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Webinar
Your yard can be an oasis, a rest area for birds, bees, and butterflies to fuel up and raise their young. Few of us have a blank slate to work with, so this webinar takes you through practical steps of assessing your yard, prioritizing changes, and planting with a purpose in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Chesapeake Almanac Podcast
The well-stocked Chesapeake is home to a lot of fishing birds. In creeks and coves with high, sandy, wooded banks and shallow flats full of tasty little fish, the dominant fisher is the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). John Page Williams provides insights into what makes these brightly colored birds such successful fishers.
Chesapeake Almanac Podcast
April is a turning point for migrating birds, and the flow of life through the Chesapeake is heavy. It's the time for spotting some small travelers coming from as far south as Patagonia, at the southern tip of South America.
Chesapeake Almanac Podcast
The Chesapeake region is home to a broad variety of turtles. The most common species, however, is the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina).
Chesapeake Almanac Podcast
In this episode, John Page shares the challenges young osprey have in learning all the skills they need before they start their migration to South America in late September.
Video
In formerly redlined neighborhoods, how can trees bring peace, provide health benefits, and reduce pollution?
Chesapeake Almanac Podcast
By far the most common snake along the Chesapeake's rivers and marshes, the water snake is often mistaken for other species of poisonous snake.
Chesapeake Almanac Podcast
It's March, and the Bay country is still chilly, drab, and brown, but there is a lot to see. Take the common loon in its dramatic breeding plumage: dark iridescent head and neck, collar of alternating black and white vertical stripes, white breast and black and white-checked back. Like the swans it will be heading north this spring.
Chesapeake Almanac Podcast
In this episode, John Page introduces us to the fish-eating double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), the only cormorant species that appears commonly on the Chesapeake Bay. March is an especially good month for early migrants, as the Bay's fish populations are beginning to stir.
Video
In the first episode of Back to Baysics, find out why oyster sanctuaries are important to the Chesapeake Bay.
Webinar
Financial experts from the Maryland area explore the benefits of giving through donor-advised funds (DAFs), IRAs, wills, and more in this webinar hosted by CBF.
Educational Video
A CBF Education Student Investigation: CBF’s Virginia Senior Scientist Joe Wood explains why mussels are good for rivers, how mussels trick fish into helping them out, and other interesting details about these dynamic organisms.
