Virginia Programs & Initiatives
Our Virginia staff has its hands full with environmental advocacy, education, science, policy, and restoration efforts across the Old Dominion.
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Clean the Bay Day
Join us in Virginia on the first Saturday in June for this annual community cleanup event.
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Clean Water Captains
Clean Water Captains are ambassadors for clean water in their communities.
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Become A Chesapeake Steward
The Volunteers as Chesapeake Stewards, or VoiCeS, program engages local volunteers and their communities and fosters a deeper understanding of the Bay watershed and the efforts to restore it.
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Oyster Restoration
CBF's oyster restoration programs offer citizens the tools and information needed to help restore native Eastern oysters to the Chesapeake.
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Speakers Bureau
Invite CBF staff to your next meeting to educate your members about Bay and water quality issues.
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Restoration
CBF performs hands-on restoration work with community partners across the watershed to reduce pollution at its source and rebuild the Bay's natural filters—oyster reefs, forests, soils, and wetlands.
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Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance
A multi-state program supporting farmers interested in grazing their livestock.
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Environmental Impact Bonds
Environmental Impact Bonds provide an innovative source of funding for green infrastructure projects.
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Lafayette River Restoration
Since 2009, CBF and partners have greatly stepped up efforts to resuscitate the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Virginia. In 2018, the Lafayette became the first river in Virginia to meet oyster restoration goals set for ten tributaries across the Bay.
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Restoring Hampton Waterways
CBF's "Partnership to Restore Hampton Waterways" reduced stormwater pollution in the city of Hampton, Virginia, restored critical shoreline, and jumpstarted the restoration of native oysters to the region's tributaries.
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