MARYLAND

• Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Non-profit organization that works to restore and sustain the bay through environmental education, resource protection, and restoration.
  
  
• Delmarva Birding Weekend - This special weekend occurs in April on the lower eastern shore of Maryland. Activities are designed to enable people to enjoy and appreciate the many types of birds that inhabit the Delmarva Peninsula. (April)
  
  
• Eastern Shore Land Conservancy - Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the agricultural and rural areas of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
  
  
• Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway, Inc. - Non-profit organization dedicated to preservation of water quality in the Lower Susquehanna River.
  
  
• Nanticoke River Shad Festival - The Festival, held each spring in Vienna, Maryland, focuses on the importance of the American shad, the Nanticoke River and surrounding watershed. Organizers attempt to demonstrate the importance of protecting this regional treasure. (April)