WE DIG THE CHESAPEAKE.Tens of thousands of trees will be planted in the Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.200 mi (320 km) long, from 3 to 30 mi (4.8–48 km) wide, and 3,237 sq mi (8,384 sq km), separating the Delmarva Peninsula from mainland Maryland. and Virginia. area through AMERICAN FORESTS' new Chesapeake ReLeaf grants program. The program supports citizen groups, watershed associations, and local agencies that are conducting on-the-ground conservation projects. Activities eligible for grants include planting trees, restoring riparian riparian adj. referring to the banks of a river or stream. (See: riparian rights) forests, reestablishing and creating contiguous forests, and protecting existing forests. Chesapeake ReLeaf is a cooperative effort of the U.S. Forest Service, Chesapeake Bay Program The Chesapeake Bay Program is the regional partnership that directs and conducts the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. As a partnership, the Chesapeake Bay Program brings together members of various state, federal, academic and local watershed organizations to build and adopt , and AMERICAN FORESTS American Forests is a nonprofit conservation organization that promotes healthy forests and urban tree planting. The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association, by physician/horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens . The new program expands AMERICAN FORESTS' previous goal of planting 1 million trees in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. At a news conference in late September, AMERICAN FORESTS officials planted a tree at the U.S. Capitol grounds Captiol Grounds is a former baseball ground located in Washington, D.C.. The ground was home to the Washington Nationals of the Union Association in 1884. to recognize that achievement and honor the planting of Eddie Bauer's 4 millionth tree with the Global ReLeaf program. Since 1998 AMERICAN FORESTS has planted trees along streams and shorelines to improve the health of the Bay. AMERICAN FORESTS is now accepting grant applications. |
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