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Hampton River Oyster Grant to Bring One Million New Oysters and Engage Local Students and Community
September 4, 2024
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today awarded the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) a grant to restore oyster habitat in the Hampton River.
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Farmers Share Conservation Practice Experiences at Clarke County Grazing Roundtable
August 29, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is a partner in the Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance, which hosted a roundtable Wednesday, providing local farmers an inside look at conservation practices in action at a local 227-acre farm.
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Foxwynd Foundation Grant to the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Will Help More Trees to Survive and Reduce Pollution
August 29, 2024
Newly-planted trees along Pennsylvania streams will live longer, grow stronger, and have a better chance to clean and protect local waters thanks to a grant by the Foxwynd Foundation of Chester County to the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership.
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Bringing Back Brook Trout
August 29, 2024
How restoring West Virginia's native brook trout also restores water quality, and the critical partnerships making this important work happen.
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Maryland Musician Spotlights Chesapeake Bay Invasive Species in New Songs
August 28, 2024
To express his love of fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, Silver Spring resident Rick Bowers recently wrote and produced two new songs about Maryland’s most voracious invasive predators—the blue catfish and Chesapeake channa (formerly snakehead).
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More Than 100 Tour Participants Explore Norfolk’s Urban Greening Projects That Address Climate Change
August 24, 2024
More than 100 visitors explored rain gardens, living shorelines, bioswales, tree plantings, and other green infrastructure projects throughout Norfolk Saturday during a garden-style, self-guided tour offered by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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Kent Island Development Faces Legal Opposition
August 23, 2024
In the fight for a healthier community and Chesapeake Bay, advocates have taken legal action against Kent Island’s Chesterhaven Beach residential development project.
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Save the Bay News: Restoration at a Crossroads, a West Virginia Success Story, and What Happens to Fish in a Dead Zone
August 23, 2024
This month we look at the importance of recommitting to the Bay’s restoration and the consequences for current and future efforts.
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Between a Dead Zone and a Hot Place
August 20, 2024
Rising water temperatures and low-oxygen areas are yet another stressor for striped bass—especially young striped bass—in the Chesapeake Bay during summer. While management actions are the most immediate way to help striped bass, addressing chronic problems like the dead zone remains critical to the species’ long-term prospects.
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Tour Norfolk’s Urban Greening Projects That Address Climate Change
August 16, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) invites the public to enjoy a self-guided, garden-style tour of green infrastructure projects in Norfolk, which create beautiful, natural solutions to flooding and pollution.
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Virginia Beach Panel Tackles Bay Restoration’s Future at Pivotal Crossroads in Forty-Year Effort
August 15, 2024
The future of the Chesapeake Bay’s restoration in Virginia was the focus of the “Beyond 2025: How the Bay Agreement Can Impact Our Community” panel discussion Wednesday in Virginia Beach at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Brock Environmental Center.
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Keeping West Virginia's Water Wild, Woolly, and Wonderful
August 15, 2024
A West Virginia couple's dedication to protecting the headwaters of the Lost River and reforesting part of their farm are helping downstream brook trout and improving water quality from the headwaters of the Potomac River to the Chesapeake Bay.
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EPA Chesapeake Bay Evaluations Show Need for Action
August 14, 2024
Key states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are not fully on track to meet commitments to reduce pollution to the Bay by 2025, according to evaluations released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Algal Mats Impair North Fork Shenandoah River
August 14, 2024
The North Fork Shenandoah River is once again experiencing excessive algal growth, restricting the community's full use of the river for fishing and swimming.
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CBF Applauds Gunpowder Riverkeeper’s Action Against Ridgley’s Reserve Pollution
August 8, 2024
In a strong effort to reduce harmful polluted runoff from entering the Chesapeake Bay, Gunpowder Riverkeeper has filed a ‘Notice of Intent’ to sue the new Ridgley’s Reserve housing development in Joppatowne, Maryland under the Clean Water Act.
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Maryland Proposes Further Action for Menhaden in Chesapeake Bay
August 6, 2024
Today, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted to establish a workgroup to consider additional protections from industrial fishing of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay after hearing new survey results that show low osprey nesting success in the Bay.
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Youngkin Can Help Sustain the James River
August 2, 2024
This year, Gov. Glenn Youngkin must commit to continue working with other states in the region to ensure future generations can enjoy clean waterways.
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Fish for Oyster Restoration in the 2024 Maryland Rod and Reef Slam
August 1, 2024
Registration is now open for one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most unique fishing tournaments—the Maryland Rod and Reef Slam.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds Bay Grasses Continued Recovery
July 31, 2024
Underwater grasses, a key barometer for Chesapeake Bay health, experienced an increase overall this past year, according to the 2023 results of the annual Chesapeake Bay grasses survey released today.
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PA Supreme Court Should Reverse Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ‘Tax’ Decision
July 30, 2024
Citing the fundamental right Pennsylvanians have to clean air and pure water, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has filed a brief asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reverse a Commonwealth Court decision that led to its voiding the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
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Power Plant Emissions Limits Mean a More Climate-Resilient Watershed and Cleaner Air for Everyone
July 30, 2024
CBF has been working tirelessly for strong federal safeguards to fight climate change and protect vulnerable communities from dangerous NOx emissions.
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Senate Committee Boosts FY25 Budgets for Key EPA and Interior Department Bay Programs
July 26, 2024
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s bipartisan fiscal year 2025 Interior-Environment bill includes welcome increases for EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program and Interior Department programs.
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Harford County Settlement to Require Abingdon Woods Reforestation, Limit Future Development
July 25, 2024
In a positive step for forest conservation and clean water, Harford County has reached a settlement that will rescind the approvals for Abingdon Business Park and require developers to reforest parts of the property.
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CBF Rebuilds 3-D Habitat in St. Mary’s River Oyster Sanctuary in Southern Maryland
July 24, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Maryland deployed 150 reef balls set with spat, or juvenile oysters, into the St. Mary’s River in southern Maryland.
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Gov. Moore Announces $130 Million in EPA Grants to Accelerate Maryland Climate Goals
July 22, 2024
Governor Wes Moore announced $130 million in grants, awarded to the State of Maryland by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that will support Maryland’s pollution reduction and climate goals by investing in green infrastructure and jobs.
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