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2009 ANNUAL REPORT

It is just the beginning ofTHE BIGGEST FIGHT FOR CLEAN WATER

THIS NATION HAS EVER SEEN

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President and Chairman’s Message

CBF HAS HAD ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST SUCCESSFULyears that we can remember. But that would mean nothing if wewere not also seeing a positive response in the Chesapeake Bayand its rivers.

For years we have waged our fight for stronger governmentenforcement of Bay pollution-control laws for some time. Finally,others are joining—members of Congress, national environmen-tal organizations, the media, and more.

We are currently engaged in negotiations at the highest levelsof the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) trying toreach a binding settlement to our Clean Water Act lawsuit. Andwe are pursuing new federal legislation that will require thatactions replace well-intentioned words. Federal enforcementmust be mandated to ensure accountability at the state andlocal levels.

After fighting more than one decade in Virginia, CBF—in partner-ship with groups and individuals—prevailed to defeat a massive,ill-conceived reservoir project that would have caused the sin-gle largest permitted destruction of critical wetlands in the mid-Atlantic in the history of the Clean Water Act. Our tools: tirelesspublic education, grassroots activism, and legal action.

CBF is also focusing on two major polluting facilities, one newand one old. Toxic contaminants continue to flow from theSparrows Point Industrial Complex in Baltimore, Maryland, inviolation of a 12-year consent decree intended to clean up thesite. And, a proposed new coal-fired power plant in Surry,Virginia, will dramatically increase pollution and affect humanhealth. We intend to fix the former and stop the latter.

At the top of the watershed, we have been actively involved inMarcellus Shale debates in Pennsylvania. We intend to put ahalt to the fast-track permitting which has lead to such damag-ing practices at the outset. Our goal is to ensure that the drillingand production go forward only with the most protective envi-ronmental controls in place.

Finally, CBF provided more than 42,000 field experience daysto students, teachers, school administrators, and other adults.And thousands of our dedicated volunteers restored nativehabitat throughout the watershed in 2009.

As for the Bay, there is good news. The dead zones appear to beon the retreat; native oysters are developing a tolerance for twodevastating parasites; and underwater grasses are continuingtheir slow but steady improvement. In all three of these cases,far more progress is needed. But the trends are improving.

Are we getting closer to a positive tipping point for the Chesa-peake? It is entirely possible. Federal enforcement of water-qual-ity laws would be the most significant advancement in decades forthe Bay. We have the attention of EPA, Congress, and the states.We are waging The Biggest Fight For Clean Water This Nation HasEver Seen. In the words of Tom Petty, we “won’t back down.”

We thank each and every one of CBF’s 226,000 members. Yourvolunteer hours, advocacy, and contributions are the key to oursuccess. We could not exist without you.

Sincerely,William C. Baker, PresidentKeith Campbell, Chairman of the Board

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IN 2009, THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATIONlaunched an all-out offensive to save the Bay. Sensing awindow of opportunity with the change in the federaladministration, CBF fought hard in the court of publicopinion to convince President Barack Obama and the newCongress to make jump-starting the long-delayed Baycleanup a top federal priority. CBF organized protests, pressconferences, and letter-writing campaigns; and rallied sup-porters using cutting-edge online communications tools.

CBF also battled in the court-room. Teaming up with formerelected officials and fishinggroups, CBF filed a lawsuitagainst the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA). CBF’sgoal is to hold the federal gov-ernment accountable for threebroken Bay restoration agree-ments over the last quarter century. At the state level, CBFconcluded successful lobbying campaigns to improvesewage treatment plants, upgrade home septic systems,and pay for fertilizer runoff control strategies on farms. Inoutdoor classrooms, CBF inspired future environmentalleaders by educating students, teachers, and principals.

And CBF intensified the on-the-ground campaign to restorethe region’s waterways. CBF built large native oyster reefs inMaryland and Virginia, created an innovative strategy toconvince businesses to pay for “nitrogen-neutral” projectsthat absorb pollution, and planted trees along streams onfarms. All of these actions—just a sampling of our activities

this year—were paid for through CBF’s Saving a NationalTreasure campaign, a six-year effort that so far has raised$140 million toward its $150 million goal.

Despite tough economic times, CBF saw great success thispast year. Top among these was President Obama’s May2009 Executive Order, which declared the Chesapeake Baya “national treasure” and directed EPA to take significantlymore responsibility for the Bay’s cleanup. As a result, EPA is

now designing the next genera-tion of tools needed to restorewater quality.

CBF and its allies also con-vinced the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers not to allow theintroduction of an Asianspecies of oyster into theChesapeake. A non-native bi-

valve could have undermined promising new efforts torejuvenate native oysters.

And, ending a battle of more than a decade, we finallydefeated a poorly planned public works project in Virginiacalled the King William reservoir, which threatened towipe out more than 430 acres of wetlands. Working withallies, we stopped what would have been the single-largestpermitted loss of critical wetlands in the mid-Atlanticregion in the history of the Clean Water Act.

This sounds like a lot to accomplish in a year. But it is justthe beginning.

The Biggest Fight for Clean WaterThis Nation Has Ever Seen

“It is just the beginning of The Biggest Fight For Clean Water

This Nation Has Ever Seen.”

Contents

O U T R E A C H 2 L I T I G A T I O N 4 L E G I S L A T I O N 6 E D U C A T I O N 8

R E S T O R A T I O N 10 R E S O U R C E S 12 G I V I N G 13 F I N A N C I A L S 21

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WITH THE ELECTION OF THE NEW PRESIDENT ANDCongress in November 2008, the Chesapeake Bay Founda-tion knew it had a once-in-a-generation opening to changethe course of Bay history. For the previous 25 years, Baycleanup had been stalled by weak federal effort, inconsistantprogress by the states, and restoration agreements that wereall but ignored. CBF was determined to make it clear to theincoming Obama Administration that we would not toleratemore neglect. On November 20, hundreds of CBF activistswearing black t-shirts with pictures of skeletal fish and thewords “The Bay is Slowly Dying” marched slowly throughUnion Station in Washington, D.C. CBF was targeting theannual meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council, acommittee of regional governors, the Environmental Protec-tion Agency Administrator, the chair of the Chesapeake BayCommission, and the mayor of Washington, D.C. The slow-ness being criticized was the Executive Committee’s failureto meet a 2010 Bay clean-up deadline. “We need to turn theEnvironmental Pollution Agency into the EnvironmentalProtection Agency,” CBF Board Chairman Keith Campbellproclaimed to an enthusiastic crowd outside the station.

Over the next several months, CBF and allies convincedmore than 10,000 people to sign petitions. These support-ers urged new EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to takestrong and immediate action to reduce pollution in the Bay.In March, CBF President Will Baker and ChairmanCampbell presented Jackson with more than 1,000 indi-vidually written letters. The call for an accelerated cleanupwas repeated during an unprecedented number of events

around Earth Day on April 22. Supporters took over16,000 separate actions to save the Bay, from writing lettersto Ms. Jackson, to making phone calls and planting trees.CBF organized a public exhibition outside a secondExecutive Council meeting on May 12 in Mount Vernon,Virginia, raising a display of hundreds of bottles of pollut-ed water. CBF donor Dorothy Batten of Charlottesville,Virginia, was among those who supported our tactics.“While many nonprofit organizations were pulling backduring the recession, CBF was making the right choice andbecoming more aggressive during the transition to the newadministration,” Batten said.

As part of our efforts to pressure EPA, CBF released ground-breaking investigative reports that attracted coverage frommore than 50 television stations and newspapers, reachingaudiences of millions. Bad Water and the Decline of Blue Crabsin the Chesapeake Bay documented more than $640 millionin cumulative economic losses in crabbing related industriesin Maryland and Virginia over the last decade. Bad Waters2009: Impact on Human Health in the Chesapeake Bay Regionprovided graphic examples of how water pollution can causelife-threatening bacterial infections and other serious healthproblems. CBF did not just rely on the press conferences andthe traditional media, however. CBF also spread messagesthrough a new blog, Bay Daily (cbf.org/baydaily), Twitter,and CBF’s growing Facebook page (whose fans tripled in2009). On the ground, CBF expanded its presence in theHampton Roads area of Virginia, holding a speaker’s seriescalled the Blue Planet Forum. CBF also organized education-

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Last November, hundreds of CBF activists marched through D.C.’s Union Station the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council, a committee of regional governors, the EPA Administrator, the chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the mayor ofWashington, D.C. Biggest Fight efforts like this were supported this year by numerous donors, including Margaret Howerton of Richmond, the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation of New York, and the Osprey Foundation of Baltimore.

Fighting to Pressure the New Administration

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In March 2009, CBF President Will Baker (center) andBoard Chairman Keith Campbell (left) presented more than 1,000 letters from CBF members to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson asking for EPA to restore the Chesapeake. In September 2009, CBF and Environment Maryland presented EPA with 19,000 petitions demanding action.

al trips on a new boat, the Bea Hayman Clark, purchased in2008 by Fred and Karen Clark of Philadelphia. Overall,because of all of these varied efforts, CBF’s membershipacross the region grew by more than 10 percent, from200,000 to 226,000.

While CBF was focusing a spotlight on EPA, it was also qui-etly working on the inside. CBF was part of a group thatpushed to accelerate the Bay cleanup through the creation ofa Presidential Executive Order. CBF supported VirginiaGovernor Timothy Kaine’s efforts to bring the idea to Presi-dent Obama’s attention. On May 12, the President issued thefirst Executive Order focused on the Chesapeake Bay.“Restoration of the health of the Chesapeake Bay will requirea renewed commitment to controlling pollution,” PresidentObama wrote. “The federal government should lead thiseffort.” The order directed EPA and other federal agencies todraft reports that would “define the next generation of tools”needed to restore the Bay. The first round of reports, releasedin September, proposed tighter regulations on constructionsites and concentrated animal feeding operations, more fed-eral oversight of state clean-up efforts, and consequences ifstates fail to meet goals. The order by the President wasunprecedented, and the words were a good first step towarda stronger federal role in the cleanup. But CBF will continueto push for concrete and immediate actions.

CBF also focused a successful public campaign on anotherfederal agency—the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In this case, the goal was to prevent the introduction an

exotic species of oyster. The Virginia Seafood Council andsome watermen wanted to introduce a Pacific bivalve,Crassostrea ariakensis, which had shown to be somewhat tol-erant of parasites that have ravaged native Chesapeake oys-ters. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers led a more thanfour-year, $15 million study into whether introducing theAsian oysters would help. When a draft of the study wasreleased in October 2008 without a conclusion, CBF—inpartnership with the Nature Conservancy—determined thatthere would be too much risk in releasing the exotic bivalvesbecause they could bring in more parasites and outcompetenative oysters, Crassostrea virginica. CBF emailed alerts tooyster gardeners and volunteers, asking them to write theArmy Cor ps in opposition to the exotics. More than 2,400people flooded the federal agency with letters. One lettercame from CBF member J.C. “Jay” Rodgers, an oyster gar-dener from Piney Point, Maryland, who found a major matherror in the report. In the end, the Army Corps decidedagainst an introduction of the Asian oysters, in no small partbecause of this feedback from well-informed citizens.

All of these efforts—from the protests in Washington, D.C.,to the campaign against the Asian oyster—were made pos-sible because of the generosity of CBF members anddonors. CBF Board of Trustees Chairman Keith Campbelland other members of the board were also instrumental,offering a challenge to members and matching every dona-tion for The Biggest Fight. That resulted in almost $1 mil-lion of additional funding to support CBF’s work duringthe most challenging economic time in our history.

