Chesapeake Bay Foundation
$5,000 / 2008 / Environment
For support of the 2009 Environmental Legislative Summit.
The ETV Endowment of South Carolina
$50,000 / 2008 / Environment
For the development of research and supporting materials for the production of a one-hour documentary on the Chesapeake Bay, “Poisoned Waters,” for PBS Frontline to be aired in the spring of 2009. The focus is to inform the public about the relationships among the health of the bay, the local economy, and regional natural resources.
Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Inc.
$75,000 / 2008 / Environment
Three-year funding for long-term research on the effect of planting switchgrass to reduce subsurface nitrogen seepage from Eastern Shore croplands into the Chesapeake Bay, and on the feasibility of switchgrass serving as a perennial grass-based source of biofuel to local agricultural and conservation communities.
Herring Run Watershed Association
$5,000 / 2008 / Environment
Toward final construction costs of the Herring Run Watershed Center, a renovated corner storefront incorporating many “green technologies” leading to a LEED-silver certificate and aimed at reducing energy costs. This project serves as an energy-efficient model for other neighborhood rowhouses.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
$10,000 / 2007 / Environment
Two grants in support of the 2007 and 2008 Environmental Legislative Summits.