Maryland Environmental Service
$25,000 / 2004 / Environment
For the production, installation, and monitoring of Reef Balls (artificial reefs) as part of the Department of Natural Resources’ Artificial Reef Project. The program will help restore degraded or damaged natural reefs that are home to oysters and fish in the Chesapeake Bay.
1000 Friends of Maryland
$60,000 / 2004 / Environment
To support the Partners for Open Space campaign to help restore the funding for Maryland’s land conservation. The partners, a coalition of more than 120 environmental organizations across Maryland, plan to launch an educational program to showcase the long-term benefits to the community of continuing statewide land conservation initiatives, park improvements, and newly acquired public land.
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.
1000 Friends of Maryland
$5,000 / 2003 / Environment
For the production of a report, “Greening the Budget: 11 Ideas for Protecting the Environment and Easing Maryland’s Fiscal Crisis, 2004.” The report, part of a national effort aimed at fighting threatened budget cuts in environmental programs in cities and states, suggests strategies to close loopholes in the tax code, eliminate subsidies for pollution and deter other cuts of environmentally damaging projects.
Audubon Maryland-DC
$30,000 / 2003 / Environment
The funding makes it possible for the Audubon Center in Patterson Park to continue serving as a conservation resource, providing a broad range of educational programs for all ages, adult workshops and family events