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CBF Taps N.C. State to Study Poultry Farm Emissions

September 22, 2017

This Week in the Watershed: From Trash Pits to Oyster Reefs

September 22, 2017

Archaeologists can learn a lot about a civilization by looking in one place–the trash pit.

Preserving Chesapeake Bay for Future Generations of Humans—and Dolphins

September 22, 2017

Photo of the Week: Remnant of the Past

September 21, 2017

Beautiful late-August afternoon sunlight catches Sharps Island Lighthouse.

Scientists Say the Lafayette River's Health Is Improving. Here's What That Means.

September 20, 2017

Atlantic Menhaden Need More Protection

September 20, 2017

We are all bound together in a mind-bogglingly complex web of life, in which what happens to one species affects multiple others. Yet up to now, we have governed many of our natural resources in a vacuum called single-species management.

CBF Applauds National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grants to Improve PA Water Quality

September 19, 2017

(HARRISBURG, PA)-Harry Campbell, executive director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania, issued this statement applauding National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grants totaling more than $5.7 million to local communities clean up and restore polluted rivers and streams.

Eastern Shore Communities Will Get "Circuit Rider" Help on Pollution

September 19, 2017

BALTIMORE, MD—Participating Eastern Shore counties and towns will share the services of a pollution reduction expert just as rural churches used to share a circuit rider clergy, thanks to an innovative grant awarded today by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Clean Water Advocates Fighting State House GOP Revenue Proposal

September 19, 2017

Watershed Stewards Spend Day on the Chesapeake Bay

September 19, 2017

A Different Kind of Fishing Tourney

September 18, 2017

This Week in the Watershed: Menhaden’s Moment

September 15, 2017

As we've written before, menhaden might not be a common feature on dinner plates, but there's a reason they’re often called "the most important fish in the sea."

This Week in the Watershed: A Clean Water Consensus

September 8, 2017

It’s no secret we’re living in an era of division. On what feels like every issue, consensus is avoided like the plague. But despite this current political climate, we can all agree that clean water crosses party lines.

CBF Issues Statement on Congressional Efforts to Derail the Blueprint

September 8, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)--Kim Coble, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Vice President for Environmental Protection and Restoration, issued this statement following the passage of Congressman Goodlatte’s amendment to H.R. 3354, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018.

CBF Has Concerns in the Wake of the Proposed "Taxpayers' Budget"

September 8, 2017

(HARRISBURG, PA)--Harry Campbell, executive director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania, issued this statement in response to a "Taxpayers' Budget" proposed by some Republican lawmakers in the state House of Representatives.

Inadequate Funding for Clean Water Threatens the Livelihoods of Workers and Families

September 5, 2017

As Pennsylvania considers yet another budget that does not adequately fund efforts to clean up its rivers and streams, the federal House Appropriations Committee has approved a spending bill that would cut support for the Chesapeake Bay Program from $73 million to $60 million.

This Week in the Watershed: A Chain of Events

September 1, 2017

Here at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, we're often asked, "What can I do to help save the Bay?" While there isn't just one answer to that question, one of my favorite idioms is relevant—90 percent of life is showing up.

Portions of the Bay, Rappahannock, and James Rivers Improved in Latest Impaired Waters List

August 31, 2017

(RICHMOND, VA)–Portions of the Chesapeake Bay, James River, and Rappahannock River are showing promising signs of recovery due to restoration efforts, meeting state standards for dissolved oxygen for the first time since the benchmarks were adopted in 2005.

CBF Issues Statement on Bay Journal Funding Cuts

August 23, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement concerning EPA’s decision to eliminate funding for the Bay Journal.

CBF Issues Statement on Better Than Predicted Water Quality

August 22, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Beth McGee, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Director of Science and Agricultural Policy, issued this statement following release of results from the Early August Hypoxia Report.

A Bay Saver's Brew: Turning Rainwater into Beer

August 16, 2017

Virginia's Beach's Pleasure House Brewing and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation have teamed up to brew a one-of-a-kind beer using rainwater collected at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center.

Photo of the Week: After Storm Beauty on the Rhode

August 15, 2017

The brilliant sky after a storm passed through the Ivy Neck Farm area on Maryland's Rhode River.

This Week in the Watershed: A Silver Bullet Illusion

August 11, 2017

We’ve said it before, but complex problems require complex solutions.

Outdoor Learning Is Important for next Generation of Leaders

August 10, 2017

For children growing up today with much more technology than I had, it’s hard to overstate the importance of learning outside

CBF to Celebrate Save the Bay Family Day September 10 at Brock Center

August 10, 2017

(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)--The Chesapeake Bay Foundation invites the entire community to Save the Bay Family Day on Sept. 10 at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach.