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  • Teachers Know the Value of Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Environmental Education

    March 18, 2021

    For students, the pandemic has only grown their desire to be outside and protect the environment. Maryland teachers speak to the importance of CBF's environmental education program.

  • Student Leaders: Where Are They Now?

    February 26, 2021

    Five recent graduates from CBF's Student Leadership Program reflect on their experiences with CBF and how they have led them to where they are today.

  • CBF Urges Maryland Legislators to Restore Funding for Outdoor Education

    February 22, 2021

    CBF is asking Maryland legislators to restore funding for outdoor education programs that Gov. Larry Hogan zeroed out for the second straight year.

  • Save the Bay News: 2020 State of the Bay and Legislative Sessions

    January 22, 2021

    Our monthly roundup of engaging and educational content for you to enjoy at home. Start with our 2020 State of the Bay report, a comprehensive scientific assessment of where the Chesapeake's health stands now.

  • Space to Shine

    December 2, 2020

    On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, High School Science Teacher Hemalatha Bhaskaran finds solutions in online environmental education.

  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Launches CBF OWL, a Live Online Environmental Education Program

    September 28, 2020

    This month we launched CBF Online Watershed Learning (CBF OWL)—a new education program designed to bring CBF’s expert environmental educators live into online classrooms.

  • Back to School with CBF OWL

    September 3, 2020

    Our educators are gearing up to join virtual classrooms through our new CBF Online Watershed Learning (OWL) program. We sit down with three CBF educators to ask them about our new virtual learning program and what they're excited for in the coming months.

  • The Need for Outdoor Environmental Education in MD’s Remote Learning Curriculum

    September 2, 2020

    As schools rethink their learning strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the opportunity to include more outdoor learning.

  • CBF Praises House Investments in 2021 Bay Oyster Restoration and Environmental Education

    July 31, 2020

    The Chesapeake Bay Foundation welcomed today’s vote in the House of Representatives for fiscal year 2021 spending plans that include funding for oyster restoration through the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Bay watershed education program.

  • CBF Student Leaders Draft New Chesapeake Bay Outdoor Bill of Rights

    July 28, 2020

    A group of Chesapeake Bay Foundation student leaders convened this month to try to answer a challenging question: What should a Chesapeake Bay Watershed Outdoor Bill of Rights include?

  • New Courses Aim to Help Teachers Inspire Environmental, Social Justice Advocacy in Students

    July 15, 2020

    As part of our Chesapeake Classrooms professional learning program, we're offering a timely new course for teachers focused on the intersection of two of the most important issues we face today—protecting the environment and advancing social justice.

  • CBF Applauds Funding Increase for Watershed Education and Oyster Restoration in House Spending Bill

    July 14, 2020

    The Chesapeake Bay Foundation applauded proposed funding increases for Bay watershed education and oyster restoration and research in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fiscal year 2021 budget.

  • Summer Sense of Wonder

    June 9, 2020

    Over the summer, amazing natural changes will occur in your own backyard. Changes you can observe, document, and ponder.

  • Looking for Love on the Bay

    June 2, 2020

    June is named for Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. Appropriately, June is when many living things look for love. All around you can see, hear, and even smell the various methods different species use to woo their mates.

  • The Process, Not the Product

    May 26, 2020

    Remember, the goal of nature journaling lies in the process of creating and not in the created product.

  • The Bounty of the Bay

    May 19, 2020

    Scientists agree that ecosystems with a greater biodiversity tend to be more stable. Each species strengthens the ecosystem by performing various jobs and services. Here are some ideas for experiencing the watershed’s grand biodiversity from home.

  • Creativity: An Unhurried Adventure

    May 12, 2020

    While the current worldwide pandemic can make us uncertain and anxious, taking time for reflection, especially self-reflection, can help us stay grounded and give us a foundation for creativity.

  • The Color Rush of May

    May 5, 2020

    The rapid changes May brings offer great inspiration for observing, questioning, and nature journaling.

  • Surrounded by Trees: Seeds, Shade, Beams, and Books

    April 28, 2020

    Educator Ronnie Anderson reflects on the wonder and importance of trees. This spring, if you can’t plant a tree, at least try to nourish the ones that already exist. Take some time to examine your life and find where it intersects and intertwines with that of a tree.

  • A Celebration of Earth

    April 21, 2020

    This week we mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Early environmental activists created Earth Day to harness the energy of their growing movement and inspire Americans to protect our planet. Cindy Duncan, a veteran CBF educator who was six years old at the time, shares her recollections.

  • Environmental Education Comes Home for Students During COVID-19 Pandemic

    April 16, 2020

    Chesapeake Bay Foundation launches new online learning series to bring outdoor education experiences to teachers and students tasked with learning remotely.

  • Nature on the Mind

    April 14, 2020

    According to mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness is “the awareness that arises from paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” To experience the benefits of mindfulness in nature you simply need to go outside, breathe deeply, and consciously recognize the world around you. Take in the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations of nature. Simply exist—and notice.

  • Tune in to April

    April 7, 2020

    April is when our world reawakens from its winter slumber. The Romans named the month after their word meaning “to open or blossom.” April is the first full month of spring, a time of rapid rebirth and growth, when the days grow longer and the nights get shorter.

  • Becoming a Naturalist

    March 31, 2020

    Nature is everywhere you are. Finding it is easy, especially if you are curious about clouds, trees, weather, stars, rocks, birds, ants, or anything else outside. True magic lies in your curiosity about these everyday things.

  • Why Nature Journal?

    March 25, 2020

    Nature journaling is a way to creatively connect and build a deep, lasting relationship with the natural world.

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