With Your Family

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Hooded Merganser mother huddles in grasses with sleepy chicks.

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Family opportunities are crucial not only for the Bay's future, but for the development and the future of our children.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation provides many opportunities for parents and children to learn about the Bay together. Whether you live in New York state, Virginia Beach, or anywhere in between, you and your children can take an active role in saving the Bay.
The options range from organized volunteer events across the watershed to self-initiated project guides that take you step-by-step through your own restoration project. 

Here are a few family-oriented experiences worth pursuing.

Take a look at our "On and Around the Bay" section. 

Check CBF's event listings or the Bay Journal's online events calendar for family-friendly volunteer opportunities and community activities. 

Calculate your Bay footprint.

Paddle a water trail.

Eat local to save the Bay. Buying directly from local farmers keeps them in business, protects their land with regenerative agriculture, and that means a healthier and cleaner Chesapeake watershed. Visit the Buy Fresh Buy Local Chesapeake site to find local food in Maryland, Buy Fresh Buy Local Pennsylvania, and Buy Fresh Buy Local Virginia. Find other chapters in the watershed at buyfreshbuylocal.org.

Maryland

Virginia

Delaware

Washington, D.C.

Pennsylvania

Find other resources here and local museums and attractions at Chesapeake Explorer

The Bay Needs You

The State of the Bay Report makes it clear that the Bay needs our support now more than ever. Your donation helps the Chesapeake Bay Foundation maintain our momentum toward a restored Bay, rivers, and streams for today and generations to come.

Donate Today

Volunteer

Do you enjoy working with others to help clean the Chesapeake Bay? Do you have a few hours to spare? Whether growing oysters, planting trees, or advocating for a clean Bay, there are plenty of ways you can contribute.

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