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This Month on the Bay: March’s Lion Has Lost His Teeth
March 21, 2019
True to form, March 2019 came in like a lion this year.
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This Week in the Watershed: A Slap in the Face
March 15, 2019
Whether on cable news, your social media feed, or at the family dinner table, political bickering feels inescapable. But across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, individuals of all political persuasions can all agree on one topic–clean water.
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What We Owe to Rachel Carson
March 14, 2019
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are looking back at some of the natural world’s greatest heroines. And perhaps there’s no one more deserving of that description than Rachel Carson. Back in 1962—before there was an Earth Day, or EPA, or even a Chesapeake Bay Foundation—Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring. The book that started it all, Spring is credited for launching the modern environmental movement.
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One Prolific Voice for Clean Water
March 12, 2019
CBF's Hampton Roads Grassroots Manager Tanner Council describes Hampton resident Claire Neubert as one of the most prolific volunteers CBF has ever worked with.
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Photo of the Week: Headed Out
March 11, 2019
An oyster boat begins the day on a frigid winter morning.
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CSAs for the Bay
March 6, 2019
In the Chesapeake region, small scale farming that emphasizes best management practices is vital in supporting the health of the Bay and its waterways.
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Photo of the Week: Last Sunrise of Duck Season
March 4, 2019
Two duck hunters head out on the Wye River, Maryland for the last day of the season.
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Books for the Future Bay Saver
March 2, 2019
This Read Across America Day help your young reader learn more about the Chesapeake Bay and the world around them.
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This Week in the Watershed: The Bulldozers Are Waiting
March 1, 2019
It’s a scene that’s far too common. A fleet of gas-guzzling bulldozers flatten acres of high-value, mature, and healthy forest. In a flash, decades, even centuries, of nature’s hard work is reduced to stumps and mud.
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An Oyster Champion in Virginia
February 27, 2019
One student is on a quest to officially recognize the importance of oysters in Virginia.
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Photo of the Week: Eagle in Flight
February 25, 2019
A bald eagle takes flight at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in early February, 2019.
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This Week in the Watershed: The Bay's Cornerstone
February 22, 2019
Following decades of restoration work, we are making progress restoring the Bay's native oyster population. And two pieces of legislation before the Maryland General Assembly would take restoration efforts even further.
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Optimism Amid Challenges as Maryland’s Oyster Farming Industry Continues to Grow
February 20, 2019
2019 Maryland Shellfish Aquaculture Conference highlighted changes in the Bay’s regenerative business.
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This Week in the Watershed: Exposing Our Values
February 15, 2019
There is perhaps no document more revealing than a budget.
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The Love Lives of Chesapeake Critters
February 14, 2019
In honor of Valentine's Day, we took a look at some of the very weird mating habits of quintessential Chesapeake Bay critters!
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Clean Water Voices in the Old Dominion
February 13, 2019
Good things happen when voices join together for the Bay.
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So, You're the Bay's Valentine?
February 12, 2019
This Valentine’s Day, show some love for your Bay-Bae!
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Photo of the Week: Sail Away with Me
February 11, 2019
The sun sets on a cold January day as docked sailboats reflect off a calm Chester River in Chestertown, MD.
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This Week in the Watershed: Forest Fervor
February 8, 2019
We are losing our forests at an alarming rate throughout the watershed.
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Photo of the Week: My Blue Heron Neighbor
February 4, 2019
A blue heron stands along Maryland's South River.
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This Week in the Watershed: Salty Solutions
February 1, 2019
As another polar vortex pays an unwelcome visit to our region, the salt trucks are out in full force. And the thousands of tons of salt spread on our roads and sidewalks can have harmful effects on the health of our rivers, streams, and the Chesapeake Bay.
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A Breakthrough on Coal Ash Cleanup
January 31, 2019
Hazardous coal ash has been precariously stored in unlined ponds at four sites along the James, Potomac, and Elizabeth rivers, but elected leaders in Virginia are now requiring it be moved.
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Runoff Fees Support Solutions to Local Pollution, Flooding
January 30, 2019
On behalf of the conservation community, I extend my sincerest apologies. Collectively we have failed you, the public, on communicating what science has shown us: that our stormwater infrastructure is failing and it's polluting the water we drink, fish and recreate in.
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Photo of the Week: Day's End
January 28, 2019
The Bay is the place to go whenever you need some deserted January beach therapy.
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This Week in the Watershed: Charting Our Course
January 25, 2019
Our members are the lifeblood of everything we do. And now we want to hear from you.
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