Climate Change
Climate Rollbacks Risk Marylanders First
I’ve seen firsthand how climate change is transforming Maryland. Not in some distant land, but here at home.
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Our Save the Bay Blog features a range of informative, engaging, and hopeful stories about CBF, our work and people, and conservation issues of the moment. Read on!
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Save the Bay News: Freshwater Mussels, Oyster Gardening, and the Trouble with Stormwater
In this month's newsletter, we discuss stormwater, freshwater mussels, oyster gardening, and so much more.
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Wildlife
Field Notes: Graduation Day for Oysters
The journey from microscopic larvae, to oyster garden, to reef came full circle this month as CBF oyster restoration staff and volunteers sent their lovingly raised charges into new waters.
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Stormwater
More Than Rain: A Closer Look at Stormwater Pollution
Diandré Richie, the Dr. Beth McGee Science Fellow at CBF, shares takeaways from his research into one of the fastest growing and most harmful sources of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay region.
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Wildlife
Showing—and Growing—Our Mussels
Freshwater mussels are truly a class unto their own—and they’re showing new signs of life in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Stormwater
When It Rains It Pours
Stormwater flooding threatens not only the health of our waterways and the Chesapeake Bay, but it can pose serious safety and health concerns for people, too.
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Watershed Watchdogs
All in this Together
Lancaster native and CBF’s Director of Major Giving in Pennsylvania reflects on the organization’s recent efforts to block the Trump administration’s climate protection rollbacks.
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Water Quality
The Potomac Challenge
The sewage spill in our nation’s capital should be a wake-up call across the country. As the United States celebrates 250 years, we must ask how we’re leaving our waterways for future generations.
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More Than Just Planting Trees
When I began my CBF internship, I knew I’d be contributing to meaningful restoration work. What I didn’t expect was how one project in Harford County, Maryland would reshape the way I understand the connection between agriculture, clean water, and community action.
