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A farm with a red barn and blue silo sits on a hill adjacent to a creek.

Brian Gish/CBF Staff

Conservation Coordinators Join CBF to Accelerate The Renewal Project for the Pequea and Halfmoon Watersheds

Isabel “Izzy” Snee and Mariah Saunders have joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) team as conservation coordinators, working to accelerate progress toward bringing impaired streams back to health in parts of four Pennsylvania counties.

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Cars driving through flood water in Norfolk, Virginia

Kenny Fletcher/CBF Staff

New Bill Streamlines Virginia Flood Protection Resources

Sea level rise and flooding are a growing part of Virginians’ lives, but the Commonwealth’s resources to contend with these threats are scattered across multiple government agencies.

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A group of people dig a hole to plant a tree

CBF Staff

Tree Conservation Gains Landmark Support From Virginia Lawmakers

Tree conservation picked up historic momentum in the Virginia General Assembly this session, getting local leaders one step closer to preserving and replacing more trees.

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