The Stormwater Scoop | May/June 2026

In 2025, CUSP participants met for our inaugural Career Symposium and toured the National Aquarium - Harbor Wetlands exhibit Photo credit: CSN

CUSP 2026 Registration is here!

We're so excited about the new changes coming to CUSP 2026! Registration is now open for our Chesapeake Urban Stormwater Professionals Courses: Science and Stormwater Practices and Stormwater Policies and Programs. Registration for our first course is open from now until June 28th. Also in this issue, we say farewell and thank you to our fall/spring interns, and a warm welcome to our summer intern!

Our new website is live!

After months and months of interviews, meetings, design iterations, and more, we are so excited to "soft-launch" our new website. We'll be sharing more about the details in our next Scoop, as well as continuing to highlight and update new resources, and work out the hiccups. Check it out, and let us know what you think!

Q&A with our Fall/Summer Intern

We interviewed our outgoing intern, Jolette Lima, about her experience this year at Chesapeake Stormwater Network.

"I got to network through the interesting interviews I did, and seeing how others navigate their fields through their love of nature resonated with me and is inspiring. I want any work I do to go towards environmental stewardship, and conservation so this has been a great and educational experience for me."

Welcome to our Summer Intern!

We're excited to have Ashleigh join us for the summer, where she will be working as the Stormwater Programs Intern and assisting us on our Stormwater BMP video series, refreshing website content, and writing articles for the Stormwater Scoop - amongst other fun projects! Get to know a bit more about Ashleigh in our interview below.

What excites you about working at CSN?

I am excited to learn more about stormwater best management practices (BMPs) and recently implemented and ongoing projects that employ these practices in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Growing up near the Bay, I’ve heard about BMPs and learned the importance of reducing runoff and nutrient pollution. I would love to learn more about how different levels of government, organizations, and individuals approach that, as well as how stormwater science and BMPs have evolved in recent years. Overall, I’m looking forward to applying what I’ve learned in the classroom to salient work that combats environmental degradation.

What are you hoping to do after your time at CSN?

Through my experience with CSN, I hope to discover more about myself, my interests, and what environmental career path I would like to pursue after undergrad. I am majoring in environmental policy and economics at the College of William & Mary and am still exploring which direction I would like to go, so I know that my time at CSN will provide valuable insight into my future environmental courses and graduate school plans.

Reach out to Ashleigh if...

You have a story you’d like us to feature in the Stormwater Scoop Newsletter, or if you want to chat about National Park sites, theatre, or anything Disney. I’m here for it!

Where in the Watershed is CSN?

CSN and RAND's work on the Climate Vulnerability Assessment Guidebook was featured in the National Adaptation Forum poster session in May.

Raleigh, NC — May 5 - 7th

Missy attended the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange annual meeting.

Pittsburgh, PA — May 12 - 14th

David and Michele attended the National Adaptation Forum, where a poster on CSN and RAND's Climate Vulnerability Assessment Guidebook was featured.

Featured Jobs

Planner - Stormwater Management

Cecil County Government

This position supports the management of the County’s stormwater program by preparing the MS4 Annual Report, coordinating public outreach and education initiatives and developing GIS-based tracking tools for stormwater BMP construction, inspection, and maintenance. The Planner will collaborate with consultants, developers, contractors, and property owners on as-built plan review, assist with RFP development and task management, pursue and manage grants for restoration projects, and help create technical publications and presentations for County leadership and the public. 

Green Infrastructure Summer Internship

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

This is an 8 week, part-time, hourly paid internship (80 hours total) with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Maryland Green Infrastructure team. The intern will support the team’s work in central Maryland by conducting property assessments to develop recommendations for stormwater Best Management Practices, as well as prospective sources of funding for those practices. The intern will also lead a planning effort to refurbish a rain garden in Annapolis. 

Trainings + Events

In Person

Chesapeake Community Research Symposium

Annapolis, MD, June 1-3

By bringing together managers, scientists, and stakeholders for a series of plenary talks, panel discussions, and special sessions, the 2026 Chesapeake Community Research Symposium will not only highlight the progress that has been made toward restoring the Chesapeake Bay, but will also address future challenges to maintaining this progress in the face of the emergence of new tools and challenges in a dynamic future.

Virtual + In Person

Upcoming Events with CBLP

Multiple dates/times

Check out this schedule of events with the Chesapeake Bay Landscaping Professionals, including certifications and workshops. Completed CUSP with Chesapeake Stormwater Network? You have the opportunity to register for programs with CBLP at a discount. Reach out to Katie at CBLP to learn more.

Do you have an upcoming job position or internship you'd like us to post in the Stormwater Scoop? Please email Michele.

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