Herring Run Watershed Association
$5,000 / 2003 / Environment
For operating funds during a leadership transition, to ensure active stewardship in the watershed.
Maryland Environment Trust
$5,000 / 2003 / Environment
In support of an initiative to secure donated voluntary easements as an alternative strategy to land acquisition.
Maryland Public Interest Research Foundation
$38,500 / 2003 / Environment
For continued funding of the Preventable Poisons Project, an initiative to reduce mercury and dioxin pollution from medical waste incinerators in Maryland.
Scenic Maryland, Inc.
$5,000 / 2003 / Environment
Continued support for statewide scenic conservation efforts. The objectives of the program are to educate citizens about scenic conservation, serve as a local watchdog on billboard measures, and work in partnership with other conservation organizations to protect Maryland’s scenic beauty.
1000 Friends of Maryland
$45,000 / 2003 / Environment
For general support to continue promotion of Smart Growth strategies, designed to stabilize and revitalize existing communities while protecting Maryland’s natural resources.