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Peggy Sanner of CBF, Senator Emmett Hanger, and Rebecca Tomazin of CBF at the presentation of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s 2019 legislator of the year award in Richmond.
Photo: Kenny Fletcher
(RICHMOND, VA)—Senator Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) has been a leader in ensuring strong investment in farm conservation practices and other programs that reduce pollution to local streams and rivers.
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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation presents Delegate Bulova 2019 Legislator of the Year award in Richmond.
Photo: Kenny Fletcher
(RICHMOND, VA)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation recently presented Delegate David Bulova (D-Fairfax) with a 2019 Legislator of the Year award for his leadership in restoring Virginia's waterways.
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The annual Clean Water Concert series in Easton, Maryland, offers good music and outdoor summer fun.
Photo: Hilary Gibson/CBF Staff
The Clear Water Concert Series offers a FREE, family-friendly way to both celebrate our community and raise awareness about what we can do to help restore health to local rivers.
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The seafood fishery is a cornerstone of the Chesapeake Bay economy. For generations, watermen have plied the Bay for crabs, oysters, rockfish, and other delectable denizens from its depths.
Photo: Karine Aigner/iLCP
The fourth annual Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week is June 1–9, 2019.
REGISTER NOWThe Chesapeake Bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed covers parts of six states and is home to more than 18 million people.
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A fish with unparalleled historical significance, the Atlantic sturgeon is threatened with extinction on our watch.
Photo: iStock
Remembering critical Chesapeake Bay species in honor of Endangered Species Day.
Everyone needs to take time once in a while to sit back, take a breath, and think about the future....
A reflection of the forest in a stream in Virginia at Poor Farm Park—seems like Monet painted it himself.
Bob Diller
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