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“We need to turn the Environmental Pollution

Agency into the Environmental Protection Agency,” CBF Board Chairman Keith Campbell proclaimed at a November rally in Washington, D.C.

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THREE TIMES OVER THE LAST QUARTER CENTURY—in 1983, 1987, and 2000—the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA), the Bay-region states, theChesapeake Bay Commission, and the District ofColumbia have signed agreements to clean up theChesapeake Bay. Most recently, in the Chesapeake 2000agreement, the federal and state governments reaffirmed a1987 promise to reduce nitrogen pollution by 40 percentand meet other key goals by 2010. As that deadline grewnearer, it became increasingly clear that the parties werenowhere near meeting those commitments. Worse, EPAand states began talking about moving the goal posts—shifting the deadline many years or decades into thefuture. Such a delay would be the second time a Bay clean-up deadline would be pushed back, with the original goalof 2000 revised to 2010. With this history of brokenpromises, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation knew it had totake legal action to force EPA to comply with the federalClean Water Act. And so on January 5, 2009, on the stepsof the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., CBFPresident Will Baker and CBF Vice President for LitigationJohn Mueller announc ed a lawsuit against EPA. Partneringwith CBF in this legal action are several co-plaintiffs—including watermen; sports fishermen; and former topofficials of Maryland and Virginia. The goal of the lawsuitis simple: to require the federal government to finally meetthe terms of Chesapeake 2000 cleanup as required by thefederal Clean Water Act. “EPA signed an agreement inwhich they said they’d get the Bay off the impaired waterslist by reducing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pol-

lution, and they haven’t done that,” said Jon Mueller. “Theagency should be held accountable.” On September 30,CBF stayed the lawsuit because negotiations with EPAwere going well and we were optimistic we could favorablysettle the case. If those negotiations do not bear fruit, CBFwill return to court.

Beyond this broad struggle, CBF also sought to hold theEPA and states accountable for pollution from local indus-trial sites. On May 29, CBF and its ally, the BaltimoreHarbor Waterkeeper, filed a notice of intent to sue EPA,the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE),and past and present owners of the Sparrows Point steelfactory site in Baltimore County over toxic contaminantsseeping from the property. In 1997, the previous ownersof the plant signed an agreement with EPA and MDE toclean up the roughly 2,300-acre industrial site, but thegovernment agencies never enforced the agreement.Meanwhile, pollutants continue to flow from the proper-ty into the Patapsco River and Bear Creek. High concen-trations of arsenic, chromium, and benzene (known car-cinogens), and lead (which can cause neurological prob-lems) have been found in the sediments nearby. CBF andour partner are demanding that EPA and MDE enforce the1997 clean-up order, halt illegal water and air pollution,and investigate the impact on human health. “There aretimes when litigation is the only effective tool to ensurethat government agencies follow laws that are on thebooks,” said James Earl of the Helena Foundation.Support from James and his wife Sylvia Earl and others

Fighting in the Courtroom for Clean Water

CBF and its allies won a final victory over the proposed KingWilliam reservoir project onVirginia’s Mattaponi River (pictured at left) which would havecaused the single-largest permittedloss of critical wetlands in the mid-Atlantic in the history of theClean Water Act.

In Virginia, CBF in June 2009 filedan appeal of a state decision to allow a Merck and Co. pharma-ceutical factory to release morenitrogen pollution into theShenandoah River.4 C H E S A P E A K E B A Y F O U N D A T I O N

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allowed CBF to utilize litigation as an option to protect theenvironment and communities when governments fail tocomply with the law.

In June, CBF filed an appeal of a Virginia decision to allowMerck and Co., a pharmaceutical giant, to release morenitrogen pollution into the Shenandoah River andChesapeake Bay than scientists have concluded the water-ways can tolerate. The Merck plant in Elkton, Virginia,received approval to release over 29,000 more pounds ofnitrogen pollution each year into the Shenandoah Riverthan allowed under the state’s program to acceler-ate pollution reductions and restoration. CBF challengedthe state, because the Shenandoah River is alreadyimpaired with nitrogen pollution, and adding more is aviolation of the federal Clean Water Act.

While these actions are still pending, CBF also concludedlitigation with concrete wins in 2009. In Pennsylvania andWest Virginia, more than 80 municipalities challenged newstate nitrogen limits for their sewage treatment plants,claiming the required pollution-reduction technology wastoo expensive. CBF and allies appeared before state hear-ing boards in both states, arguing that the limits are criti-cal. Nitrogen is the Bay’s number one enemy, spurring theexcessive growth of algae that dies, creating low-oxygen“dead zones.” CBF prevailed in both Pennsylvania and

West Virginia, and the statesupheld the nitrogen limits.

These victories set a prece-

dent. Had these sewage plants succeeded in avoiding strictnitrogen limits, other plants may have tried as well.

Our longest running legal battle also concluded in 2009.For more than a decade, CBF had been fighting a proposalby the city of Newport News, Virginia, to build the 1,500-acre King William reservoir. CBF and our allies in the SierraClub, the Southern Environmental Law Center, theMattaponi Indian Tribe, and the Alliance to Save theMattaponi, argued the project would be environmentallydestructive, flooding more than 430 acres of pristine wet-lands. The project would have also siphoned up to 75 mil-lion gallons of water a day from the Mattaponi River, flood-ed 21 miles of streams, and inundated American Indian cul-tural sites. After years of legal conflict, on March 31, 2009,the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., finally ruledthat the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was wrong to issue apermit for the reservoir. The nail in the coffin came onSeptember 22, 2009, when the Newport News City Councilvoted to terminate the project. “It was many long years, butwe stuck it out,” said Ann Jennings, Executive Director ofCBF’s Virginia office. “We used all of our resources, and ulti-mately it was our litigation that stopped the project. In theface of questionable need, destroying these wetlands wasunjustifiable. Wetlands provide an important filteringcapacity for the Bay, as well as wildlife habitat.”

These legal efforts would have been impossible without thesupport of H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest of Philadelphia, the benefac-tor of the CBF’s litigation program.

On January 5, 2009, CBF President Will Baker(center), Vice President for Litigation JonMueller (left) and co-plaintiff Ken Smith,President of the Virginia State Waterman’sAssociation (right), announce the lawsuitagainst EPA outside the U.S. District Court inWashington, D.C.

On May 29, 2009, CBF and itsally, the Baltimore HarborWaterkeeper, filed a notice ofintent to sue EPA, the MarylandDepartment of the Environment,and past and present owners ofthe Sparrows Point steel factoryto stop pollution flowing from thesite. CBF litigation work is sup-ported by many donors, includingRobert L. Dwight of Annapolis, Mr.and Mrs. Robert N. Steinwurtzel ofBethesda, and Mandy Cabot andPeter Kjellerup of Kennett Square,Pennsylvania.

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LEGISLAFighting for Change in the Halls ofCongress and in State Capitals

WHILE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION PUSHEDfor the enforcement of existing clean water laws in court, theorganization was also working with lawmakers inWashington, D.C., and the state capitals to pass new andstronger environmental laws and protections. For example,CBF worked closely with U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardinof Maryland to craft a bill, called the Chesapeake CleanWater and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009. This land-mark legislation would updateand strengthen the federalClean Water Act in three prin-cipal ways. First, the federalgovernment would requirestates in the Chesapeake regionto draft and implement plans toreduce pollution from all

sources or face the withhold-ing of federal funds or

other penalties. Second,the bill would author-

ize $1.5 billion innew federal spend-

ing for pollution-control projects,

such as improved stormwater control sys-tems for towns and cities. Finally, the billwould put the force of law behindPresident Obama’s Executive Order,which requires federal agencies towork toward Bay restoration. “It’s a

very significant piece of legislation for the Chesapeake Bay,”said Doug Siglin, CBF’s Director of Federal Affairs. “It wouldseek to put a new system in place that would bring allsources of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollutionunder control for the first time.”

In 2009, CBF’s lobbying efforts focused on this federal level.This is because the federal Clean Water Act is the only law

expansive enough to cover thesix states and 64,000 squaremiles in the Chesapeake Baywatershed. But we also pushedas hard as we could at the statelevel. In Pennsylvania, CBF andits allies convinced the GeneralAssembly to approve $1.2 bil-lion for improvements tosewage treatment plants, wastesystems, and drinking waterinfrastructure. Another $400million for sewage systemupgrades and other projectswas approved by Pennsylvaniavoters in the November 2008

election. Matt Ehrhart, Executive Director of CBF’sPennsylvania office, said that the recession made it difficultto win approval for the spending on waste and water infrastructure. But he said CBF succeeded among state lawmakers by teaming up with onetime oppo-nents, including the Pennsylvania Builders

U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin and U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, both of

Maryland, introduced a landmark bill that wouldupdate and srengthen the federal Clean Water

Act with enforcable state pollution-reductionplans and funding for pollution control projects.

CBF worked closely with U.S. SenatorBenjamin L. Cardin and U.S.

Representative Elijah Cummings, bothof Maryland, to craft a bill, called the

Chesapeake Clean Water andEcosystem Restoration Act of 2009,

that would update and strengthen thefederal Clean Water Act.


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Association. “It stunned people when I came in the doorwith the lobbyist from the builders’ association,” Ehrhartsaid. “It created some buzz. People were talking aboutunlikely bedfellows.”

In Maryland, CBF supported successful legislation thatrequired the installation of nitrogen pollution reductionequipment on the septic systems of new homes built within1,000 feet of tidal waters. The bill, sponsored by stateSenator Michael G. Lenett of Montgomery County andDelegate Stephen W. Lafferty of Baltimore County, alsorequires these pollution-control systems for all homesreplacing failing septic systems in these waterfront areas.State funds to help homeowners pay for these systems wasmade available through a “flush fee” created in 2004 withthe backing of CBF. In addition, the Maryland GeneralAssembly also passed a CBF-backed bill that expands theright of citizens and organizations like CBF to go to court tochallenge environmental permit decisions. Previously, peo-ple had to live adjacent to a property to have a right—calledlegal standing—to contest wetlands destruction permits,pollution discharge permits, and construction in environ-mentally critical waterfront areas. This restrictive rule leftMaryland residents with weaker rights to use legal action asa tool to fight pollution than the citizens of more than 40other states nationally. That disparity was eliminated when abill introduced by the chair of the House EnvironmentalMatters Committee, state Delegate Maggie McIntosh ofBaltimore, passed with the support of CBF and other organ-izations. “We have experienced being thrown out of court

for challenging permits, so we had an interest in this bill,”said Kim Coble, Executive Director of CBF’s Maryland office.“This is a fundamental right and tool that we believe citizensshould have.”

There were also significant gains in Virginia. During a timeof economic hardship and budget cuts, funding for manyimportant programs was at risk. But CBF won a victory bypressuring lawmakers to approve $20 million for agricul-tural conservation practices, the most cost-effective way toreduce runoff pollution. These “green” farming practicesinclude planting strips of trees as filters along waterways,building fences to keep cows out of streams, and plantingcrops in the offseason to absorb left-over fertilizer. Alsoduring the 2009 session, several local governments con-vinced lawmakers to push for legislation that would haveallowed them to increase the amount of nitrogen andphosphorus pollution released from their sewage treat-ment plants. These attempts failed, in part because CBFinformed legislators that this could set a terrible precedentfor the Bay. “We had to spend a significant amount of timeconvincing legislators why this was a bad idea,” recalledAnn Jennings, Executive Director of CBF’s Virginia office.“The concern was that, if these facilities would be allowedto increase their limits…it would mean excess nitrogen inthe Bay, algal blooms, and low-oxygen dead zones.”

