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$44.2 million in grants awarded for Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration

On Feb. 11, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S Enviromental Protection Agency announced more than $44 million in grants will go towards restoration efforts at the Chesapeake Bay watershed, according to a press release.

The grants were awarded through the Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants and Small Watershed Grants programs, which are the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership’s key funding programs. Both programs aid conservation projects that aim to restore the Chesapeake Bay.

According to the foundation, the funds can:

  • Restore 75 miles of riparian forest buffers and implement 45 miles of livestock exclusion
  • Restore 290 acres of wetland and marsh habitat
  • Implement a total of 120,000 acres of agricultural best management proactices to improve water quality, soil health and farm profitability, including 83,00 acres of agricultural nutrient management, 12,000 acres of cover crops, 12,000 acres of manure injection and 5,500 acres of improved tillage management.
  • Treat stormwater runoff from more than 350 acres of developed land
  • Support more than 700 watershed restoration and conservation jobs
  • Engage more than 3,300 volunteers

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