Videos

What is the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint?

29 Oct 2020 00:03:38

The historic Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint is our last, best chance to save the Bay and achieve the fishable, swimmable waters guaranteed by the Clean Water Act. Its success is critical to our region’s health, economy, outdoor heritage, and quality of life. Learn the basics about the Blueprint, how it came to be, and what’s next.

EPA-The Moment for the Chesapeake Bay

08 Oct 2020 00:02:29

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to uphold its Clean Water Act responsibilities to reduce pollution throughout the Bay watershed, a 64,000-square-mile national treasure, which more than 18 million of us call home. So we’re fighting back. We’re taking EPA to court to protect our health, environment, and way of life.

Cheddar the Oyster Gardening Cat

30 Sep 2020 00:00:54

What are all the cool cats doing these days? They're oyster gardening!

Freshwater Mussels

29 Sep 2020 00:07:02

CBF’s Virginia Senior Scientist Joe Wood explains why mussels are good for rivers, how mussels trick fish into helping them out, and other interesting details about these dynamic organisms.

Fish Adaptations

25 Sep 2020 00:09:23

What can you learn about a fish’s food source, habitat, and lifestyle just from looking at it? Join CBF educator Leigh Auth as she goes “fishing” for answers in this video

Underwater Grasses

24 Sep 2020 00:01:01

Large beds of underwater grasses are a key component of the Bay’s ecosystem. In this video, CBF Captain Bart Jaeger talks about the value of underwater grasses.

Press Call: CBF Sues EPA

10 Sep 2020 0:41:25

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and its partners have filed a complaint suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency for abdicating its responsibilities under the Clean Water Act.

Learn about the Bay with Us

28 Aug 2020 00:01:31

Just as educators across the world have had to reimagine how they teach, our environmental educators have done the same. From creating video lessons for our Learn Outside, Learn at Home programming to remotely joining a classroom from the field through our new Chesapeake Online Learning (OWL) opportunities, our educators are here to help!

Ask an Expert: What Is a Fish Kill?

14 Aug 2020 Episode 10 | 00:03:23

Why do dozens, hundreds, or sometimes even thousands of fish wash ashore dead? What types of environmental factors can cause these mass die-offs? How can we prevent them from happening?

2020 State of the Blueprint Press Call

13 Aug 2020 00:40:56

A new Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) report examining the state of the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint found promising signs of progress, but serious red flags remain that threaten to derail the restoration effort.