More than half of the state lies within the watershed. Pennsylvania contains two major Bay watersheds: the Potomac, with 1,600 square miles; and the Susquehanna, with 21,000 square miles. Together, they total 40% of the entire watershed.

Funds Aid Ag Conservation

Forty-four farms in Pennsylvania are benefitting from federal stimulus funds made available through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST), helping farmers install conservation measures that will aid their farms' sustainability and profitability, while improving local water quality.

Press Releases

08.18.10 - CBF Outlines Plan to Help Pennsylvania Meet Federal Bay Cleanup Standards at Ag Progress Days
07.28.10 - CBF Statement on Passage of H.R. 5509 by the House Agriculture Committee
07.21.10 - RAVE Comes to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
06.30.10 - Senate Committee Passes Chesapeake Clean Water Act

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In the News

08.30.10 - A Picture's Worth 1000 Words: Protecting PA's Chesapeake Watershed
08.26.10 - Chesapeake Protections Discussed
08.25.10 - Cardin's Misguided Environmentalist Critics

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TreeVitalize is a partnership to restore tree cover in Pa. communities. Join us at TreeVitalize.net. The program, run by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, seeks to put one million trees on the Pa. landscape by 2012. CBF is a partner focusing on planting riparian buffers.