The Watershed Protection and Restoration Program improves water quality and quantity through stormwater management, restoration, and climate resilience techniques. It works with local and state governments, watershed organizations, and community groups in Maryland to build partnerships, identify funding sources, and advise/assist in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of restoration projects.
Extension agents serve as a bridge between scientific expertise and the needs of people who manage, conserve, enjoy, and make their living from the Chesapeake Bay, America’s largest and most productive estuary.
Their mission combines scientific research, education, and public outreach. Guided by a strategic plan, they work to develop sound ideas and practices that can enhance the Bay’s ecology as well as the businesses and jobs that depend on it.
