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Virginia Oyster Gardening Nears Record During Virginia Oyster Month
November 21, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) celebrates a near record-breaking year for its oyster gardening program in Virginia as November marks Virginia Oyster Month.
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Clean Water Efforts in Lancaster County Get a Boost From CBF and Extragive on Nov. 22
November 14, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Bloombox, and Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse will celebrate and support efforts for cleaner waters in Pennsylvania as part of Lancaster ExtraGive on Friday, November 22.
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Dirty Work: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Adding 130,000 New Trees for Pennsylvania
October 31, 2024
The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership (K10) is at it again, doing the dirty work of adding 130,000 new trees for Pennsylvania during the fall planting season.
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Maryland Farmers Demonstrate Regenerative Agriculture for State Leaders
October 21, 2024
On Friday, October 18, Maryland policymakers, environmental partners, and farmers visited two Frederick County farms that are improving soil health, water quality, climate resilience, and biodiversity through regenerative agriculture.
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Virginia Tribal Leaders Explore Connection Between Land Stewardship and Health
October 18, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is proud to partner with Old Dominion University (ODU) for a “Healing Through the Land” panel discussion with Tribal leaders on Oct. 21.
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Volunteers Complete 158-Foot Living Shoreline to Protect Hampton City Shoreline
October 17, 2024
Over 100 volunteers joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and the City of Hampton to complete a living shoreline at Bluebird Gap Farm that will enhance native habitats and stabilize shorelines.
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Richmond Faith Forum to Explore How Spiritual Leaders can Inspire Climate Change Resilience
October 11, 2024
To help faith leaders navigate critical issues in the face of climate change, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Church in the Public Square, Second Presbyterian Church of Richmond, Union Presbyterian Seminary, and Virginia Interfaith Power and Light are co-hosting a two-day Faith Forum beginning Oct. 16. The forum will explore the vital role of spiritual leadership in caring for creation.
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Maryland Congressional Leaders Meet Ahead of Chesapeake Bay Restoration’s Next Phase
September 26, 2024
As officials plan for the next phase of Chesapeake Bay restoration, states in the Bay watershed will not meet goals to reduce pollution to the Bay by a 2025 deadline despite recent progress, members of Maryland’s congressional delegation and an EPA official said at a press conference yesterday.
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2024 Maryland Rod & Reef Slam Winners Announced
September 16, 2024
Anglers and Chesapeake Bay supporters had much to celebrate on Sunday, September 15, at the 2024 Maryland Rod & Reef Slam fishing tournament’s closing ceremony at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Center in Annapolis.
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Partners Install Maryland’s Largest Public Oyster Garden at Baltimore Marina
September 14, 2024
Today, the Great Baltimore Oyster Partnership, made up of Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore (WPB) and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), hosted 35 volunteers to install Maryland’s largest public oyster garden at Lighthouse Point Marina.
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More Than 60 Anglers Reel in Nine Different Species During Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Rod and Reef Slam in Hampton
September 14, 2024
More than 60 anglers caught nine different species of fish from the Hampton River during the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Rod and Reef Slam in Hampton Saturday.
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Plant for a Healthier Community: Free Native Trees and Shrubs Available in Richmond
September 12, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (VAIPL), and Mosby Memorial Baptist Church will give away 200 native trees and shrubs to Richmond residents on Saturday, September 21, from 9:00 am to noon.
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City of Lancaster Getting More Trees, Thanks to a Grant From The GIANT Company and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful®
September 10, 2024
Supported by a Healing the Planet grant from The GIANT Company and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful®, the City of Lancaster will get new trees this fall, planted by award-winning volunteers for the Keystone 10 Million Trees (K10) Partnership.
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Farmers Share Conservation Practice Experiences at Clarke County Grazing Roundtable
August 29, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is a partner in the Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance, which hosted a roundtable Wednesday, providing local farmers an inside look at conservation practices in action at a local 227-acre farm.
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Maryland Musician Spotlights Chesapeake Bay Invasive Species in New Songs
August 28, 2024
To express his love of fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, Silver Spring resident Rick Bowers recently wrote and produced two new songs about Maryland’s most voracious invasive predators—the blue catfish and Chesapeake channa (formerly snakehead).
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More Than 100 Tour Participants Explore Norfolk’s Urban Greening Projects That Address Climate Change
August 24, 2024
More than 100 visitors explored rain gardens, living shorelines, bioswales, tree plantings, and other green infrastructure projects throughout Norfolk Saturday during a garden-style, self-guided tour offered by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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Tour Norfolk’s Urban Greening Projects That Address Climate Change
August 16, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) invites the public to enjoy a self-guided, garden-style tour of green infrastructure projects in Norfolk, which create beautiful, natural solutions to flooding and pollution.
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Virginia Beach Panel Tackles Bay Restoration’s Future at Pivotal Crossroads in Forty-Year Effort
August 15, 2024
The future of the Chesapeake Bay’s restoration in Virginia was the focus of the “Beyond 2025: How the Bay Agreement Can Impact Our Community” panel discussion Wednesday in Virginia Beach at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Brock Environmental Center.
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Fish for Oyster Restoration in the 2024 Maryland Rod and Reef Slam
August 1, 2024
Registration is now open for one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most unique fishing tournaments—the Maryland Rod and Reef Slam.
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Volunteers Needed for Eastern Shore Living Shoreline
July 5, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is seeking volunteers this summer to help maintain the Royall Woods living shoreline, located in Belle Haven on the Eastern Shore.
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‘Experience the Upper Conestoga’ at a Free, Family-Friendly Event During Lancaster Water Week
June 4, 2024
A free, family-friendly event presented by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) on June 12 at Historic Poole Forge will celebrate the Upper Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and a restoration plan to clean and protect it.
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More Than 100,000 Pounds of Litter Removed Across Virginia on Clean the Bay Day
June 1, 2024
Reports indicate that more than 100,000 pounds of litter will not flow into Virginia’s waterways thanks to thousands of volunteers who participated Saturday in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) annual Clean the Bay Day, Virginia’s largest and longest-running litter and shoreline cleanup.
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Our 5 Favorite Things About Spring on the Chesapeake
May 7, 2024
The locusts are blooming, the ospreys are cheeping, and the calendars are filling up! Now's the time to savor everything there is to love about spring on the Chesapeake.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Calling New Virginia Oyster Foster Parents
May 7, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is calling all interested oyster foster parents to join more than 700 other oyster gardeners across the state in raising oysters that help clean and restore tidal waterways.
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Young Conservationists Celebrate Arbor Day by Planting 400 Trees Along Frederick County Creek
April 26, 2024
In celebration of Arbor Day, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) hosted roughly 40 members of the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps to plant 400 trees along Catoctin Creek at Summer’s Hill Farm in Jefferson, Maryland.
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