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Maryland Students Need Outdoor Education
February 24, 2020
Following an elimination of funding to aid Maryland environmental education experiences, students and educators speak out.
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CBF Urges State Leaders to Restore Funding for Maryland’s Outdoor Chesapeake Bay Education Program
February 19, 2020
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is calling on Governor Hogan and state legislative leaders to restore state education funding to take Maryland students and teachers on outdoor field experiences to teach them about Chesapeake Bay science and history.
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The “Aha” Moment of Environmental Education
January 27, 2020
For many, the thought of spending a few days in the field can be daunting. What do I pack? Will I be way outside of my comfort zone? See what one educator learned from her expedition on the Bay and how it shaped her understanding of the outdoors.
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New Initiative Strengthens Watershed Education in Three West Virginia Counties–Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan
January 15, 2020
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has unveiled a new partnership designed for educational and conservation partners to connect students and teachers in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties to meaningful outdoor learning opportunities and watershed education.
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Innovative Sustainable Classroom at CBF’s Brock Environmental Center Will Inspire Hampton Roads Students
December 9, 2019
The Macon F. and Joan P. Brock Classroom will educate local students, train teachers, and inspire the next generation of conservation leaders through Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
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My Generation's Fear—and Hope—for the Future
December 5, 2019
Kallan Benson reflects on her time as a CBF Student Leader and her passion for climate action.
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Students Re-Energized by Fox Island Magic
November 19, 2019
CBF's Pennsylvania Student Leadership Council President Lenka Platt reflects on her time on Virginia's Fox Island.
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Beyond the Marsh
October 25, 2019
The loss of Fox island offers a lesson on climate and the importance of environmental education.
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Mud Between Your Toes
October 17, 2019
CBF educators past and present remember Fox Island magic before the education center closes its doors at the end of this season.
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Fox Magic
October 11, 2019
It’s no secret Fox Island is a magical place, suspended between the waters of Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds. The weathered hunting lodge and its surrounding salt marshes and seagrass beds connected tens of thousands of teachers and students to the Bay for more than 40 years. Here, they share their stories.
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Follow the Filter Feeders
August 22, 2019
CBF student leaders headed to the nation’s capital to explore the connections between federal policy and water quality.
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Summertime Learning, Brock Center Style
August 7, 2019
Summertime and being on the water go together like crabs and Old Bay. And while school is still out for most kids, the Chesapeake Bay is a great place to learn when the weather’s warm.
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Virginia Beach Students OWN ITT!
July 16, 2019
Virginia Beach students recently participated in the Our Watershed Needs Identified for Today and Tomorrow (OWN-ITT) competition, making sustainability focused story maps.
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‘A Breath of Fresh Air’
May 16, 2019
Immigrant high school students discover the Bay’s rivers with CBF.
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O Captain, My Captain
March 29, 2019
A conversation between Captain Tiffany Granberg, Captain Amanda Colianni, and Captain Ronnie Anderson--three of CBF's dedicated female captains and environmental educators in honor of Women's History Month.
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Books for the Future Bay Saver
March 2, 2019
This Read Across America Day help your young reader learn more about the Chesapeake Bay and the world around them.
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Students Determined to Continue Efforts to Recognize Hellbenders
December 11, 2018
Despite stalling out in the Pennsylvania House, these students aren't giving up on saving and recognizing Eastern hellbenders.
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CBF Statement on Grant to Increase Hopewell Trees
December 7, 2018
(HOPEWELL)—This week the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded an approximately $200,000 grant to continue a major effort in Hopewell by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and partners to increase the city’s tree cover and the use of natural solutions to flooding.
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Growing up Green in Goochland, Virginia
December 6, 2018
Elementary students become environmental stewards through outdoor learning.
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Making History in 2018
December 4, 2018
Right in our own backyard, the world's greatest environmental recovery is taking place. And that is in no small part thanks to you.
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Championing Environmental Literacy
October 10, 2018
Dr. Aaron Spence, Superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, sat down with us to discuss the importance of environmental literacy and how his schools are leading the way.
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This Week in the Watershed: Another Chain of Events
August 31, 2018
As we wrote last year at this time, there is no shortage of opportunities to join us in the field, on the water, or in the classroom this fall.
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Learn about the Legendary Bay Oyster on Sept. 11
August 30, 2018
(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)—Fisheries experts will discuss the fascinating biology, significant history, and promising future of the native oyster on Sept. 11 at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's next free Brock Environmental Center Learning Series discussion.
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Sprouting Enthusiasm for Bay Conservation in the Classroom
May 15, 2018
Looking at a bucket full of gardening spades shouldn’t be exciting.
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