About the Bay

Learn more about the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed with maps and information on wildlife, issues impacting the Bay's health, and more.

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    More than Just the Bay

    When we speak of "saving the Bay," we're talking about the roughly 64,000 square-mile watershed that includes the Bay, rivers, streams, and creeks and is covered with forests, farms, wildlife habitat, cities, suburbs, wastewater treatment plants, and heavy industry.

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    Maps

    Maps covering a wide range of Chesapeake Bay information, from geography and wildlife to pollution and economics.

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    Kevin Moore

    Chesapeake Bay Glossary

    Learn more in this glossary of terms related to the Chesapeake Bay.

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    Resources

    There's a lot more to learn about the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams. These web sites and materials will inspire you to get to know the watershed better.

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    Gilpin Brown

    10 Things You Didn't Know About the Chesapeake Bay

    Ten facts about the Chesapeake Bay that may surprise you.

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Share Your Clean Water Story

What does the Bay, its rivers and streams mean to you? What impact have the Bay and its local waters had on your life? We'd like to know.

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Save the Bay

Founded in 1967, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest independent conservation organization dedicated solely to saving the Bay.

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