Save the Bay Blog - 2019

Show Me the Science: Virginia’s Refreshing Take on a Water Quality Quandary

July 18, 2019

Working together, researchers and policymakers created a win for the James River—and everyone else.

Don’t Worry—the Oyster Emoji Is Coming

July 17, 2019

In honor of World Emoji Day, we’re celebrating the upcoming release of the oyster emoji and all there is to love about this critical Bay critter.

Virginia Beach Students OWN ITT!

July 16, 2019

Virginia Beach students recently participated in the Our Watershed Needs Identified for Today and Tomorrow (OWN-ITT) competition, making sustainability focused story maps.

D.C. May Have Had a Little Rain

July 12, 2019

After record-breaking rains and flooding across the Chesapeake region, is this the new normal?

Speaking the Bay's Language

July 11, 2019

The waters of the Chesapeake Bay are the balm that soothes Dr. Lorelly Solano's hectic days. To help protect it, she’s sharing her passion for the environment with a new generation of immigrants and Spanish-speaking citizens on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Their View: State Needs to Step Up Support of Those Working Hard to Clean Up Rivers and Streams

July 9, 2019

CBF's PA Executive Director was featured as a Guest Columnist in Time Leaders, discussing PA's role in the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint.

Healthy Living and Family Legacy Under Threat in Union Hill

July 3, 2019

Richard Walker's ancestral homestead is the historically black community of Union Hill, VA, where his family still lives. But Union Hill's "healthy living" is being threatened by a compressor station that burns natural gas 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Photos of the Month: June

July 1, 2019

From National Rivers Month to Pride Month, there was much to celebrate around the region in June!

Is Clean Air Blowing Away in the Wind?

June 28, 2019

The Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy Plan is another missed opportunity to reduce nitrogen pollution and address sources of pollution that cause climate change.

Northern Neck Oyster Gardeners Help Restore Wild Reefs

June 27, 2019

Oyster gardening gives volunteers the opportunity to play a role in bringing back the beloved Chesapeake Bay bivalve.

What's the Deal with the Dead Zone?

June 19, 2019

Scientists are predicting one of the largest dead zones in decades in the Bay this summer. But what does that really mean? Dr. Beth McGee answers all our questions.

Blue Catfish: How to Think about an Invasive Species

June 6, 2019

Saving the Bay, Fighting Climate Change: Two Sides of the Same Coin

June 4, 2019

Record breaking storms in 2018 across the Bay watershed increased polluted runoff, but the damage was not as bad as it could have been thanks to the implementation of the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint

Photos of the Month: May

June 1, 2019

Spring has officially sprung across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, check out some of our favorite photos from May 2019!

A Watershed Moment

May 31, 2019

The Bay's recovery is fragile. And we are at a pivotal time to save the Bay.

Heaven on Herring Creek

May 29, 2019

Richmond area Hispanic leaders go fishing with CBF

Lest We Forget: Some Thoughts about Endangered Species Day

May 17, 2019

Remembering critical Chesapeake Bay species in honor of Endangered Species Day.

‘A Breath of Fresh Air’ 

May 16, 2019

Immigrant high school students discover the Bay’s rivers with CBF

Photo of the Week: Monet Dreamed

May 13, 2019

A reflection of the forest in a stream in Virginia at Poor Farm Park—seems like Monet painted it himself.

What You Need to Know about Pennsylvania’s Clean Water Blueprint

May 10, 2019

Pennsylvania’s waters have been slowly improving, but the state is still falling far short of meeting its pollution reduction and local water quality goals.

5 Things to Know about Maryland’s Clean Water Blueprint

May 7, 2019

Maryland's Clean Water Blueprint must get Maryland to the reductions necessary to meet its commitment to the 2010 federal “Total Maximum Daily Load.”

Blue Crabs Are Back!

May 6, 2019

What do the latest crab survey numbers mean for the health of our beloved blue crabs and our Bay?

What You Need to Know about Virginia’s Clean Water Blueprint

April 30, 2019

Virginia’s Clean Water Blueprint (also known as the the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan) is the single most important road map to restoring Virginia’s waterways

Photo of the Week: Landings and Last Light

April 29, 2019

An osprey lands on a nest next to it's mate in the failing light of evening along the Virginia coastline of the Chesapeake Bay in Mathews County.

Hope Springs Eternal. So Do the Shrimp.

April 26, 2019

Upon meeting the Bay for the first time, I came away an optimist.