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The Bay Stewards Newsletter shares information on Chesapeake Bay Trust related projects and initiatives, upcoming events sponsored by our partners and friends, and news related to the environment and the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Grantee Newsletter
The Grantee Newsletter provides information on upcoming grant deadlines, grantee project success stories, events hosted by grantees, and watershed-related news. If you’re a grantee, we encourage you to submit your events and announcements so we can include them in the publication!
Prince George’s County Newsletter
The Prince George’s Newsletter energizes citizens to engage in clean water actions by sharing project success stories, events, and volunteer opportunities. Information on the Prince George’s County Rain Check Rebate and Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program are also provided.
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2025
September – Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program, Prince George’s County Green Festival,
Prince George’s County Regional Hub Gathering, Fall 2025 Rain Check Rebate Contractor Training, Growing Joy With Native Plant, Annual Jug Bay 10k/5k & 3k Fun Walk, American Indian Festival 2025, Your Scraps Are Our Treasure, Maintenance Support Available for Rain Check Rebate
August – Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program, Prince George’s County Green Festival, Growing Joy With Native Plant, Your Scraps Are Our Treasure, Maintenance Support Available for Rain Check Rebate
July – Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program, Growing Joy With Native Plant, Your Scraps Are Our Treasure, Maintenance Support Available for Rain Check Rebate
June – Stormwater Stewardship Project Highlight, Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Growing Joy With Native Plant, Your Scraps Are Our Treasure, Maintenance Support Available for Rain Check Rebate
April – Stormwater Stewardship Project Highlight, Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Prince George’s County Community Partner’s Meeting, Tantallon Potomac Protectors Garden Party, Prince George’s County Beautification Awards, Blue-Green Infrastructure Flood Ready Open House, Langley Park Day, Crossroads Farmers Market is Open, Maintenance Support Available for Rain Check Rebate
March – University Christian Church Green Ambassador Maintenance Event with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Prince George’s County Community Partner’s Meeting, Town of Edmonston Walking Tour, Growing Green with Pride, American Horticultural Society’s National Children and Youth Garden Symposium, Town of Berwyn Heights Supplemental Grant Program for Rain Check Rebate, Maintenance Support Available for Rain Check Rebate
February – Rain Check Rebate Spring Contractor Training, Green Ambassador Program Stormwater Practice Maintenance Work Day, Stormwater Stewardship Awardee Highlight, American Horticultural Society’s National Children and and Youth Garden Symposium, Conservation Landscaping added to the Rain Check Rebate Program, MWCOG Flood Ready Community – Blue-Green Infrastructure Workshops
January – Conservation Landscaping Added to the Rain Check Rebate Program, Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Project Highlight, Rain Check Rebate Office Hours, Maintenance Support Available for Rain Check Rebate Participants, Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Project Example
2024
December – Conservation Landscaping added to the Rain Check Rebate Program, Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Project Highlight, Rain Check Rebate Office Hours, Maintenance Support Available for Rain Check Rebate Participants, Prince George’s County Climate Stewards Academy
November – Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program Now Open, Stormwater Stewardship Project Highlight, Town of Berwyn Heights Supplemental Grant Program for Rain Check Rebate, Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling
October – Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program Now Open, Stormwater Stewardship Project Highlight, Town of Berwyn Heights Supplemental Grant Program for Rain Check Rebate, Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Prince George’s County Soil Conservation District for Urban Farmers and Growers Open Mic Night,
September – Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program Now Open, Prince George’s County Community Garden Summit, Prince George’s County Rain Check Rebate Contractor Training, Town of Berwyn Heights Supplemental Grant Program for Rain Check Rebate, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program, Rain Check Rebate Project Highlight, Rain Check Rebate Office Hours, Anacostia Maintenance Program for Rain Check Rebate
August– Community Garden Highlight, Rain Check Rebate Project, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open, Why do Prince George’s County community members plant trees?
July– Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Rain Check Rebate Project, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open, Plastic Free July
June– Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Rain Check Rebate Project, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open
May– City of Hyattsville Walking Tour, Anacostia Watershed Maintenance, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Rain Check Rebate Project, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open
April– Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Rain Check Rebate Project, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open, Maintenance in the Anacostia Watershed Workshop, Earth Month
March– Rain Check Rebate Office Hours, Rain Check Rebate Project, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open, Maintenance in the Anacostia Watershed, Litter Cleanup Event
February– Rain Check Rebate Year in Review, Rain Check Rebate Project, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Maintenance in the Anacostia Watershed, Growing Green with Pride, Contractor Training for Landscape Professionals
January– Winterizing your Rain Check Rebate Yard, Rain Check Rebate Year in Review, Rain Check Rebate Project, Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open, Climate Stewardship Training Program, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Maintenance in the Anacostia Watershed, Naturally Latinos Conference, Sustainable Maryland Leadership Training
2023
December– Thank you for applying to the Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program, New Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open, Rain Check Rebate Project, Second Saturday Lecture Series, Maintenance Information Sessions for Green Ambassador Program, Information Session for Tantallon Potomac Protectors, Maintenance in the Anacostia Watershed, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Update, SharePower Community Solar
October– Building Community Resilience in the Brentwood, North Brentwood, and Tantallon Communities, Reminder Prince George’s Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program Open, New Prince George’s County Community Gardens Mini Grant Program Now Open, Rain Check Rebate Project, Maintenance Support in the Anacostia Watershed, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Update, Thanks for Attending the Prince George’s County Green Summit, Bag it Right in Prince George’s County
September– Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program Open, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Rain Check Rebate Project, Free Training for Landscape Professionals, Maintenance Support in the Anacostia Watershed, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Update, Prince George’s County Green Summit, Bag it Right in Prince George’s County, Bladensburg Green Team
August– Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Rain Check Rebate Project, Free Training for Landscape Professionals, Maintenance Support in the Anacostia Watershed, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Update, Prince George’s County Green Summit, Report Illegal Dumping with PGC311, Watershed Stewards Academy
July– Rain Check Rebate Permeable Pavement Installation Video, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Rain Garden Workshop, Maintenance Support in the Anacostia Watershed, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Update, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Job Opportunity
June– Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Rain Garden Workshop, Maintenance Support in the Anacostia Watershed, Rain Check Rebate Project, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Update
May– Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Maintenance Support in the Anacostia Watershed, Rain Check Rebate Cistern and Rain Barrel Project, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Update, Thank You for Participating in Earth Day, Reduce Single Use
April– Green Roof Demonstration Project, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Maintenance Support in the Anacostia Watershed, Rain Check Rebate Rain Garden Project, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Update, Sustainable Maryland Job Opportunity, Earth Day
March– Congratulations to Prince George’s Stormwater Stewardship Awardees, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Update, Maintenance Support in the Anacostia Watershed, Free Training for Landscape Professionals, Rain Check Rebate Pavement Removal/Permeable Pavement Project, Watershed Stewards Academy Registration, Women’s History Month
February– Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Program, Native Plant Workshop, Sustainability Summit, Rain Check Rebate Urban Tree Canopy Project, In Case You Missed It: Rain Check Rebate Year in Review, Black History Month
January– Prince George’s Rain Check Rebate Year in Review, Thank You to Prince George’s Stormwater Stewardship Applicants, Permeable Pavement Installation, Teaching the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards
2022
December– Prince George’s Stormwater Stewardship applications due 1/3/23, disconnect your rain barrels for winter
November– Prince George’s Stormwater Stewardship Information Session, Bilingual Ecologically Themed Bike Rides Connect Residents to the Outdoors, City of Hyattsville Tree Plantings and Workshops, Accokeek Resident Recieved $2,850 Rebate for Tree Plantings, Expanded Composting in PG County
October– Prince George’s Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program, Success Stories from the Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program, Rebates Available for Homeowners, Businesses and Other Property Owners, Tips to Prepare your Rain Check Yard for Winter, Tiaa Rutherford speaks on PG County litter reduction efforts, the Trust is hiring!
September– Rain Check Rebate- Rain Barrels and Cisterns, Be Seen Being Green, St. Mark’s UMC 5K with Free Plant Giveaway, Register for Growing Green with Pride
June– Centro de Apoyo Familiar Project Highlight, Rain Check Rebate- Urban Tree Canopy, Flood Awareness Month, Summer Programs with MNCPPC
May– Town of Forest Heights Project Highlight, Green Scene 2022 Newsletter, Municipalities Week, National Pollinators Week, Donating/ Recycling Used Items
April– Case Study in the Town of Edmonston, Rain Check Rebate Webinar, Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Program Awards, Rain Check Rebate Intern Opportunity, “Growing Green with Pride” Clean Up Registration, Earth Month Events from PGCDOE
January– Meet the New Rain Check Rebate Team, New Year Resolutions, Save the Date for Spring ’22 Growing Green with Pride Clean Up
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