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01 May 2018
A Powerful New Restoration Tool for the Bay
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–a key federal partner in the Chesapeake Bay Program–recently gave Capitol Hill a sneak peek at a unique and powerful new federal restoration tool that will be unveiled on May 31: the Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan.
Topics: Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Eastern Oysters, Restoration, Water Quality
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27 Apr 2018
This Week in the Watershed: 10 Million Keystone Trees
Pennsylvania's waters might not contain blue crabs, oysters, or other iconic Chesapeake Bay critters, but with more than 50 percent of the Bay's freshwater flows coming from the Susquehanna River, the Keystone State determines the health of the Chesapeake.
Topics: Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Community, Keystone Ten Million Trees Partnership, Restoration, Trees, Water Quality
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24 Apr 2018
Announcing the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership
This morning, a coalition of national, state, and local partners announced one of Pennsylvania's most ambitious, collaborative, and challenging efforts to restore and protect its rivers and streams—the planting of 10 million trees by the end of 2025.
Topics: Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Forest Loss, Keystone Ten Million Trees Partnership
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20 Apr 2018
This Week in the Watershed: The Biggest Ever
A recently released study found that not only are Bay grasses flourishing, but the comeback of grasses is one of the few places on Earth where ecological improvements are a direct result of human efforts to reduce pollution.
Topics: Bay Grasses, Blue Crabs, Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Restoration, Water Quality
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13 Apr 2018
This Week in the Watershed: A Disappearing Act
After months of meetings, letters, phone calls, and emails, it looked like we were going to take a step, albeit it a small one, towards strengthening Maryland’s outdated Forest Conservation Act. Until the legislation disappeared.
Topics: Advocacy, Conservation, Forest Loss, Politics, Runoff Pollution, Water Quality
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06 Apr 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Unfinished Business
It’s an exciting time on the Bay and its rivers and streams. Ospreys are back, flora is beginning to bloom, and the days are lengthening. And in Richmond and Annapolis, activity is beginning to wind down in the halls of its Capitols.
Topics: Advocacy, Community, Conservation, Eastern Oysters, Forest Loss, Habitat Loss, Politics, Virginia's Agricultural Cost-Share Program, Virginia's Stormwater Local Assistance Fund, Water Quality
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30 Mar 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Embracing Innovation
Every day we all witness a growing threat to the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams.
Topics: Community, Conservation, Environmental Impact Bonds, Land Use, Runoff Pollution, Smart Growth, Water Quality
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23 Mar 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Recognizing Success
In Washington’s polarized atmosphere, issues finding bipartisan support are few and far between. But as the recent FY18 budget reveals, partisanship is often cast aside when clean water is at stake.
Topics: Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Conservation, Water Quality
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16 Mar 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Picture Perfect
For many of us here at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Bay is the most beautiful place on earth. Perhaps many of us feel that way thanks to our annual photo contest.
Topics: Conservation, Fun
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09 Mar 2018
This Week in the Watershed: The Best in the World
"Why the Chesapeake Bay is the best in the world." That's the headline emblazoned atop an editorial this week in the Washington Post.
Topics: Advocacy, Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Conservation, Water Quality
What's Up in Pennsylvania
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State and federal conservation programs provide critical funding and support to farmers who want to incorporate best management practices such as contour stripcropping (shown here), which keep valuable nutrients on farms and out of local streams and the Bay.
Tim McCabe/NRCS