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CBF Adds 14 Million Oysters to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland in 2020
February 11, 2021
CBF continued its long-term push to restore oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay by adding more than 14 million oysters in Maryland waters during 2020’s pandemic-affected season.
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CBF Applauds House Passage of Ecosystem Restoration Bill
December 8, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, which authorizes ecosystem restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and around the country.
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The Most Important Bay Bill in a Generation Just Became Law…
November 12, 2020
…and you may not even know about it. Don’t feel bad—you’re not alone. CBF has got you covered.
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Lynnhaven River Grants Offer Final Funding Needed to Fully Restore Oyster Habitat
September 3, 2020
Two grants of approximately $500,000 each will lead to 15 acres of new Lynnhaven oyster reef stocked with 15 million spat-on-shell oysters.
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CBF and Partners Help Six Local Eastern Shore Jurisdictions Secure $300,000 Grant for Environmental Improvements
August 17, 2020
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced a $300,000 grant award for projects throughout five Eastern Shore jurisdictions.
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Pioneering Nansemond River Effort to Use Oyster Restoration to Protect Shorelines
July 20, 2020
These restoration projects will deploy a variety of innovative techniques and the results will be evaluated for their ability to provide benefits such as increasing oyster populations and preventing erosion.
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CBF Applauds Funding Increase for Watershed Education and Oyster Restoration in House Spending Bill
July 14, 2020
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation applauded proposed funding increases for Bay watershed education and oyster restoration and research in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fiscal year 2021 budget.
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Following COVID-19 Restrictions, Oyster Restoration is Back
June 25, 2020
After a nearly three-month pause, oyster restoration is back in both Virginia and Maryland.
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New Virginia Mapping Tool to Help Chesapeake Bay Restoration
June 10, 2020
Today the Northam Administration unveiled new mapping tools that will benefit water quality in local streams and the Chesapeake Bay by identifying places where conservation work can be most effective.
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Tree Nurseries: An Essential Bay Business
April 16, 2020
In these uncertain times, Pennsylvania nursery growers provide essential crops for clean water. As life challenges in the days of COVID-19 continue, so does the work of adding trees and shrubs to Penn's Woods that will clean and protect Pennsylvania waters. The clean water work does not stop.
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Communities Rise to the Climate Challenge
April 5, 2020
In Baltimore Harbor’s toxic legacy, Turner Station sees a solution for rising seas.
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Pennsylvania Has Been ‘Growing Greener’ for 20 Years
January 10, 2020
Twenty years after Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge signed a bill establishing Growing Greener at $650 million over five years, the Commonwealth struggles today to make the adequate investments necessary to clean and protect its waters.
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In Oyster News, We’re Celebrating
December 16, 2019
Federal and state funding measures to support oyster restoration and research would send more money flowing to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s most important natural filter.
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CBF Christens Cutting-Edge Floating Oyster Restoration Center
November 7, 2019
The Prudence H. & Louis F. Ryan Mobile Oyster Restoration Center will change how CBF helps bring back Virginia’s oyster population.
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Grants to Boost Lynnhaven River Oyster Restoration
October 10, 2019
Today the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded two grants for oyster restoration in the Lynnhaven River to Lynnhaven River NOW and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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Unique Technology Gives Underwater View of Hampton Roads Oyster Reefs
October 3, 2019
CBF and an underwater photography team are using an innovative technology to survey current and future oyster restoration sites.
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Resorts for Oysters
September 19, 2019
If you find yourself slurping down oysters at National Harbor, or another MGM property in Las Vegas, you have more than one reason to feel good.
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CBF Statement on Maryland’s Changes to Oyster Fishery Regulations
September 16, 2019
The regulations call for removing one harvest day per week for commercial watermen—Wednesday—as well as reducing bushel limits.
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Fighting for Oysters
September 6, 2019
On a blustery and snowy March day at Maryland’s General Assembly, about a dozen hearty oyster advocates to support two bills designed to help increase the oyster population in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay.
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CBF Assesses PA, MD, VA Plans to Achieve 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals
August 23, 2019
With only six years left for Bay jurisdictions to implement plans necessary to restore water quality in local rivers, streams, and the Chesapeake Bay, Bay jurisdictions have now sent the EPA their final plans that outline how the 2025 goal will be met.
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Time’s Running out to Meet Bay Cleanup Goals, Especially in PA
August 14, 2019
The historic federal-state partnership working to clean up the Bay’s pollution is entering the final phase of restoration.
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Northrop Grumman Experimenting with Sensors to Help CBF Monitor Oyster Reefs
August 5, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Six engineering teams are working with the latest technology to develop a solution to a challenging environmental issue.
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CBF Plants More Than 3 Million Oysters near Baltimore Harbor
July 31, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The work continues CBF’s efforts to increase the spawning potential of oysters at reefs next to Fort Carroll, just south of the Baltimore Harbor.
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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.
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CBF Report: The State of the Blueprint
May 28, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—A new Chesapeake Bay Foundation report examining the state of the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint found both good and bad news.
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