Parker, Jr., Esq.PartnerLinowes & Blocher, LLP(Vice Chair)

Gary HeathAssistant State Superintendent PRIMMaryland State Department ofEducation(Secretary)

Robert G. HoytFounding PartnerEcoLogix Group(Treasurer)

Honorable John C. AstleMaryland State Senate

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

Honorable John L. BrunnerMayorTown of University Park

Honorable Virginia P. ClagettMaryland House of Delegates

Honorable C. Richard D’AmatoMaryland House of Delegates

Glenn C. Etelson, Esq.Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy &Ecker, P.A.

Denise Ferguson-SouthardAssistant SecretaryMaryland Department of theEnvironment

Frances H. FlaniganConsultant

Honorable Guy GuzzoneCouncilmanHoward County Council

Kim S. HaddowPresidentHaddow Communications

Gary W. MichaelPresidentThe Michael Companies, Inc.

William B. MouldenTeacherSamuel Ogle Science, Math andTechnology Magnet School

Royden N. Powell, IIIAssistant SecretaryDepartment of Agriculture

JoAnn M. RobertsSupervisor of Elementary Instructionand Environmental EducationCalvert County Public Schools

Carl O. SnowdenIntergovernmental Relations OfficerOffice of the County ExecutiveAnne Arundel County

Honorable Harry R. HughesFormer Governor of Maryland(Trustee Emeritus)

Honorable Arthur DormanMaryland State Senate(Trustee Emeritus)

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David J. O’NeillExecutive Director

Melanie M. TeemsAssistant Director

Kerri M. BentkowskiSenior Grants Manager

Christine M. DunhamGrants Manager

Michelle A. PowellGrants Administrator

Midgett Parker, IIIIntern

Board and staff of the Chesapeake Bay Trust join Senator Arthur Dorman at the Anne Arundel County Martin Luther King, Jr. Dinner to celebrate the scholarship thatthe Trust has established in his name. Left to right: David O’Neill, executive director;Midgett Parker, Jr., vice chair; Carl Snowden, board member; Senator Arthur Dorman,Trustee Emeritus; Delegate Richard D’Amato, board member; Martin Poretsky, chairman; Fran Flanigan, board member; Melanie Teems, assistant director; Gary Heath, board member.

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ith the support of our partners and the generosity of Maryland citizens, 2003

was a terrific year for the Chesapeake BayTrust. Your work has made our work a

success. With nearly 700 grant applicationsreceived this year, the Trust awarded more grant fund-ing than at any other time in the organization’s history.As a result, the Trust helped engage more students,more volunteers, more civic organizations and watershed groups in every county of Maryland and the city of Baltimore.

Funding Reaches Record Levels of $1.84 Million

From the streams of Western Maryland to the marshesof the Eastern Shore, Maryland communities received a record amount of environmental grant money fromthe Chesapeake Bay Trust in 2003. In all, the Trustawarded more than $1.84 million in 2003—an increaseof nearly 50 percent from the previous year’s givingrecord of $1.2 million. The Trust reviewed nearly 700grant applications in 2003, for projects such as treeplantings, stream restorations, school field trips, oyster gardens, and more. The Board of Trustees selected 559 for awards, approving an astounding 80 percent ofthe applications submitted. The average grant totaledapproximately $3,300. The actual amounts rangedfrom under $50 to $50,000.

With the addition of this year’s funding, the Trust has awarded more than $13 million in grantssince 1985.

Trust Commits to Chesapeake 2000 Goals

In 2003, the Board of Trustees aligned the Trust’s grantmaking priorities with the Chesapeake 2000Agreement. The agreement is the regional plan forachieving the restoration and protection of theChesapeake Bay. It includes numerous goals organizedinto six categories: protecting and restoring livingresources; preserving and revitalizing vital habitats;improving water quality; promoting sound land use;promoting stewardship and community engagement;and supporting meaningful Chesapeake Bay experi-ences. By aligning its grantmaking priorities with theChesapeake 2000 Agreement, the Trust is directly sup-porting the plan to bring back the Bay and ensuringthat its funds will be leveraged significantly by local,state, and federal government resources.

Urban Watershed Grants Increase to $647,000

The Chesapeake Bay Trust has increased its commit-ment to addressing the environmental challenges facing our urban and urbanizing communities.Stormwater runoff, fragmented habitat, and a generallack of awareness of environmental issues have compromised streams and rivers in these areas and, ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay.

In 2003, the Trust focused much of its grantmakingon urban watersheds, providing more than $647,000for 24 urban watershed projects. These funds support-ed projects such as stormwater management inBaltimore, shoreline restoration in Anne ArundelCounty, and rain gardens to protect water quality inPrince George’s and Montgomery Counties. The 24projects involved hundreds of volunteers and leveragedtens of thousands of dollars to make a difference inthese important urban watersheds.

Supporting Meaningful Bay Experiences with$580,000 for Student Education

The Chesapeake Bay Trust has traditionally played afundamental role in involving students with Bay

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Hundreds of Maryland students enjoyed shipboard learningexperiences supported by grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust.

education programs and restoration activities through-out Maryland. This year was no different. In fact, the Trust contributed more than $580,000 to involvestudents in Bay education, field trips, and hands-onrestoration and protection projects.

Trust funding supported a broad array of activitiessuch as: growing underwater grasses in MontgomeryCounty classrooms; stream analysis and restorationprojects in Queen Anne’s County; schoolyard habitatprojects in Carroll County; and field trips that provid-ed students throughout the state with a first-handexperience of the Bay’s ecology. Trust funds helpedengage thousands of Maryland students and con-tributed to achieving goals in the Chesapeake 2000Agreement.

Announcing the Honorable Arthur DormanScholarship

The Trust launched its first scholarship program inhonor of the Trust’s longtime board member and chair-man, former Maryland State Senator Arthur Dorman.The Honorable Arthur Dorman Scholarship will beawarded to a Maryland high school senior or collegestudent who combines an intense interest and commit-ment to the environment and the Chesapeake Bay withan equal commitment to promoting diversity andrespect for all individuals. The scholarship provides$2,000 for environmental course work of the student’schoice. The Trust will announce the first recipient ofthe Dorman scholarship in January 2004.

Ellen Fraites Wagner Award Presented to Lifetime Bay Advocate

The Chesapeake Bay Trust continued to honor theexemplary contributions of Maryland’s volunteer lead-ers with the presentation of the annual Ellen FraitesWagner Award. The 2003 award was presented to Mr.Melvin Noland, a retired C&P Telephone official, at theseventh annual Maryland Tributary Team Conference.With an unflagging volunteer spirit, Mr. Noland hasplanted thousands of trees that have improved naturalhabitat, beautified communities, and provided livingclassrooms for students and adults alike.

A volunteer with the Baltimore County ForestryCouncil since 1978, Mr. Noland contributes more than 1,500 volunteer hours each year promoting treeplanting and wise forest management. He has builtcoalitions among business, community, and govern-ment leaders to advance the mission of the council. Mr. Noland has been a key figure in the ChesapeakeBay Reforestation and Class Tree Programs, throughwhich almost all of Baltimore County’s 150 elementary,middle, and high schools have planted more than3,000 trees

The award is named in honor of Governor HarryHughes’ staff member who developed the idea for theChesapeake Bay Trust.

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Chesapeake Bay Trust vice-chair Midgett Parker, Jr., presents the Ellen Fraites Wagner Award to Mel Noland, accompanied by Trust assistant director Melanie Teems and executive director David O’Neill.

Protecting andRestoring

Living Resources: $105,039

Promoting Stewardship andCommunity Engagement:

$442,642

Preserving and RevitalizingVital Habit: $581,590

Supporting Meaningful Bay

Experiences: $581,590

Improving Water Quality:

$316,014

PromotingSound Land

Use: $59,387

Total: $1,840,989

2003 Commitments to Chesapeake 2000 Goals

Enhancing Fisheries Through GrantmakingPartnerships

The Chesapeake Bay Trust continuallyencourages funding partnerships thathelp donated dollars do more for theBay. In 2003, the Trust announced anew four-year partnership with theFishAmerica Foundation, the conserva-

tion and research arm of the American SportfishingAssociation. Together, the Trust and the FishAmericaFoundation will combine their resources to providestronger funding opportunities for important fish habitat projects in the Maryland portion of theChesapeake Bay watershed.

The Trust and the FishAmerica Foundation willseek hands-on, grassroots projects that improve fishhabitat through the involvement of community groups,students, or other volunteers. Projects eligible for fund-ing under the partnership include wetland creation,restoration of riparian areas and aquatic vegetation,streambank stabilization, and oyster and artificial reef enhancements.

A New Look for the Treasure the ChesapeakeLicense Plate

The Chesapeake BayTrust and the MarylandMotor VehicleAdministration (MVA)have embarked on apartnership to create

a brighter, bolder design for the popular Treasure theChesapeake license plate. After a 13-year run as the mostpopular plate of its kind in the nation, the Trust and theMVA agreed that the time was right to refresh the plate’sdesign and to reinvigorate the public’s involvement withthe Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. Market research in2003 confirmed that the public is receptive to a newdesign and helped point the way towards initial designconcepts. Joe Barsin of JEB Design, Inc., is helping todesign the new plate, which will be available to the public beginning in January 2004.

New Funding Source for the Chesapeake Bay Trust

In 2003, the Maryland legislature and GovernorEhrlich enacted new legislation to support a $5 annualrenewal fee for the Treasure the Chesapeake licenseplate. This modest annual fee will provide importantadditional funding for the Trust’s annual grant programs. Contributions from the new fee will likelygenerate $500,000 per year, which will allow the Trust to fund even more projects and educational programs that engage students and volunteers in theeffort to bring back the Bay. In addition, the new legislation extended the Treasure the Chesapeakelicense plate program to 2008.

A Responsible Steward of Donated Dollars

The Chesapeake Bay Trust continues to be a wise and efficient steward ofyour financial contributions. Ninetycents of every dollar spent by the Trustdirectly funds on-the-ground projectsand Bay education programs thatencourage public involvement in the

restoration and protection of the Bay. The Trust isproud to note that it was named a four-star charity bythe independent organization Charity Navigator.

Governor Ehrlich signs a 2003 bill that extends the Treasure theChesapeake license plate program through 2008 and establishes asmall renewal fee that will generate additional revenue for Trustgrant programs. Pictured with the Governor (left to right) are Lt.Governor Michael S. Steele, Trust assistant director Melanie Teems,President of the Senate, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Senator JohnAstle, Delegate Virginia Clagett, Trust executive director DavidO’Neill, and Speaker of the House of Delegates, Michael E. Busch.

