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Rob Schnabel/CBF Staff
How Maryland’s Hedgeapple Farm fosters a deep connection to our lands and waters while building a thriving community.
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Peter Cross
This month's newsletter features a range of stories from a crashing blue crab population to the return of oyster restoration following the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
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Brian Wee
The House Appropriations Committee would continue funding key Bay restoration programs at EPA and the Department of the Interior at current levels in the fiscal year 2026 spending plan it approved today, 33-28.
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Andrew Overton
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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Stephen Walker
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.
Read MoreOngoing: Volunteers are invited to join us at Clagett Farm in Maryland. We have opportunities to help plant, weed, and harvest food for our CSA and the surrounding community. We also have opportunities to help care for trees in our tree nursery. See our calendar to register.
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