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Bay-Wise Master Gardener Volunteers: Enhancing Chesapeake Bay Through Sustainable Practices

Join us for the Bay-Wise Master Gardener Volunteers Convocation on May 3, 2012, focusing on the impact of human activities on water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. This advanced training covers key topics such as hydrology, septic system care, environmentally sound landscape maintenance, and stormwater management. Learn about the effects of fertilizers, soil compaction, and the balancing act between native and invasive plants. Discover best practices using the Maryland Yardstick and explore examples of successful Bay-Wise certified projects throughout the region.

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Bay-Wise Master Gardener Volunteers: Enhancing Chesapeake Bay Through Sustainable Practices

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  1. Bay-Wise Master Gardener Volunteers Taking Action AGNR Convocation May 3, 2012

  2. MG Advanced Training • State of the Chesapeake Bay • Humans’ effect on water quality • Hydrology, well & septic system care • Environmentally sound landscape maintenance • Stormwater management • Fertilizers and the Bay • Soil compaction • Native & invasive plants • IPM • Coastal zone management

  3. Quick Stats

  4. Knowledge PRIOR TO Training Knowledge AFTER Training n= 52/123

  5. Action PRIOR TO Training Action AFTER Training

  6. FollowBay-WiseBest Management Practices Using the MD Yardstick

  7. Bay-Wise Certified Sites

  8. Examples of Projects • Talbot – Tred Avon Watershed • Howard – Wood Elves Way Watershed • Cecil – Rain Barrels for county WIP • Carroll – King Park Wetlands • Baltimore – Jennifer Branch Watershed

  9. Bay-WiseMaryland Yardstick Program Wanda MacLachlan Area Educator – Environmental Management 11975 Homewood Road Ellicott City, MD 21042-1545 410-531-5973 www.baywise.umd.edu

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