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Allegany County

Allegany High SchoolFor a canoe trip to monitor water qualitywith the Chesapeake BayFoundation at Rocky Gap State Park with 44 students.$380

Allegany High SchoolFor a field trip to Port Isobel with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 26 students.$1,435

Allegany High SchoolFor a field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 22 students.$411

Fort Hill High SchoolFor a field trip to RockyGap State Park with 60 students.$190

Fort Hill High SchoolFor a water quality moni-toring field trip to MonroeRun with 40 students.$153

George’s CreekWatershed AssociationFor a demonstration raingarden project to managestormwater.$3,608

Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort of theMaryland Dept. ofNatural Resources Forest,Park and Wildlife ServiceFor native plantings andhabitat creation with students and volunteers.$7,166

Westernport ElementarySchoolFor the From theMountains to the Bay student exchange programwith Beach Elementary.$1,965

Anne Arundel County

Alliance for CommunityEducationFor an innovative methodin urban stormwaterrunoff control at theWestfield Mall in Annapolis.$30,029

Preserving Culture, History, & the Chesapeake Bay

Freedom Grove, located at the Chesapeake Ecology Center in Annapolis, established an important riparian forest buffer that protects water quality in theheadwaters of nearby College Creek. Included in the Freedom Grove planting isthe Watermen’s Garden, a unique tribute to the men and women whose lives havebeen shaped by the Bay. It consists of native trees that bloom at various points during the year, which, in times past, helped watermen predict the seasons for fish-ing various species. The grove also serves as a memorial to the past presidents ofthe NAACP Chapter in Anne Arundel County.

The Freedom Grove project was dedicated with the help of citizens and students at Adams Academy. Its success was due to a partnership between theTrust, the Anne Arundel County Branch of the NAACP, Anne Arundel CountyPublic Schools, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the ChesapeakeEcology Center, the Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation, Inc., and the GreaterClay Street Improvement Association.

Restoration plantings at Freedom Grovewere dedicated to past leaders of the Anne

Arundel County Chapter of the NAACP.

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America’s Clean WaterFoundationFor scholarships to attendthe National YouthWatershed Summit at theSmithsonian EnvironmentalResearch Center.$1,400

Annapolis Departmentof Recreation and ParksFor a Grasses for theMasses planting in Weems Creek.$50

Annapolis Departmentof Recreation and ParksFor an erosion controldemonstration project inTruxton Park.$2,000

AnnapolisEnvironmentalCommissionFor a living shorelinerestoration in Spa Creek.$1,990

Annapolis MiddleSchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at PineyRun Park and Centrevillewith 140 students.$1,000

Annapolis MiddleSchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $250

Annapolis MiddleSchoolFor a field trip to Clagett Farm with theChesapeake Bay Foundationwith 46 students.$385

Anne Arundel CountyNAACPFor a riparian bufferplanting at the J. AlbertAdams Academy.$7,150

Anne Arundel CountyPublic SchoolsFor field trips to ArlingtonEcho Outdoor School andthe Envirothon competi-tion with 50 students. $1,067

Anne Arundel CountyPublic SchoolsFor teacher training with the Chesapeake BayFoundation.$1,008

Arlington Echo OutdoorEducation CenterFor a rain barrel work-shop for teachers.$1,713

Arnold ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard habitatand field trips to Clagett Farm with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 93 students.$1,086

Arnold ElementarySchoolFor field trips to ArthurSherwood Study Centerwith the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with 90 students.$652

Benfield ElementarySchoolFor Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Blacks of theChesapeake FoundationFor rain gardens, riparianforest buffers, BayScapes,and stream restorationdemonstration projects aspart of the CommunityEcology DemonstrationCenter at the J. AlbertAdams Academy. $27,000

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 91For a forest buffer plant-ing and streambank stabilization project onWeems Creek.$2,880

Broadneck ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard habitat planting with 584 students.$1,495

Broadneck High SchoolFor a Bay grasses grow-out project with 650 students and communityvolunteers.$1,678

Broadneck High SchoolFor a field trip to FoxIsland with 18 students.$543

Broadneck High SchoolFor a field trip to WestRiver Outdoor EducationCenter and water qualitymonitoring with 420 students.$1,994

Broadneck High SchoolFor field trips with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 500 students and oyster

gardening workshop with 60 students.$1,750

Brooklyn Park MiddleSchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Piney Run Park with 27 students.$210

Cape St. ClaireImprovementAssociationFor an oyster nursery to support future oysterrestoration activities.$999

Carrie Weedon ScienceCenter/FoundationFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Carrie Weedon ScienceCenter/FoundationFor the Soil and WaterWonders program with350 students.$127

Center of AppliedTechnology NorthFor field trips to Jug BayWetlands Sanctuary and a wild rice grow-out with 21 students.$420

Central Middle SchoolFor field trips with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 112 students.$1,325

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Chesapeake BayFoundationFor a wetland restorationat the Phillip MerrillEnvironmental Center.$7,660

Chesapeake Bay Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Chesapeake Children’sMuseumFor invasive plant speciesremoval, a BayScape, andnative plantings along SpaCreek for the ChesapeakeBay ecology program.$25,583

Chesapeake RiversAssociationFor a living shorelinedemonstration project onthe Severn River in thecommunity of EppingForest.$24,750

Chesapeake Senior High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Piney Run Park with 24 students.$369

Chesapeake Senior High SchoolFor a field trip to ClagettFarm with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation with 28students.$340

City of AnnapolisFor stormwater manage-ment and native plantingsat the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium.$50,000

Clay Street ComputerLearning CenterFor field trips to theMerrill Center andClagett Farm with theChesapeake BayFoundation with six students.$350

Clay Street ComputerLearning CenterFor field trips with theChesapeake BayFoundation and to the JugBay Wetlands Sanctuary,and Chesapeake Bay stud-ies for 30 at-risk students. $10,440

DavidsonvilleElementary SchoolFor a field trip to the SmithsonianEnvironmental ResearchCenter, field trips with theChesapeake BayFoundation, and oystergardening with 100 students.$1,445

Eastport ElementarySchoolFor a wetland habitatproject at Truxton Parkwith 34 students.$225

First Christian Churchof AnnapolisFor a tree planting toreduce stormwater runoffand engage parishionersin activities beneficial to the Bay.$203

Gibson Island Country SchoolFor a BayScape plantingon school grounds. $105

Glen Burnie High SchoolFor trips on theSnowgoose with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 50 students.$435

Indian Creek SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at RockyPoint Park with 10 students.$260

Indian Creek SchoolFor a field trip atGunpowder State Park.$422.00

Indian Creek SchoolFor field trips to Jug BayWetlands Sanctuary with60 students.$255

Indian Creek SchoolFor field trips with the Chesapeake BayFoundation to the ArthurSherwood Center.$716

Key SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Piney Run Park with 53 students.$290

Key SchoolFor a Chesapeake BayImmersion teacher tripwith the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with 12 teachers.$1,200

Key SchoolFor a field trip to studyindustrial and agriculturalimpacts to the ChesapeakeBay watershed throughMaryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania with 54 students.$1,990

Key SchoolFor an erosion controlplanting on Wye IslandNatural ResourceManagement Area with 99 students.$2,500

Key SchoolFor field trips to SmithIsland and Port Isobelwith the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with 54 students.$2,420

Key SchoolFor rain barrels, stormdrain stenciling, andschoolyard habitat projects. $882

Key SchoolFor trail maintenance atthe Elms EnvironmentalEducation Center with 50 students.$401

Magothy RiverAssociationFor a Grasses for theMasses planting in theMagothy River.$2,700

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Magothy RiverAssociationFor oyster reef monitoringon the Magothy River.$715

Magothy River LandTrustFor a bog restoration and a bioretention facilityat Chesapeake MiddleSchool.$25,000

Marley ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Rocky Point Park with 23 students.$304

Marley Glen ElementarySchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher train-ing with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation.$2,000

Maryland CooperativeExtension, AnneArundel County MasterGardenersFor a BayScape nativeplanting at ArlingtonEcho Outdoor School.$1,963

Maryland CooperativeExtension, AnneArundel County MasterGardenersFor a native plant micro-nursery to support reforestation projects.$940

Maryland CooperativeExtension, AnneArundel County MasterGardeners

For scholarships to attend the fall Ecoscapingconference.$100

Maryland CooperativeExtension, AnneArundel County MasterGardenersFor scholarships forminority participation inan environmental garden-ing training program.$908

Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -Chesapeake and CoastalWatershed ServiceFor plantings, interpretivesignage, and erosion control at Discovery Village.$19,000

Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -State Forest and Park ServiceFor shoreline stabiliza-tion at Wye Island Natural ResourcesManagement Area.$1,965

Meade Senior High SchoolFor a canoe trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 15 students.$198

Motor VehicleAdministration - Vehicle EmissionsInspection ProgramFor BayScapes at twoVEIP stations.$950

Odenton ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Rocky Point Park with 20 students.$350

Odenton ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $250

Odenton ElementarySchoolFor water quality test kits and native plants fora wetland restorationproject with 300 students.$1,903

Odenton ElementarySchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation with 75 students.$1,405

Organization ofHispanic/LatinoAmericans of AnneArundel CountyFor rain gardens at TylerHeights and Mills ParoleElementary Schools.$1,238

Park Elementary SchoolFor storm drain stencilingwith 59 students.$160

Save Our StreamsFor a volunteer watershedsurvey and restorationprojects in the MonocacyRiver watershed.$4,199

Severn River MiddleSchoolFor field trips with theChesapeake BayFoundation, water qualitymonitoring field trips, andan oyster gardening proj-ect with 900 students.$1,987

Sherwood Forest Boysand Girls ClubFor field trips on theSchooner Sultana andoyster restoration with 60 students.$1,360

Shipley’s ChoiceElementary SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with 14 students.$1,999

South River FederationFor oyster reef and shoreline restoration, and a newsletter. $40,775

South River FederationFor rain barrels for distri-bution to homeowners inthe Hillsmere community.$2,000

Southern Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Southern Middle SchoolFor a field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 10 students.$225

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Southern Senior High SchoolFor a field trip to Jug BayWetlands Sanctuary with23 students.$125

St. Andrews UnitedMethodist Day SchoolFor a riparian bufferplanting with 37 students.$523

St. Anne’s Day SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting trip atPiney Run Park with 29 students.$308

St. Anne’s Day SchoolFor a field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 28 students.$275

St. John the EvangelistSchoolFor a skipjack trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 24 students.$200

St. Martin’s In the Field Day SchoolFor a field trip to Clagett Farm with the Chesapeake BayFoundation and a raingarden with 35 students.$301

St. Martin’s LutheranSchoolFor a field trip to EchoHill Outdoor School with50 students.$2,000

The Arc of AnneArundel CountyFor a planting at the ARC Sensory Garden inAnnapolis.$1,496

The Harbour SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting inCentreville with 17 specialeducation students.$135

The Harbour SchoolFor a field trip to KarenNoonan Center with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 48 students.$1,508

Tracey’s ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard habitatproject with 16 students.$528

U.S. Fish & WildlifeService - ChesapeakeBay Field OfficeFor signage to createawareness of harmfuleffects of discarded fishing line. $4,590

Unitarian UniversalistChurch of AnnapolisFor Grasses for theMasses plantings inWeems Creek.$2,575

Weems CreekConservancyFor an urban stormwatermanagement project at West AnnapolisElementary School.$15,485

Weems CreekConservancyFor Grasses for theMasses plantings inWeems Creek.$2,775

Weems CreekConservancyFor shoreline restorationand wetland habitat onWeems Creek.$23,325

West River ImprovementAssociation and theShadyside PeninsulaAssociationFor oyster gardening and reef restoration in the West River.$12,550

Wiley H. Bates Middle SchoolFor field trips with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 88 students.$615

Marine TradesAssociation of MarylandFor a boat shrinkwraprecycling program.$1,825

Baltimore County

Alliance for theChesapeake BayFor an invasive speciesguide.$2,000

Arbutus Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Rocky Point Park with 30 students.$308

Ascension SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Rocky Point Park with 29 students.$300

Ascension SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Volunteers create a human conveyer belt to move thousands ofplants to a five-acre restoration site at Blackwater NationalWildlife Refuge.

