Chesapeake Bay Program - A Watershed Partnership

Over $2.1 Million Awarded for Local Waterway Protection and Restoration Projects

Thirty-four organizations from across the Bay watershed receive more than $2.1 million from the Bay Program and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for projects that will protect 3,400 acres of land, restore approximately 15 miles of streams and plant more than 160 acres of marsh and wetland grasses. (Read more)

Related links:Small Watershed Grants Program

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New Technical Report Examines Chemicals in Va. Rivers | 7/21/2008

USGS report details studies at 11 locations in the James and Shenandoah river basins to identify chemicals that may be contributing to declining fish health.
Related links: Chemical Contaminants | Land Use

Bay Program Submits Report to Congress Outlining Chesapeake Action Plan | 7/17/2008

Chesapeake Action Plan features tools that can strengthen and expand partnerships in the watershed and enhance coordination of restoration.
Related links: Chesapeake Action Plan | Chesapeake Bay Partner Organizations

Mid-Summer Bay Grass Monitoring Shows Some Increases | 7/14/2008

Scientists with the Bay Program are currently conducting aerial observations of the middle and lower Bay to document bay grass acreage.
Related links: Underwater Bay Grasses | Underwater Bay Grass Restoration

B-WET Grant Workshops to be Held this Summer | 6/24/2008

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office will hold several summer workshops for those who plan to apply for 2009 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training grants.
Related links: Teachers/Students | Bay Education | Help the Bay at School

Scientists Predict Poor Summer Water Quality Conditions | 6/19/2008

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science predicts poor water quality conditions in the Bay and several rivers this summer in annual ecological forecast.
Related links: Dissolved Oxygen | River Flow | Help the Bay