The Chesapeake Bay is in trouble due to pollution and sediment in runoff that eventually drains into the Bay. Most Maryland residents live within a half-mile radius of a drainage ditch, storm drain, stream, or river, and what we do to maintain our own landscapes can affect the health of the Bay and our environment.
The Bay-Wise Residential Landscape Management program was developed by the UMD as part of the MD Master Gardener program to help citizens create healthier gardens and landscapes using sustainable practices. Private and public properties such as Waterford Park which demonstrate such practices can be certified as “Bay-Wise.” For more information, please go here.
Pictured above (L to R) Virginia Brace receives “”Bay-Wise” designation sign from Master Gardner Suzanna Hill.