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This Week in the Watershed: If You Build It They Will Come

September 29, 2017

It goes without saying, but the Bay looked awfully different when Captain John Smith first navigated its waters in 1608. The journals of Smith reveal a Bay bursting with life.

Amazing Life in the Lafayette's Waters!

September 25, 2017

Amazing critters are thriving in the Lafayette River, an urban waterway entirely within Norfolk city limits. The great variety of life found on a recent biological survey of the Lafayette River is one more sign that this once-polluted river is getting better.

This Week in the Watershed: From Trash Pits to Oyster Reefs

September 22, 2017

Archaeologists can learn a lot about a civilization by looking in one place–the trash pit.

Atlantic Menhaden Need More Protection

September 20, 2017

We are all bound together in a mind-bogglingly complex web of life, in which what happens to one species affects multiple others. Yet up to now, we have governed many of our natural resources in a vacuum called single-species management.

This Week in the Watershed: Menhaden’s Moment

September 15, 2017

As we've written before, menhaden might not be a common feature on dinner plates, but there's a reason they’re often called "the most important fish in the sea."

This Week in the Watershed: A Clean Water Consensus

September 8, 2017

It’s no secret we’re living in an era of division. On what feels like every issue, consensus is avoided like the plague. But despite this current political climate, we can all agree that clean water crosses party lines.

Inadequate Funding for Clean Water Threatens the Livelihoods of Workers and Families

September 5, 2017

As Pennsylvania considers yet another budget that does not adequately fund efforts to clean up its rivers and streams, the federal House Appropriations Committee has approved a spending bill that would cut support for the Chesapeake Bay Program from $73 million to $60 million.

This Week in the Watershed: A Chain of Events

September 1, 2017

Here at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, we're often asked, "What can I do to help save the Bay?" While there isn't just one answer to that question, one of my favorite idioms is relevant—90 percent of life is showing up.

A Bay Saver's Brew: Turning Rainwater into Beer

August 16, 2017

Virginia's Beach's Pleasure House Brewing and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation have teamed up to brew a one-of-a-kind beer using rainwater collected at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center.

This Week in the Watershed: A Silver Bullet Illusion

August 11, 2017

We’ve said it before, but complex problems require complex solutions.

Outdoor Learning Is Important for next Generation of Leaders

August 10, 2017

For children growing up today with much more technology than I had, it’s hard to overstate the importance of learning outside

Stewarding the Land

August 8, 2017

Visitors on hay wagons rode through rolling hills of corn, cover crops, and contour strips under a blazing sun in Juniata County, to get a close look and learn about conservation efforts through farmers’ eyes.

Federal Support Is Essential for Cleaner Waterways

August 7, 2017

There is no doubt about it. It has been hot in Virginia this summer. Fortunately, in Hampton Roads when the temperature soars we can take to the water to beat the heat.

Rep. Taylor On Our Side

July 24, 2017

All of us who love the Chesapeake Bay breathed a sigh of relief when Rep. Scott Taylor recently went to bat for the bay in Congress.

One Amazing Week and the Next 50 Years

July 21, 2017

"Education is the best long-term investment in the Chesapeake Bay." After gathering student leaders from across the watershed for a week of hands-on Bay education, these words by CBF President Will Baker ring true.

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.

Sweet (Bipartisan) Success with Sewage

July 18, 2017

It's not often you see people this excited about a sewage plant.

This Week in the Watershed: Flipping the Script

July 14, 2017

When an anniversary or milestone approaches, the natural inclination is often to reflect on the past. As CBF celebrates its 50th anniversary, we’re flipping the script—what better way to celebrate than to engage with the next generation and hear their thoughts on what it will take to save the Bay.

Celebrating 50 Years with Student Leaders

July 10, 2017

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has been working for 50 years to Save the Bay by partnering with leaders nationally, regionally, and locally in our communities.

US Funds for Wildlife Programs Should Not Be Cut

July 6, 2017

Thank you, to the Gazette-Mail, for the story about how the federal government is partnering with private landowners to restore trout streams in West Virginia.

A Cleaner Hampton River at Risk

July 5, 2017

Across the city of Hampton, people are pitching in to clean up the Hampton River.

This Week in the Watershed: Pride or Disgrace

June 30, 2017

It has been several months since the Trump administration proposed its federal budget, but we are still aghast at the draconian cuts to Bay cleanup programs.

Under the Microscope: Science the Source of Solutions

June 27, 2017

As a young boy, my curiosity about the woods, critters and water of the Back Mountain region of northern Luzerne County made for an exciting and formative time.