News

This Week in the Watershed: Threats and Resilience

May 11, 2018

Like the victim of Chinese water torture, the Chesapeake Bay seems afflicted by a constant stream of assaults, most of them man-made.

T.O. Longest & Sons: Dressing the Land for the Long Haul

April 26, 2018

(DRAGONVILLE, VA)—Tommy Longest and his son-in-law, Kevin Norman, produce corn and no-till soybeans on about 4,000 acres (2,100 in corn) of land in King & Queen County, VA, between Dragon Run (the headwaters of the Piankatank River) and the Mattaponi River.

2018 Future Harvest CASA Conference: Helping the Next One in Line

April 25, 2018

Vincent Matanoski is a beginning farmer. He’s looking to learn.

CBF Statement on Precedent-Setting Virginia Poultry Permits

April 12, 2018

(RICHMOND, VA)—Virginia's State Water Control Board today in a 5-0 vote approved permits for three Virginia poultry operations.

We're Half Way There: Cros-B-Crest Farm

April 11, 2018

(Staunton, VA)—Jimmy Crosby doesn't take a lot of ”bull” when it comes to his soil health.

We're Half Way There: Windy Hill Farm

April 5, 2018

(Swoope, VA)—"It's February and I've still got grass!" Scott Miller exclaimed.

Chesapeake Farm Heroes: Mt. Nebo Farms, Accomack Co., VA

April 4, 2018

Lynn Gayle and his son, Sands, farm a wide range of fields in Accomack County, Virginia, from their home base near Onancock.

CBF Applauds Senate's Passing a Bill That Sets Fertilizer Application Rates and Restrictions

March 21, 2018

(HARRISBURG, PA)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following statement from Pennsylvania Executive Director Harry Campbell applauding the state Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 792, which sets lawn fertilizer application rates and requires certain registrations, licenses, and inspection fees.

We're Half Way There: Smithfield Farm

March 21, 2018

(Berryville, VA)—Forrest Pritchard's life changed in 1996 when he became "farmer in chief" of his family farm.

Farmer Spotlight: Ruth Ann's Garden Style Beef

March 13, 2018

Steve and Ruth Ann Derrenbacher are the third generation to own and operate their 140-acre family farm in Woodsboro, Maryland.

We're Half Way There: Marli Hickin

February 6, 2018

Widowed with five children, Marli Hickin wondered what do with the family farm.

Return to the Bennett Farm

December 28, 2017

State and local elected and conservation officials converged on Toad Hollow Road in Susquehanna County bearing congratulations and keen interest in seeing the Bennett Farm for themselves.

We're Half Way There: Glenn and Arlene Reid

December 5, 2017

The newborn calf was in trouble. It was born on a steep hillside, and every time the calf would try to get up his mother would nudge him and knock him down.

CBF Issues Statement on Senator Van Hollen’s RCPP Bill

November 16, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement concerning legislation introduced today by Senator Chris Van Hollen and co-sponsored by Senators from across the watershed.

Federal Money Takes Aim at Backlog of Regional Farm Projects

September 26, 2017

PA Legislator's Bill to Privatize Cleanup Gets Mixed Review

September 25, 2017

CBF Applauds National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grants to Improve PA Water Quality

September 19, 2017

(HARRISBURG, PA)-Harry Campbell, executive director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania, issued this statement applauding National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grants totaling more than $5.7 million to local communities clean up and restore polluted rivers and streams.

CBF Has Concerns in the Wake of the Proposed "Taxpayers' Budget"

September 8, 2017

(HARRISBURG, PA)--Harry Campbell, executive director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania, issued this statement in response to a "Taxpayers' Budget" proposed by some Republican lawmakers in the state House of Representatives.

This Week in the Watershed: A Silver Bullet Illusion

August 11, 2017

We’ve said it before, but complex problems require complex solutions.

One Amazing Week and the Next 50 Years

July 21, 2017

"Education is the best long-term investment in the Chesapeake Bay." After gathering student leaders from across the watershed for a week of hands-on Bay education, these words by CBF President Will Baker ring true.

CBF Releases Assessment of MD, VA, and PA Milestone Progress

June 21, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's assessment of progress made implementing milestone commitments in 2016 found Maryland and Virginia largely on track to meet commitments for reducing pollution and Pennsylvania falling significantly short in reducing nitrogen pollution.

Conservation Innovation Grant to CBF Will Help Municipalities 'Pay-For-Success' in Meeting Clean Water Requirements

June 15, 2017

(HARRISBURG, PA)–The Chesapeake Bay Foundation will receive an innovative federal grant designed to put conservation practices on farms that will allow municipalities to satisfy stormwater pollution reduction requirements and return profits to capital investors.

Charles County Commissioners Say "Yes" to Critical Zoning Protections for Mattawoman Creek

June 7, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Erik Fisher, Maryland Land Use Planner for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, issued this statement following votes by Commissioners Murphy, Robinson, and Stewart to adopt Watershed Conservation District zoning that will prevent excessive development and help protect clean water in Mattawoman Creek.

Funding the Bay

June 6, 2017

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.

CBF Statement on Virginia House and Senate Budgets

February 7, 2017

(RICHMOND, VA)—In separate proposed fiscal year 2018 budgets released Sunday, the Virginia Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations committee both supported funding for the Commonwealth's agricultural cost-share program.