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Portrait of a Watershed
May 20, 2024
At any given moment, a seemingly endless number of variables are interacting across our 64,000-square-mile watershed. Scientists and researchers use two primary tools to paint a picture of the Bay, its rivers and streams, and the progress being made to restore them.
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Nansemond Indian Nation Regains Ancestral Land From Suffolk
May 17, 2024
The Suffolk City Council voted 7-1 Wednesday to transfer a 71-acre site to the Nansemond Indian Nation, ending a decades-long effort to regain what is considered the Tribe’s cultural heart.
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Save the Bay Magazine - Spring 2024
May 15, 2024
Spring 2024 issue of CBF's "Save the Bay" magazine.
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Places to Go, Things to Do in the Chesapeake Region
May 14, 2024
11 magical Bay watershed destinations to explore this spring and summer.
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An Uncertain Nursery
May 13, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay is a famed spawning ground for Atlantic striped bass. But changeable—and changing—conditions are likely contributing to the species’ troubles.
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Virginia Budget Agreement Includes Investment in Environmental Programs
May 11, 2024
Virginia state lawmakers proposed investments in key clean water and conservation programs in a budget agreement with Gov. Glenn Youngkin unveiled on Saturday, May. 11.
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Gov. Moore Signs Key Environmental Bills Into Maryland Law
May 9, 2024
Today, Maryland Governor Wes Moore secured a cleaner future for Maryland’s waterways with the passage of several significant environmental bills.
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Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Extend Important Bay Restoration Programs
May 9, 2024
The Senate passed bipartisan conservation legislation last night that includes provisions to extend the life of important Bay restoration programs another five years.
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Farm-Fresh, Local Maryland Produce Available From CBF’s Clagett Farm
May 8, 2024
There is still time for Maryland residents seeking local, healthy produce this summer to sign up for Clagett Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
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EPA Administrator Recommits Agency to Leading Federal Partners Into Next Phase of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
May 8, 2024
As the partnership to clean up the Chesapeake Bay nears its 2025 deadline, EPA Administrator Michael Regan today renewed the agency’s commitment to leading the many federal agencies working together to restore the Bay into the next chapter of cleanup effort.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Calling New Virginia Oyster Foster Parents
May 7, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is calling all interested oyster foster parents to join more than 700 other oyster gardeners across the state in raising oysters that help clean and restore tidal waterways.
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Our 5 Favorite Things About Spring on the Chesapeake
May 7, 2024
The locusts are blooming, the ospreys are cheeping, and the calendars are filling up! Now's the time to savor everything there is to love about spring on the Chesapeake.
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Experts Shape Future of Climate Change Resiliency in ODU-ICAR Forum in Partnership With Chesapeake Bay Foundation
May 7, 2024
As Virginia confronts increasing climate change risks, Old Dominion University’s Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience (ODU-ICAR), in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, convened experts from diverse backgrounds May 7 to help shape the future of nature-based resilience design solutions.
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Oyster Reef Thrives Below Abandoned Harbor Fort
May 4, 2024
Even in what might seem like the unlikeliest of places, oysters have proven themselves resilient and will help us grow a better future.
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EPA Bay Program’s Latest Model Estimates a Decrease in Pollution Entering Chesapeake Bay
May 3, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) announced new results yesterday, derived from its Watershed Model, that estimate jurisdictions in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have made progress towards meeting their 2025 pollution reduction goals.
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As Striped Bass Concerns Continue, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Plans Next Steps
May 2, 2024
As concerns about low striped bass numbers continue, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) on May 1 took additional steps to address the number of striped bass dying after being caught and released, as well as unsustainable commercial fishing rates.
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Farm Bills Released by U.S. House and Senate Could Benefit Chesapeake Bay
May 1, 2024
Leaders of the congressional agriculture committees today unveiled separate versions of legislation to reauthorize the Farm Bill, the largest and most influential agricultural legislation in the nation.
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Osprey Concerns Spur Renewed Discussion of Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Management at ASMFC
May 1, 2024
The effects of the Chesapeake Bay menhaden fishery on osprey sparked discussion at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Atlantic Menhaden Management Board’s April 30 meeting.
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Innovations in Oyster Aquaculture
May 1, 2024
Oyster Girl Oysters works to create a novel, low-cost system for flipping oyster cages and advancing the aquaculture industry.
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CBF Applauds House Passage of Bill to Prohibit The Sale and Use of Toxic Pavement Sealants
April 30, 2024
CBF applauds the Pennsylvania House passage of House Bill 1166, which prohibits the supply, sale, and application of coal tar sealants containing high amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on driveways or parking lots.
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CBF Named One of Baltimore’s Best Places to Work
April 29, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) this month earned a spot on the Baltimore Business Journal’s 2024 Best Places to Work list.
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Save the Bay News: River Revitalization, Ticks, and a Bay for Everyone
April 26, 2024
Despite the vast scale of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, restoration is often hyperlocal and deeply personal. Read on for stories of people and communities connecting to clean water and working to save the Bay.
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Young Conservationists Celebrate Arbor Day by Planting 400 Trees Along Frederick County Creek
April 26, 2024
In celebration of Arbor Day, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) hosted roughly 40 members of the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps to plant 400 trees along Catoctin Creek at Summer’s Hill Farm in Jefferson, Maryland.
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New Power Plant Carbon Controls Will Help Fight Climate Change, Restore Local Waters, and Protect Vulnerable Communities
April 25, 2024
New EPA limits on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from dirty power plants will help our region fight climate change and its effects, reduce excess nitrogen polluting the Bay and its tributaries, and protect people’s health from dangerous air pollution.
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Sailors Complete Projects at Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brock Environmental Center During Day of Service
April 25, 2024
On Thursday, April 25, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center welcomed 90 sailors and their families for a day of service known as the Thousand Points of Light.
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