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Baltimore CountyForest ConservancyDistrict BoardFor rain barrel kits to be distributed during a forestry teacher trainingworkshop with 25 teachers.$750

Baltimore County GreenParty and Save OurStreamsFor stream cleanups, astream survey, and stormdrain stenciling onTowson Run. $1,390

Boy Scouts of AmericaCub Scout Pack 439For a marsh grass plant-ing on Wye Island NaturalResource Management Area with 25 cub scouts.$1,000

Catonsville ElementarySchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation and a tree planting.$1,725

Chesapeake BayMemories CharitiesFor field trips on thePatapsco River andChesapeake Bay with 500 students.$2,000

Chesapeake HighSchoolFor a field trip to Smith Island with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 30 students.$1,420

Cromwell ValleyElementary School For a riparian forestbuffer planting alongMinebank Run and a fieldtrip with the LivingClassrooms Foundation to Camp Wo-Me-To with70 students.$4,857

Edmonson HeightsElementaryFor a BayScape plantingwith 40 students.$80

Emmanuel LutheranSchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting in Piney Run Park with 22 students.$253

Emmanuel LutheranSchoolFor a field trip with theChesapeake BayFoundation to release oysters on a sanctuarywith 20 students.$200

Emmanuel LutheranSchoolFor field trips to theKaren Noonan Centerwith the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 37 students.$1,760

Emmanuel LutheranSchoolFor an oyster gardeningproject with 19 students.$50

Emmanuel LutheranSchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Franklin Middle SchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 450 students.$5,000

Harford HeightsIntermediate SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Rocky Point Park with 30 students.$200

Hereford Middle SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with 990 students.$1,525

Hereford Middle SchoolFor field trips for the BayDays 2003 program with330 students.$3,378

Hereford Middle SchoolFor the Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Immaculate Conception SchoolFor a stormwater management plantingwith 73 students.$501

Immaculate Conception SchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 73 students.$1,347

Joppa View Elementary SchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher training and field tripwith the Chesapeake BayFoundation.$1,125

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Fourth-grade students from Beach Elementary, located near the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, join their peers fromWesternport Elementary in Allegany County to plant trees as part of the Mountains to the Bay program.

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Kiwanis Club ofTimonium - Hunt ValleyFor reforestation alongDulaney Beach with stu-dents and volunteers.$825

Lansdowne Middle SchoolFor a canoe trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 20 students.$210

Loch Raven Technical AcademyFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Otter Point Creek with 10 students. $80

Lutherville Laboratory for Science,Mathematics andCommunicationsFor field trips on theSchooner Sultana with 90 students.$870

Lutherville Laboratory for Science,Mathematics andCommunicationsFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 80 students.$1,260

Lutherville Laboratory for Science,Mathematics andCommunicationsFor the Treasure OurWater program with 78 students.$848

Maryland ForestConservancy DistrictBoard for BaltimoreCountyFor a mobile plantingtrailer for volunteer treeplanting projects. $1,998

Maryland ForestConservancy DistrictBoard for BaltimoreCountyFor a riparian forestbuffer and shorelinerestoration along BearCreek at Fleming Parkwith Turner Station community members and local students.$25,000

Middlesex Elementary SchoolFor a Martha Lewis skip-jack trip, a canoe trip atDays Cove, and stormdrain stenciling with 30 students.$1,200

Milford Mill AcademyFor a forest buffer plant-ing along Dogwood Run at Rockdale Park.$5,625

Milford Mill AcademyFor a riparian forestbuffer planting along theGwynns Falls at VillaNova Park. $2,990

Odyssey SchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher train-ing and field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation.$1,500

Our Lady of MountCarmelFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation and a school-yard BayScape projectwith 120 students.$2,000

The Park SchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 70 students.$1,115

Perry Hall Elementary SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with 73 students.$903

Pine Grove Middle SchoolFor an outdoor classroom and water quality monitoring.$985

Pleasant PlainsElementary SchoolFor stream studies andnative plantings atCromwell Valley Park.$600

Rodgers ForgeElementary SchoolFor a native schoolyardhabitat and outdoor class-room for 514 students.$1,755

Rosedale Center forAlternative StudiesFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Rosedale Center forAlternative StudiesFor the SPARE the BayProgram with 300 at-riskstudents.$10,060

Rotary Club ofPikesvilleFor a cleanup and plant-ing along the GwynnsFalls Handicapped Trail.$1,842

Save Our StreamsFor a tree planting,stream surveys, andcleanups in the BearCreek watershed. $10,693

Seton Keough HighSchoolFor field trips to arestoration site, a fieldtrip with the LivingClassrooms Foundation,bird boxes, and a treeplanting with 484 stu-dents.$1,377

Springdale CommunityAssociationFor a cleanup along Loch Raven Reservoir.$820

The Inverness Centerfor AlternativeEducation High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

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The Inverness Centerfor AlternativeEducation High SchoolFor a water quality moni-toring trip to Great FallsNational Park, a BayGrasses in Classes plant-ing at Rocky Point Park,and a field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation to release oysters.$516

Turner Station HeritageFoundationFor a field trip with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with studentsand community volunteersin the Turner StationCommunity.$970

Villa Cresta ElementarySchoolFor a field trip to CampRamblewood for water-shed studies with 110 students.$2,000

Western School of Technology &Environmental ScienceFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $250

Western School ofTechnology &Environmental ScienceFor field trips to releaseoysters on a sanctuary,Bay Grasses in Classesplanting trips, and aChesapeake Classroomsteacher training with the Chesapeake BayFoundation.$4,335

Western School ofTechnology &Environmental ScienceFor field trips to Clagett Farm with the Chesapeake BayFoundation and a horse-shoe crab raise-and-release project with 47 students. $870

Baltimore City

Alliance for theChesapeake BayFor the MarylandRestoreCorps Program to facilitate restorationprojects such as buffer andwetland plantings withwatershed groups inBaltimore City.$11,498

Ascension SchoolFor a field trip to ArthurSherwood Study Centerwith the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with 30 students.$285

Ascension SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at Herberts Run with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 26 students.$110

Baltimore Office ofPromotion & the ArtsFor the Childrens’ FamilyFun Zone area of theBaltimore WaterfrontFestival.$2,500

Blind Industries andServices of MarylandFor a field trip with the Living ClassroomsFoundation and stormdrain stenciling.$605

Civic WorksFor trips to ChesapeakeBay Foundation field siteswith the Baltimore Greenjob training program.$2,000

Chesapeake BayFoundationFor the SummerEnvironmental Leadershipprogram at Fox Islandand Baltimore City with15 students.$5,800

Father KolbeElementary SchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation and a streamcleanup with 60 students.$1,115

Friends School of BaltimoreFor a skipjack trip on theH.M. Krentz and marshgrass plantings on WyeIsland Natural ResourceManagement Area with 65 students.$2,710

GlenmountElementary/MiddleSchoolFor water quality moni-toring at Holt and MooresRun Parks with theHerring Run WatershedAssociation with 60 students.$1,094

Greater HomewoodCommunity CorporationFor a watershed forum,community outreach,restoration training sessions, and volunteerrestoration projects in theJones Falls Watershed.$17,600

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Fourth graders receive hands-on experience learning aboutoysters aboard the skipjack Dee of St. Mary’s.

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Gwynns FallsWatershed AssociationFor a storm buffer planting at the JewishCommunity Center inOwings Mills on theGwynns Falls.$750

Gwynns FallsWatershed Associationand the Center forWateshed ProtectionFor volunteer training todevelop a subwatershedplan for the Gwynns Falls Stream.$49,090

Habor City High SchoolFor field trips to ArlingtonEcho Outdoor School withthe Chesapeake BayFoundation and on theSnowGoose with 120 students.$1,320

Harlem ParkCommunity SchoolFor tree plantings and forfield trips on theSnowgoose with theChesapeake BayFoundation.$1,380

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor a demonstration rain-garden at Mount PleasantGolf Course and Ice Arenawith students and community volunteers.$440

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor riparian buffer plant-ings along Herring Run,Chinquapin Run, andMoore’s Run.$712

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor the Stream Teams program that conductswater monitoring andrestoration projectsthroughout the HerringRun watershed.$7,000

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor the Junior Rangerssummer environmentalprogram for BaltimoreCity youth.$9,000

Herring Run WatershedAssociationFor water quality moni-toring and native plantnursery.$1,163

Irvine Nature CenterFor a native plant workshop.$850

Irvine Nature CenterFor Project Clean Streamin Baltimore.$8,400

Jones Falls WatershedAssociation For development of water-shed management plansfor the Jones Falls andWyman Park, invasivespecies removal, andriparian tree plantings at Stony Run in Wyman Park.$25,500

Living ClassroomsFoundationFor the Green HavensProject in Baltimore Cityschools implementing curriculum developmentand schoolyard plantings.$43,750

Loyola Blakefield High SchoolFor the Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Maryland School for the BlindFor a field trip with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation and a treeplanting with 14 students.$760

Maryland State BarAssociation, Section ofEnvironmental LawFor a riparian bufferplanting in Herring Run Park.$945

Morgan State UniversityFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Morrell ParkElementary/MiddleSchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Rocky Point Park.$240

Morrell ParkElementary/MiddleSchoolFor field trips to MerrillCenter and Clagett Farmwith the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with 60 students.$410

Morrell ParkElementary/MiddleSchoolFor materials and teachertraining at the KarenNoonan Center.$804

Mt. WashingtonPreservation TrustFor a demonstrationnative plant arboretum.$1,700

Parks & PeopleFoundationFor environmental projects with the KidsGroprogram.$4,000

Patapsco/Back RiverTributary TeamFor promotion of theannual Secchi Dip-In atthe Baltimore WaterfrontFestival.$250

