17 Oct 2024
Kenny Fletcher/CBF Staff
A Blue Crab Mystery
The population isn’t crashing, but it isn’t exactly thriving either. What’s going on?
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15 Oct 2024
Sue Mangan
All for Clean Water
Our volunteers are the backbone of everything we do. From growing oysters to planting trees to speaking with legislators, CBF volunteers are committed to saving the Bay in any way they can. Take a look at these six individuals who tirelessly work to do their part for clean water. We're grateful for all they do.
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17 Oct 2024
Kenny Fletcher/CBF Staff
Young Striped Bass Continue Years-Long Struggle in Chesapeake Bay
Today the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released another year of alarming results from an annual survey of juvenile striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay.
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17 Oct 2024
Vanessa Remmers/CBF Staff
Volunteers Complete 158-Foot Living Shoreline to Protect Hampton City Shoreline
Over 100 volunteers joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and the City of Hampton to complete a living shoreline at Bluebird Gap Farm that will enhance native habitats and stabilize shorelines.
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17 Oct 2024
Carmera Thomas-Wilhite/CBF Staff
$500,000 Grant to CBF Will Strengthen And Expand Riparian Buffer Efforts in 12 Counties
A grant of $500,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) was one of a dozen new grants totaling more than $3.4 million announced this week that will improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat in parts of Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay watershed and other watersheds.
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Saturday,
October
19
Fonticello Park Tree Planting
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Registration Deadline: October 17
Richmond, Virginia
Saturday,
October
26
Fonticello Park Tree Planting
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Registration Deadline: October 24
Richmond, Virginia
Saturday,
November
9
Oak Grove Neighborhood Planting
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Registration Deadline: November 8
Oak Grove Playground
Richmond, Virginia
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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