Decades of Success
![](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=402496116518982&link=http://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/history/decades-of-success/&picture=https://www.cbf.org/assets/images/misc/earthday2019timelineonesize1.jpg&redirect_uri=http://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/history/decades-of-success/"e=It's the 49th anniversary of Earth Day! Take a look at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's conservation timeline to see how far we've come toward saving the Bay.)
For five decades, CBF has been a leader for clean water rights.
1960s:
From a landmark court case for environmental law to a 90+ percent reduction in tidal wetlands loss, CBF hit the ground running.
Read more about CBF in the '60s
1970s:
From a landmark court case for environmental law to a 90+ percent reduction in tidal wetlands loss, CBF hit the ground running.
Read more about CBF in the '70s
1980s:
Prompted by CBF advocacy, states established critical areas preservation laws and striped bass received greater protection.
Read more about CBF in the '80s
1990s:
With CBF's leadership and support, water quality standards were set, preserved, and enforced.
Read more about CBF in the '90s
2000s:
CBF helped secure three major programs for farmers, saved wetlands, and founded a national environmental education partnership.
Read more about CBF in the '00s
2010s:
CBF's leadership helped launch agricultural conservation efforts, save menhaden, and set in motion precedent-setting pollution reduction efforts for the Bay.
Read more about CBF in the '10s
Photo credits, from top: CBF Staff, Unknown, © Neil Ever Osborne/ iLCP, Kevin Moore, CBF Staff