These legislative campaigns were supported in part bycontributions from the George L. Shields Foundation ofRockville and other generous donors.

A In 2009, CBF won a victory by pres-suring Virginia lawmakers to approve$20 million for agricultural conserva-tion practices, the most cost-effec-tive way to reduce pollution. These“green” farming practices includeplanting strips of trees as filtersalong waterways, building fences tokeep cows out of streams, andplanting crops in the offseason toabsorb left-over fertilizer.

In Pennsylvania, CBF and allies convinced the General Assembly to approve$1.2 billion for improvements to sewage treatment plants, waste systems, and drinkingwater infrastructure.

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THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION’S ENVIRON-mental education programs spark change by inspiringyoung minds. By studying nature up close, students learnto appreciate not only the vast spectrum of life, but why itis important to protect these natural resources. In 2009,CBF led a national coalition to advocate for more outdooreducation through a legislative initiative called the NoChild Left Inside Act. CBF has been joined by more than1,450 partner organizations representing more than 47 mil-lion people across the country. The groups—from theAlliance for the Great Lakes to the Honolulu Zoo Society—are united in urging lawmakers to allow students more timeoutside studying science, ecology, and other subjects. Lastyear, CBF and our allies in Maryland worked closely withGovernor Martin O’Malley’s administration to design a“children in nature” education plan, which promotes out-door learning in all of the state’s schools and public agen-cies. It is the first of its kind in the nation.

Of course, teaching outside is nothing new to 42-year-oldCBF, which runs the largest and most respected environ-mental education program in the country. During the 2009fiscal year, CBF provided over 42,000 field-experience daysto students, teachers, school administrators, and otheradults. One new program launched this year enhances fieldexperiences through the use of a web-based software envi-ronment called National Geographic FieldScope.FieldScope is being developed by the National GeographicSociety to enable students in different locations to collect,share, and analyze environmental data. The first large-scale

use of FieldScope has been co-designed by CBF, theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, andNational Geographic over the last year. FieldScope is nowbeing implemented by a network of environmental educa-tors throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. More than650 students pioneered FieldScope this year, taking watersamples from local creeks, and posting the results onFieldScope’s website (cbf.org/fieldscope). “Joining experien-tial learning with technology helps students to strengthentheir analytical and scientific skills, and it promotes criticalthinking,” said Tom Ackerman, CBF’s Director of TeacherEducation and Student Leadership.

Another approach to reaching students is through theirprincipals. CBF escorted 30 school principals on outdoorlearning experiences in 2009, with the largest numberfrom Fairfax County, Virginia. This school system’s closeconnection to the Bay started in 2008, when three princi-pals from the Fairfax public schools journeyed to CBF’seducation center on Smith Island. They stayed in a quietand stunningly beautiful fishing community, where theytalked to watermen, crab pickers, and local ministers. Theycanoed among the wetlands, netted blue crabs, andexplored the question of how the management of theirschools affected water quality downstream. “Somethingmagical happened on that trip,” recalled Cindy Duncan,CBF’s Teacher Professional Development Coordinator. SalRivera, principal of Flint Hill Elementary School in Vienna,Virginia, returned from the CBF experience determined toreduce his school’s ecological footprint. “I came back


For the past four summers, Theresa Yeh, now a pre-medical student at Rice University, immersed

herself in CBF outdoor experiences. She was inspired byCBF’s Student Leadership Program.

Bill Bechtel (shown at right teaching a group of hisSelinsgrove Area High School students on a rock climbing

expedition at Seneca Rocks, West Virginia, in 2007)retired this June and joined CBF as a canoe instructor.

Fighting in the Outdoor Classrooms for the Minds of Future Leaders

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hyped—and my whole school went green,” Rivera said. Hecut down on waste of paper by urging his teachers to useelectronic communication with parents. Rivera and theother two principals were so moved, they went on a sec-ond experience with CBF this past summer—this time,joined by 14 other principals from Fairfax County. “Thespirituality of being on the Bay pulls you in,” confessedDebbie Lane, principal of Rolling Valley Elementary Schoolin Springfield, Virginia.

As principals are pulled in, so are their teachers. CBF pro-vided ecology and education training to than 400 teachersduring the summer of 2009. One teacher whose life goalsmerged with CBF’s mission is Bill Bechtel. Bechtel grew upon the Susquehanna River and played in it constantly as achild. He spent 38 years as a science teacher at SelinsgroveArea High School, about an hour north of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania. He started an outdoors club, taking the kidsrock climbing and whitewater rafting. Over the last 15 years,Bechtel led close to 10,000 of his students on CBF outdoorexperiences. Finally, at the age of 60, Bechtel decided toretire last June. For his next step in life, he joined CBF as aprofessional educator and canoe instructor. “The kids wholove the Susquehanna River are the ones who are going tocare about it in the future,” said Bechtel, who was namedEnvironmental Educator of the Year by CBF in 2006.

Many students who participate in CBF education experi-ences end up as inspired as Teresa Yeh. Teresa, an 18-year-old from Ellicott City, Maryland, is now a pre-medical stu-

dent at Rice University. For the past four summers, she sub-merged herself in CBF, outdoor experiences. She participat-ed in CBF’s Student Leadership Program, made possible bygenerous corporate contributions from Goodman andCompany, an accounting firm in Norfolk, Virginia, and theVolkswagen Group of America. “CBF’s student field pro-grams have been a staple of my summer since I was 11,”Yeh wrote in an essay. “It is not just that these two-weekprograms totally immerse you in Bay culture and tradition,[and] that you learn how to identify macro-invertebratesfound in streams…It is the people whose lives you havetouched, whose outlooks on life have changed and inspiredyours.” She felt especially moved by her journey to CBF’seducation center on Tangier Island, Virginia. There she meta physician, Dr. David Nichols, a native of the isolatedisland community who for nearly three decades has beenflying his own plane back to the island every Thursday tocare for local residents. Yeh, a biochemistry major dreamsof combining epidemiology with study of the environment.“If you can improve the environment, you can often pre-vent disease,” she said.

CBF’s Maryland education programs received a tremen-dous boost this year from the Charles T. BauerFoundation of Baltimore. Some of the other importantsupport we received for our education programs includ-ed gifts from The Morningstar Foundation of Bethesda,Maryland; the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation ofWashington, D.C.; Wachovia Bank; and the NorfolkSouthern Foundation.

CBF and its allies in Marylandworked closely with GovernorMartin O’Malley (left) and hisadministration to design a “children in nature” educationplan, which promotes outdoorlearning in all of the state’sschools and public agencies. It isthe first of its kind in the nation.

On October 23, CBF recognizedMaryland Governor O’Malley forhis leadership on many Bay-related issues.

CBF’s working farm, ClagettFarm, was supported in part withfunds from the Morris &Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation ofWashington, D.C., this year.

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THE BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CHESAPEAKEBay is also playing out in the mud and muck. TheChesapeake Bay Foundation isn’t just about educating,organizing, litigating, and lobbying. It’s also about doingthe gritty work of planting oysters, grasses, and trees. Fromthese natural filters flow cleaner water—and the glimmerof hope for a restored Bay.

In 2008 and 2009, CBF teamed up with the MarylandTransportation Authority, the Maryland Department ofNatural Resources, and several other partners to construct thelargest native oyster reef the foundation has ever built. Thethree-acre Asquith Creek Oyster Reef is located in the SevernRiver about four miles northwest of Annapolis. In addition toits size—the reef was built with more than four million babyoysters—what makes this reef different is that its base is con-crete from a Chesapeake Bay Bridge construction project. Theconcrete was crushed to volleyball-sized chunks and filteredto remove foreign material. CBF and its partners carefullyplaced the rubble on top of a natural shelf on the river’s bot-tom, and then planted baby oysters on this artificial reef. Theyoung oyster “spat” are lifted up out of the bottom silt whichcan suffocate oysters or make them more vulnerable to dis-ease. The whole area around the reef becomes a sanctuary,where people are prohibited from harvesting oysters. So far,the oysters appear to be thriving, and the healthy reef filtersmillions of gallons of water and supports crabs, fish, andother forms of life. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley gavethe project the state’s “exemplary ecosystem initiative award”in August 2009. “It is the largest experiment we have con-

ducted with alternative materials,” CBF Fisheries Director BillGoldsborough said. “We are building a live bottom commu-nity, what amounts to a Chesapeake coral reef.” These kindsof large oyster-restoration projects are showing promise, assome native Chesapeake bivalves evolve and develop moreresistance to diseases that have been a scourge for a half cen-tury. And the signs of hope are not limited to Maryland. InVirginia, CBF has been working with the NatureConservancy and the Virginia Marine Resources Commissionto plant about 10 million seed oysters a year on state sanctu-ary reefs in the Piankatank River. Oyster “spat” must attach toshells, and so this planting process requires large quantities ofused oyster shells. To meet this need, CBF runs oyster shellrecycling programs, collecting used shells from restaurantsand caterers.

In Pennsylvania, CBF promotes another form of recycling.This is the re-use of poultry litter, which is converted by anatural biological process into compost, a more environ-mentally friendly form of fertilizer than manure just spreadin a field. CBF and partners are taking excess poultry litterfrom farms in the lower Susquehanna River basin one of theregion’s greatest “hot spots” for excess nitrogen pollution.

In 2008 and 2009, the Chesapeake Bay

Foundation teamed up withpartners to construct thelargest native oyster reef

the foundation has everbuilt. The three-acre, raised

Asquith Creek Oyster Reefis located in the Severn

River about four milesnorthwest of Annapolis.


RESTOR AFighting to Restore Natural Resources

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malleygave the Asquith Creek Oyster Reef

project the state’s “exemplary ecosystem initiative award” in 2009.

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Another innovative approach to man-aging pollution involves a computerprogram that calculates how muchnitrogen a person generates each

year. Launched by the ChesapeakeBay Foundation in 2009, this “Bay

Footprint” nitrogen calculator, whichis available at cbf.org, allows peopleto type in facts about their lifestyles

and learn how much pollution theycontribute to the Bay every year.

They also get tips on how to reducetheir pollution.

The manure is mixed with sawdust and straw from usedhorse and dairy bedding, then heaped up inside large open-ended barns. Microbes cause heat to build up as the materi-al composts over 16 weeks, killing off pathogens in themanure but retaining nutrients. “The natural biologicalprocess degrades the organic material and binds up thenutrients to create compost like you would see on the bot-tom of a forest,” said Harry Campbell, CBF’s PennsylvniaSenior Scientist. In the end, the fine, brown, soil-like mate-rial is used for—among other purposes—stimulating thegrowth of trees and other plants on former mining land. Thenitrogen and phosphorus that might otherwise pollute near-by streams is locked in by the composting process, so waterwon’t easily wash it out—although plants can still use thesenutrients to grow. CBF’s goal is to demonstrate large-scalecomposting as a cost-effective means of managing excessmanure from intensive animal agriculture.

