Save the Bay Blog

CBF's Save the Bay Blog features a range of informative, engaging, and hopeful stories about CBF, our work, and conservation issues of the moment. Read on!

  • Watershed Out of Balance: How Industrial Agriculture Tips the Scales

    October 20, 2023

    With intensifying livestock production in places like the Eastern Shore of Maryland, many are finding that conservation practices can’t keep up with pollution.

  • Tackling Pollution Hotspots

    October 18, 2023

    CBF’s Brian Gish discusses the pollution challenges in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County and the best way to approach them.

  • Healing the Headwaters

    October 16, 2023

    How the James River Buffer Program has revolutionized the planting of valuable, pollution-reducing streamside forested buffers.

  • Bringing Our Best to the Table

    October 13, 2023

    Change is a constant opportunity. The best laid plans will inevitably encounter wrenches. It’s how we react to them that matters.

  • Five Times that Locals Spoke Up

    October 6, 2023

    For most, the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant is a distant environmental problem, but for nearby residents, it’s a daily, dismal struggle. Read their stories going back 75 years.

  • Save the Bay News: Fall Changes, Farm Fest, and Leaf-Peeping

    September 29, 2023

    Fall is a magical time around the watershed. From vibrant, changing leaves to blustery cold fronts to quintessential autumnal activities, explore some of the great things that make this season on the Chesapeake so special.

  • Warming Waters Bring a Storm of Challenges to the Bay

    September 26, 2023

    Rising water temperatures are reshaping the watershed and require restoration that takes climate change into account. Here are five things you should know.

  • A Day in the Education Field

    September 22, 2023

    What exactly happens on a CBF field experience? CBF Pennsylvania educator Adaiah Bauer walks us through a typical day in the field.

  • Gas Compressor Expansion Threatens Public Health and Water Quality in Petersburg, Virginia

    September 11, 2023

    TC Energy, the company that operates a gas compressor in Petersburg—a small city outside of Richmond, Virginia—is planning to expand its operations. The proposal would increase pollution and possibly endanger the health of a mostly Black community already besieged with pollution from other industries.

  • Our Wisest Pursuit

    September 8, 2023

    At CBF, we’ve seen firsthand the benefits that come with adopting the principles of regenerative agriculture. Now you can join us in celebrating everything regenerative farming offers at our Food & Farm Fest at CBF's Clagett Farm this October.

  • The Beauty of Upcycling

    September 1, 2023

    Amber Whaley is on a mission. “It feels like you’re helping people and the environment,” she says of her passion for upcycling. Whaley's Secondhand Sunshine on Chincoteague Island has quickly become a community go-to for reusing and upcycling a kaleidoscope of items.

  • Save the Bay News: Tiny Turtles, Oyster Success, and Shenandoah Algae

    August 25, 2023

    Headwater wetlands in Pennsylvania, river valleys in Virginia, and oyster reefs on the Eastern Shore may seem like vastly different worlds. But all of these vital habitats have one thing in common: They’re crucial to supporting life.

  • Oyster Innovation on Living Shoreline

    August 23, 2023

    A Virginia project doubles as a testing ground for the latest innovations in oyster restoration technology.

  • Working Toward a Climate-Resilient Watershed

    August 18, 2023

    Most greenhouse gas emissions that drive pollution in our watershed come from a much larger area, known as the Bay's airshed. Limiting carbon pollution from this larger area is crucial to improving water quality and public health.

  • Quest to Save the Bog Turtle

    August 10, 2023

    Much like brook trout and the Eastern hellbender, bog turtles are an indicator species of water quality. Follow some official surveyors on their quest to research this tiny reptile.

  • Fret Not, Bay Restoration Is Achievable

    August 8, 2023

    CBF Maryland Executive Director Allison Colden on oyster restoration, the CESR report, and the future of the save the Bay movement.

  • 2023 Farm Bill a Unique Opportunity to Direct Vital Federal Resources to Pennsylvania Farms

    August 3, 2023

    As part of a farming family and working with farmers, Kristen Heberlig Hoke knows that investments in the family farm can improve the bottom line, protect herd health, and reduce polluted runoff that harms local waters.

  • Why Is the Farm Bill Critical to Local Farms and Clean Water?

    July 25, 2023

    Farmers across the Bay watershed share their experiences leveraging important Farm Bill programs that support productive, healthy farms and waterways.

  • Clean Water Advocacy: June 2023 Update

    June 30, 2023

    Advocates helped secure important wins for trees in Maryland, while the upcoming Farm Bill and recent challenges to climate action and wetlands protections highlight the need for continued advocacy ahead.

  • Save the Bay News: Restoration, Wetlands, and Saving Striped Bass

    June 29, 2023

    Progress toward clean water includes the need for a greater focus on the Bay's 'living resources,' such as blue crabs and striped bass, as well as placing more emphasis on the places and pollution that most affect the Bay's human communities.

  • From Trash to Community Treasure

    June 28, 2023

    Clean the Bay Day volunteers made a difference in Richmond this year with the Capital Region Land Conservancy by removing 147 tires from a future greenway.

  • The Ultimate Watershed Watchdog

    June 26, 2023

    After nearly 20 years at CBF, Vice President for Litigation Jon Mueller is ready for his next big challenge.

  • What Should the Future of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Look Like?

    June 20, 2023

    Leading researchers across the watershed released a seminal scientific report in May that sought to answer the question so many people are asking: Why is restoration taking so long?

  • Four Things Bay-Savers Should Know about the Supreme Court's Wetlands Ruling

    June 14, 2023

    CBF Vice President of Litigation Jon Mueller breaks down the big takeaways from the recent Sackett v. EPA ruling and what it could mean for water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

  • What's Going on with the Chesapeake Bay's Blue Crabs?

    June 13, 2023

    After falling to record lows in 2022, blue crabs are on the rise—albeit a modest one. CBF scientist Chris Moore explains why there's still reason for caution.

Items 101 - 125 of 990  Previous12345678910Next
Recent Posts

Categories


Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed in the media or articles on this site are those of the speakers or authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions held by CBF and the inclusion of such information does not imply endorsement by CBF. CBF is not responsible for the contents of any linked Website, or any link contained in a linked Website, or any changes or updates to such Websites. The inclusion of any link is provided only for information purposes.


The Bay Needs You

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.

Donate Today

Volunteer

Do you enjoy working with others to help clean the Chesapeake Bay? Do you have a few hours to spare? Whether growing oysters, planting trees, or advocating for a clean Bay, there are plenty of ways you can contribute.

Volunteer
x
This website uses cookies to tailor and enhance your online experience. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. For more information, including details on how to disable cookies, please visit our Privacy Policy. Close