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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.
CBF Names Brenda Sieglitz to Manage the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership

December 11, 2018

(HARRISBURG, PA)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has named Brenda Sieglitz to manage the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, one of Pennsylvania’s most ambitious, collaborative, and challenging efforts to restore and protect its rivers and streams by planting 10 million trees by the end of 2025.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Statement on WOTUS Change

December 11, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation Vice President Lisa Feldt issued this statement today following the EPA announcement proposing to revise the definition of "waters of the United States" rule.
CBF Issues Statement on Compromise Federal Farm Bill

December 11, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—After reviewing the proposed federal Farm Bill compromise, which will be considered by the House and Senate, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Director of Science and Agricultural Policy Beth McGee issued this statement.
Photo of the Week: On Jones Pond

December 10, 2018

Virginia's Caledon State Park is a National Natural Landmark known for its old-growth oak-tulip poplar forest and prime habitat for bald eagles along the Potomac River.
This Week in the Watershed: Bivalve Blues

December 7, 2018

During the rush of Thanksgiving week, a critical report was released on the current and future state of oysters in Maryland. And it didn’t bring good news.
CBF: From Paper to Practice, Real Benefits Come When Farm Plans Are Implemented

December 7, 2018

(HARRISBURG, PA)—Harry Campbell, executive director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania, made the following statement after the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reported that inspections found that 96 percent of almost 3,000 small farms visited in the watershed meet state requirements for having pollution reduction plans.
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.
Growing up Green in Goochland, Virginia

December 6, 2018

Elementary students become environmental stewards through outdoor learning.
This Month on the Bay: Buffleheads and a Winter Miracle

December 5, 2018

From Northern Canadian forests to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Buffleheads are back for winter.
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.
CBF Issues Statement on Grant to Expand Rotational Grazing

December 4, 2018

(HARRISBURG, PA)—The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced yesterday that the Chesapeake Bay Foundation will receive more than $850,000 to promote rotational grazing (also known as prescribed grazing) in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.
CBF Opposes Menhaden Sustainability Certification

December 4, 2018

(RICHMOND)—Omega Protein's Atlantic menhaden fishery was recommended for a leading seafood sustainability certification by the Marine Stewardship Council in a draft report released today by analyst SAI Global.
CBF Statement on Lynnhaven River Oyster Restoration NFWF Grant

December 3, 2018

(VIRGINIA BEACH)—Today the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded two grants for oyster restoration in the Lynnhaven River to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Lynnhaven River NOW.
Photo of the Week: We Send Greetings!

December 3, 2018

A beautiful day at Hughlett Point Nature Preserve was made even nicer by a huge flock of pelicans arriving, a waving crab, and fishing for over 2 hours!
Seismic Blasting an Unacceptable Step Towards Offshore Drilling

November 30, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today the National Marine Fisheries Service authorized five companies to conduct seismic blasting off a large area of the Atlantic Coast to search for oil and gas reserves.
This Week in the Watershed: The Coldest Ever

November 30, 2018

Many of us are still regaining feeling in our toes and ears.
Defining the Chesapeake

November 28, 2018

Exploring the rich Native American history that is intrinsic to our region’s identity.
Photo of the Week: White Out

November 26, 2018

A great egret enjoys a quiet early November morning along the shore at Chub Lake, in Virginia Beach, VA.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Suspends Atlantic Coast Pipeline Construction

November 26, 2018

(RICHMOND, VA)—Yesterday, the Wilmington, North Carolina, district of the Army Corps of Engineers suspended its issuance of a nationwide general permit to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline for construction.
Our Greatest Fears

November 21, 2018

Monday's presentation confirmed some of our greatest fears about the Bay’s oyster population. The results found that Maryland’s oyster population declined by more than half from around 600 million market size oysters in 1999 to less than 300 million in early 2018.
CBF Statement on Maryland Oyster Stock Assessment

November 20, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources presented part of its first-ever state oyster stock assessment Monday night in Annapolis.
Photo of the Week: Blackwater

November 19, 2018

The Eastern Shore's Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1933 as a waterfowl sanctuary for birds migrating along the critical migration highway called the Atlantic Flyway.
This Week in the Watershed: 7 Tips for a Bay-Friendly Thanksgiving

November 16, 2018

It's hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is just around the corner. As you prepare for the annual feast with family and friends, there are things you can do to help save the Bay and its rivers and streams.
The Original Thanksgiving Dinner Reimagined

November 15, 2018

We can only imagine the bounty the Bay could have provided the first Thanksgiving participants, just a decade removed from Captain John Smith’s first voyage up the Chesapeake.