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This Month on the Bay: Late Summer Glory in Tidal Fresh Marshes

August 24, 2018

Tidal Fresh sounds like an oxymoron. If a waterway is tidal, its bottom must be below sea level and open to the ocean, so it should be salty. Right? Nope.

This Week in the Watershed: Wavering Waters

August 17, 2018

For more than 40 years, CBF Senior Naturalist John Page Williams has explored the many waterways in the Chesapeake Bay, particularly his home Severn River. And despite all that time on the water, he often says, "Every time I go out on my river, I learn something new."

Frequent Dolphin Sightings Reveal a Rebounding Bay

August 1, 2018

Bottlenose dolphin sightings are delighting both citizens and scientists alike, as unprecedented scores of these marine mammals have been spotted in the Bay's waters this spring and summer.

This Week in the Watershed: A Bay Mutiny

July 20, 2018

In 1608, during the first exploration of the Chesapeake Bay by European settlers, it was Captain John Smith who led the way. Of the countless voyages throughout this national treasure since, it's a safe bet that most had a captain.

This Month on the Bay: Life in an Eelgrass Bed

July 11, 2018

If oyster reefs are the Chesapeake's equivalents to corals, underwater grass beds are our rain forests.

This Week in the Watershed: Halfway There

June 1, 2018

The history of efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams are riddled with grand promises, high expectations, and missed deadlines. But the story changed when the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint was introduced in 2010.

Sprouting Enthusiasm for Bay Conservation in the Classroom

May 15, 2018

Looking at a bucket full of gardening spades shouldn’t be exciting.

This Month on the Bay: A Mahogany Tide in May

May 9, 2018

Mahogany tides are natural occurrences, but a bloom as widespread and deep as the one that came this week is a serious reminder of how much we have overfertilized our waters with nitrogen and phosphorus.

CBF Issues Statement On New Record Bay Grass Acreage

April 24, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)--The Chesapeake Bay Program announced today that in 2017 Bay grasses covered almost 105,000 acres, a new record.

This Week in the Watershed: The Biggest Ever

April 20, 2018

A recently released study found that not only are Bay grasses flourishing, but the comeback of grasses is one of the few places on Earth where ecological improvements are a direct result of human efforts to reduce pollution.

President Trump’s Budget Does Not Support Clean Water

February 27, 2018

President Trump ‘s budget does not support clean water. How else to interpret his budget proposal for next year which cuts 90 percent of the funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program, and funding for other clean-water programs around the country?

CBF Issues Statement on 90 Percent Budget Cut for The Bay Program

February 12, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement following the release of the Fiscal Year 2019 Trump Administration budget, which reduced funding for EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program by 90 percent.

Fast and Furious in Harrisburg, Annapolis, and Richmond

February 9, 2018

At the dawn of every new year, shortly after the ball drops and the confetti is swept away, our Bay saving efforts kick into another gear. With the new year comes the start of legislative sessions in Maryland and Virginia, and its continuation in Pennsylvania.

A Clean Chesapeake Bay Requires a Strong EPA

October 25, 2017

In September of 1983, the results of a seven-year EPA study of the Chesapeake Bay landed on our respective desks — one of us was the new administrator of EPA, recently appointed by President Ronald Reagan, and the other was the new president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Claw and Order: How Are the Crabs Doing?

July 19, 2017

Welcome to the dog days of summer! Around the Chesapeake Bay, this is also crab feast season.

Greening Diplomacy in the Bay and Beyond!

June 1, 2017

Just as we engage in diplomacy to find solutions to joint issues, so we are working together to save a precious natural resource, and in turn, work to save our planet.

Locust Blooms and Other Springtime Delights

May 30, 2017

Between soft crab sandwiches and memorable days on the water, there is much to celebrate in the first peeler run. If we want to keep these runs strong, though, we're going to have to manage our harvests carefully and continue the struggle to restore their underwater grass habitats and the dissolved oxygen they need to keep growing.

CBF Issues Statement on New, Record Bay Grasses Acreage

April 27, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Chesapeake Bay Program today released the results of the 2016 Bay grasses survey, which found a new record number of acres of habitat essential for many of the Bay's living creatures.