NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Project Title: Jumpstarting Organic Valley's Dairy Sustainability Strategy in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (MD, NY, PA, VA)
Organization:
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc.
Project ID:
0603.22.075620
Description:

Partner with Organic Valley to provide cost-effective agricultural conservation practices to manage agricultural runoff, improve water quality and wildlife habitat, and address climate change on organic dairy farms in the Bay watershed. Project will restore five miles of riparian habitat and engage an additional 200 volunteers in implementing on-farm conservation practices.

Award Amount:
$500000.00
Location:
Chesapeake Bay watershed in Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia