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People load trees out of a truck

BJ Small/CBF Staff

Dirty Work: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Adding 130,000 New Trees for Pennsylvania

The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership (K10) is at it again, doing the dirty work of adding 130,000 new trees for Pennsylvania during the fall planting season.

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Sheri Hill

New Chesapeake Bay Assessment Reveals Concerns and Hope

Despite a slight improvement from previous years, more than two-thirds of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers and streams did not meet clean water standards between 2020 and 2022, according to an assessment by the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program released today.

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Birds are silhouetted as they fly across the rising sun by marsh land on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Bob Diller

As 2025 Chesapeake Cleanup Deadline Looms, Officials Propose Next Phase

As a defining moment for Chesapeake Bay restoration approaches, officials proposed a course for the next phase of Bay cleanup on Oct. 25.

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Upcoming Events

Friday, November 1

Maryland Reef Ball Build

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: October 30
Shady Side, Maryland
Saturday, November 2

Baltimore Oyster Cage Cleaning at Lighthouse Point Marina

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: October 31
Baltimore, Maryland
Saturday, November 2

Maryland Reef Ball Build

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: October 31
Shady Side, Maryland
Saturday, November 9

Oak Grove Neighborhood Planting

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: November 8
Oak Grove Playground
Richmond, Virginia

Ongoing: Volunteers are invited to join us at Clagett Farm in Maryland on Tuesdays to plant, weed, and harvest food for our CSA and the surrounding community. See our calendar to register.

Where We Work

The Chesapeake Bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed covers parts of six states and is home to more than 18 million people.

CBF has programs in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

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The State of the Bay Report makes it clear that the Bay needs our support now more than ever. Your donation helps the Chesapeake Bay Foundation maintain our momentum toward a restored Bay, rivers, and streams for today and generations to come.

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