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The Washington Monument looms in the background as four students—with their backs to the camera—stand at the end of a boat looking at it across the water.

Andrew Overton

Senate Committee Shields NOAA Bay Restoration Work From White House Budget Cuts

The Senate Appropriations Committee defended essential Chesapeake Bay restoration and education programs from the Trump administration’s budget ax in the fiscal year 2026 spending plan for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved last week.

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The sun sets over rolling hills of Maryland forests.

Stephen Walker

CBF Applauds Governor Moore’s Environmental Justice Executive Order

Maryland Governor Wes Moore took an important stance for environmental justice last week by signing an executive order focused on securing and leveraging state data to support environmental justice.

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AFI members shake recycled oyster shells for CBF in Shady Side, MD

CBF Staff

Veterans Give Back Through Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration

In a triumph for outdoor stewardship and clean water, roughly a dozen U.S. veterans and servicemembers joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) this week to restore oyster habitat in Maryland and Virginia.

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Tuesday, July 22

Oyster Gardening Roundup

6:30-8:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: July 20
The Mariners' Museum
Newport News, Virginia
Tuesday, July 22

Taste of the Bay

6-8:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: July 18
Oakencroft Farm & Winery
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thursday, July 24

Oyster Gardening Roundup

6:30-8:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: July 22
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gloucester Point, Virginia
Tuesday, July 29

Tiny Forest Tuesdays

8:30-10:30 a.m.
Registration Deadline: July 27
Fonticello Park
Richmond, Virginia

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