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Save the Bay Magazine - Winter 2023

December 6, 2023

Winter 2023 issue of CBF's "Save the Bay" magazine.
Hampton Roads Land Conservation Summit Advances Discussion on Sea Level Rise, Water Quality, and Resiliency Solutions

December 5, 2023

A coalition of Hampton Roads leaders explored solutions to sea level rise, climate change, and other key water quality and habitat issues at a land conservation summit Friday in Virginia Beach.
Heart and Science: The Chesapeake Bay Needs Both

December 5, 2023

To succeed in the next chapter of bay-saving, we’re going to have to widen conservation’s historically narrow lens. We can’t focus so pointedly on trying to recreate the past that we neglect to build for the future—a future that recognizes that nature and human communities are intertwined.
Chris Moore Named Chesapeake Bay Foundation Virginia Executive Director

December 4, 2023

Chris Moore, most recently the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Senior Regional Ecosystem Scientist, has taken the helm of the CBF Virginia office as its executive director.
CBF Supports Maryland DNR’s Emergency Regulations for Striped Bass

November 29, 2023

Today, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced new striped bass emergency regulations to help bolster the species’ struggling population.
CBF Statement on 2023 Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone

November 28, 2023

The dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay this year is the smallest since monitoring began in 1985, according to data released today by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Old Dominion University, and Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
Save the Bay Newsletter: Living Shorelines, Urban Farms, and People-Centered Conservation

November 16, 2023

This month, we discuss what it means to center people in conservation. When we do it successfully, it not only moves watershed restoration forward, but also builds community.
Being the Bay’s Voice

November 13, 2023

For nearly two decades, CBF’s Volunteers as Chesapeake Stewards (VoiCeS) program has inspired hundreds of dedicated volunteers to serve their community and the Bay.
Little Pieces of Life, Green, and Community

November 9, 2023

In building local food systems that support community and environmental wellbeing, small and urban farms have an outsized impact.
CBF Announces Tola Sanni as New Chief Financial Officer

November 9, 2023

CBF has selected Tola Sanni as its new Chief Financial Officer, overseeing the organization's accounting, payroll, and financial & grant management, and reporting. She also serves as the treasurer of CBF’s Board of Trustees.
Living Shoreline Builds Resilience—and Community

November 8, 2023

This summer, roughly 90 volunteers from all walks of life came together for 10 weeks to restore waterfront in Portsmouth, Virginia. Community and comradery ensued.
A Place for People

November 6, 2023

There are more than 18 million people who live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, who don’t all look the same, have the same background, or speak the same language. But we are connected by the right—not the privilege—to clean water.
Successful Virginia Buffer-planting Program is Worth Replicating in the Farm Bill

November 3, 2023

After just four years, the James River Buffer Program is already responsible for planting more than 900 acres of forested buffers on several dozen properties in the Middle and Upper James River watershed in Virginia.
Baltimore City Wastewater Treatment Plant Settlement First Step in Reconciling Pollution to the Bay, CBF Says

November 2, 2023

Today, Baltimore City’s Public Works Department agreed to a $4.75 million settlement payment to address pollution from the city-owned Back River and Patapsco wastewater treatment plants.
Back from the Edge

November 2, 2023

For 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has had remarkable success, saving 99 percent of the species on its list. While some species have tragically been lost forever, these three Chesapeake comeback stories give us hope.
Mira Lloyd Dock Award Winner’s Project Benefits Folks and Feathered Friends

November 1, 2023

Brennan Ka’aihue celebrated winning a 2022 Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award with a project that is for the birds.
Renewal Project Accelerates Restoration Work In Halfmoon and Pequea Watersheds

October 30, 2023

The Halfmoon and Pequea Creek Watersheds Renewal Project, coordinated by CBF, is accelerating progress toward bringing impaired streams in the two Pennsylvania watersheds back to health.
Save the Bay Newsletter: Healing Headwaters, Pollution Hotspots, and Eating Local

October 27, 2023

The Chesapeake Bay region’s food system profoundly affects the watershed and the people who live here. Our latest newsletter features stories about how to meaningfully address pollution from agriculture—the largest source of pollution to the Bay but also a critical part of our economy and way of life.
As the Miles of Impaired Waters Increase, CBF Sees Opportunities and Momentum in Pennsylvania

October 27, 2023

On Saturday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will open for public comment its Draft 2024 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Report that identifies 28,820 miles of waterways in the Commonwealth that have been damaged by pollution.
CBF Issues Statement on Rep. Sarbanes’ Announcement He Will Not Seek Another Term

October 27, 2023

The announcement by U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes that he will not seek another term in the House of Representatives will leave large shoes to fill, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
CBF Applauds House Committee Vote to Advance Bipartisan SEEE Act

October 26, 2023

CBF applauded the House Natural Resources Committee’s approval today of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and boost funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office and expand environmental education about the Bay.
What Would a Dream Food System Look Like?

October 23, 2023

CBF's Clagett Farm Vegetable Production Manager Jared Planz discusses the value of eating local.
CBF Mourns the Loss of Ridge Hall, Environmental Lawyer and Mentor to Many

October 23, 2023

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) joins the Chesapeake Legal Alliance and many others mourning the loss of Ridge Hall, a long-time environmental lawyer and mentor.
Watershed Out of Balance: How Industrial Agriculture Tips the Scales

October 20, 2023

With intensifying livestock production in places like the Eastern Shore of Maryland, many are finding that conservation practices can’t keep up with pollution.
ASMFC Releases Addendum II to The Striped Bass Management Plan as Low Numbers Cause Concern

October 19, 2023

As low striped bass numbers in the Chesapeake Bay cause widespread concern, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) yesterday released for public comment a fisheries management plan update that seeks to help rebuild the striped bass population.