Another innovative approach to managing pollutionlaunched by CBF in 2009 involves a computer programthat calculates how much nitrogen a person generateseach year. This “Bay Footprint” nitrogen calculator, whichis available at cbf.org, allows people to type in facts abouttheir lifestyles. The calculator then estimates how manypounds of nitrogen pollution they contribute to the Bayevery year. “The point is to drive home that we are allcontributing pollution to the Bay—it’s not just farmers or

sewage treatment plants,” said Dr. Beth McGee, CBFSenior Regional Water Quality Scientist. The programalso gives people tips on how they can make changes intheir lives to reduce their nitrogen pollution (for example,by using less electricity or spreading less fertilizer). Forthose nitrogen emissions that can’t be cut, individuals orfirms can make donations to the Chesapeake Fund,which invests in pollution-reduction projects like plant-ing buffer strips of trees along streams on farms. “Asmuch as the discussion about carbon footprints has raisedpublic consciousness about global warming, we hope thatthis creates a similar buzz in the Bay watershed aboutnitrogen—that we are all contributing,” McGee said.CBF’s restoration, outreach, and pollution-reductionefforts are supported in part by the Pew Charitable Trusts,the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and FarmFresh supermarkets.

In Pennsylvania,CBF promotes aform of recyclingusing poultry litter.The litter is convertedby a natural biologicalprocess into compost, a more environmentally friendly form of fertilizer thanmanure just spread in a field.

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ATIONRobert J. Etgen, executive director of the Eastern Shore

Land Conservancy won theMaryland Conservationist of the

Year Award. CBF thanks Nina Rodale Houghton, who

sponsored the event and opened up her property for the

presentation ceremony.

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ALL ASPECTS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAYFoundation’s work in 2009—from the ral-lies to the launch of the “Bay Footprint”Nitrogen Calculator—flourished because ofthe generosity of our supporters. CBF isnow entering the sixth and final year of theSaving a National Treasure campaign, aneffort to rally all resources available torestore a body of water that is central to theregion’s history, culture, and economy. Thecampaign was launched in 2004 and isscheduled to end in December 2010. So far,it has been on-target, with over $140 mil-lion raised toward the goal of $150 million.This money has been the rocket fuel behindCBF’s most stirring triumphs over the lastseveral years. These include: the victoryover the Blackwater Resort developmentproject on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, thepassage of a Pennsylvania program thatgives farmers tax credits to reduce fertilizerrunoff, the defeat of the King William reser-voir proposal in Virginia, and the largest-ever federal investment in regional farmconservation practices. “The impact of thiscampaign cannot be underestimated,” saidAlan R. Griffith, chairman of the Saving aNational Treasure campaign. “It has allowedus to expand our membership andapproach our pollution-reduction work

from even more angles—including morelitigation and policy development. Since2004, we’ve really taken on some of ourmost ambitious work in years.”

When the campaign began, CBF had116,000 members, and today we have226,000. This is impressive growth,especially given the economy, butwe still have a long way to go. We’velearned in the past that the Bay’ssupporters always step up to theplate at critical moments. And notime is more important than rightnow, with our intensified focus on thefederal government finally beginning tochange the direction of EPA and Congress.The Biggest Fight For Clean Water ThisNation Has Ever Seen is making clearprogress. We won’t let up until theChesapeake is saved.


Fighting For Resources to Ensure the Bay’s Future

In 2008, CBF helped convince theVirginia General Assembly to

create the Virginia NaturalResources Commitment Fund

which established vital funding tohelp Virginia farmers reduce pollu-tion reaching streams and rivers.

Through the support of the Savinga National Treasure campaign, theimportance of environmental edu-

cation was raised to the federallevel by CBF’s work leading the

No Child Left Inside Coalition.

On October 19, 2009, 150 cleanwater activists cheered and

waved signs as U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and U.S. Represent-

ative Elijah Cummings introduceda bill to strengthen the federal

Clean Water Act. Such victorieswere made possible by the

support of the campaign anddonors like the Mars Foundation

of McLean, Virginia.

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GIVING$100,000 +Anonymous (2)Dorothy N. BattenThe Bobolink FoundationBarbara BrunckhorstBunting FamilyKeith & Patricia CampbellThe Keith Campbell Foundation forthe Environment, Inc.

Charles T. Bauer FoundationCheapeake Bay Funders NetworkChesapeake Bay TrustClayton Baker TrustThe Clayton Fund, Inc.The Henry L. & Grace DohertyCharitable Foundation, Inc.

Goodman & CompanyMr. & Mrs. Alan R. GriffithThe Hanley FoundationHoward Hughes Medical InstituteEstate of Ernest W. JennesThe Lenfest FoundationThe Sumner T. McKnight FoundationThe Merrill Family FoundationNational Fish & Wildlife FoundationNational Geographic Society EducationFoundation

National Oceanic & AtmosphericAdministration-Chesapeake Bay Office

The Orokawa Foundation, Inc.The Pew Charitable TrustsPNCEstate of Virginia C. QuigleyRestore America’s EstuariesThe George L. Shields Foundation, Inc.

Jennifer & Edmund A. Stanley, Jr.The Starr FoundationThomas & Katharine StonerTown Creek FoundationU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRegion III

U.S.D.A. Natural ResourcesConservation Service

$50,000-$99,999 AkridgeLenox D. Baker, Jr. & Frances W. BakerFoundation

The William Bingham FoundationEstate of Matthew T. BlackwoodEstate of Lorna E. BridenstineThe Morris & Gwendolyn CafritzFoundation

Chevy Chase BankMr. & Mrs. William C. Clarke IIIThe Conservation Fund

Louisa C. DuemlingThe Louisa Copeland DuemlingCharitable Lead Trust

Richard and Susan Franyo Fund of theBaltimore Community Foundation

Freeman Family Fund, a componentfund of The Community Foundationof Richmond, Virginia

Joseph E. and Marjorie B. JonesFoundation

Mars FoundationEstate of John P. MartinEstate of Ella MoylanNorthrop Grumman Corporation -Electronic Systems

Jean T. and Heyward G. PelhamFoundation

Pennsylvania Department ofConservation and Recreation

Alison & Arnold RichmanMr. & Mrs. Truman T. SemansG. Hollis StewartEstate of L. Blanche StewartWallace Genetic FoundationAlbert H. Williams

$25,000-$49,999 Anonymous (3)William C. & Mayer M. BakerBank of AmericaBatza Family FoundationBeazley Foundation, Inc.Bleakhorn FoundationEstate of Mary Phillips BoganThe Brick CompaniesCANUSA CorporationEstate of Juliet CareyNaomi and Nehemiah CohenFoundation

The Max and Victoria DreyfusFoundation, Inc.

Clarence and Anne Dillon DunwalkeTrust

Fair Play FoundationFarm Fresh & Farm Fresh CharitableFoundation

Thomas R. FischelThe Philip L. Graham FundMr. & Mrs. Corbin GwaltneyThe Hardiman Family Foundation, Inc.Sally M. & Stephen A. HermanEstate of Leontine G. HeverlyEstate of Joan M. KnochT. Gaylon Layfield IIILeon FoundationThe Linehan Family Foundation, Inc.Estate of Virginia B. LloydLockhart Vaughan FoundationHerbert & Patrice Miller

National Oceanic & AtmosphericAdministration

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. PinkardRacoosin Family FoundationRobins FoundationRebecca J. SimmonsThe Starbucks FoundationSunTrust FoundationU.S. EPA Chesapeake Bay ProgramU.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceVolkswagen Group of America, Inc.Wachovia FoundationMr. & Mrs. John R. WhitmoreAlan & Irene Wurtzel

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (4)AECW Fund of The CommunityFoundation

Alexander Foundation, Inc.Allegis Group Foundation, Inc.Annapolis SubaruArmstrong FoundationLouise A. ArmstrongElizabeth Gant BennettMrs. W. Tapley Bennett, Jr.The Bert Foundation, Inc.Arthur A. BirneyJoan and Macon Brock Fund of theVirginia Beach Foundation

Brown Investment Advisory & TrustCompany

Burford Leimenstoll FoundationButch Butt Memorial FoundationMandy Cabot & Peter KjellerupCampbell & Company, Inc.Capital Area Community Food BankMargaret A. Cargill FoundationBertram W. Carp & Lynn McReynoldsKatherine B. Clagett Charitable TrustMr. & Mrs. Gerret van S. CopelandJane & Worth* B. Daniels, Jr. Fund ofthe Baltimore CommunityFoundation

Michael & Patricia DavisThe Overton and Katharine DennisFund

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.The Grey Allison Dunlap CharitableFund

Robert L. DwightERTHNXTWaddy & Connie GarrettMr. & Mrs. Michael C. GelmanEstate of Louise F. GilmerThe Great Chesapeake Bay SchoonerRace

Mr. & Mrs. Steven GriggMr. & Mrs. Jack S. Griswold

Mr. & Mrs. Chris GroobeyOtto Haas Charitable TrustThe Hamer FoundationMrs. Henry F. HarrisHoward and Martha Head Fund, Inc.The Helena FoundationEstate of Anne Gadd HennighausenThe Hershey Company

Estate of Dana L. HesseMr. & Mrs. Charles O. HollidayJenny HortonNina Rodale HoughtonHSBC Bank USA, N.A.Adrianne JosephThe Kinsley FoundationGerry & Marguerite LenfestM&T Charitable FoundationMarmot FoundationFrank & Susan MarsLee & Sylvia MarstonMaryland Department of NaturalResources

*indicates donor who has passed away

Thanks to the support of CBF donors andmembers, CBF was able to ramp up work atthe federal level this year, including lobbyingfor the strengthening of the Clean Water Act

and pursuing a lawsuit against EPA.

ContributorsWithout the support of CBF members and donors—our investors—the strides made in 2009 to save the Bay would not have been possible. Our thanks go to allwho supported our work over the fiscal year from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.

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The Mary A. and John M. McCarthyFoundation

McCormick & Company CharityCampaign

MEB25 FoundationMemorial Foundation for ChildrenThe Joseph Meyerhoff Fund, Inc.Robert E. MeyerhoffMr. & Mrs. W.B. MillnerCharles W. Moorman IVMr. & Mrs. James P. MuldoonCharles J. Nabit and Nabit FoundationNational Park FoundationThe Nature ConservancyNorfolk Southern FoundationOwen Charitable FoundationFrank and Nancy Parsons FoundationFund of The Community Foundationfor the National Capital Region

Pennsylvania Department ofEnvironmental Protection -Environmental Education GrantProgram

Mr. & Mrs. George G. PhillipsThe Port of VirginiaPortfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.David & Kate PowellPrince Charitable TrustsMarie W. RidderMr. & Mrs. William B. RogersJoyce and Donald RumsfeldFoundation

Louis F. & Prudence H. RyanAlexis G. & Christine D. SantMr. & Mrs. Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff

Mr. & Mrs. Simon Sidamon-EristoffEstate of Estelle SmuckerSnead Family FoundationStarbucks Coffee CompanyMr. & Mrs. Robert N. SteinwurtzelKeith D. Stoltz FoundationRuth O. StoverT. Rowe Price Associates Foundation,Inc.

