MD Sea Grant Extension’s team of five watershed restoration specialists work with local governments, resident groups, and individuals to improve water quality.
College Park, MD
Joined March 2013
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One way #boat owners can keep #plastic out of landfills is by switching to reusable covers. Canvas covers that can last up to 10 years are a long-term, cost-effective option!
Read “A Cover Story” from #Chesapeake Quarterly for more: arcg.is/1jCWPj
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CleanwaterMD retweeted
🚨 WE'RE HIRING!
Interested in joining our team? Check out the exciting job opportunities listed below!
#NowHiring #JobPosting #JobOpening #JobSearch
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🦪 It’s #InternationalWomensDay!
🦪 From our #blog: Who Runs the (Hatchery) World? Increasingly, women are behind the microscope and in charge of the tanks mdsg.umd.edu/onthebay-blog/w…
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#JobAlert! We’re hiring for a new #scicomm position to support our @UMdExtension work - take a look: ejobs.umd.edu/postings/89585
Apply by 11/26!
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💦 In the #SalisburyMD area & interested in improving local #waterquality? Join the inaugural class of the Salisbury Watershed Stewards Academy!
🗓 Apply by Nov. 12 here - scroll down to "Salisbury WSA” for full details: go.umd.edu/sbywsa
#WatershedWednesday
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CleanwaterMD retweeted
Beautiful day to learn about BMP maintenance #CBLPCrewsTraining @DCDGS @ChesapeakeCLC #MaintenanceIsKey
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A little rain can’t keep us away! @ChesapeakeCLC CBLP Crews Training! #bioretention #GI #stormwater #NativePlants #InvasivePlants #SlowItDown #DGS
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Next in this #webinar series w/@UMdExtension: Coastal Flooding Causes and Consequences
Learn about sources of coastal #flooding, including storms, rain, & sea level rise, and available tools for understanding your local flood risk!
Registration: go.umd.edu/coastalflooding
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CleanwaterMD retweeted
REMINDER🔔: While preparing for the Brood X periodical cicada emergence this spring, DO NOT use insecticides or pesticides to try to kill them. Doing so will not help control populations and may harm other beneficial insects.
For more info. visit: mda.maryland.gov/cicada
CleanwaterMD retweeted
💦 🌸 Thanks for sharing!
And if you already have a #raingarden or rain barrel on site, here are some quick tips to prep them for spring from Jennifer Dindinger, watershed restoration specialist with MDSG / @UMdExtension for the lower Eastern Shore: youtu.be/ELSgz4v4C5s
Rain #gardens, unlike ordinary gardens, can absorb water during storms and retain pollutants in stormwater, like fertilizers. See how rain gardens can improve community #water quality with these steps for installing from @MDSeaGrant: bit.ly/MD-SG-raingardens #SGBluePlanet
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One week left to apply for our paid 10-week #summerinternship!
This Community-Engaged Undergraduate Internship opportunity will provide #scicomm & outreach training for a current undergrad from a MD/DC college.
Details here:
mdsg.umd.edu/maryland-sea-gr…
Apply by Friday, 4/16.
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CleanwaterMD retweeted
Really great, collaborative work happening in SW #Baltimore
‘A bit of a haven’: Southwest Baltimore church reclaims a dying urban forest and creates a community oasis baltimoresun.com/features/bs…
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If you are in Montgomery County, MD.... – at Sandy Spring, MD
Great News! RainScapes is now accepting new applications for the RainScapes Rewards Rebates! Learn more at RainScapes.org
#RainScapes
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Our latest issue of #ChesapeakeQuarterly looks at how Black Marylanders have always been integral to #ChesapeakeBay communities, despite discriminatory laws that tried to hold them back.
In this issue, we examine that history in #seafood... instagram.com/p/CMNOaN-h-Rb/…
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“This is a tradition and I don’t want it to die.” - Captain Lamont Wright Sr.
Meet the Black headboat captains who work out of Kent Narrows, #Maryland in our latest issue of #ChesapeakeQuarterly
arcg.is/0mOifn
#fishing #ChesapeakeBay
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CleanwaterMD retweeted
Less than a month to go to apply for our 2022 #KnaussFellowship - an unique educational experience for students interested in ocean, coastal & Great Lakes resources & related national #policy decisions.
Full details:
mdsg.umd.edu/topics/graduate…
DL: Feb. 19, 2021 at 5 PM
CleanwaterMD retweeted
Know of a dedicated marine or aquatic educator who deserves recognition? Nominate them for a NMEA award!
NMEA offers five awards for excellence in marine education, plus an honorary membership. To nominate an individual or organization for any of these awards, please visit our website and submit your nomination by Feb 15: marine-ed.org/awards #MarineEdAwards
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Interested in our #RFP process? We’re hosting a webinar next Monday to discuss expectations for #research projects as well as developing the outreach sections of pre- & full proposals.
Dec 14 at noon. Register here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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Winter is here, but while temperatures are cooler, it's still important to stay hydrated for your health. Find advice and tips from resident water expert Andy Lazur at breathingroom.umd.edu/2020/1….
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Follow along with @SmithsonianWls this week as they highlight work on invasive #phragmites, which our MDSG @UMdExtension agent Eric Buehl is part of!
Phragmites australis is a highly invasive wetland grass in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. A team of scientists @smithsonianenv, @MDSeaGrant @UofMaryland, & @USUAggieLife designed an experiment to explore the impacts of removing Phragmites & identify native plants to replace them.
