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Baltimore 2025 Christmas Bird Count

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Christmas 2025 bird counts at Dredged Material Management Program (DMMP) sites near Baltimore documented an array of birds. Following a successful pilot last year, 2025 marked the first official year of the Baltimore... READ MORE

2026 Chesapeake WILD Program Grants

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the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, announced $6.9 million in funding from the Chesapeake Watershed Investments in Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) Program to support... READ MORE

DC Water Potomac River Sewage Spill

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On January 19, 2026, DC Water workers discovered a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) from the Potomac Interceptor (PI) sewer line in C & O Canal National Historical Park in Montgomery County, Maryland. A... READ MORE