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The sun rises over still water. There are long, scattered clouds across the sky with gold tones and a shining sun. The silhouette of a boat, dock, and marsh grass are in the foreground.

Dean Thomas Harrison

Trump-Vance Win Comes as 2025 Bay Restoration Deadline Looms

Former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance have been declared the winners of the 2024 presidential election. This comes at a critical juncture for the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, which faces a 2025 deadline under the current cleanup agreement and questions about what comes next. 

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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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Upcoming Events

Saturday, November 9

Oak Grove Neighborhood Planting

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

Baltimore Oyster Cage Cleaning at Downtown Sailing Center

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: November 7
Baltimore, Maryland
Saturday, November 9

Frederick County Tree Planting

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: November 7
Frederick, Maryland
Tuesday, November 12

Maryland Shellfish Aquaculture Conference

8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: November 10
The Westin Annapolis Hotel
Annapolis, Maryland

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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