Roland ParkElementary/MiddleSchoolFor a schoolyard habitatproject for 173 students.$4,196

Southwest Academy For Arts & ScienceFor a rain garden andoutdoor classroom with 160 students.$1,373

St. Ignatius LoyolaAcademyFor a field trip with the Living ClassroomsFoundation and an oysterrestoration project with 26 students.$2,000

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Stadium SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Rocky Point Park with 23 students.$235

Trust for Public LandFor community educationand restoration projects inGwynns Falls Park andthe Middle Branch of the Patapsco.$34,400

Waldorf School ofBaltimoreFor a trip on the SchoonerSultana, a stream cleanup, and a stormdrain stenciling with 25 students.$953

Waldorf School ofBaltimoreFor a shoreline stabiliza-tion planting at WyeIsland Natural ResourceManagement Area with 21 students.$410

Woodhome Elementary/Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher trainingand field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 75 students.$1,060

Restore America’sEstuariesFor scholarships to attend the Maryland withTrust conference.$5,000

Calvert County

Academy of NaturalSciences, EstuarineResearch CenterFor the Patuxent RiverCleanup.$300

Alliance for theChesapeake BayFor the SAV plantings andoyster restoration duringthe Patuxent RiverSojourn.$5,415

Appeal ElementarySchoolFor skipjack trips on theDee of St. Mary’s with 175 students.$2,000

Beach ElementarySchoolFor skipjack trips on theDee of St. Mary’s and aBay grasses project with 88 students.$1,888

Beach ElementarySchoolFor the From theMountains to the Bayannual exchange withWesternport Elementarywith 90 students.$2,000

Calvert County Public SchoolsFor a Green Schools workshop for teachers.$480

Calvert Middle SchoolFor a field trip to theAcademy of Natural

Sciences, and a tree planting with 20 students.$405

CHESPAX - CalvertCounty Public SchoolsFor a Bay grasses planting project with 20 students.$1,608

CHESPAX - CalvertCounty Public SchoolsFor a Bay grasses restoration site survey.$1,019

Dowell ElementarySchoolFor a field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation to release oysters with 23 students.$170

Dowell ElementarySchoolFor an oyster gardeningproject with 23 students.$50

Dowell ElementarySchoolFor skipjack trips on theDee of St. Mary’s and withthe Chesapeake Bay FieldLab and native plantingswith 132 students.$2,936

Mt. HarmonyElementary SchoolFor skipjack trips on theDee of St. Mary’s and aschoolyard habitat plant-ing with 134 students.$2,000

Northern High SchoolFor a field trip to theMerrill Center with the

Chesapeake BayFoundation with 19 students.$243

Our Lady Star of theSea SchoolFor a skipjack trip on theDee of St. Mary’s, fieldtrips to release oysters ona sanctuary, and a Baygrasses planting with 24 students.$460

Patuxent High SchoolFor a schoolyardBayScape planting.$1,614

Patuxent High SchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher training and a field tripwith the Chesapeake BayFoundation.$750

Caroline County

Benedictine SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with youth in the LIFE Skills Cluster.$1,638

Benedictine SchoolFor the Bay Grasses in Classes teacher training. $50

Caroline County Public SchoolsFor field trips on theSchooner Sultana, andfield trips to Martinakand Tuckahoe State Parksfor a forest buffer plantingwith 350 students.$7,730

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Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -State Forest and ParksTuckahoe State ParkFor riparian buffer plant-ings with elementary andmiddle school students aspart of the ChesapeakeBay Awareness Days.$974

Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -State Forests and ParksMartinak State ParkFor a Choptank River/Watts Creek living andinformational exhibit of the waterway ecosystem.$1,259

Preston ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard wetlandplanting with 64 students.$452

Town of PrestonFor a planting at James T. Wright Memorial Park and Trail.$2,000

Carroll County

Boy Scouts of AmericaVenturing Crew 202For a native trout displayand growout system for ThorpewoodEnvironmental Retreat

Center to restore nativetrout in Little HuntingCreek.$1,170

Boy Scouts of AmericaVenturing Crew 202For a riparian bufferplanting along Joe Branchat the Morgan RunNatural EnvironmentalArea.$2,000

Boy Scouts of AmericaVenturing Crew 202For a riparian bufferplanting at the CarrollCounty Farm Museum.$2,000

Carroll County Outdoor SchoolFor a BayScape with WildSchool Grounds teacherparticipants.$2,000

Carroll County Outdoor SchoolFor field trips with the Chesapeake BayFoundation and a school-yard habitat teacher training with 38 teachers. $2,914

Carroll County Outdoor SchoolFor schoolyard habitattoolkits.$373

Carroll County Public SchoolsFor the Wild SchoolGrounds teacher trainingwith 30 teachers.$1,955

Century High SchoolFor a field trip with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation with Learningfor Independence students.$413

Charles CarrollElementary SchoolFor a field trip with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 20 students.$300

Linton SpringsElementary SchoolFor a native planting aspart of the Bay Windowsproject with 512 students.$1,583

Caroline County Students Explore and Protect the Chesapeake

Using a $7,330 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, every fourth grader inCaroline County had an opportunity to experience the Chesapeake Bay first handand take steps to protect it. In partnership with the Caroline County PublicSchool System, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the SchoonerSultana, students in this Eastern Shore county learned about the Bay’s ecosystemthrough shipboard explorations of the Chester River. Following the trip, studentsplanted trees along streams in Martinak and Tuckahoe State Parks to protectwater quality and enhance habitat for wildlife.

Aboard the Schooner Sultana, Delegates Richard Sossi and Mary Roe Walkup join executivedirector David O’Neill of the Chesapeake Bay Trust to present a check to Dr. Susan Frank, principal of Preston Elementary School, accepting on behalf of Caroline County Public Schools.

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Linton SpringsElementary SchoolFor a schoolyard rain garden with 737 students.$2,000

Maryland Associationfor Environmental andOutdoor Education For the 18th annualstatewide MAEOE conference. $5,000

New Windsor Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting in Piney Run Park.$180

New Windsor Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

North Carroll High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Northwest Middle SchoolFor a field trip with theChesapeake BayFoundation and riparianbuffer planting with 160students.$1,003

Oklahoma Road Middle SchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation with 50 students.$757

Shiloh Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at PineyRun Park with 10 students.$400

Shiloh Middle SchoolFor Bay Grasses inClasses planting trips atPiney Run Park with 150 students.$1,405

Shiloh Middle SchoolFor field trips on theSnowgoose with theChesapeake BayFoundation and storm

drain stenciling with 132 students.$1,740

South Carroll High SchoolFor a schoolyard bog and outdoor classroom.$2,000

Sykesville Middle SchoolFor the Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Cecil County

Bohemia Manor Middle SchoolFor a field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation and native plantings with 180 students.$1,340

Bohemia Manor Middle SchoolFor field trips to Port Isobel with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 54 students.$2,972

Bohemia Manor Middle SchoolFor a field trip to Smith Island with the Chesapeake BayFoundation and a treeplanting with 25 students.$1,383

Bohemia Manor Middle SchoolFor a native planting atthe outdoor classroomwith 90 students.$108

Boys & Girls Clubs ofMaryland, Cecil CountyFor the Ultimate Journeysummer camp tree plant-ing and restoration with24 students.$1,100

Cherry Hill Middle SchoolFor a field trip to theKaren Noonan Centerwith the Chesapeake BayFoundation and stormdrain stenciling with 18 students.$1,255

Cherry Hill Middle SchoolFor a field trip to SmithIsland with 15 students.$1,600

Conowingo Elementary SchoolFor skipjack trips on theMartha Lewis and a treeplanting with 85 students.$2,000

Fair Hill EnvironmentalFoundationFor a skipjack trip on theMartha Lewis and plant-ing with 20 students.$748

Fair Hill EnvironmentalFoundationFor blue bird boxes.$278

Thomson EstatesElementary SchoolFor skipjack trips on the Martha Lewis and a wildflower planting with 120 students.$1,950

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Students help plant a riparian forest buffer.

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Town of North EastFor a riparian bufferplanting along North East Creek. $1,615

Charles County

College of SouthernMarylandFor a field trips to CalvertCliffs State Park, fieldtrips with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation, and educational materials.$2,000

General SmallwoodMiddle SchoolFor schoolyard rain gardens with 60 students.$572

John Hanson Middle SchoolFor water quality moni-toring and a BayScapeplanting with 385 studentson school grounds.$1,926

Mattawoman Middle SchoolFor a riparian schoolyardreforestation with 150 students.$3,450

Mattawoman Middle SchoolFor a schoolyardBayScape and reforesta-tion project with 138 students.$4,200

Dorchester County

Dorchester CountyHistorical SocietyFor shoreline and marshrestoration at theDorchester CountyHistorical Society museum site.$9,830

Dorchester SoilConservation DistrictFor the Envirothon competition.$360

Dorchester SoilConservation DistrictFor the Land and WaterConnection residentialenvironmental educationprogram at Horn PointEnvironmental EducationCenter.$1,000

Mace’s Lane Middle SchoolFor a tree planting at theTrappe Landing Farm &Native Sanctuary with 12 students, and a BayGrasses in Classes teachertraining.$282

National Aquarium inBaltimoreFor creation of a marsh at Blackwater NationalWildlife Refuge.$25,000

Sidwell Friends SchoolFor a field trip to theKaren Noonan Centerwith the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 20 students.$1,250

University of Maryland Center forEnvironmental ScienceFor a Bay Grasses inClasses program andplantings with 400 students and adults.$22,650

University of Maryland Center forEnvironmental ScienceFor a field trip on theNathan of Dorchester.$600

University of Maryland Center forEnvironmental ScienceFor scholarships forMaryland students toattend the NOAA BiennialInternational CoastalZone Conference.$5,000

Vienna ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard rain garden with 50 students.$330

Frederick County

Baltimore YearlyMeeting of the ReligiousSociety of Friends For a streambank stabilization project inFrederick County withstudents and communityvolunteers.$1,873

Catoctin High SchoolFor a field trip on theSnowgoose with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 17 students.$230

Catoctin High SchoolFor a field trip on the Snowgoose with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 23 students.$230

Catoctin High SchoolFor a tree growout stationwith biology students.$308

Catoctin High SchoolFor bat boxes for aschoolyard habitat with128 students.$374

Community CommonsFor the Building aGreener Future lectureand workshop series inFrederick.$2,917

Community CommonsFor the WatershedConservation andEducation Program torestore and protect theMonocacy River water-shed with buffer plantings,education, and homeown-er workshops.$17,770

Fountain Rock NatureCouncilFor wetland and water-shed studies with 400 students.$897

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Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -Chesapeake and CoastalWatershed ServiceFor stream restorationand native plantings alongCarroll Creek involvingstudents, watershedorganizations, outdoorgroups, and public agencies.$32,350

Monocacy Valley Roots and ShootsFor a wetland restorationat Thorpewood.$325

Motor VehicleAdministration -Vehicle EmissionsInspection ProgramFor a BayScape demonstration planting.$950

