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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.

This Week in the Watershed: A Little Spark

May 18, 2018

When Robert Dean was planning the first Clean the Bay Day 29 years ago, his greatest worry was getting enough volunteers to leave the comfort of their homes on a Saturday morning to get dirty and tired picking up trash. But he underestimated the love Virginians have for their waterways.

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.

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.

This Week in the Watershed: A Big Dam Problem

May 4, 2018

It's not often you can see water pollution from space. But a well-known image following Tropical Storm Lee in 2011 has a long, complicated story to tell.

This Week in the Watershed: 10 Million Keystone Trees

April 27, 2018

Pennsylvania's waters might not contain blue crabs, oysters, or other iconic Chesapeake Bay critters, but with more than 50 percent of the Bay's freshwater flows coming from the Susquehanna River, the Keystone State determines the health of the Chesapeake.

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.

Democracy in Action

April 18, 2018

When the new federal funding bill was signed into law a couple weeks ago, it wasn't an accident that it fully supported EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program—a critical piece of Chesapeake restoration.

This Week in the Watershed: A Disappearing Act

April 13, 2018

After months of meetings, letters, phone calls, and emails, it looked like we were going to take a step, albeit it a small one, towards strengthening Maryland’s outdated Forest Conservation Act. Until the legislation disappeared.

This Week in the Watershed: Unfinished Business

April 6, 2018

It’s an exciting time on the Bay and its rivers and streams. Ospreys are back, flora is beginning to bloom, and the days are lengthening. And in Richmond and Annapolis, activity is beginning to wind down in the halls of its Capitols.

CBF Issues Statement Following EPA Vehicle Emissions Roll-back Announcement

April 2, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today EPA announced efforts to roll back greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for automobiles. After the announcement, Alison Prost, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Interim Vice President for Environmental Protection and Restoration, issued the following statement.

This Week in the Watershed: Embracing Innovation

March 30, 2018

Every day we all witness a growing threat to the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams.

This Week in the Watershed: Recognizing Success

March 23, 2018

In Washington’s polarized atmosphere, issues finding bipartisan support are few and far between. But as the recent FY18 budget reveals, partisanship is often cast aside when clean water is at stake.

CBF Issues Statement on Federal Funding Legislation

March 22, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued the following statement concerning the Congressional spending bill released last night.

This Week in the Watershed: Picture Perfect

March 16, 2018

For many of us here at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Bay is the most beautiful place on earth. Perhaps many of us feel that way thanks to our annual photo contest.

CBF Annual Photo Contest Gets Under Way

March 12, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 13th annual watershed photo contest is now underway. Photo submissions are being accepted between now and April 6.

This Week in the Watershed: The Best in the World

March 9, 2018

"Why the Chesapeake Bay is the best in the world." That's the headline emblazoned atop an editorial this week in the Washington Post.

Virginia Advocates Storm Capitol Hill

March 7, 2018

Last week, over 20 outstanding volunteers from across the Commonwealth of Virginia ditched their waders and headed to Washington, D.C. to meet with their representatives and discuss all the great projects the Chesapeake Bay Program supports in their districts.

This Week in the Watershed: An Oyster Moon Race

March 2, 2018

Bold, ambitious, and audacious goals are usually met with one of two reactions—incredulity or inspiration.

This Week in the Watershed: Acting Out

February 23, 2018

To save the Bay, accepting the status quo is often not an option.

Top Five Things You Always Wondered About Bay Winters

February 19, 2018

Just how exactly do things change on the Bay during the winter season, and more importantly, why? Here are answers to some of those burning questions you’ve always had but never asked about wintertime on the Chesapeake.

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.

This Week in the Watershed: Keep the Cap!

February 2, 2018

Ospreys soaring through the sky, dolphins jumping through the water, and rockfish on your dinner plate. What do these all have in common?

CBF Issues Statement Following EPA Administrator Pruitt’s Testimony

January 30, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)–Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement following EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today.

This Week in the Watershed: A United Front

January 19, 2018

In our current polarized and fractured political sphere, it is extremely rare for a clear majority to agree on something. But across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, a diverse coalition is finding common ground on one topic–clean water.