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Our fiscal year 2023 annual report showcases program accomplishments to date across strategic program areas and highlights a diversity of projects funded by the Chesapeake WILD Grants Program since its launch in 2022. 

Author(s)
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Faren Wolter, Ph.D.
Collaboration science coordinator
Science Applications
Additional Role(s)
Conservation social scientist
Expertise
Landscape-scale collaborative conservation planning,
Interdisciplinary research design,
Social science methods,
Quantitative and qualitative data analysis,
Forming and managing conservation partnerships
Area
MD
DE
VA
WV
PA
NY
Annapolis,MD
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Sandra Cross
Acting Delaware River Basin Program Manager
Delaware River Basin Restoration,
Fish and Aquatic Conservation
Area
DE
NJ
NY
PA
Annapolis,MD
Publication date
Type of document
Annual Report
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Program
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Signed into law in October 2020, the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) Act directed the Secretary of the Interior, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to develop and implement the non-regulatory Chesapeake WILD Program.
Program
Annapolis,MD
Ecosystem
Coastal
River/stream
Rural
Urban
Subject tags
Partnerships
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Northeast
Services
Chesapeake WILD Program