Chesapeake Bay Trust Awards: Recognizing Outstanding Bay Stewards

Every day, each of us encounters exceptional people working to make their communities and the world a better place. Sometimes the person is a friend running a 5K to raise money to fight cancer; other times she is a colleague volunteering at a local homeless shelter.

Here in the environmental community, there are dedicated people out there every day planting trees and bay grasses, teaching our children about the ecology and history of the Bay, educating citizens about the importance of rain gardens and recycling programs – all of them working to help restore the Chesapeake to its former glory. To help honor these creative and exceptional individuals, the Chesapeake Bay Trust created its annual awards program.

Each year, the Chesapeake Bay Trust awards more than $20,000 in grants, scholarships and monetary gifts to educators, students, and individuals committed to improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Through our awards program, we recognize individuals who stand out for their dedication to environmental education, community outreach, and on-the-ground restoration projects and programs. Recipients are judged based on criteria specific to each award category. Collectively, however, all recipients have one trait in common: a passion for the Chesapeake Bay and protecting its future.

Last week, the Trust began accepting applications for three of its award programs: the Honorable Arthur Dorman scholarship, the Teacher of the Year Award and our brand new Student of the Year Award. Recipients for each will be announced during the Trust’s Legislative Reception in January.

We want to celebrate the good work being done here in Maryland and hope that you will help identify candidates who should be recognized for their contributions.

Do you know a student or teacher making a difference in their local communities and the environment? Then PLEASE encourage them to apply.

More details can be found at www.cbtrust.org.

Help us showcase all the good work being done to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay.

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