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Gov. Moore Launches New Outdoor Learning Partnership on Earth Day
April 23, 2024
In a win for Maryland students this Earth Day, Governor Wes Moore signed an executive order to establish the Maryland Outdoor Learning Partnership.
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Registration Opens for Virginia’s Largest Annual Litter Clean Up
April 23, 2024
Registration is now open for Clean the Bay Day, Virginia’s largest and longest-running annual litter cleanup scheduled this year on Saturday, June 1.
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Lancaster Gets an Early Earth Day Gift In Dock Award Tree Planting at Dart Plant
April 21, 2024
Lancaster received an early Earth Day gift of 100 new trees during the weekend. Dr. Zeshan Ismat, 2022 Mira Lloyd Dock Award recipient, and Dart Corporation employees planted the trees on Saturday morning.
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Original ‘Hellbender Defenders’ Celebrate 5-Year Anniversary of Pennsylvania’s Official State Amphibian
April 18, 2024
Five years ago this month and clad in a blue “HELLBENDER DEFENDER” t-shirt, Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation designating the Eastern hellbender as Pennsylvania’s official state amphibian.
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A Minuscule Pest with a Powerful Impact
April 18, 2024
Lyme disease cases have nearly doubled in the United States over the past two decades. What is behind these numbers, and what does it mean for our environment and our health?
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Washington-Area Regional Leaders Adopt New Tree Canopy Goal
April 16, 2024
An association representing hundreds of Washington, D.C.-area local and state leaders adopted a new regional tree canopy goal April 11, signaling tree cover as a natural asset to achieve sustainable, equitable, and healthier communities.
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Bay Foundation Equity Director Wants Advocacy as Diverse as Nature
April 16, 2024
Carmera Thomas-Wilhite is the first vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in CBF's history, and a leading regional voice on the critical topic.
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Former Chesapeake Bay Foundation Leader Receives Top Virginia Award
April 15, 2024
Peggy Sanner, former Virginia Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, received a top statewide environmental award for the pivotal role she played in building partnerships and advancing legislative and regulatory policy for a healthier environment for Virginians.
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Talbot County Approves Additional Oversight of the Lakeside at Trappe Development
April 10, 2024
Talbot County Council agreed yesterday to review the Lakeside at Trappe development project at each phase of development.
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Maryland’s 2024 General Assembly: What Happened for the Bay?
April 9, 2024
The past 90 days have been a whirlwind of legislative activity in Annapolis. We take a look back at both the wins and losses for clean water.
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Standing Up for the Environment and Green Schools
April 8, 2024
Anna Saderholm spent much of her early educational days in the outdoors and learning about our environment through valuable experiences, including growing baby oysters with CBF in the 4th grade. Recently, she reflected on her journey from environmentally conscious child to advocating for green education in the Maryland General Assembly.
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Maryland Legislation Passes, Protecting State From Impact of Industrial Sludge
April 6, 2024
Maryland lawmakers voted for cleaner water and healthier communities this General Assembly session with the passage of legislation that will address the state’s influx of industrial sludge.
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Reconnecting with Their Ancestral Land and River
April 5, 2024
Last month, CBF, the Virginia Department of Forestry, and volunteers joined the Nansemond Indian Nation for a tree planting that deepened their connection to their ancestral riverfront land
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Dire Need of Conservation
April 4, 2024
There’s a hard truth we must accept when it comes to Chesapeake stripers. There will be no future for striped bass, or the charter captains and watermen who rely on them, if we stick with the status quo.
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Whole Watershed Act Approved by Maryland General Assembly
April 4, 2024
State legislators achieved a great victory for Maryland’s waterways by passing the Whole Watershed Act, which will pilot a highly collaborative, science-based approach to watershed restoration across the state.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Seeking Environmental Advocates in Cambridge and Prince George’s County, Maryland
April 4, 2024
Maryland residents who are passionate about their local rivers and streams and the Chesapeake Bay can now make a difference in their communities through the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)’s Volunteers as Chesapeake Stewards (VoiCeS) program.
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Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Marks Record Increase
April 3, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s oyster shell recycling across the state of Virginia marked a record increase in the number of shells recycled in 2023, a significant gain with benefits for oyster restoration efforts, wild oyster fisheries, and aquaculture operations.
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Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia Farmers to Benefit from Nearly $1 Million in Conservation Grants
March 27, 2024
New support for conservation practices through two grants awarded to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) was announced as part of a historic investment in Bay restoration and community engagement.
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CBF Takes Legal Action to Stop York County Hydroelectric Facility
March 25, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has taken legal action to stop a 1,000-acre pumped-storage hydroelectric facility proposed for Cuffs Run, near the Susquehanna River in York County.
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Town Of Chincoteague Receives Critical Flood Protection Funding
March 22, 2024
The latest round of grants and loans from the Community Flood Preparedness Fund includes $65,000 to the Town of Chincoteague on the Eastern Shore for development of a resilience plan, as well as regional training and education to build climate resiliency capacity.
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$53.9 Million in Flood Protection Awards Highlights Importance of Virginia’s RGGI Reentry
March 21, 2024
Flood prevention and protection projects across the state will receive a total of $53.9 million in awards using proceeds from Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Tougher Auto Emissions Limits Will Fight Climate Change, Dirty Air, and Nitrogen Pollution in the Bay
March 20, 2024
EPA released tighter tailpipe limits on greenhouse gases today that require automakers to by 2032 make the largest gross reduction of greenhouse gas emissions ever required in the United States by a single rule.
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Virginia Lawmakers Pass Landmark Climate Resiliency Bills
March 20, 2024
The Virginia General Assembly has sent two passed bills to Governor Youngkin that would significantly bolster the state's resiliency to climate change threats.
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Cultivating Community
March 20, 2024
Smithsburg, Maryland farmer Matt Harsh discusses the value of locally grown produce, regenerative agriculture, and community engagement at his 78 Acres Farm.
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CBF Honors Sen. Cardin With Clean Water Legacy Award in DC
March 19, 2024
Last night, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) President and CEO Hilary Harp Falk was pleased to honor Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin with CBF's Clean Water Legacy Award at its 2024 DC on the Half Shell gala.
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