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Forests play a critical role in filtering the water that ends up in our waterways, such as in this stream in Harford County, Maryland.
Photo: David Fine
Maryland is on-track to meet its overall pollution-reduction targets by 2025, due in large part to investments to upgrade sewage treatment plants, which have exceeded goals, and in farm management practices.
Read MoreVirginia’s plan is on track to achieve its 2025 goals, provided it accelerates efforts to reduce pollution from agricultural sources and growing urban and suburban areas, while continuing progress in the wastewater sector.
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Veterans, community members, paddlers, and others enjoy being on the water during CBF's annual Veterans on the Susquehanna event.
Photo: BJ Small/CBF Staff
Join us on the Susquehanna for a day of paddling and celebrating our veterans and our river.
REGISTER NOWJoin CBF for a fishing tournament that celebrates oyster reef restoration and the habitat it provides for Chesapeake Bay fish species.
Register NowThe Chesapeake Bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed covers parts of six states and is home to more than 18 million people.
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Fifteen student leaders spent five days on a CBF Student Leadership Masterclass this summer exploring how federal policy can influence water quality and shape communities.
Photo: Codi Kozacek
CBF student leaders headed to the nation’s capital to explore the connections between federal policy and water quality.
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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