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Chesapeake Striped Bass Survey Results Show Recruitment Failure
October 12, 2023
For the fifth consecutive year, juvenile striped bass numbers remained below average in both Maryland and Virginia.
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Five Times that Locals Spoke Up
October 6, 2023
For most, the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant is a distant environmental problem, but for nearby residents, it’s a daily, dismal struggle. Read their stories going back 75 years.
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CBF Virginia Oyster Gardeners Break Record in 2023
October 6, 2023
Volunteer oyster gardeners set a record in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Virginia program this year, with 691 volunteers across Virginia’s tidal waterways raising and returning 146,533 oysters in 2023.
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High School Students From PA, VA, and MD Take Action at Climate Change Summit in Virginia Beach
October 2, 2023
In Virginia Beach last weekend, 40 high school students from across Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania worked to develop climate change solutions that can be implemented in their communities at the biannual CBF Student Leadership Summit.
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Save the Bay News: Fall Changes, Farm Fest, and Leaf-Peeping
September 29, 2023
Fall is a magical time around the watershed. From vibrant, changing leaves to blustery cold fronts to quintessential autumnal activities, explore some of the great things that make this season on the Chesapeake so special.
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Warming Waters Bring a Storm of Challenges to the Bay
September 26, 2023
Rising water temperatures are reshaping the watershed and require restoration that takes climate change into account. Here are five things you should know.
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A Day in the Education Field
September 22, 2023
What exactly happens on a CBF field experience? CBF Pennsylvania educator Adaiah Bauer walks us through a typical day in the field.
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CBF Appeals Talbot Court Decision Upholding MDE’s Trappe Wastewater Discharge Permit
September 21, 2023
Following the Talbot County Circuit Court’s dismissal of CBF's challenge to MDE's wastewater treatment permit for the Lakeside at Trappe development, CBF today filed an appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland.
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MDE to Take Comments On Industrial Stormwater Permit
September 20, 2023
Between now and Nov. 25, Maryland residents have an opportunity to provide comments to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) concerning a permit that governs how more than 1,400 industrial facilities manage pollution from stormwater runoff.
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CBF Taps Restoration Expertise to Advise White House on Valuing Nature’s Benefits
September 20, 2023
CBF urged the White House not to limit the guidance it is drafting on valuing the benefits of healthy ecosystems just to regulatory decisions in comments CBF recently submitted to the Office of Management and Budget.
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Chesapeake Striped Bass Face Growing Challenges From Climate Change
September 19, 2023
Striped bass face growing challenges from habitat loss, low oxygen levels, and climate change as they struggle to recover from a significant decline on the East Coast.
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Chesapeake Oyster Alliance Marks 100 Partner Milestone
September 18, 2023
The Chesapeake Oyster Alliance (COA) welcomed its 100th partner this month, marking an important milestone for the coalition.
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CBF Launching Adult Education and Advocacy Course in the Nation’s Capital
September 14, 2023
CBF is bringing its comprehensive adult education and advocacy course to the Washington, D.C., metro region this fall and encourages area residents who care about clean water to register now.
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Gas Compressor Expansion Threatens Public Health and Water Quality in Petersburg, Virginia
September 11, 2023
TC Energy, the company that operates a gas compressor in Petersburg—a small city outside of Richmond, Virginia—is planning to expand its operations. The proposal would increase pollution and possibly endanger the health of a mostly Black community already besieged with pollution from other industries.
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Our Wisest Pursuit
September 8, 2023
At CBF, we’ve seen firsthand the benefits that come with adopting the principles of regenerative agriculture. Now you can join us in celebrating everything regenerative farming offers at our Food & Farm Fest at CBF's Clagett Farm this October.
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CBF Food & Farm Fest Celebrates Delicious Local Fare, Family Fun, and Environmentally Friendly Farming
September 7, 2023
With fall just around the corner, CBF invites you to join our celebration of the Bay region’s best local food and drink from noon to 4 pm on Saturday, October 14, at CBF’s Clagett farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
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Virginia Legislators Agree to Significant Investments in Clean Water Programs
September 2, 2023
In a budget agreement reached this week, legislators in Virginia’s General Assembly agreed to amendments for the second year of Virginia’s two-year state budget for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
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The Beauty of Upcycling
September 1, 2023
Amber Whaley is on a mission. “It feels like you’re helping people and the environment,” she says of her passion for upcycling. Whaley's Secondhand Sunshine on Chincoteague Island has quickly become a community go-to for reusing and upcycling a kaleidoscope of items.
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Save the Bay News: Tiny Turtles, Oyster Success, and Shenandoah Algae
August 25, 2023
Headwater wetlands in Pennsylvania, river valleys in Virginia, and oyster reefs on the Eastern Shore may seem like vastly different worlds. But all of these vital habitats have one thing in common: They’re crucial to supporting life.
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Oyster Innovation on Living Shoreline
August 23, 2023
A Virginia project doubles as a testing ground for the latest innovations in oyster restoration technology.
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Organizations Create 3D Models of Imperiled Freshwater Mussels
August 22, 2023
Scientists and imaging specialists will help save freshwater mussels, one of the most endangered classes of organisms, using 3D imaging technology.
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Working Toward a Climate-Resilient Watershed
August 18, 2023
Most greenhouse gas emissions that drive pollution in our watershed come from a much larger area, known as the Bay's airshed. Limiting carbon pollution from this larger area is crucial to improving water quality and public health.
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CBF Issues Statement on Bay Program Land Use/Land Cover Data
August 17, 2023
A recent report from the Chesapeake Bay Program highlighted the loss of trees in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Following the release of the report, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Maryland Office Staff Attorney Matt Stegman issued this statement.
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Quest to Save the Bog Turtle
August 10, 2023
Much like brook trout and the Eastern hellbender, bog turtles are an indicator species of water quality. Follow some official surveyors on their quest to research this tiny reptile.
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Fret Not, Bay Restoration Is Achievable
August 8, 2023
CBF Maryland Executive Director Allison Colden on oyster restoration, the CESR report, and the future of the save the Bay movement.
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