Upcoming Meeting

FEBRUARY Meeting
Tuesday, FEBRUARY 12, 2019

6:00 PM Social Hour, 7:00 PM Meeting @ O'Toole's, 4800 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA 23225

2018 STATE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REPORT

http://www.cbf.org/document-library/cbf-reports/2018-state-of-the-bay-report.pdf

OVERALL SCORE: 33 D+

RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES

      Experts agree that the science-based Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint is our last chance to Save the Bay. Since the Blueprint's beginning in 2010, the Bay has been improving. But as this year's State of the Bay shows, progress is never a straight line.

      Simply put, the Bay suffered a massive assault in 2018. Extraordinary weather flushed enormous amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous, and debris—mostly from Pennsylvania, but also from other regions—off our lands and into the Bay. As a result, the State of the Bay score fell one point to a 33.

       Still, there are heartening signs that the Bay is building resiliency. Bay grasses remain intact and recent studies indicate an improving trend in underwater dead zones over the long term. But the system remains dangerously out of balance. And new challenges like climate change and a federal administration attempting to rollback fundamental environmental protections are threatening success.

       Join us & welcome Peyton Williams, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Clean Water Captain, PADI Master Instructor, DAN Instructor Trainer, EFR Instructor Trainer reviews the report with the Club.

2019 Membership Dues - Please pay by February 28th.

Benefits of Single and Family Membership:

• Free local diving at designated RDC hosted events
  
• Parties, guest speakers and special events
• Great diving with folks at all levels of diving certifications
• Voting privileges
• Richmond Dive Club window decal
  

Dues:

The fiscal health of the Richmond Dive Club is only one aspect that makes our Club as strong as it is. Your dues help to support Diver Days at Lake Phoenix and arrange for great speakers at our monthly club meetings.  

Dues are $35 for a single membership, $55 for family* memberships and $125 for corporate memberships. Dues are based on the fiscal year beginning March 1 and ending on February 28.

*Family members must be resident at the same address and includes dependents under the age of 18 and/or a full-time student living at home or away at school.