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Let's Turn Promises into Progress for the Chesapeake Bay
January 23, 2025
Governor Wes Moore and legislative leaders have an important, though unenviable, task ahead for the remainder of the 2025 General Assembly session: meeting Maryland’s ambitious goals for environmental progress and climate resiliency while navigating a $3 billion budget shortfall.
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CBF Congratulates Laurie Schwartz, Long-Time Baltimore Harbor Changemaker, on Upcoming Retirement
January 22, 2025
After a remarkable career improving the Baltimore Harbor and Chesapeake Bay, Laurie Schwartz has announced her retirement from the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore (WPB).
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Delaware Wins with Chesapeake Bay Restoration
January 17, 2025
We urge Meyer and his administration to be strong leaders for clean water and committed Bay restoration partners.
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Five Ways We’re Advocating for the Bay in 2025
January 16, 2025
Despite a shift in the political landscape this year, we’re committed as ever to fighting for the Bay in 2025.
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Recreational Angling, Conservation Community Supports Menhaden Science Funding
January 15, 2025
During the 2025 legislative session, Virginia lawmakers will again consider providing funding for university research into the Commonwealth’s largest fishery: Atlantic menhaden.
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Chesapeake Bay Commission Elects MD Sen. Sara Love as Chair
January 7, 2025
The Chesapeake Bay Commission this week announced that it has elected Maryland Senator Sara Love as its next chair.
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President Signs Bipartisan Bill to Extend Bay Restoration Programs Into Law
January 2, 2025
President Biden signed into law bipartisan legislation last week to extend federal programs essential to restoring the Chesapeake Bay and increasing access to this national treasure.
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Save the Bay Newsletter: The Year’s Best
December 20, 2024
It is no surprise that all of our top stories of 2024 have something to do with the Bay’s extraordinary wildlife.
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Regenerative Practices Are Best Way to Boost Farm Resiliency, CBF Tells USDA
December 20, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should prioritize regenerative farming methods to promote conservation practices with the greatest climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits, experts at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) advised the department in comments filed today.
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Virginia Legislators Primed for New Environmental Measures
December 20, 2024
Virginia legislators are poised to consider key environmental budget and policy during the 2025 legislative session on Chesapeake Bay restoration, flooding and resiliency, menhaden, oysters, and environmental education.
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Save the Bay Magazine - Winter 2024
December 20, 2024
Stories about how we can shape a vibrant Chesapeake moving forward.
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CBF Relocates Pennsylvania Office to Wildwood Park in Harrisburg
December 19, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) staff in Pennsylvania has surrounded itself with woodlands, water, and wildlife by relocating to Wildwood Park in Harrisburg.
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Restoration Grants do Double for Delaware Town and Bay
December 19, 2024
Projects to fight stormwater runoff and shoreline erosion are all part of the bigger picture in Laurel, Delaware.
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Virginia Governor Youngkin Proposes Funding for Pollution Reduction and Clean Water Programs
December 18, 2024
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin proposed budget amendments Dec. 18 that include an additional $17 million for agricultural best management practices that lead to cleaner rivers and streams.
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Top Five Advocacy Wins for the Bay in 2024
December 17, 2024
Banning toxic pavement sealant in Virginia, requiring native plants along Pennsylvania highways, protecting trees in Maryland...We look back at what our clean water advocates accomplished across the watershed this year.
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Salmon in Maryland?
December 16, 2024
There are several factors to consider regarding AquaCon's proposed salmon farm in Cecil County, Maryland.
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Striped Bass’ Future Remains Uncertain After ASMFC Forgoes Changes for 2025 Fishing Season
December 16, 2024
Striped bass will not receive additional protection for the 2025 fishing season, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)’s Striped Bass Management Board determined today during a special meeting in Arlington.
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Chesapeake Oyster Alliance Announces 2025 Innovation Awards
December 12, 2024
To promote innovation in oyster restoration, aquaculture, and education, the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance (COA) announced $150,000 in grants distributed to 17 organizations across Maryland and Virginia.
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Oyster Cities and Floating Farms
December 10, 2024
CBF’s Maryland Coastal Resource Scientist Julie Luecke imagines how oyster restoration, aquaculture, and coastal resilience efforts could forge a new symbiosis in the Chesapeake of the 21st century.
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Chesapeake Executive Council Charts Course for Bay Restoration’s Next Phase
December 10, 2024
State, federal, and local leaders from around the Chesapeake Bay watershed met today and pledged to, by the end of 2025, update the key agreement to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
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ASMFC Striped Bass Board to Consider 2025 Fishing Restrictions at Dec. 16 Meeting
December 9, 2024
Striped bass fisheries could see stricter regulations in 2025 following a special meeting on Dec. 16 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)’s Striped Bass Management Board.
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Fierce Farmers on Film
December 6, 2024
The recent Firmly Planted film screening event honored Black women who are growing food and communities while inspiring others to preserve their heritage.
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CBF Statement on Gov. Youngkin Chesapeake Bay Restoration Directive
December 5, 2024
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued an executive directive on Chesapeake Bay restoration. This comes less than a week before Gov. Youngkin is scheduled to discuss Chesapeake Bay issues with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and other federal and state leaders at the Chesapeake Executive Council meeting in Annapolis, Md., on Dec. 10.
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House Votes Overwhelmingly to Extend Chesapeake Bay Restoration Programs
December 4, 2024
The House of Representatives yesterday passed popular bipartisan legislation renewing several key Chesapeake Bay restoration programs that fund conservation and water quality projects in communities across the watershed.
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New Program Pays Virginia Farmers and Landowners for Reducing Pollution
December 3, 2024
The bigger the pollution cut, the bigger the payment. That’s the idea behind a new pilot program Virginia farmers and landowners can now benefit from through the state.
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