Lee Tepper & Dorine RealThe Titmus Foundation, Inc.The Honorable & Mrs. Russell E. TrainU.S. Department of Interior, NationalPark Service

United Association of the Plumbingand Pipe Fitting Industry

U.S.D.A. Forest ServiceVenable FoundationEstate of Emma Belle WagnerWaste ManagementWestWind FoundationBuz & Mary Tod WinchesterPeter & Hanna WoickeWorld Bank

$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (7)The Abell Foundation, Inc.Abramson Family Foundation, Inc.AEGON/Transamerica FoundationAnn E. AllenAvnetMr. & Mrs. Andrew J. BaerMr. & Mrs. Richard F. Barry III

BB&TBecker Family Fund of the BaltimoreCommunity Foundation

BenchworksMr. & Mrs. Richard M. BerkeleyMr. & Mrs. Norman BernsteinThe Edward E. and Lillian H. BishopFoundation

William H. BrakefieldMr. & Mrs. Timothy T. BrownCamp-Younts FoundationIn Memory of Juliet CareyMartha E. CarrollCB Richard EllisMichael & Liz ChiaramonteKathryn & Douglas CochraneJoyce & Howard CosgroveThe Margaret O. Cromwell FamilyFund of the Baltimore CommunityFoundation

Danac CorporationJoshua P. and Elizabeth D. DardenFoundation

District Department of theEnvironment Watershed ProtectionDivision

Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. EdwardsRobert O. EisingerR. S. Evans FoundationFindowrey FoundationFrankel FoundationGallagher, Evelius & JonesGarland and Agnes Taylor GrayFoundation

Mark & Francesca GreenHenry C. GreenewaltMr. & Mrs. Craig A. GrubeMr. & Mrs. Conrad M. HallHalle Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Michael D. HankinHarrison FoundationMr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hewes, 3rdHoenes Family Foundation, Inc.Estate of Mildred A. HoffmanSheldon & Audrey KatzFloyd E. Kellam, Jr. Fund of theVirginia Beach Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Lucius J. Kellam IIILaborers’ International Union of NorthAmerica

Mr. & Mrs. Harry T. LesterDr.* & Mrs. John M. LevinsonLuck Stone Foundation Luck StoneCorp.

Jennifer Fritz MaitlandThe Maple Tree FundByron F. MarchantMr. & Mrs. John F. MarsCatharine E. & David W. MaxeyEllice McDonald, Jr. & Rosa*Hayward McDonald

MedAssurant, Inc.Muchnic FoundationMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. O’Connor IIIElis Olsson Memorial FoundationThe Mary E. Parker FoundationPepsi Bottling Ventures LLCLynn & Philip RauchRecreational Equipment, Inc.Mr. James E. Rogers

Cynthia Weglarz Rountree FundThe Jim and Patty Rouse CharitableFoundation, Inc.

Rouse-Bottom Foundation, Inc.Anne RowlandMary A. H. Rumsey FoundationJ. Phillip & Gail SamperSandy Spring Bancorp / ChesapeakeInsurance Group

Michael J. SaylorJean Schiro-Zavela & Vance ZavelaSevern Savings BankEarle & Annette Shawe FamilyFoundation

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. SmithSouthern Maryland Hopsital, Inc.The James Hale Steinman FoundationJoanna SturmRichard P. TilghmanVirginia Beach FoundationVirginia Natural Gas, Inc.David and Christine WallaceWalter F. Wallace, Jr. MemorialFoundation

Mrs. Enid N. WarnerRobert H. and Janice G. Wells Fund ofthe Virginia Beach Foundation

The Westport FundMr. & Mrs. Vernon H. WrightIrwin & Judy Zazulia FoundationLimited

$2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (7)Dennis M. BarryBill Me Later, Inc.Don & Alpine BirdBirdsong PeanutsWilliam & Rose Marie BowlesWilliam BrodyCeres Marine Terminals, Inc.Charitable Marine Society of BaltimoreChesapeake Corporation FoundationJudith & Edwin Cohen FoundationNathan L. and Suzanne F. CohenPhilanthropic Fund of TheAssociated: Jewish CommunityFederation of Baltimore

Mark D. ColleyColumbia Gas of VirginiaDavid & Donna CorddryEstate of Anita M. CranfordCR Goodman Associates, LLCDart Group II Foundation, Inc.Patricia A. Davis. Ph.D.The Charles Delmar FoundationThe Dillon FundDiscovery Education & ComcastSpotlight

Ann M. DuccaCarson Lee Fifer, Jr., Sarah Savage,Daniel & Meredith

Dr. & Mrs. Merle S. FossenW. Taylor FranklinJack & Kathy GallagherS. Lee GarnerSteven & Katrina GewirzGiant FoodGreenVestMartha & John Grover

Bruce W. GunterAnna H. Hall Charitable Lead UnitrustEstate of George H. HieronymusMartin G. Janowiecki & Leigh A.Rollins

Virginia M. KarrE. Polk Kellam, Jr.Matthew J. KleinAnn & Peter R. KolkerLafayette Investments, Inc.Larry E. LeeseDorris Withers McNealMiles & Stockbridge P.C.George MurnaghanNational Maintenance AgreementsPolicy Committee

Cassandra S. NaylorBrainard W. Parker IIMr. & Mrs. Mark ParrisRebecca L. Peace & John HarkinsPerkins+WillTerry & Robert PetersonMr. & Mrs. Donald S. PettitMr. & Mrs. Blaine T. PhillipsMark E. Prock & FamilyJames S. Riepe Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Godfrey A. RockefellerSC & H Group, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Russell C. ScottPaul and Emily Singer FamilyFoundation

Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. SmithMelissa SpillenkothenThe Sproul FoundationJames Squires & Karen Jones SquiresCharles L. StoutMr. & Mrs. Edward Symes IIIMark Tabak Charitable Lead TrustMichael & Jane ThompsonLeslie F. TilghmanThomas O. Tilghman, Jr.Roger TiltonUniversity of MarylandBurl & Joanne ValentineJack & Judy VandeverMr. Charles E. ViethVirginia Department of Conservationand Recreation - Water QualityImprovement Fund

VIRTEXCO CorporationVolvo Penta North America, Inc.Lawrence & Kimberly Weinberg Fundof The Community Foundation forthe National Capital Region

Neil H. WilsonThe Zients Family Foundation

$1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (14)Stephen H. AbrahamVincent L. AcheyAdministrator Planning Services, Inc.Amanda AdolphJoan AdrianMartha AinsworthKathy & Ed AllenbyGlenn & Jane AmsbaughAnheuser-Busch, Inc.Annapolis Athletic ClubAnnapolis Bicycle Racing Team

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Annapolis Rotary ClubAnne Arundel Youth CharitableInitiative

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. AsherThe Preston G. and Nancy M. AtheyFund

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. AttridgeHilda L. AushermanAuto Werke, Inc.Hope BabcockPaul BabikowMary B. BaileyMr. & Mrs. Benjamin M. Baker III Baltimore Community FoundationBaltimore Marriott WaterfrontRobert W. and Amy T. BarkerFoundation

Terri & Tom BarryMr. & Mrs. Ralph J. BartlettBaulch Family FoundationNancy and Glenn Beall FoundationGarth BeallM. Robert Belas, PhDKathleen & Glenn BellMr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Bernert IIILynne E. BerryMr. & Mrs. William W. BerryEstate of Sara J. BersBert Jabin’s Yacht Yard, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Birney, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. BisciottiMrs. Gary BlackMr. & Mrs. William K. BlanchetBill & Ruth BletzingerAlan D. BloomingdaleDonald F. BoeschMrs. Robert H. Bolling, Jr.Bollinger Energy CorporationAurelia G. BoltonR. Peter BosworthBowman Financial Management Co, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. P. Seddon Boxley IIIMr. & Mrs. David C. BoyerJean M. BrandtMr. & Mrs. Ramon W. Breeden, JrBrewery Products Co.The Brock FoundationAnne R. Broderick Rev TrustMr. & Mrs. Howard A. BrooksJane C. BrownMrs. Joseph Bryan IIILissy & Stewart BryanJames H. BrysonJames H. Bryson Fund of ThePhiladelphia Foundation

Elizabeth T. BuckmanThe Hon. & Mrs. Christopher B.Burnham

James O. BurriCynthia L. Butler & James F. GleasonMr. & Mrs. Brian ByrneLisa & William ByrnesGeorge and Pauline Calevas TrustGreg CamalierThe John and Mary Camp FoundationWalter T. Camp & Teresa M. KrausMrs. Zora CampThe Campbell Foundation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Charles CandonConstance R. Caplan

Candace CariCharles & Gretchen CarlsonFlorence S. CarrElisabeth Reed CarterMr. & Mrs. Ogden B. Carter, Jr.Sidney & Joan CaselCassidy & Pinkard ColliersAnn B. CattsGuy & Laura CecalaJim & Niecy ChambersThe Chaney Family FoundationThe Chaney FoundationMr. & Mrs. W. Bates ChappellLynne Cheney Charitable Fund of theCommunity Foundation of JacksonHole

Peter & Jennifer Tilghman CholnokyCimed International, Inc.Charles G. ClarkeMr. & Mrs. Peyton S. CochranJerome T. CoeThe Columbia FoundationComcast Cable Communications, Inc.The Common MarketMary Ann & Mike ConnellyMr. & Mrs. Jason CoslerMr. & Mrs. James M. Costan, Esq.The Covington Family Fund of TheCommunity Foundation

Donald E. & Janet W. CraigAlice W. CroninRuth L. CurlettBill & Sarah D’AlonzoD’Camera Group, LLCPamela DabelaDairy Maid Dairy, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. G. Vincent DaltonMGEN & Mrs. Andrew B. DavisDaniel D. DavisNancy L. DavisGeoffrey K. DeMersJohn & Linda DerrickDiamond Ice FoundationAndrew DickersonBrian S. DillistinCosmo DiMaggioEstate of Carol DisbergerAnn M. DixonWilliam & Joyce DonlonDiane M. DornanDoris H. DouglassRandolph & Joanna DoveThe George and Grace DragasFoundation

Janet L. DrazekFrances DubrowskiJoseph J. & Dorothy B. DuffyMr. & Mrs. William E. Duke, Jr.Margaret W. DulaneyDebra J. Duncan & William J. Tito IIIHenry B. duPont IVMr. & Mrs. Ralph H. Dwan, Jr.William C. EachoSandra Leibowitz EarleyMargaret B. EastmanMr. Roger W. EisingerEliasberg Family Foundation, Inc.Richard & Diana EnglandEnterprise Rent-A-Car FoundationErnst & Young LLP

James G. EvansElinor K. FarquharEstate of Mrs. Jefferson B. FeaginJacques & Diane FerberFergusonMr. & Mrs. David M. FickMr. & Mrs. Alexander M. Fisher, Jr.Dave & Laurie FisherCharles S. FiskeCharles and Lisa Claudy FleischmanFamily Fund

The Lee and Juliet Folger FundJelles N. Fonda & Kathryn A.O’Connell

Dr. & Mrs. Peter A. FreemanMr. & Mrs. Stephen FrerichsMr. & Mrs. Jack Fruchtman, Jr.David J. GallitanoEthel W. GalvinGBL Charitable FoundationJohn & Barbara GehrigMr. & Mrs. Vernon GeorgeMichael K. GewirzJulie Wollam GingrichChristopher D. Gocke & Deborah A.Belchis

Katherine L. GoolsbyChristine Gordon & Steve B. PragelMr. & Mrs. Theodore T. GoreSamuel & Grace Gorlitz FoundationBarry P. GossettMr. & Mrs. Russell H. GowlandGrady-White Boats Inc.Fann & Billy GreerMr. & Mrs. Randall M. GriffinMr. & Mrs. H. Thomas GrimesMr. & Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold IVCharles Gumas

Vic GuyanMr. & Mrs. Robert K. Gwin, Jr.Jill & Ridge HallDr. Euclid Hanbury, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Royce HansonMr. & Mrs. Curran W. Harvey, Jr.Rosalind E. HavemeyerCalvin D. HawkinsFranklin HawkinsMr. & Mrs. Halford I. HayesFranklin W. Hecker & Mona R. PotterHeidebrecht Family Charitable TrustJohn E. Heintz & Lynn A. OhmanChristopher J. Helzer & Deborah E.Ratner

Jane Henson FoundationMr. & Mrs. George R. HepburnHeritage Properties, Inc.Theresa D. HermanThe Hermitage TrustDonald F. HewesMr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hewes IVHill & Associates, a Wood MackenzieCompany

Nancy Lee HindmanMargaret HitchmanRoy E. HockMr. & Mrs. George H. HodgesRichard S. Hoffman & Deborah M.Levy

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Hofheimer, Jr.Richard HoldenEd & JoAnn HollandEugene Holt FoundationVirginia R. HoltonAmanda W. HopkinsFrederick J. Horne & Francoise M.Carrier

Many CBF members raised oysters as part of our oyster-gardening program this year. Inaddition, CBF called on these folks to speak out against the introduction of non-nativeoysters—and it worked. In March 2009, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it

would not introduce the Asian oyster into the Chesapeake Bay.

