02 Jul 2019
CBF Issues Statement on CBSAC Blue Crab Report
Estimates from this year’s winter dredge blue crab survey found that the population is 60 percent above the previous year, and the best since 2012.
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A man holds a soft shell blue crab caught by Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.
Photo: Rebecca Long
Two volunteers plant an American holly tree at a volunteer event at the Hopewell Community Center. The event was part of ongoing efforts to engage the community in restoring Hopewell's waterways.
Photo: Kenny Fletcher/CBF Staff
01 Jul 2019
Become A Hopewell Tree Steward at Free Summer Course
(HOPEWELL, VA)—Volunteer tree stewards are needed to help plant and nurture the growing number of trees in Hopewell.
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03 Jul 2019
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- | Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Fight Against Atlantic Menhaden Certification Moves to Next Round
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21 Jun 2019
- News Article
- | PA Environment Digest
EPA Says PA’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed Plan Comes Up Short, Lacks Commitments to Resources to Carry It Out
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A CBF staffer passes an oyster gardening growing kit to a new oyster gardener.
Photo: Kenny Fletcher/CBF Staff
03 Aug 2019
Oyster Gardening in Virginia
June through AugustJoin CBF's ranks of oyster gardeners this summer. Workshops run through August 3. Current gardeners--check the Roundups schedule for dates and times to return your adult oysters.
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Veterans, community members, paddlers, and others enjoy being on the water during CBF's annual Veterans on the Susquehanna event.
Photo: BJ Small/CBF Staff
24 Aug 2019
Veterans on the Susquehanna
1:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.- Shank's Mare Outfitters
- 2092 Long Level Road, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania 17368 |
Join us on the Susquehanna for a day of paddling and celebrating our veterans and our river.
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23 Jul 2019
Oyster Gardening Seminar & Roundup
6:00-8:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: July 22- Newport News, Virginia
27 Jul 2019
Oyster Gardening Seminar & Roundup
9:00-11:00 a.m. Registration Deadline: July 26- Lancaster, Virginia
30 Jul 2019
Oyster Gardening Seminar & Roundup
6:00-8:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: July 29- Colonial Beach, Virginia
31 Jul 2019
Offshore Drilling Community Town Hall
3:00-5:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: July 31- CBF's Brock Environmental Center
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
03 Aug 2019
Oyster Gardening Seminar & Roundup
9:00-11:00 a.m. Registration Deadline: August 2- CBF's Brock Environmental Center
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
24 Aug 2019
Veterans on the Susquehanna
1:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.- Shank's Mare Outfitters
- Wrightsville, Pennsylvania
21 Sep 2019
Rod & Reef Slam
6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.- Maryland Eastern Shore
- Sherwood, Maryland
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