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A child looks at fish in a tank

Valerie Keefer/CBF Staff

2024 Maryland Rod & Reef Slam Winners Announced

Anglers and Chesapeake Bay supporters had much to celebrate on Sunday, September 15, at the 2024 Maryland Rod & Reef Slam fishing tournament’s closing ceremony at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Center in Annapolis.

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An adult helps a child with a fishing pole

Ghentite Photography

More Than 60 Anglers Reel in Nine Different Species During Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Rod and Reef Slam in Hampton

More than 60 anglers caught nine different species of fish from the Hampton River during the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Rod and Reef Slam in Hampton Saturday.

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Volunteers line up oyster gardening cages at Lighthouse Point Marina

Valerie Keefer/CBF Staff

Partners Install Maryland’s Largest Public Oyster Garden at Baltimore Marina

Today, the Great Baltimore Oyster Partnership, made up of Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore (WPB) and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), hosted 35 volunteers to install Maryland’s largest public oyster garden at Lighthouse Point Marina.

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, September 19

Bay Discovery Cruise

4:30-6:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: September 17
Philip Merrill Environmental Center
Annapolis, Maryland
Thursday, September 19

Oyster Gardening Spat Pickup

5:00-7:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: September 17
Eastern Shore Conservation Center
Easton, Maryland
Tuesday, September 24

Virginia Beach VoiCeS Class

Six consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: September 19
Brock Environmental Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Wednesday, September 25

Bay Discovery Cruise

4:30-6:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: September 23
Philip Merrill Environmental Center
Annapolis, Virginia

Ongoing: Volunteers are invited to join us at Clagett Farm in Maryland on Tuesdays to plant, weed, and harvest food for our CSA and the surrounding community. See our calendar to register.

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