Oyster Spat Catchers Round-Up
Date: October 27, 2012
Time: 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Please contact Jackie Shannon at jshannon@cbf.org with any questions about the event or to register.

Menhaden Public Hearing
Date: October 29, 2012
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Colonial Beach, VA

Central Business District Association Oyster Roast
Date: November 3, 2012
Time: 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Menhaden Public Comment Period Ends
Date: November 16, 2012
Time: 5 p.m.

VoiCeS Bay Stewardship Course
Date: January 9-February 26, 2013 (tentative)
Time: 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location:  Chesapeake, VA

For a full listing of upcoming events and restoration projects check our Online Calendar.

Give at Work
Many governments and private employers allow employees to donate through automatic payroll deduction. Some companies also match donations, doubling their impact!

Environmental Education Honors Congrats to 6th-grade science teacher Sunila Varghese-Saunders and Principal Dr. Joey Jones (seen above), both CBF Education Program alum, who were recently recognized for achievement in environmental education! Read on.

Pleasure House Point Celebration!
An Oct. 12 ribbon-cutting event brought together the City of Virginia Beach, the Trust for Public Land (TPL), CBF, government and corporate officials, and community members to celebrate the permanent conservation of Pleasure House Point, a quiet peninsula of beach, marsh, and maritime forest on the Lynnhaven River. Read on for the full story behind this special place and check out our photos from the event.

Saving the Bay Starts with YOU
As CBF works to defend and implement the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, your support is crucial to our success now more than ever. Learn how.

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Photo credits: (Left, from top) Courtesy CBF Staff; Getty Images; John Surrick/CBF Staff; © Garth Lenz/iLCP; courtesy Allyson Ladley Gibson. (Right, from top) iStock; Allyson Ladley Gibson/CBF Staff; Bill Portlock/CBF Staff; Michele Dandrea Lowell.