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  • Thirty Years of Stewardship

    May 3, 2018

    On a cold night in January 1989, I gathered 12 friends of mine together. Plastic bags, fishing line, cigarette butts, and heaps of other trash were defiling our waterways. And we wanted to do something about it.

  • A Good Tree to Lean On

    May 2, 2018

    As a couple, we have been members of Branch's Baptist Church in Richmond and active in the Spanish-speaking congregation for over a decade.

  • El que a Buen Árbol se Arrima, Buena Sombra le Cobija

    May 2, 2018

    Como pareja, hemos sido miembros de la Iglesia Bautista Branch's en Richmond y activos en el ministerio de habla hispana por más de una década.

  • A Powerful New Restoration Tool for the Bay

    May 1, 2018

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–a key federal partner in the Chesapeake Bay Program–recently gave Capitol Hill a sneak peek at a unique and powerful new federal restoration tool that will be unveiled on May 31: the Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan.

  • CBF Comments on EPA Changes to Coal Ash Rules

    April 30, 2018

    (RICHMOND, VA)—As the Environmental Protection Agency considers changes to federal rules governing the disposal of coal ash, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation today filed written comments expressing concerns that the proposed revisions could increase risks from coal ash.

  • This Week in the Watershed: 10 Million Keystone Trees

    April 27, 2018

    Pennsylvania's waters might not contain blue crabs, oysters, or other iconic Chesapeake Bay critters, but with more than 50 percent of the Bay's freshwater flows coming from the Susquehanna River, the Keystone State determines the health of the Chesapeake.

  • T.O. Longest & Sons: Dressing the Land for the Long Haul

    April 26, 2018

    (DRAGONVILLE, VA)—Tommy Longest and his son-in-law, Kevin Norman, produce corn and no-till soybeans on about 4,000 acres (2,100 in corn) of land in King & Queen County, VA, between Dragon Run (the headwaters of the Piankatank River) and the Mattaponi River.

  • CBF Issues Statement On New Record Bay Grass Acreage

    April 24, 2018

    (ANNAPOLIS, MD)--The Chesapeake Bay Program announced today that in 2017 Bay grasses covered almost 105,000 acres, a new record.

  • This Week in the Watershed: The Biggest Ever

    April 20, 2018

    A recently released study found that not only are Bay grasses flourishing, but the comeback of grasses is one of the few places on Earth where ecological improvements are a direct result of human efforts to reduce pollution.

  • Democracy in Action

    April 18, 2018

    When the new federal funding bill was signed into law a couple weeks ago, it wasn't an accident that it fully supported EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program—a critical piece of Chesapeake restoration.

  • CBF Seeking Oyster Gardeners in Virginia

    April 18, 2018

    (VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is holding oyster gardening workshops this June on the Eastern Shore and in Hampton Roads, the Northern Neck, and Middle Peninsula that allow volunteers to support efforts by the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance to add 10 billion new oysters to the Bay by 2025.

  • This Week in the Watershed: A Disappearing Act

    April 13, 2018

    After months of meetings, letters, phone calls, and emails, it looked like we were going to take a step, albeit it a small one, towards strengthening Maryland’s outdated Forest Conservation Act. Until the legislation disappeared.

  • CBF Statement on Precedent-Setting Virginia Poultry Permits

    April 12, 2018

    (RICHMOND, VA)—Virginia's State Water Control Board today in a 5-0 vote approved permits for three Virginia poultry operations.

  • We're Half Way There: Cros-B-Crest Farm

    April 11, 2018

    (Staunton, VA)—Jimmy Crosby doesn't take a lot of ”bull” when it comes to his soil health.

  • 9 Reasons Spring Is Amazing

    April 10, 2018

    Planting trees, sailing boats, picking strawberries, celebrating Earth Day, there are so many reasons spring may be the very best season on the Chesapeake Bay!

  • CBF Statement on Fones Cliffs Developer Violations

    April 9, 2018

    (RICHMOND, VA)—Last week, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued a second notice of violation to Virginia True Corporation, the Fones Cliffs developer.

  • This Week in the Watershed: Unfinished Business

    April 6, 2018

    It’s an exciting time on the Bay and its rivers and streams. Ospreys are back, flora is beginning to bloom, and the days are lengthening. And in Richmond and Annapolis, activity is beginning to wind down in the halls of its Capitols.

  • CBF Statement on Governor Northam Order to Strengthen Natural Resources Agencies

    April 4, 2018

    (LEXINGTON, VA)—Today Virginia Governor Ralph Northam committed to supporting an increase that would triple Virginia’s natural resources funding.

  • CBF Issues Statement Following EPA Vehicle Emissions Roll-back Announcement

    April 2, 2018

    (ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today EPA announced efforts to roll back greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for automobiles. After the announcement, Alison Prost, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Interim Vice President for Environmental Protection and Restoration, issued the following statement.

  • This Week in the Watershed: Embracing Innovation

    March 30, 2018

    Every day we all witness a growing threat to the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams.

  • On-The-Water Investigations Offered to Shenandoah Valley Students

    March 29, 2018

    (Virginia)—Time is running out for teachers to sign up their middle and high school students for on-the-water investigations in the Shenandoah Valley this spring with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

  • CBF Statement on FERC's Denial of Tree Cutting Extension for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

    March 28, 2018

    (RICHMOND, VA)— Today the Atlantic Coast Pipeline's request to extend tree cutting work by two months was denied by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

  • Volunteers Needed for 30th Annual Clean the Bay Day

    March 27, 2018

    (Virginia)—Thousands of volunteers will work together across Virginia this June to clean up litter along waterways from the Eastern Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

  • Fones Cliffs Fauna

    March 27, 2018

    There are few places like Fones Cliffs left in the Bay watershed.

  • This Week in the Watershed: Recognizing Success

    March 23, 2018

    In Washington’s polarized atmosphere, issues finding bipartisan support are few and far between. But as the recent FY18 budget reveals, partisanship is often cast aside when clean water is at stake.

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