North FrederickElementary SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

North FrederickElementary SchoolFor blue bird habitat and trail markers with 13 students.$50

The Jefferson SchoolFor field trips with the Chesapeake BayFoundation and stormdrain stenciling with 60 students.$547

Thorpe Foundation/ThorpeWoodFor watershed outreach,native plantings, and aninvasive species removalprogram.$9,200

Urbana High SchoolFor a blue gill independentresearch project.$99

Urbana High SchoolFor a hydroponic systemto study nutrients.$131

Urbana High SchoolFor a striped bassresearch project.$183

Urbana High SchoolFor a terrapin feedingstudy.$160

Urbana High SchoolFor stream monitoring of Owens Creek with theBridging the Watershedprogram with 120 students.$1,650

Walkersville High SchoolFor a field trip to Fox Island with theChesapeake BayFoundation andAquaculture in Actionsupplies for 140 students.$1,140

Garrett County

Crellin ElementarySchoolFor environmental proj-ects at Crellin SummerCamp with 26 students.$1,617

Northern Garrett High SchoolFor a field trip to theKaren Noonan Centerwith the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 17 students.$885

Northern Garrett High SchoolFor field trips to SavageRiver State Forest andNew Germany State Park

for a stream clean-up ofPoplar Lick, Big Run, andSavage River Reservoirwith 73 students.$260

Swan Meadow SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatproject with 64 students.$640

Harford County

Bel Air High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at Rocky Point Park with 20 students.$110

Bel Air High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $170

Bel Air Middle SchoolFor skipjack trips on theMartha Lewis with 130students.$2,250

C. Milton Wright High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

C. Milton Wright High SchoolFor a rain garden with150 students.$207

Emmorton ElementarySchoolFor skipjack trips on the Martha Lewis and aschoolyard habitat with87 students.$2,520

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Fallston High SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with 100 studentsand Boy Scout Troop 899.$650

Freestate ChallengeAcademyFor a tree planting along the Bay in Havre de Grace.$1,300

Harford ChristianSchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Harford ChristianSchoolFor a field trip with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 18 students.$350

Harford ChristianSchoolFor invasive speciesremoval and a wetlandrestoration.$911

Harford GlenEnvironmentalEducation CenterFor a bird box habitatproject.$994

Havre de Grace Middle SchoolFor skipjack trips on the Martha Lewis with200 students.$3,000

Highlands SchoolFor skipjack trips on theMartha Lewis and a Bay

Grasses in Classes plant-ing with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation with 42 students.$1,179

Lower SusquehannaHeritage GreenwayFor a native species planting at Susquehanna State Park.$1,400

Lower SusquehannaHeritage GreenwayFor the fourth annualRiversweep Cleanup.$800

North Bend Elementary SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting trip atPiney Run Park with 42 students.$220

North Bend Elementary SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses project. $200

North Bend Elementary SchoolFor field trips on theSnowgoose with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 89 students.$810

North Harford High SchoolFor a field trip to HarfordCounty 4-H Center withWoodbourne Day School.$440

North Harford High SchoolFor a wood duck habitatand wetlands creation andeducation with 110 students.$457

North Harford Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training.$50

Southampton Middle SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at RockyPoint Park with 20 students.$325

Southampton Middle SchoolFor skipjack trips on the Martha Lewis with100 students.$1,500

William PacaElementary SchoolFor skipjack trips on the Martha Lewis with150 students.$2,000

William PacaElementary SchoolFor skipjack trips on the Martha Lewis with140 students.$1,200

Howard County

Athelas InstituteFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Atholton Elementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools and Streams Programwith 70 students.$230

Bay Bus PartnershipProject (B2P2)For environmental serviceprojects with 20 students.$700

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 361For a riparian bufferplanting with the HelpingOur Wild Neighbors program.$450

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 555For a demonstrationBayScape at the HowardCounty Conservancy.$820

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 615For a bat box with the Helping Our WildNeighbors program.$130

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 615For a riparian bufferplanting with 15 scouts and community volunteers.$288

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Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 874For riparian buffer plantings along the Tiber-Hudson stream with 33scouts and communityvolunteers.$913

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 944For riparian buffer plant-ings in the Tiber-Hudsonwatershed with the scoutsand community volun-teers.$1,277

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 944For tree shelters at DavidForce Park along theLittle Patuxent River.$75

Center for WatershedProtectionFor Builders for the Bayroundtables to promotesound land use practices.$14,450

Clarksville Elementary SchoolFor forest buffer plantingsat West Friendship Parkwith the Schools andStreams Program with250 students.$540

Clemens CrossingElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with115 students.$320

Deep Run Elementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with120 students.$480

Elkridge ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with150 students.$250

Ellicott City RestorationFoundation and Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 72For a forest buffer plant-ing and stream cleanup in the Tiber-Hudsonwatershed.$650

Forest RidgeElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with130 students.$843

Friends of the PatapscoValley HeritageGreenwayFor an invasive speciesremoval. $633

Fulton ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with104 students.$600

Girl Scouts of AmericaTroop 1266For a schoolyard habitatplanting at the YoungSchool. $493

Hammond ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with105 students.$375

Hammond MiddleSchoolFor a riparian bufferplanting with 20 students.$683

Hollifield StationElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with145 students.$800

Howard CountyDepartment ofRecreation and ParksFor a streambank stabi-lization and forest bufferplanting at Little PatuxentRiver at the PrattHistorical Truss Bridge. $20,294

Howard County Department ofRecreation and ParksFor tree shelters at reforestation sites. $4,964

Howard CountyGovernment, Bureau ofEnvironmental Services, Storm Water Mgmt.DivisionFor a streambank stabi-lization in the CherryCreek River.$37,600

Howard County Public SchoolsFor educational materialsand plantings with 20high school students and84 nursery school children.$260

Howard High SchoolFor the Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Ilchester ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with143 students.$640

Laurel WoodsElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with 80students.$665

Lisbon ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with 92students.$300

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Lisbon ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with 95students.$225

Longfellow ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with 61 students.$360

Manor WoodsElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with132 students.$285

Maryland CooperativeExtension, HowardCounty MasterGardenersFor Schools and Streams:A Bay Education andConservation Programwith citizen volunteersand 2,500 students from37 elementary schools.$10,090

Northfield ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with122 students.$420

Rockburn ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with115 students.$475

Running BrookElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools and Streams Programwith 53 students.$280

Running BrookElementary SchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 53 students.$995

Stevens ForestElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with 52 students.$280

Swansfield ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with 96 students.$290

Talbot SpringsElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with 68 students.$450

Thunder HillElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with 67 students.$180

Triadelphia RidgeElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with138 students.$520

Waterloo ElementarySchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with100 students.$460

West FriendshipElementaryFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools andStreams Program with 85 students.$180

Wilde Lake Middle SchoolFor a wetland plantingand water quality moni-toring at Mt. PleasantFarm with the HowardCounty Conservancy and 40 students.$1,386

WorthingtonElementary SchoolFor a forest buffer plant-ing at West FriendshipPark with the Schools and

Streams Program with 113 students.$420

Kent County

Chester RiverAssociationFor a Grasses for theMasses planting in theChester and CorsicaRivers.$2,808

Chester RiverAssociationFor one issue of theCurrents newsletter andfor one year of theQuarterly Bulletin.$5,100

Kent Ruritan ClubFor riparian buffer plant-ings along the Bay atTolchester Beach.$1,074

Kent SchoolFor a field trip to SmithIsland and a Bay Grassesin Classes planting withthe Chesapeake BayFoundation with 18 students.$1,360

Montgomery County

Barrie SchoolFor Chesapeake Bay fieldtrips, water quality moni-toring, and a plantingwith 69 students.$1,337

Benjamin BannekerMiddle SchoolFor a schoolyard wetlandwith 400 students. $5,692

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Bethany CommunityChurchFor a riparian forest treeplanting.$1,245

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 291For a field trip to ClagettFarm with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation with 25scouts.$330

Brookside NatureCenter and theMaryland NationalCapital Park and

Planning CommissionFor a meadow habitatplanting.$1,431

Brown StationElementary SchoolFor a field trip to FlagPonds Nature Park with 44 students.$323

Burtonsville ElementarySchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation, a nativeplanting, and water

quality monitoring sup-plies with 125 students.$3,585

Burtonsville ElementarySchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher train-ing and field trip with theChesapeake Bay Foundation.$1,500

Cedar Brook AcademyFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher train-ing workshop and fieldtrips with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation.$375

City of GaithersburgFor the GaithersburgWatershed RestorationProgram.$26,680

Clarksburg ElementarySchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation with 29 students.$635

Eastern Middle SchoolFor a field trip to PortIsobel with 20 students.$1,925

Eastern Middle SchoolFor a field trip to theArthur Sherwood Study Center with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 27 students.$260

Forest Oak MiddleSchoolFor a field trip to Jug BayWetlands Sanctuary and a rain garden with 30 students.$582

Forest Oak MiddleSchoolFor a field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation and a school-yard rain garden with 40 students.$380

Forest Oak MiddleSchoolFor a storm drain stenciling project.$51

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Comprehensive Bay Education at Forest Oak Middle School

The Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded Forest Oak Middle School in MontgomeryCounty more than $17,000 for six Bay restoration and education projects in 2003.As a participant in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Bay Schools Project, ForestOak Middle School uses the Chesapeake Bay as a tool to aid learning in science, math, language, and art. As part of the Trust’s award to support this cur-riculum, 100 seventh graders and 340 eighth graders built and installed 120 bluebird habitat boxes for the school grounds and participated in an ongoingproject to monitor the water quality of a stream on the school’s campus. As one student explained, “I learned that people have the power to cause problems, butmost of all, we have the power and resources to solve them.”

The students at Forest Oak Middle School demonstrate the follow-through that makes a successful project, enthusiastically maintaining bluebird boxes they have erected in past years.