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16 C H E S A P E A K E B A Y F O U N D A T I O N *indicates donor who has passed away

Margaret D. HosmerT. Parker Host, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Timothy HowardMr. & Mrs. John S. Howe, Jr.Renae C. Hunter, Queen of theChesapeake

Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. IliffThe Indian Point FoundationMary Odell IngramInterstate Resources, Inc.Laura JacobsenAnn Marie JanekMr. & Mrs. Stuart S. Janney IIIMr. Robert L. Jennings, Jr. & Ms.Barbara H. Bott

Gary JobsonMrs. Vincent C. JonesJoseph Smith & Sons, Inc.J. W. KaempferDr. Brian Kahan-Center for Pain Medand Physiatric Rehab

Mr. & Mrs. John R. KaiserSarah & Jeff KanneJerome A. and Deena L. Kaplan FamilyFoundation

Louis M. and Sally B. KaplanFoundation

Michael S. KarasBarbara & Sigmund KassapMr. & Mrs. David F. KefauverKellogg Collection, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Anthony KellyMr. & Mrs. Craig J. KellyMr. & Mrs. E. Robert Kent, Jr.Warren R. King & Joyce H. DeroyCeceile F. KleinJames A. Kloiber & Stephanie A.Wagoner

Irving Kohn Foundation, Inc.Kreider FarmsThe Abraham and Ruth Krieger FamilyFoundation, Inc.

Nick & Julie KypreosElizabeth M. Lacouture

Lafayette CollegeLandon Butler & Company, LPThe Landon Family Foundation andMr. & Mrs. Ronald Landon

Michael & Althea LandymoreJanet E. LanmanTodd M. La PorteDr. & Mrs. Yuan C. LeeMichael S. LeibmanElissa Leonard & Jay PowellLeonard Paper CompanySandy LernerHoward & Melany LevensonC. Tilghman LeveringDeborah M. Levy & Richard S.Hoffman

Arthur D. LilesSteven K. LinscheidJoseph Lipscomb & Laura WillThe Little FoundationJerry & Ranae LittleMr. & Mrs. Michael D. LockhartRobert LoebLRIJohn P. MachenIn Memory of Joseph E. Machin IVMr. & Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr.Clark F. MacKenzieJim & Lucy MaddoxAda Harris Maley Memorial FundBeverly & Stephen MarcusMaret School 7th GradeEleanor J. MarshallMr. & Mrs. David B. H. Martin, Jr.Stephen MartinPeter MartinoMaryland Alpha Delta KappaSuzanne & Vince MastraccoJoanne C. McClellanMichael J. McCounMr. & Mrs. William E. McDanielsMr. & Mrs. Kevin McDonaghSuzanne and Robert McDowell FundTerrance McGovernMr.* & Mrs. Arnold B. McKinnonGrey McLeanMichael McMullanCAPT & Mrs. Robert D. McWethyJames L. Meadows IIMr. & Mrs. A. Douglas MelsonVollie & Maggie MelsonMr. & Mrs. Peter M. Meredith, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. MeredithRobert S. MerrittsRandy Metcalfe & B-lair L. BartonBarbara A. MeydThe Michael Companies, Inc.Mid-Atlantic Paddler’s Association -Paddle for the Bay

Florence K. MillarDr. & Mrs. Edward MillerJames H. & Susan A. MillerMark E. MillerMiller-Wehrle Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Wayne A. MillsMr. & Mrs. Edmond MissiaenMr. & Mrs. Gregory L. MitsoffAnne ModarressiMonet Family FundDonna & Jeffrey Moore

Dr. & Mrs. J. Raymond MooreAnn K. MoralesRiccardo & Virginia MoraniThe David Morgan Fund of TheCommunity Foundation of theRappahannock River Region

Morgan StanleyTerry Morgenthaler & Patrick KerinsDr. & Mrs. David L. MorrisPatsy & Dan MoteMr. & Mrs. Roger H. MuddMr. & Mrs. John MulkeyJohn D. MunfordMr. & Mrs. W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr.The Israel and Mollie MyersFoundation

National Capital Area Federation ofGarden Clubs

National Environmental EducationFoundation

The Dorothy and Mark NelkinCharitable Fund

Christopher C. NelsonDavid L. NewcomerMr. Thomas H. Nicholson, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Patrick F. NoonanDorothy W. NowakNT, Inc.Oak Crest Village & EricksonRetirement Communities

Oakland Christian ChurchOwen H. OakleyElizabeth W. OberdorferThomas & Carol Obrecht FamilyFoundation

Occasions CaterersLee & Marilyn OgburnPhillip Olson & Nancy JessenJohn OnuferMr. & Mrs. Preben OstbergDr. & Mrs. Robert OsterbergBodil B. OttesenOyster Limited Partnership T/ABerret’s

Mr. Christopher P. Parios & Ms. SusanWyant

Carol J. Parrish*Mr. & Mrs. William M. Passano, Jr.Mary Eyre PeacockMr. & Mrs. Charles E. PeckMr. & Mrs. Nicholas G. Penniman IVLaura PennycuffPEPCO Mary Bryan PerkinsMr. & Mrs. G. Steele PhillipsPhilpott Family FoundationPineview Extended Care Center, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. David E. PittsMatthew S. Polk, Jr. & Amy GouldLawrence J. Pollock & Carol A. PollockFamily Foundation

Bill Portlock & Nancy RaybinThe Portsmouth CommunityFoundation

Ramsey PostonMr. & Mrs. John B. Powell, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Pratt, Jr.John PriceLeslie & Andrew S. PricePrime Outlets Queenstown

Mr. & Mrs. David L. PylesDouglas E. Quarles, Jr.Edward & Meghan QuinnMel & Dee RaffMr. & Mrs. Clarron E. Render, Jr.A. Louisa RettewElizabeth W. RevetteWilliam L. ReynoldsMr. & Mrs. James T. Rice, Jr.Steven RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Alfred F. Ritter, Jr.Christopher S. Rizek & Anita HornRizek

Nora Roberts FoundationRaymond C. & Jeanne K. RobertsMr. & Mrs. William E. RobertsMr. & Mrs. Charles W. Robertson, Jr.Mr. David A. Robinson & Ms. EllenRogus

Mary Ann & Scott RobinsonVicki & Bo RobinsonRockville High SchoolBrian & Mary Jo RogersMr. & Mrs. Leslie A. RoslundJeri RothDorothy B. Rouse-BottomRouteSmart TechnologiesRaymond & Sally SalkeldPaul Saunier, Jr.SauzaSavage Mill Limited PartnershipMr. & Mrs. Douglas SchiffmanThe Paul & Cheryl SchlenkerCharitable Fund of the PhiladelphiaFoundation

The Schluderberg Foundation, Inc.Ms. M. D. SchravesandeMr. & Mrs. James SchroderRobert F. SchumannMr. & Mrs. Charles P. Schutt, Jr.Ellen SeidmanMr. & Mrs. John A. SeifarthSertoma Club of NorfolkAntoinette Farrar SeymourLisa & John SherwoodMr. & Mrs. Conrad M. ShumadineCyrena & Stoney SimonsJohn & Ann SkeeleSmartbox Portable Storage ofMaryland, LLC

Mr. & Mrs. R. Gordon SmithThe Wilbur S. Smith and Margaret P.Smith Foundation

Patrick J. Smyth FoundationJoseph SokoloskyMr. & Mrs. Robert N. SpahrChristopher J. SprangelThomas D. St. Andre & Saundra E.Winstead

St. Paul’s School - Class of 2008Carl Stahl & Gail CooperStellar Solutions FoundationThe Stern FoundationKenneth & Rosalyn StevensRussell B. Stevenson, Jr. & Margaret R.Axtell

Mr. & Mrs. Mark M. StokesMr. & Mrs. James R. StolarskiMr. & Mrs. Daniel S. StoneWilliam C. Stratton

This year, donors and members helpedfund professional development for 30

school principals. These decision makershad the opportunity to learn what a CBFeducation experience out on the Bay islike first-hand. That understanding will

make them better advocates for environ-mental education as they return to their

respective schools.

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Jefferson S. StriderThe Struthers Family FoundationJ.D. SturgellMr. & Mrs. Melvin F. SykesMr. & Mrs. Robert E. TaggartAlfred W. TateMr. & Mrs. Michael A. TaylorThendara FoundationMr. & Mrs. Gary E. ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Matthew G. ThompsonThompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Ferdinand ThunTKF FoundationMr. & Mrs. William T. TorgersonTravel Advantage NetworkThe J. Edwin Treakle FoundationIncorporated

Mr. & Mrs. David A. VanOckerMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. VerreaultVMI Research Laboratories, Inc.Christopher D. VottaWachovia BankWalden University, Inc.Alex & Jo Ann WalderMallory & Diana WalkerMr. & Mrs. Michael J. WallaceWallenius Wilhelmsen LogisticsAmericas, LLC

Warden Family FoundationWatson C. Warriner, Jr.The Washington PostMr. & Mrs. George S. WebbEric Weinmann Charitable TrustMarvin F. Weissberg

Nina WeissbergPete & Julie WelchDonald G. WestWest River Improvement AssociationMrs. Taggart WhippleMr. & Mrs. Preston M. White, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy A. Wilbur, Jr.The Wildlife Achievement Chapter ofthe Izaak Walton League of America

William A. Smith ArchitectsMr. & Mrs. Howard H. Williams IIIJohn M. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. John Page Williams, Jr.The Susan and Peter WilmerdingCharitable Fund

Joseph J. WinnDr. & Mrs. Carl P. Wisoff

Dr. Caroline W. & Mr. James W.Wohlgemuth

Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wood, Jr.Dorothy M. WoodcockThe Woodward FoundationMr. & Mrs. R. James Woolsey, Jr.Brad & Liz WorshamRobert T. Wray*Peter M. WrightMargaret J. WyllieMr. & Mrs. John O. WynneSusan S. YamadaMr. & Mrs. Uri YokelA. Thomas & Page H. YoungMr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Yuhas

Anonymous (7)Myrtha AllenThomas M. Arrasmith IIIDorothea de Zafra AtwellMr. & Mrs. Andrew J. BaerWilliam C. & Mayer M. BakerWilliam C. BardMr. & Mrs. Russell E. BarrMarjorie L. Barrows *Jon F. BauerKathleen & Glenn BellElizabeth Gant BennettCornelius C. Bond, Jr.Hara Ann BouganimJean F. BresslerCeleste H. Brown *James H. BrysonJeannette A. Cabeen *Pete & Jane ChamblissKetsy A. ChilesMichael J. ChusmirDrs. H. Fred & Karen J. ClarkMr. & Mrs. W. Stephen ColemanDr. & Mrs. Thomas CoyeGaye Dawson & Steve CoxMr. & Mrs. Efrain DeJesusGail P. Della PelleBrian S. DillistinMargaret W. DulaneyH. Renwick DunlapAnn C. DunningtonRobert L. DwightBainbridge & Ellen EagerMrs. Jefferson B. Feagin *John R. FloodHelen K. FrankMr. & Mrs. William E. Fravel, Jr.Mrs. E. Stack GatelyAlice M. GatesSusan M. GillettLouise F. Gilmer *Eliot M. GirsangMartha Cole GlennMr. & Mrs. Robert E. Green III

