Resources for Citizens, Students, and Teachers
 Looking for information about the Bay? Whether you are a citizen, a student, or a teacher, CBF can provide the help you need.
For background on Bay topics:
Students
Student Leadership means taking the initiative to make a difference in your community. Below are a few resources to guide you if you are doing research on the Chesapeake Bay, looking for an action project, or job searching.
For the most complete collection of information, please sign-in to the Student Action Network, CBF's newest online student resource.
Online Research for School Projects
Student Action Projects
 Fix Your Schoolyard Bare Spots (12 pages, three-color, Adobe PDF, 1.2M) Bare spots are places where vegetation (such as plants, shrubs, grasses, flowers) no longer exists in the soil. Bare spots come in all shapes and sizes. The outcome of having any type of bare spot is the same: storm water hits the ground and is not able to soak in to the land. Use this step-by-step guide to fix the bare spots in your school or home yard.
 Build Your Own Rain Barrel (4 pages, three-color, Adobe PDF, 612K) Capture rain water from downspouts to reduce runoff and have a water source during droughts using this easy step-by-step guide.
 Build Your Own Rain Garden (8 pages, three-color, Adobe PDF, 627K) Add colorful habitat to your schoolground while keeping sediment from choking local streams by using this easy step-by step guide.
CBF Oyster Restoration - The Oyster Corps is a diverse collection of citizens and students dedicated to the common purpose of restoring oysters to the Chesapeake Bay. There are many ways people can help rebuild the Bay’s depleted oyster populations, and participation in any of these activities makes you part of this grassroots movement.
Storm Drain Stenciling - Many people are not aware that most storm drains lead directly to waterways that dump into the Bay. You can help clean up the Bay by stenciling a message that will help members of your community remember that nothing but rain water should enter the storm drains. Storm drains are not trash cans: whatever is dumped into them ends up in the Chesapeake Bay. Learn more about how to participate in this important project.
Schoolyard Habitat - CBF can work with you to improve your schoolyard by adding green areas, outdoor classrooms, and nature trails. Contact Christy Urban curban@cbf.org or Allyson Ladley aladley@cbf.org for more information.
Bay-Friendly Living Tips - How can my behavior at home impact the Bay? Make sure you are being a good steward by reviewing these simple hints.
Job Links with Environmental Nonprofits, including CBF (Adobe PDF)
Profile of CBF Educators(Adobe PDF)
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Teachers
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) invites you to join our online community for educators, Chesapeake Classrooms. In partnership with the National Geographic Society (NGS), we post a wealth of resources related to teaching about the Bay and its rivers and streams. Find lesson and unit plans as well as maps, graphics, audio and video resources compiled by CBF and NGS. Participate in online discussions and keep up with the latest CBF events and workshops for educators.
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Here are a few resources that will be helpful as you integrate the environment into your classroom:
How to Start an After-School Environmental Club (created in partnership with Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
Five Tips for Creating Strong Grant Proposals
Schoolyard Report Card (Adobe PDF)
Know Your Fish Activity Guides (Adobe PDF)
Bay-sic Ratios (Adobe PDF)
Graphics for Educators - posters and graphs of Bay natural resources like blue crabs, underwater grasses, and oysters
Daily Satellite Photos of the Bay Area - MODIS Rapid Response real-time data
Chesapeake Bay Remote Sensing Program - see aerial images of chlorophyll, temperature, salinity, and primary productivity levels.
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