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On Third Anniversary, CBF's Brock Environmental Center Inspires
November 16, 2017
As the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's (CBF) Brock Environmental Center marks its third year, the building continues to surpass expectations for sustainability and has become an environmental hub for the community.
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CBF Issues Statement on Senator Van Hollen’s RCPP Bill
November 16, 2017
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement concerning legislation introduced today by Senator Chris Van Hollen and co-sponsored by Senators from across the watershed.
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On Third Anniversary, CBF's Brock Environmental Center Inspires
November 16, 2017
(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)—As the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Brock Environmental Center marks its third year, the building continues to surpass expectations for sustainability and has become an environmental hub for the community.
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CBF Statement on ASMFC Menhaden Actions This Week
November 15, 2017
(LINTHICUM, MD)—The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Menhaden Management Board took the following actions on Monday and Tuesday.
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National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Makes Important Investments in Clean Water for PA
November 14, 2017
In York County, the idea to create a stormwater authority is going from the feasibility stage to development of an actual business plan.
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Bay Blood
November 13, 2017
Friends, colleagues, and CBF legends Mary Tod Winchester, John Page Williams, and Bill Goldsborough got together to reflect on the Bay, CBF, and their lives’ work—all closely, even inextricably linked. Between the three of them, they have devoted more than a century to the mission of saving the Bay.
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CBF Statement on Petition to Reconsider FERC Pipeline Decision
November 13, 2017
(RICHMOND, VA)—Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and 19 other organizations and individuals filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking the agency to reconsider its approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which occurred last month in a 2 to 1 vote.
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CBF Statement on ASMFC Menhaden Fishery Decision
November 13, 2017
(LINTHICUM, MD)—The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Menhaden Management Board today voted to continue with the status quo for managing the menhaden fishery rather than immediately adopt limits that would take into account menhaden’s role in the food chain.
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VIMS Study Identifies Tipping Point for Oyster Restoration
November 13, 2017
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This Week in the Watershed: Fighting for Forests
November 10, 2017
Right now, throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, trees are exploding with color. The beautiful foliage around every corner is just one of the many benefits trees provide.
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Defying Expectations in Baltimore's Inner Harbor
November 9, 2017
For the past five years, oysters have been growing in Baltimore's Inner Harbor through the Great Baltimore Oyster Partnership–a collaboration between Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Statement on Virginia Elections
November 8, 2017
(RICHMOND, VA)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation Virginia Assistant Director and Senior Attorney Peggy Sanner issued the following statement on today's elections.
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Photo of the Week: Palace Bar Reef
November 7, 2017
This was taken at Palace Bar Reef, a sanctuary oyster reef where CBF planted 300 reef balls between 2010 and 2012. It’s now become a favorite fishing spot on Virginia’s Piankatank River. The ripples you see in the photo are bait fish, which attract bigger fish.
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Saplings from Historic Emancipation Oak Planted at Brock Environmental Center
November 6, 2017
On the morning of Saturday November 4, 2017, youth from a Virginia Beach 4-H club planted 12 saplings from the historic Emancipation Oak at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach.
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This Week in the Watershed: A Critical Election
November 3, 2017
After last year's volatile election cycle, it's tempting to dismiss any call to the polls this season. But the Virginia gubernatorial election is only days away. And this election is critical.
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CBF Names April Strickland Hampton Roads Director of Major Giving
October 31, 2017
(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)–The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is pleased to announce April Strickland as its new Hampton Roads Director of Major Giving.
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Photo of the Week: Chesapeake Sunset
October 31, 2017
I am a volunteer for the Annapolis Maritime Museum and welcome visitors from all over the world who come to see the Chesapeake Bay, hear stories of watermen, and visit the Naval Academy. I am a Navy Sailor and wherever I travel, the Chesapeake Bay will always be home.
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This Month on the Bay: Leaf Peeping from the Water in October
October 30, 2017
Chase the colors of autumn on the waterways of the Chesapeake. With colors ranging from yellow through flaming red to deep purple, the best Mid-Atlantic leaf peeping is from the water.
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This Week in the Watershed: Losing Our Compass
October 27, 2017
At the foundation of all the work to save the Bay is one fundamental element–science.
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A Chesapeake Halloween
October 26, 2017
Show off your Chesapeake pride with Halloween Ches-O'-Lanterns.
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A Clean Chesapeake Bay Requires a Strong EPA
October 25, 2017
In September of 1983, the results of a seven-year EPA study of the Chesapeake Bay landed on our respective desks — one of us was the new administrator of EPA, recently appointed by President Ronald Reagan, and the other was the new president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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CBF Dedicates Lester Education Pavilion in Virginia Beach
October 24, 2017
(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)–Celebrating the fulfillment of a long-term environmental vision, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation this month dedicated the Lester Education Pavilion at CBF's Brock Environmental Center.
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This Week in the Watershed: The Bay's Bread and Butter
October 20, 2017
There are only a few days left to help the most important fish in the sea.
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A Historic Opportunity for Fish and Fishermen
October 19, 2017
At one time, schools of menhaden in Virginia were so vast that fishermen and fishery managers thought the population was virtually inexhaustible.
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