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Forest Oak MiddleSchoolFor bird boxes and nativeplantings with 100 stu-dents at six elementaryand middle schools.$6,608

Forest Oak MiddleSchoolFor stream monitoring,wetland planting, andfield trips with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 340 students.$9,352

Forest Oak MiddleSchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher train-ing with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation.$375

Fox Chapel ElementarySchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation and a riparianforest buffer planting atSeneca Creek Park withthe Maryland NationalCapital Park andPlanning Commission and 50 students.$1,225

Gaithersburg Middle SchoolFor field trips to ArthurSherwood Study Center,on the Snowgoose, and onthe Stanley Norman skip-jack with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation with 275 sixth students.$2,279

Glenallan ElementarySchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 66 students.$1,485

Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolFor field trips on theSkipjacks H.M. Krentzand Stanely Norman, andstorm drain stencilingwith 96 students.$1,310

Hoover Middle SchoolFor a field trip to Clagett Farm with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 11 students.$302

John Poole Middle SchoolFor a schoolyard rain garden project with 150 students.$1,600

John Poole Middle SchoolFor a riparian bufferplanting with 150 stu-dents.$750

Kemp Mill ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting trip atPiney Run Park with 10 students.$300

Kemp Mill ElementarySchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation.$1,999

Lake Seneca ElementarySchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation, field trips tothe SmithsonianEnvironmental ResearchCenter, stream monitoring,and native plantings with65 students.$3,773

Lathrop E. SmithEnvironmentalEducation CenterFor a Grasses for theMasses planting.$1,986

Lathrop E. SmithEnvironmentalEducation CenterFor a Chesapeake BayFoundation teacher train-ing with 16 teachers.$2,000

Lathrop E. SmithEnvironmentalEducation CenterFor demonstration raingardens with 21 teachers.$1,600

Mark Twain SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting trip atPiney Run Park with 10students.$756

Mark Twain SchoolFor rain barrels and forfield trips with the

Chesapeake BayFoundation with 42 students.$1,185

Mark Twain SchoolFor the Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -TreeMendous MarylandDNR Forest ServiceFor reforestation andwater quality improve-ment projects in Rockville.$2,000

Montgomery CountyDepartment ofEnvironmentalProtectionFor the Rain Barrels andRainscapes program.$29,125

Montgomery CountyPublic SchoolsFor teacher training and a field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 16 teachers.$2,000

Montgomery CountyPublic SchoolsFor teacher training with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with 16 teachers.$2,000

Motor VehicleAdministration -Vehicle EmissionsInspection ProgramFor a BayScape at twoVEIP stations.$950

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North Bethesda Middle SchoolFor a schoolyard habitat planting with 240 students.$1,529

Oak Chapel SchoolFor a field trip with theChesapeake BayFoundation and nativetree planting with 85 students.$530

Olney ElementarySchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher training and a field tripwith the Chesapeake BayFoundation.$1,900

Piney BranchElementary SchoolFor a field trip with theRiver Habitat program ofthe Anacostia WatershedSociety with 200 students.$2,000

Poolesville ElementarySchoolFor a field trip to theKaren Noonan Centerwith the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 20 students.$1,125

Poolesville ElementarySchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation with 80 students.$1,999

PoolesvilleMiddle/Senior High SchoolFor interpretive signage ofrestoration projects.$1,448

The PotomacConservancyFor a planting with theKingsley WildernessProject and PoolesvilleHigh School.$1,498

Quince Orchard High SchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher train-ing with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation.$1,500

Ritchie Park Elementary SchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation with 64 students.$1,180

Roberto ClementeMiddle SchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher train-ing with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation.$1,125

Rock Creek ValleyElementaryFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher training and a field tripwith the Chesapeake BayFoundation.$1,125

Rosa Parks Middle SchoolFor a skipjack trip withthe Chesapeake BayFoundation with 22 students.$400

Rosa Parks MiddleSchoolFor a skipjack trip withthe Chesapeake BayFoundation with 60 students.$510

Silver SpringInternational MiddleSchoolFor field trips with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 120 students.$1,190

Sligo Middle SchoolFor a field trip with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 24 students.$265

The Barnesville SchoolFor a field trip to Smith Island with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 25 students.$2,301

The Eyes of PaintBranchFor stream bank stabiliza-tion projects at theBeltsville AgriculturalResearch Center and acommunity awarenesscampaign to engage theHispanic community in the Paint Branch watershed.$11,485

The PotomacConservancyFor homeowner best man-agement practices, demon-stration projects, andriparian buffers in thePotomac Gorge area.$34,130

Trout UnlimitedPotomac-PatuxentChapterFor the Trout in theClassroom release.$300

Washington ChristianAcademyFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Washington ChristianAcademyFor a field trip to theArthur Sherwood Study Center with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 30 students.$265

Westbrook ElementarySchoolFor field trips with the Chesapeake BayFoundation and LivingClassrooms Foundation,and to conduct restorationactivities with the AquaEagles Club.$1,725

Westbrook Elementary SchoolFor field trips with theChesapeake BayFoundation with 118 students.$550

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Westbrook Elementary SchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation, Echo HillOutdoor School, and ahorseshoe crab release at Flag Pond.$3,195

Westland Middle SchoolFor the ChesapeakeClassrooms teacher train-ing with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation.$1,475

Wheaton High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher trainingand stream study materials.$315

Whetstone Elementary SchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation and toMontgomery CountyRecycling Center, and forwater quality monitoringand storm drain stencilingsupplies with 100 students.$2,070

Woodfield Elementary SchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomFoundation with 71 students.$2,064

Wyngate ElementarySchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation, native plants,and water quality

monitoring with 69 students.$1,740

Prince George’sCounty

Alice FergusonFoundationFor the Potomac RiverCleanup.$18,350

Alice FergusonFoundationFor water quality moni-toring and restorationprojects with the Bridgingthe Watershed program.$16,513

Anacostia WatershedSocietyFor a streambank stabi-lization project on theWest Branch of theAnacostia and a wild ricegrowout at BladensburgWaterfront Park.$17,560

Bowie High SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher trainingand planting trips. $230

Concordia LutheranSchoolFor a field trip with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation and stormdrain stenciling with 27students.$669

Friends CommunitySchoolFor a skipjack trip on theDee of St. Mary’s, fieldtrips to Patuxent RiverPark and Smithsonian

Environmental ResearchCenter, and a native planting.$1,120

Friends CommunitySchoolFor field trips with theChesapeake BayFoundation and with theAnacostia WatershedSociety for a native planting.$455

Friends of the PatuxentWildlife ResearchCenterFor schoolyard habitatprojects at the NationalWildlife Visitors Centerwith 30 volunteers and 50 scouts.$881

From the HeartChristian SchoolFor a skipjack trip on the H.M. Krentz with 14 students.$574

Greenbelt ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting with 77 students.$1,450

Laurel ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard habitatplanting. $747

Living ClassroomsFoundationFor a shad and herringraise-and-release programwith 16 schools inMontgomery and PrinceGeorge’s Counties.$18,000

Mary Harris “Mother”Jones ElementarySchoolFor a wetland plantingwith 290 students.$1,855

Maryland NationalCapital Park andPlanning CommissionFor a buffer plantingalong Collington Branchin Foxhill and Pointer’sRidge neighborhoods’parks.$1,416

Maryland NationalCapital Park andPlanning CommissionFor a cleanup in the JugBay area of the PatuxentRiver.$762

Maryland NationalCapital Park andPlanning CommissionFor a native plantingalong Lake Artemesia.$1,080

Maryland NationalCapital Park andPlanning CommissionFor cleanups on theAnacostia River.$1,990

Maryland NationalCapital Park andPlanning CommissionFor erosion control alonga pond at NorthridgeCommunity Park.$855

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Mt. Rainier Elementaryand Thomas S. StoneElementary SchoolFor wetland plantings atBladensburg WaterfrontPark and Kingman Marshwith 230 students and theAnacostia WatershedSociety.$950

Parkdale High SchoolFor a field trip with theLiving Classrooms Foundation and stormdrain stenciling with 30 students.$629

Patuxent River Civic AssociationFor the Patuxent River Cleanup.$5,500

Prince George’s County Government - Dept. of EnvironmentalResourcesFor low impact develop-ment demonstration projects upstream ofDuvall Field in the city of College Park.$20,100

Robert Frost Elementary SchoolFor a schoolyard habitat project. $175

Rockledge ElementarySchoolFor a schoolyard habitatand outdoor classroomwith 650 students.$433

Samuel Ogle Elementary SchoolFor a terrapin raise- and-release project with 226 students.$1,010

Samuel Ogle Elementary SchoolFor an Atlantic WhiteCedar growout projectwith 112 students.$575

Scotchtown HillsElementaryFor a no-mow zone.$513

Smart Growth AllianceFor a sound land usereport on transit-orienteddevelopment in PrinceGeorge’s County.$5,000

Student ConservationAssociationFor field trips and nativeplantings with conserva-tion crew programs.$15,020

Thomas S. StoneElementary School andMount RainierElementary SchoolFor a wetland planting at

Kingman Marsh with 165 students.$1,080

The WashingtonEnviroMentors ProjectFor a field trip on theAnacostia River and a tree planting. $1,200

Queen Anne’s County

Bayside ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at MillStream Park with 25 students.$185

Kennard ElementaryFor field trips on theSchooner Sultana and to the Chesapeake BayEnvironmental Center, and a native planting with 45 students. $767

Kent Island Garden ClubFor shoreline restoration,riparian buffer, andwildlife habitat projects ata historic site on KentIsland.$10,400

Summer Days Math andScience Camp for GirlsFor a field trip to EchoHill Outdoor School andshoreline stabilizationwith 28 students.$938

Town of QueenstownFor a demonstrationBayScape planting. $1,659

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The Trust continues its support of the Bay Grasses in Classesprogram, a successful collaboration between the MarylandDepartment of Natural Resources, the Chesapeake BayFoundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,and 226 schools throughout the state.

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University of Maryland,4-H Center, QueenAnne’s CountyFor marsh grass plantingsat Wye Island NaturalResource ManagementArea with 60 4-H members.$1,082

Wye River UpperSchoolFor a field trip on theMinnie V with the LivingClassrooms Foundationand a native grassesplanting at Wye IslandNatural ResourceManagement with 13 students.$718

Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -State Forest and ParkService-Wye IslandNatural ResourcesManagement AreaFor shoreline restorationon Wye Island.$21,017

St. Mary’s County

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 427For a wetland planting in the Wildewood community.$1,509

Elms EnvironmentalEducation CenterFor erosion control proj-ects and informationalkiosk for the ElmsEnvironmental EducationCenter with boy scouts.$530

Esperanza Middle SchoolFor a streamside forestbuffer planting with 35students.$415

Hollywood ElementarySchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $100

Hollywood ElementarySchoolFor a Smith Island fieldtrip with the ChesapeakeBay Foundation with 26 students.$841

Patuxent TidewaterLand Trust, GreaterBlack Swamp LandConservation GroupFor land conservation outreach.$1,320

Lower PotomacTributary TeamFor a bioretention facility and stream buffer planting.$9,700

Somerset County

Carter G. WoodsonMiddle SchoolFor field trips with theLiving ClassroomsFoundation and a school-yard habitat planting with90 students.$1,497

Washington HighSchoolFor a field trip to Jane’sIsland State Park for a

terrapin nesting site service project with 30 students.$200

Southern Maryland

Patuxent RiverCommissionFor a tree growout station.$6,917

Statewide

1000 Friends ofMarylandFor a sound land usereport and map analyzingsmart growth objectives in Montgomery, PrinceGeorge’s, Frederick andCharles Counties.$18,700

