The Score of the Chesapeake Bay is a…
Written By Milan McWilliams,
Social Media Marketing Intern, Trash Free Maryland
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This is up 5 points from last years score!
The lower bay was the highest scoring region.
The Upper Eastern Shore shows slight decline and Patapsco and Back River regions have the lowest score.
This year’s score can not be compared to previous years thanks to the new Economic factors!
It adds housing affordability, income inequality, Jobs Growth, and median income into the report.
This year is also the first time that Economic, Ecological, and Societal indicators are factored into the watershed report card.
Dr. Bill Dennison, Trash Free Maryland Board Member and VP of Science Applications, UMCES, says that this is a move not only for a more in-depth look at the health of the bay but also for environmental justice that go hand in hand because improvement of the Bay should be an improvement for all those involved.
A interesting metric in this year’s report card was Stewardship. It consists of individual action that individual civilians can do in their homes, gardens, neighborhoods, and communities that have an impact on the bay. This was down. What this means for TFMD is that we must do more in the our efforts to clean up Maryland and make it Trash Free! One way we are doing this is by working on ways to better report efforts around Maryland to not only show our efforts but to help influence policy. This also means we must work even harder to promote and boost volunteering throughout the Bay and Maryland, through our programs such as LessLitterMaryland.
A huge thanks to all involved and those that spoke at Monday’s Chesapeake Bay Report Card Press Event!
Thanks to U.S. Representative Dutch Ruppersberger!!!
He has pushed funding for the Bay in the past of over $90.5 million and $37.5 Million new funding as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law!
Dr. Peter Goodwin, President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science,
Dr. Bill Dennison, Trash Free Maryland Board Member, VP of Science Applications, UMCES,
Secretary Horacio Tablada, Maryland Department of the Environment,
Director of Sustainability(Baltimore), Ava Richardson,
Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, Maryland Department of Natural Resources,
Jake Reilly, Director, Chesapeake Bay Programs, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation,
Deputy Director Martha Shimkin (CBPO),
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Executive Director of IMET, Dr. Russell Hill.
Thanks to all the amazing scientists and the work they are doing to restore the Chesapeake Bay!
Trash Free Maryland will continue on its mission to make a truly Trash Free Maryland, but only through your support in these efforts can this be done.
