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21 Jun 2017
Why Cut a $73 Million Program That Provides Billions in Benefits?
There is more good news for the Bay this spring. There is clear consensus in the scientific community that the health of the Bay is improving.
Topics: Conservation, Economic Benefits of Cleaning Up the Chesapeake, Water Quality
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16 Jun 2017
This Week in the Watershed: Spanning Generations
Inspiring. That’s the first word that came to mind when hearing the story of Walter Zadan, an integral volunteer for our Virginia oyster restoration team, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday.
Topics: Advocacy, Volunteers, Water Quality
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09 Jun 2017
This Week in the Watershed: Reason for Optimism
It's outrageous. The Trump administration's proposed federal budget zeroes out funding for clean water efforts, notably, the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint.
Topics: Advocacy, Conservation, Restoration, Volunteers, Water Quality
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06 Jun 2017
Funding the Bay
Tax dollars at work. It's a sign you occasionally see at road construction projects. But it also could be affixed to any number of valuable government services we take for granted as we sail, motor, fish, or swim in the Chesapeake Bay.
Topics: Agriculture, Fisheries, Water Quality
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26 May 2017
This Week in the Watershed: A Budget Battle for the Bay
After a brief hiatus, we’re happy to bring back “This Week in the Watershed,” a weekly update on all the happenings around the watershed.
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29 Mar 2017
What Chesapeake Bay Program Cuts Mean for Pennsylvania
It is labeled as the "Chesapeake Bay Program," but it means clean water for Pennsylvania. That's why we're alarmed by the proposed federal budget that would eliminate all funding for this critical program.
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08 Mar 2017
Stand up for Clean Water
Now is the time for Pennsylvanians to stand up for clean water and let elected officials know they should make reducing pollution a higher priority.
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11 Jan 2017
Streams and Students in Pennsylvania
Chesapeake Bay Foundation educators Tom Parke and Emily Thorpe took advantage of an unseasonably warm winter day in Pennsylvania, to wash life vests, check canoes for needed repairs, and reflect on the Susquehanna Watershed Environmental Education Program's (SWEEP) 26th year of connecting students with their local waterways.
Topics: Education
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