R. Louvenia GreshamAnne K. GriffithRegina HaigesMr. & Mrs. Griff HallMr. & Mrs. Robert G. HammondPete HangenBeverly S. HattersleyCalvin D. HawkinsWesley M. Heilman 3rdMr. & Mrs. David S. HoaglandMildred A. Hoffman *Mr. & Mrs. Charles O. HollidayF. Thomas HopkinsJenny HortonMary Odell IngramErnest W. Jennes *Gayle JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Robert L. KaplanRichard B. KaufmannMr. & Mrs. Craig J. KellyEugene L. KiddMr. William B. Kirpatrick IIWilliam H. Koester, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. K. Robert Krupicka, JrMr. & Mrs. Ronald LandonLarry E. LeeseGerry & Marguerite LenfestDr.* & Mrs. John M. LevinsonMr. & Mrs. Richard H. Livesey IIIMr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. LovingRebecca & James LucasJohn F. Lyons & Doris J. LyonsFrances A. MarchbankEleanor J. MarshallDeborah N. MarstellerLee & Sylvia MarstonElizabeth D. McCallJ. Kent McNewCapt. & Mrs. Robert D. McWethyMichael J. Miller, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. MillerMr. & Mrs. Wayne A. MillsCharles W. Mitch, Jr. *Michael & Marybeth Morsberger

Jennifer NeilMary B. NesbitMr. & Mrs. William H. Oscanyan IIIKristin Ann PaulyThe Very Rev. & Mrs. Charles A. PerryMarianne R. PhelpsRev. R. Douglas PittCol. & Mrs. Walter W. PlummerHarriet QuandtLawrence D. Reimer, Jr.Mary N. Revell & Gene LopezMarie W. RidderMr. & Mrs. Godfrey A. RockefellerMr. & Mrs. William B. RogersDorothy B. Rouse-BottomMr. & Mrs. Russell C. ScottSuzanne R. SherwoodMr. & Mrs. Bradford Smith IIIJennifer & Edmund A. Stanley, Jr.Ann F. SteinMr. & Mrs. Henry F. SternFlorence S. Stone

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. StonemanThomas & Katharine StonerPatricia G. TiceMr. & Mrs. Alexander C. TomlinsonChandler H. TownsendElizabeth J. TownsendThe Honorable & Mrs. Russell E. TrainJohn M. TurnerRichard A. UrbanA.W. VanHooffCarl E. Wagner, Jr.Emma Belle Wagner *Fred WeissBetty Jean & Charles WheelerMr. & Mrs. Earl W. WilliamsNeil H. WilsonRichard E. WilsonBuz & Mary Tod WinchesterDr. & Mrs. Jan WolffRandi L. WorthamFrederick E. WrightMr. & Mrs. Ed G. Zondag

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C H E S A P E A K E L E G A C Y C I R C L EThe Chesapeake Legacy Circle is comprised of individuals who have chosen to include the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in their estate planning. The Circle now has145 members.

Financial support from CBF membersand donors allowed CBF to publish agroundbreaking report on pollution inthe Chesapeake Bay and its threat tohuman health. The report resulted inmore than 50 news stories, bringingthe problem to the attention of millions of people.

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Jeanne AckermanAnn C. AllenJames T. AllisonArthur H. AmickJack AmslerEvelyn S. AndersonFletcher R. AndersonJerry R. AnthonyBeverly S. BailerJulia C. BakerRobert K. Barr, Jr.Allen Baxter

Robert BeanThomas R. BeardWalter C. BeckerAileen R. BevenourIzolda BicolisFrancis R. Bishop, Jr.Samuel R. BlateHoward BloomfieldTimmy BoddyMartha BoltonLeonard H. J. BongersBarbara B. Bouis-Squires

Gilbert F. BoyerJustin Hart BrandonLeonard J. Bridgett, Sr. Terri BrinsfieldRichard L. BrownBruce L. BulloughJohn O. BurnsideBecky BurrellRichard B. Butler, Sr. & Eloise S. KempStephen ButlerBarbara ByrnesMary Alice CalvinWalter Camp, Jr.Pat CampbellBrian CanbyGreg CanbyJohn J. CarrickAnthony CastellanaRADM John D. ChaseRobert G. Cheezum, Jr.“Bandit” ChiaHodges B. ChildsRichard ChristyMartin CoffinHarold M. ColeJames F. ConnorLonney ConowayPamela J. ConradLevine Cook, Mavis, & AlJim CopanRobert J. CrossonCharles P. CryerEdward A. DalyArthur DamickRichard & Cynthia DanielsCharles A. DarbyJohn K. Davis, Jr.George H. DenglerVictor G. DeNunzioWilfred DesautelsBruce W. DewingBetty H. DicksonChuck DiGiacomoVictor J. DobbsTimothy E. DixRobert I. Dodge IIIJohn J. DolanJames P. DonahueMichael Otto DonnerPhillip D. DupyCarlene F. DurkeeJoyce G. DypskiLena C. EichelmanRonald EllettSandra EllingtonTony ElliottJohn ElmesJames Henry ErismanGeraldine R. EschbachLouis F. EspositoElizabeth L. EstesRobert C. EstesElizabeth W. EvansTerryl J. Farrell

Frances Young FeaginJefferson B. FeaginAllen B. FineCarole A. FinkRobert Lowell FirorJohn V. FischelCharles FitzgeraldKennedy M. FitzgeraldJane J. ForbesLeroy B. FunkMrs. FunkW. Mark & Sharon K. GaresCharles S. Garland, Jr.Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr.Alice W. GarySusan GettesJames F. GleasonJohn GogartyAnn S. GoodingCharles Goodwin IIIConstance H. GordonThomas A. Gorman IIIBarbara GouldEarl GrayRose GrayJune GriffithShackleton GroobeyAnthony GrossJames A. Grundy, Sr.Francis GuerkeLorraine G. HafnerKathleen B. HaleAndrew HardonCatherine H. HarrisonEdwin HarrisonFred HattawayJohn R. HawksworthAndrea S. HayWoodson G. HaysKatherine F. HeathEric S. HendershottPamela HengemihleJohn HensleyJo-Ann HeplerCarlton W. HeywoodStephen T. HoffmanWilliam Baynard HolmanWilliam HolmesRuth HorowitzJohn W. HuntErnest A. Hyson, Jr.Robert James JanneyErnest W. JennesEdna May JohnsonGlenn JohnsonMary Teresa JohnsonStephen Roberts JohnsonEdythmae JohnstonOtakar JonasSusan Hanna JonesFrank C. Joran, Jr.Jack T. KatchmarkJune A. KennardPhilip Kent



M E M O R I A L SOften loved ones will make a gift to CBF in memory of a special person who cared about the Bay. Gifts were received this year in loving memory of the following individuals.

Virginia Quigley was devoted to the Chesapeake Bay throughout her life.She grew up in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., but thenlater moved to a magnificent house overlooking the Bay in southern AnneArundel County in Maryland. She held festive crab feasts nearly everyyear, and enjoyed little more than boating on the Bay and admiring thebeauty of the “Land of Pleasant Living,” as she frequently called it. Whenshe died at the age of 95 last year, she left a significant bequest to theChesapeake Bay Foundation. The generous gift is being used to advocatefor the protection and restoration of the waters she loved so much.Bequest donations such as this have provided valuable suppor t to theSaving a National Treasure campaign.

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John R. KesslerWilliam R. Keyser, Jr.William C. Kraft, Jr.Margaret B. KrebsPete KuchliNancy LanikMichael LaPadulaArt & Lois LarsenLindy A. LeakeJon P. LenzJules LevyDavid ListonRay LittletonElizabeth LumianskiJames P. LydonLouis O. MaasEdie Goldberg MacDonaldJoseph E. Machin IVJean Beeks MarstonMartha MartinWayne R. MarvilleBernice MaslowGeorge L. MayberryJean H. MaysillesMichael R. McDonoughRoland McKayMargaret McKeldinRalph L. McNelisJay McPaddenMichael J. MeduraArthur H. MetzTheodore F. Miles IIIBernard Miller IIIJeffrey S. MillerJerry L. MillerThomas W. MillerJudson R. MillsJohn Mitchell IIIDorothy P. MolingLance MorienHeather S. MorrisonEdith H. MoseleyGregory T. MossSamuel MoyerAlan B. MuhladaSheron C. MunroMichele Myers

Nick MykolenkoWira MykolenkoWerner NaeckElsie N. NashJudy NeighborAndrew E. NeubauerMarion Booker NewsomeJohn NicholsonRay W. NightingaleRobert NoelKaren E. NoonanJack C. NorthamNancy S. NorthamMercer OastBertha Ochomogo vda de QuinteroFrancisca G. OchomogoAntonia OrfieldJoseph A. OrtizBob OwensLaura ParryDonald H. Patterson, Jr.Nikolaus Pawlyk, Jr.Donald A. PaynterCarlton E. PearsonRobert L. & Arlene A. PeirceJohn D. PeperWilliam PeraWilliam A. Perkins IIIJames K. PetersonJessica L. PetscheMary PitmanJeff Anthony PittsJeff PitzThomas L. PooreAnna Doris PowellDallas Burton PowellJim PowellTerry A. PowersAnthony ProcopioAnthony L. PullanoWilliam D. QuesenberyAlbert A. RaddMary Margaret RamseyKeith Patrick RanckKeith G. ReganDaniel F. ReisenweberLouis H. Rettberg

Charles ReynoldsDavid J. Rhoads“Angel” RiceDavid RichardsonHerman C. Riblett, Jr.Laura Taylor RiedyJean R. RobertsLandon RobertsLorraine Dohler RobertsonJoan H. RoseWayne W. RossHenry L. Rossmark, Sr.Victoria RowellMary F. RubelWalter L. RubyWilliam RunyonElliott E. RussellHelen L. RysDominic E. SabatiniLeah SagalSophie M. SandyKinser J. ScearceJames Anthony SchmelzerChristopher J. ScrapperWilliam A. SellersDonald SharrerJames R. ShayEdward S. SheridanArthur W. SherwoodFlorence ShriverJames C. SimpsonEdward R. SkopalFlorence D. SliferDonald SmileyDoris B. SmithJames Robert SmithHarry SnyderGwyneth Jones SpanglerKendal C. StackhousePaul & Betty StarkeyJoseph John Peter StillLouis B. StiversonBilly T. StoneBen SutherlandMary Powell SutliffEleanor SwiderskiGertrude Sylvia