Adkins ArboretumFor a BayScapesConservation Landscapingconference. $2,800

Center for ChesapeakeCommunitiesFor demonstrationBayScapes and interpre-tive materials for educa-tion and outreach in thePatuxent River Watershed.$21,100

Center for WatershedProtectionFor the WatershedRestoration Institute totrain watershed leadersand local agencies onpractical techniques torestore urban watersheds.$20,000

Chesapeake BayFoundationFor streambank stabiliza-tion and buffer restorationprojects on Amish andMennonite farms in theMonocacy watershed.$25,000

Chesapeake BayFoundationFor buffer restorationprojects in farming areasof the Wicomico andAntietam watersheds.$25,000

Eastern Shore LandConservancyFor Eastern Shore 2010:A Regional Vision, anintercounty agreement tostimulate and build capac-ity for sound land use.$17,000

Governor’s YouthEnvironmental SummitPlanning CommitteeFor the Governor’s YouthEnvironmental Summit IV:Land Use and theChesapeake BayWatershed, with 700 stu-dents and teachers.$2,000

Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -Resource AssessmentService, TidewaterEcosystem AssessmentFor the 2003 Bay Grassesin Classes Program with226 schools. $15,500

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Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -Upper PotomacTributary TeamFor a tour of farms usingagricultural best manage-ment practices in Carroll,Frederick, andWashington Counties.$650

Maryland Eastern ShoreResource Conservation& Development CouncilFor 20 barn owl boxes.$544

Maryland Watermen’sAssociationFor the College of BayKnowledge interactiveeducational program.$5,000

Oyster RecoveryPartnershipFor oyster reef seedingthroughout the Bay.$25,000

U.S. Fish & WildlifeService - ChesapeakeBay Field OfficeFor a BayScape trainingand demonstration plant-ings in the Nanticokewatershed.$8,175

Washington SuburbanSanitary CommissionFor the PatuxentReservoirs WatershedGreen School MentoringWorkshop and Programfor 44 schools in Howard,Montgomery, and PrinceGeorge’s Counties.$5,312

Talbot County

Boy Scouts of AmericaTroop 190For a bird blind atPickering Creek AudubonCenter.$366

Chesapeake WildlifeHeritageFor a backyard habitatdemonstration garden atBarstable Hill Farm.$6,983

Environmental ConcernFor a WOW! Wonders ofWetlands teacher training.$200

Environmental ConcernFor the Wetlands:Know’em and Grow’emteacher training for 20 educators.$1,366

Environmental ConcernFor a POW! Planning ofWetlands teacher trainingat Pocomoke State Park.$1,150

Maryland Eastern ShoreResource Conservation& Development CouncilFor twenty osprey platforms.$597

Pickering CreekEnvironmental CenterFor Taylor and flow-through tank systems, andoyster reef monitoring andresearch with 40 students. $4,370

Saints Peter and PaulHigh SchoolFor field trips with the Living ClassroomsFoundation with 70 students.$234

Washington County

Boonsboro ElementarySchoolFor a water quality monitoring field trip toAntietam NationalBattlefield with 94 students.$338

Fairview OutdoorEducation CenterFor a wetland to managestormwater runoff withBoy Scouts.$2,834

Fairview OutdoorEducation CenterFor water quality moni-toring on Tom’s Run with1,500 students.$897

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Trees Take Root in the Potomac River Watershed

Through a grant of $34,130, theChesapeake Bay Trust enabled thePotomac Conservancy to completeseveral significant restoration andprotection projects this year. TheConservancy planted more than3,000 native trees and shrubsthroughout the Potomac watershed in2003, involving hundreds of volun-teers in activities that directly benefitthe health of the Potomac. Along onetributary, approximately 160 studentvolunteers helped to protect waterquality and create wildlife habitat byplanting more than 750 trees and

shrubs along the stream banks. Other partners in the Conservancy’s efforts includethe National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Potomac Watershed Partnership,Palisades Citizens' Association, and the Nature Conservancy of Maryland.

Volunteers working with the Potomac Conservancyhelped plant 3,000 native trees throughout thePotomac watershed this year.

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Highland View AcademyFor a Bay Grasses inClasses planting at PineyRun Park with 23 students.$263

Highland View AcademyFor field trips with the Chesapeake BayFoundation with 118 students.$770

Highland View AcademyFor field trips with theChesapeake BayFoundation, plantings,and water quality moni-toring with 118 students.$1,932

Motor VehicleAdministration - Vehicle EmissionsInspection ProgramFor a BayScape demon-stration planting.$950

Wicomico County

East Salisbury SchoolFor field trips to theTyaskin community pierfor water quality monitor-ing and field trips with theChesapeake BayFoundation for an oystergardening project with110 students.$3,220

Maryland Dept. ofNatural Resources -Conservation CorpsState Forest & ParkServiceFor the storm drain stenciling program.$530

Nanticoke WatershedAllianceFor an oyster restorationproject on the lowerNanticoke River.$25,000

NorthwesternElementary SchoolFor a Bay Grasses in Classes planting in Marshyhope Park.$219

Pemberton ElementarySchoolFor field trips to HornPoint EnvironmentalLaboratory, and a Bay

Grasses in Classes plant-ing in Marshyhope StatePark with 48 students.$813

Prince StreetElementary SchoolFor a Bay Grasses inClasses teacher training. $50

Wicomico Day SchoolFor a schoolyard habitatand wetland planting with240 students.$1,880

Worcester County

Stephen Decatur Middle SchoolFor a field trip on theSchooner Sultana and astream cleanup for 29 students.$924

Unique Partnership at Work in Western Maryland

Sixty percent of the farmland in Maryland’s Washington County is owned byMennonites. However, due to religious beliefs, the Mennonite community does not participate in land conservation programs managed by the government.Fortunately, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation has established a relationship withWashington County Mennonites, resulting in a unique partnership to protect local waterways and, ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay.

The Trust supported this important partnership with a $25,000 grant to restore4,800 linear feet of stream and nearly 10 acres of riparian habitat on agriculturallands in Washington County, creating a buffer zone that helps prevent water pollu-tion from entering adjacent streams. More than 150 volunteers participated in therestoration project.

Other partners involved in the project include the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Department of Natural Resources Forest Service, U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service, Mid-Atlantic Council Federation of Fly Fishers, Antietam Fly Anglers, Antietam Creek Watershed Association, Beaver Creek WatershedAssociation, and the L.L. Bean Factory Store.

Volunteers help to restore a riparian buffer along this farmland stream in Washington County.

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he Chesapeake Bay Trust possesses a strongreputation as a valuable, straightforward, andtrusted grantmaker for Maryland nonprofitgroups, civic organizations, schools, and publicagencies that are dedicated to the restoration and

protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

The Trust’s grant priorities and programs, grant criteria, and application process are summarized below. For more information or to acquire a grantapplication, please visit the Trust’s website atwww.chesapeakebaytrust.org.

Grantmaking Priorities

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is committed to advancingthe goals of the Chesapeake Bay restoration and protec-tion effort. Chesapeake 2000, a regional agreement thatoutlines restoration and protection goals, guides thateffort. The Trust has established its grantmaking priori-ties, listed below, to coincide with the Chesapeake2000 agreement.

❏ Living Resource Protection and Restoration:Projects or activities that protect and restore the fin-fish, crabs, oysters, and other living resources of theBay, its rivers, and streams.

❏ Vital Habitat Protection and Restoration: Projectsand activities that protect and restore habitats, includ-ing wetlands, forests, Bay grasses, streamside forestbuffers, and other natural areas.

❏ Water Quality Restoration and Protection:Projects and activities that seek to restore and protectwater quality to support living resources in the Bay, itsrivers, and streams.

❏ Sound Land Use: Projects and activities thatencourage the protection and stewardship of landresources in order to protect and restore water quality,habitat, and living resources.

❏ Stewardship and Community Engagement:Projects and activities that raise the public’s awarenessof the Bay, its rivers, and streams by involving them inrestoration, protection, and educational activities.

❏ Meaningful Bay Experience: Projects or activitieswith students and teachers where Bay and environmen-tal issues are investigated through the collection andanalysis of information and hands-on restoration andprotection projects.

Grant Programs

Four grant programs have been established to advancethe priorities of the Trust. These programs reflect theTrust’s commitment to fund a broad range of projectsin a timely and efficient manner.

Mini Grants The Mini Grants program allows schools, civic andenvironmental organizations, and others to apply for agrant of up to $2,000 anytime during the year. Grantproposals are judged against the Trust’s grant prioritiesand established criteria, and a decision is made withinfour to six weeks.

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TTThe Trust supports the Oyster Recovery Partnership, an organi-zation that brings together public and private interests to restorethe Bay’s oyster population.

A p p l y i n g t o t h e T r u s t

One year later, the schoolyard habitat planted at FranklinSquare Elementary School in Baltimore has grown into abeautiful and useful outdoor classroom.

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Standard GrantsThe Trust accepts Standard Grant applications for$2,001 to $25,000 on a quarterly basis for projectsthat address one or more of the Trust’s grant priorities.Projects may focus on preserving water quality andwildlife habitat, restoring living resources and protect-ing land resources, and engaging students and commu-nity residents in Bay initiatives.

Request for Proposals The Trust’s Request for Proposals program is an annualgrant initiative that provides $25,001 to $50,000 forprojects within a specific Bay restoration and protec-tion discipline. The purpose of this program is to directgrant funding to an area of the Bay effort that is in par-ticular need.

Pioneer Grants The Pioneer Grants Program is the Trust’s most recentgrant-giving initiative. This annual program is designedto help develop and implement innovative, cutting-edge approaches that increase Bay awareness, and/orenhance restoration and protection initiatives.

Grant Criteria

The Trust favors action-oriented projects that engagethe public. Project proposals that have a direct benefitto the health of the Bay and involve volunteers in theeffort are highly encouraged. The Trust also seeks pro-posals that provide matching funds or support fromother sources.

Proposals are evaluated on the basis of appropriateness,clarity of objectives, the plans for achieving the objec-tives, and the qualifications of the organization for car-rying out the project activities.

The Trust does not award grants for lobbying, fundrais-ing, endowments, building campaigns, deficit financ-ing, annual giving, research, food, or to individuals.Recipients will be held accountable for certifying howgrant funds have been used. The Trust requires verifi-cation of grant expenditures at project completion.

Application Process

Applications are welcomed throughout the year.However, grants for more than $2,000 must be submit-ted by published deadlines. All applicants are encour-aged to discuss project ideas with Trust staff beforecompleting the application.

References and letters of recommendation or endorse-ment need not be supplied unless requested. The appli-cant will receive written confirmation that the Trusthas received the proposal and an estimate of the dateby which a decision is expected.

Please visit the Trust’s website at www.chesapeakebaytrust.org for more information.

Students gain hands-on experience in rebuilding a marsh.

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Contributors of $10,000 orMore

The Nabit Foundation

Contributors of $5,000 to$9,999

Ocean Yachts

Contributors of $2,500 to$4,999

Albermarle Sportfishing Boats All Pro MarinaAnnapolis Striders, Inc. Bertram Yacht, Inc. Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marina and

Yacht ClubCloseCall America, Inc. The Great Chesapeake Bay SwimHerrington on the BayHoratio B. Ebert Charitable

Foundation North Atlantic Marine Group Mark C. Thomasson

Contributors of $1,000 to$2,499

Avon Dixon Agency BB&T

Bella Donna Estate Homes Bozzuto Homes, Inc. Constellation Energy Group, Inc. James and Sylvia EarlRichard and Susan FranyoHaddow CommunicationsKettler Brothers Homes, LLC LMC Properties, Lockheed Martin Martek-Ki, Inc. MFN Global Financial Services Stephen D. and Angie Pomaro Mildred Poretsky Martin H. Poretsky Tom and Jamie PumpellyPurdue Farms, Inc.Queen Anne's County Economic

Development Commission Russo Marine Financial Services Weyerhaeuser Company

FoundationWinchester Homes

Contributors of $500 to $999

Accuprop, Inc. AKA Black Dog Propellers

Bank of the West Belmont Bay Harbor, LLC The Bechdon Company, Inc. Boating Magazine C.I.G., International, LLC The Columbia Bank Drees Homes

Elm Street Development Co., Inc. Holland & Knight CharitableFoundation, Inc. K & P Builders, Inc. Roy and Susan Kilby Ledo Pizza System, Inc. Tom W. and Priscilla K. McCary National Aquarium in Baltimore Midgett S. and Donna F. Parker, Jr.David J. and Kerith H. O'Neill Pettit Family Charitable

Foundation Provident Bank Cortes W. Randell Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy &

Ecker, P.A.Trident Funding Corporation William E. TurleyVentnor Marine Service, Inc. Warren E. Halle Enterprises John David Weatherford Welbourne Electrical Services Lianne D. Wendell W. H. Harris Seafood, Inc.

Contributors of $250 to $499

ASAP, Screenprinting and Embroidery

Anderson, Davis & Associates, CPAAngela J. BarnesAtlantic Investment Group, LLC Bay Country Lodge No. 831,

Loyal Order of Moose Beacon Marine Credit Services,

LLC Best Battery Co., Inc. John L. Brunner Gerard Michael Carey Stephen B. Carr and

Eileen McLellan Tim T. and Kelley Champion Chesapeake Appreciation, Inc.Chesapeake Bay Commission The Chesapeake Bay Foundation Cheryl's Chalets, Inc. Conectiv Jay and Christine Dayton Dissen & Juhn Corporation Donald B. Rice Tire Co. Inc. Dr. and Mrs. James Durkan

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The Dodge Great Chesapeake Bay Swim & Celebration

The 2003 Dodge Great Chesapeake Bay Swim &Celebration featured a day of athletic challenge,Bay education, and fun for the whole family. With attendance approaching 2,500 people, thishas become one of the premier summer athleticevents in Maryland.

Along with the swim, participants enjoyedlive music, food, crafts and activities for all ages. Nearly 600 swimmersstarted from Sandy Point State Park and ended their 4.4 mile race onKent Island, near Hemmingway’s Restaurant. Earlier that day, another 400 swimmers completed a one-mile Chesapeake Challenge at the sameKent Island beach.

The event, which benefits a number of important causes, helped raise $25,000 for the Chesapeake Bay Trust.

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Earth Awareness Group, Inc.Eastern Petroleum Corp. Eco Housing Corporation FishAmerica Foundation John and Frances H. Flanigan Howard and Sheila S. Friedman Wendy Thomas Greenberg Guy J. and Pamela L. Guzzone Hamilton Harbour Marina &

Boat Works Harbour Host, Inc. Gary Heath John and Jeanne Heineman Holt Marine Systems LLC Robert G. and Barbara J. Hoyt Hurricane Awning and Canvas JEB Design, Inc. Bennett Lee and Erinn Gray Marine Forensic Technicians, Inc. The MarketPro Maximum Title Group, Inc. Jack Martin Insurance Group MidAtlantic Marine, Inc. Primedia Special Interest

Publications – Power and Motor Yacht Magazine

Ravens Nest No. 20 of Kent Island Regulator Marine, Inc. RGII Technologies Margaret Garono Rhodes Riverside Services, LTD JoAnn Roberts G. L. Robinson Rodgers and Associates, Inc. Robert H. and Gloria E.

Schober, Sr. Michael D. and Melanie M. TeemsThe Trust for Public Land Norman A. and Mary Lou Vitrano Wade Dotson & Associates Weaver's Marine Service, Inc.Whole Foods, Annapolis Zodiac of North America, Inc.

Contributors of up to $249

Gary and Deborah Allen Gary D. AndersonAnnapolis Boat Show A. R. Meyers & Associates

Architects, Inc. AIA

Claus Peter and Christabelle N. Arndt

Atholton High School David B. Bancroft Ruth E. Barrett Kay M. Behall George BenemanElizabeth G. BillsHerry M. and Cynthia A.

Binnendijk Ed Boynton Nils and Ms. Gervais W. Brekke William H. BruggmanThe Bunting Family Office Account C. A. Lewis & Associates Chesapeake Rivers Association Sheldon and Janet M. Church Victoria A. ClausenElise Cloutier

Coastal Fisherman, LLC Thomas Comparato June Davidson Ecologix Group, Inc.Stuart M. Elsberg Sharon M. Enright Louis A. Etgen Beverly D. FeigFlannery and Associates Darrell E. HorneyMichael F. GalvinRichard E. Gayle Juanita M. German Patricia B. GordonKatricia S. Guzzi Andrew E. Greene and Nancy E.

WhitemanHolloway & Associates Michael L. Horst

Charity Event Helps Treasure the Chesapeake

The 2003 Treasure the Chesapeake Celebration was held on Thursday, April 24, at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. Nearly four hundred peopleattended, including keynote speaker Brian Billick, head coach of theBaltimore Ravens, and event emcee Wendy Rieger, the Emmy-winningnews anchor of NBC-4.

Hosted by long-time supporters Tom and Jamie Pumpelly, owners of the Bay Bridge Marina, this year’s event raised $54,000 for the Trust. In total, the Trust’s five-year partnership with the Pumpellys and the BayBridge Marina has raised nearly $200,000 and has involved hundreds of businesses and individuals in the effort.

Lead sponsors of the event included: Ocean Yachts; Albemarle; All Pro Marine; Bertram; Chesapeake Bay Beach Club; Chesapeake BayBridge Marina; CloseCall America; North Atlantic Marine Group; andRNR Radio Annapolis.

Trust chairman Martin Poretsky (at left) joins the Treasure the Chesapeake Celebrationwith keynote speaker Brian Billick, coach of the Baltimore Ravens; hosts Jamie andTom Pumpelly, owners of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marina; and event sponsor John Wilson, owner of the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club.

Harry R. Hughes Dale M. JohnsonBrigid E. Kenney Robert P. Kopta Marine Trades Association of

Maryland, Inc. Maritime Marketing Andrew A. McBeeJohn and Debbie McDevitt Dennis O. and Carolyn T. Medlock Brian T. and Margaret Mello Wayne K. MerkelWilliam B. and Barbara B. Moulden Robert E. Nielsen Jeffery E. and Gaetana Odin Ronald A. and Ms. Kathleen T.

Patek Katherine A. Pauley Verna Pelrine David Porter Linda E. Ramsden Robert Rutchik Eugene J. ScarpullaWilliam Donald Schaefer Marianne M. Seguin Sigma Phi Gamma Int’l Sorority,

Kappa Kappa Chapter Anne C. SloanRichard A. and Flora S. Sossi SPIN Rudolph S. and Ann M. Stewart Chris and Ms. Valerie L. Suprenant Tyler L. and Debra C. Terry Josephine C. Valenti Peter W. Waxter Wildfowl Trust of North America Ronald E. and Donna Kay Wilkosz Shari T. Wilson Paula A. WolfJimmie K. and Patricia L. Yeatts Zalco Realty Incorporated

In-Kind Contributions

Mr. Brian BillickCaribbean Arts CentralChesapeake Bay Beach ClubChesapeake Bay FoundationFranson-LeFrevre PhotographyHemingway’s Caterers

Hunter’s Oak Golf ClubLiving Classrooms FoundationOyster Recovery PartnershipParlett SignsMr. Robert Parker, Jr.Phillips RestaurantPRS GuitarsRainbow LithographyREI

Ms. Wendy ReigerWRNR – 103.1 Radio AnnapolisRocky Gap Golf Resort and LodgeSalty DogSevern GraphicsSilver Swan RestaurantSouth River FederationTapestriesTrader Publications

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Contributions Exceed Expectations

In 2003, Maryland citizens contributed a record-breaking amount to the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund through the check-offoption on the state income tax return. With support from the Comptrollerof Maryland’s office, contributions exceeded $1.37 million, an increase of

nearly 20 percent from the previous year. Proceeds fromthe tax check-off program are shared equally between

the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the MarylandDepartment of Natural Resources.

The popular Treasure the Chesapeake commemo-rative license plate raised $550,000 in 2003. Since1991, revenue from Bay license plate sales has

climbed to more than $10.5 million. Per capita, the Chesapeake Bay license plate is the most

successful program of its kind in the nation. The Trust is grateful for the generosity of the many concerned

citizens who have supported these initiatives and to all who have con-tributed to the success of the organization’s efforts throughout the year.

Grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust helped restore acres of the Bay's underwatergrasses, a vital source of food and shelter for crabs, fish, and other aquatic creatures.

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BALANCE SHEET, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2003(WITH COMPARATIVE TOTALS FOR 2002)

2003 2002

ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents $111,516 $97,875

Investments 9,035,909 9,347,283

Agency Funds Held for Others 110,777 72,415

Contributions Receivable 769,984 612,919

Interest Receivable 79,833 99,359

Fixed Assets, Net 15,136 17,802

TOTAL ASSETS $10,123,155 $10,247,653

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES

Liabilities

Salaries Payable $23,643 $24,687

Grants Payable 300,168 115,977

Deferred Revenue 23,231 18,790

Agency Funds Held For Others 110,777 72,415

Total Liabilities $457,819 $231,869

FUND BALANCES

Unrestricted $4,665,336 $5,015,784

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

Total Fund Balances $9,665,336 $10,015,784

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND

FUND BALANCES $10,123,155 $10,247,653

The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s independently audited financial statement, prepared by Anderson, Davis & Associates, CPA, is available upon request.

2003 RESOURCES

2003 USE OF FUNDS

Programs- Grants Awarded ($1,699,878)

- Grants Administration ($304,603)

Management

Fundraising

75%

25%

90%

6%4%

Contributions- Bay License Plate Sales

($550,380)

- Bay and Wildlife Fund

Tax Check-off ($686,899)

- Other ($101,157)

Investment Income

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