Bill TatumJoseph Taylor’s FatherTheodore H. TaylorBrett TemprinePatricia P. ThackerPaul G. ThomasScott P. ThomasMary Louise TibbsNancy Elizabeth TidemandJohn TremblyJohn F. TurnerAnn TylerVic VeazieCalvin ViarZoe VinganRalph VisbalRoland F. VoigtJohn WalaszczykNettie WallerDavid WarhurstWilliam W. WarnerRuth M. WeathersbySamuel J. Weaver, Sr.Howard P. WebsterNancy WeeseCynthia Weglarz RountreeMargaret D. WestBlagden H. WhartonRobert M. WheatleyHal C. WhitakerLawrence H. WillAlan Williams Elizabeth Williams William P. Willis, Jr. Robert J. M. Wilson Nina Wise Phillip P. Woodson Gayle Sullivan Wooldridge Robert M. Woollen, Jr. Robert T. Wray Harris Wulfson Carolyn A. WysockiGary Yacur Freida “Natty” Yasbeck Elliott I. Young Gloria E. Zurmuhlen

Baker FundJ. Read Branch Memorial FundJulian Allen Brown Memorial FundAdmiral Ross P. Bullard FundThe Bunting FamilyJoan Burnside Memorial FundMargaret and W. Bates ChappellEndowment Fund

Charles Clagett Endowment FundC. Thomas Clagett, Jr. EndowmentC. Thomas Clagett, Jr. FundHenry and Grace Doherty CharitableFoundation’s Chair for EnvironmentalEducation

Carson Lee Fifer Memorial FundJohn V. Fischel Memorial EndowmentFund

Thomas and Barbara Gale FoundationCharles S. Garland, Jr. MemorialEndowment Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. GreenErnest W. and Elizabeth Avers JennesKellam Family FundKidder Hopeful FundJoseph and Bonnie Kies EndowmentFund

Kirby Fund

Kiwanis Club of Suburban NorfolkEnvironmental Education EndowedInternship

Lenfest Environmental EducationFund

The Albert J. & Antoinette F. SeymourLofgren Endowment Fund

James Fletcher Logan EndowmentFund

Sumner T. McKnight FundWilliam B. Mullins Memorial FundKaren E. Noonan Endowment Fund

Reynolds Endowment FundStanley FundStanley Norman Endowment FundL. Corrin Strong Memorial FundMary Frances Wagley EndowmentThe Harry and Jeanette WeinbergEndowment for Baltimore CityEnvironmental Education

Earl White Memorial FundMrs. John Campbell White Fund

E N D O W M E N T SEndowment funds provide a reliable income stream for CBF year after year. The following are CBF’s named endowments.

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Thomas AckermanAfter Five Productions/ “Emeril Green”Mr. & Mrs. John E. Akridge IIIGordon AllenAll Star Market and DeliMr. & Mrs. Richard W. BaconBaltimore Marriott WaterfrontBev’s Homemade Ice CreamMr. & Ms. Matthew BlanchBowman & Brooke LLPJames BurdetteEdward E. BuxtonCafe OleCafe RusticaCalifornia Pizza KitchenMrs. Zora CampJonathan Z. CannonCapital Ale HouseCarpaccio Tuscan Kitchen & Wine BarCarytown TeasChesapeake Bay Maritime MuseumChesapeake Life MagazineCity of Chesapeake, EnvironmentalImprovement Council

City Of HamptonCity of Newport NewsCity of Suffolk, Dept. of NeighborhoodDevelopment Services

C. D. ClarkeClyde’s Restaurant GroupCNE ConsultingComcast Cable Communications, Inc.Conservation Services, Inc.Coppola’s DeliDominion Printers, Inc.Dunkin’ DonutsEastern Springs Water CompanyEastport DesignEating Fresh Publications, LLCEdible Chesapeake MagazineMr. & Mrs. Thomas N. EichbaumEllwood Thompson’sMary Page EvansFarm Fresh and Farm Fresh CharitableFoundation

Carson Lee Fifer, Jr.Gertrude’s

Gloucester CountyGoogle, Inc.gotügo Portable Restroom SolutionsHenry C. GreenewaltHampton Roads Sanitation DistrictBarbie & Duff HartNelson M. HeadDan HobanHomemades by SuzanneHonest Tea, Inc.Ian Plant PhotographyJo Jo’s PizzaNanette KardaszeskiKen’s Creative KitchenRobert KnudsenLallie, Inc.Last Name Left ProductionsLatham & Watkins LLPCharles LawranceKathryn LeonardLiz LindL.L. Bean, Inc.Loane Bros.Long Bay Point Marina/Long Bay PointBait & Tackle

LuLu’sM.D. NewsMain Street Market DeliMann Realty AssociatesMarina Shores, LTDWalter T. Matia

Mr. & Mrs. Cameron McIntyreRick & Joni MillerMongrelMorrison & Foerster LLPMountain Trail PhotographyWorkshops

Mrs. Marshall’s Carytown CafeMr. & Mrs. James P. MuldoonNational Geographic Photo CampThe Nature ConservancyNemacolin Woodlands ResortOriginsThe Palate PleasersPanera BreadPenny Lane PubPepsi Bottling Ventures LLCSusan S. PhillipsPinnacle Cast Concrete/ MarkCelebuski

Plan 9 MusicBill Portlock & Nancy RaybinThe Port of VirginiaMr. & Mrs. Mike PropstProptalkRappahannock River Oysters, LLCReston AssociationRexel Electrical & Lighting ShowroomsRise Up CoffeeTucker RobbinsRostov’s Coffee and Tea CompanyRoute 11 Potato Chips

RVA MagazineSands Anderson Marks & Miller, PCIn Memory of Jack R. SchroederThe Shefler FamilySine Irish PubSouthern Railway DeliSpinsheetSpots Fish CompanyLaura SurakTaste of the Bay MagazineTastings Gourmet MarketTidewater MarinaTurner SculptureVineyard VinesThe Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust,Inc.

Waterfowl Festival Inc.Bruce Webster & Joan S. PetersonRichard WeiblingerThe Westin AnnapolisWhat’s Up? Inc.Whitmore PrintingWhole Foods MarketDennis WicklineThe Willard InterContinentalWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & DorrLLP

Charles WinklerWRNRWVEC Television, Inc.Zodiac Of North America, Inc.

G I F T S I N K I N DAll gifts to CBF are appreciated, including those of products and time. The following are generous donors who made giftsother than financial ones this fiscal year.

CBF’s opposition to Merck and Co.’s permit to release excessive amounts ofnitrogen pollution into the ShenandoahRiver (pictured at right) would not have

been possible without the support of ourmembers and donors. We are grateful forthe loyalty of these important individuals,foundations, and corporations who share

our vision of a clean and healthyChesapeake Bay watershed. Thank you

for your support.

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CBF’s management practices ensure that operating funds raised in the cur rent year, as well as the comprehensive campaign fundspledged in previous years, are effectively put to use to suppor t programs to save the Bay.

F I N A N C I A L S U M M A R Y F O R T H E F I S C A L Y E A R E N D I N G O N J U N E 3 0 , 2 0 0 9

E X P E N S E S

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A copy of the audited financial statement & IRS 990 tax return are available through our state

offices or the headquar ters of fice in Annapolis, Maryland. (See back cover for addresses.)

58%Grants and Gifts

80%Program Services

7%General &

Administrative

13%Fundraising

23%Membership

Contributions

9%Investment

Income

5%Education Contracts

and Tuition

S U P P O R T A N D R E V E N U E

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Membership Contributions 5,084,819

Grants and Gifts 13,014,531

Education Contracts & Tuition 1,146,090

Investment Income 2,017,983

Other 1,094,385

Funds raised in prior years to support FY09 expenses 726,249

Total Support and Revenue $23,084,057

5%Other

P R O G R A M S E R V I C E S

Environmental Education 6,075,301Environmental Protection & Restoration 9,469,932Strategic Communications 2,766,796

Total program services 18,312,029

S U P P O R T S E R V I C E S

General & Administrative 1,698,116Fundraising 3,073,912

Total support services 4,772,028

Total Expenses $23,084,057

Financial Overview

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P H O T O C R E D I T S :

front cover: Illustration by Loren Barnett Appelinside

front cover: Kelly McMahon Willettepage 2: Jennifer Cassou/CBF Staff, Kevin Wolfpage 3: EPA, Tom Pelton/CBF Staffpage 4: Garrie Rouse, iStockpage 5: top to bottom: Nikki Davispage 6: iStock, Office of Senator Ben Cardin, Office of Representative

Elijah Cummingspage 7: top to bottom: Libby Norris/CBF Staff, iStockpage 8: left to right: provided by Theresa Yeh and Bill Bechtelpage 9: top to bottom: Nikki Davis, Alex MacLennan/CBF Staff

page 10: CBF Staffpage 11: top to bottom: CBF Staff, Harry Campbell/CBF Staffpage 12: top to bottom: CBF Staff, iStock, Roberta Zapf, Tom Pelton page 13: Getty Imagespage 15: Andrea Moran/CBF Staffpage 16: CBF Staffpage 18: John Gaudreaupage 20: Bradley Striebig

CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED

The Chesapeake Bay’s 64,000-square-milewatershed covers parts of six states and ishome to more than 17 million people.

O f f i c e r sD. Keith Campbell, ChairmanJames E. Rogers, Vice ChairmanSusan S. Phillips, SecretaryAlan L. Wurtzel, TreasurerWilliam C. Baker, President

T r u s t e e sDonald F. Boesch, Ph.D.John T. Casteen, IIIRichard L. FranyoG. Waddy GarrettAlan R. GriffithCarolyn GroobeyMichael J. HanleyVirginia R. HoltonRobert A. KinsleyMatthew J. KleinByron F. MarchantWayne A. MillsCharles W. Moorman, IVW. Tayloe Murphy, Jr.Marie W. RidderAlexis G. SantTruman T. Semans Simon Sidamon-EristoffJennifer StanleyThomas H. StonerRt. Rev. Eugene Taylor SuttonMichael WatsonAnthony A. Williams

H o n o r a r y T r u s t e e sLouisa C. DuemlingC. A. Porter HopkinsBurks B. LaphamT. Gaylon Layfield, IIIH.F. LenfestM. Lee MarstonCharles McC. MathiasH. Turney McKnightGodfrey A. RockefellerRussell C. ScottEdmund A. Stanley, Jr.Aileen Bowdoin Train

E x - O f f i c i oT r u s t e e sGovernor Martin O’MalleyGovernor Timothy M. Kaine Governor Edward G. RendellMayor Adrian M. FentyJoanne S. Berkley,

Bay Care ChapterHal C. B. Clagett, Clagett Trustee

S e n i o r S t a f fWilliam C. Baker,

PresidentEdward T. Allenby

Vice President for DevelopmentDon R. Baugh

Vice President for EnvironmentalEducation, Doherty Chair forEnvironmental Education

Elizabeth T. BuckmanVice President forCommunications

Charles D. Foster, Jr.Chief of Staff

Roy A. HoaglandVice President for EnvironmentalProtection & Restoration

Jon A. MuellerVice President for Litigation

Fay R. NanceChief Financial Officer

Mary Tod WinchesterVice President for Administration

Kim L. CobleExecutive Director, Maryland

Matthew J. EhrhartExecutive Director, Pennsylvania

Ann F. JenningsExecutive Director, Virginia

Debbie L. BoydDirector of Human Resources

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L E A D E R S H I P

MarylandPhilip Merrill Environmental Center6 Herndon AvenueAnnapolis, MD 21403410/268-8816

PennsylvaniaThe Old Water Works Building614 North Front Street, Suite GHarrisburg, PA 17101717/234-5550

VirginiaCapitol Place1108 East Main Street, Suite 1600Richmond, VA 23219804/780-1392

District of Columbia725 8th Street, SEWashington, DC 20003202/544-2232

Website: cbf.orgE-mail: [email protected] information: 888/SAVEBAY (728-3229)

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