Out of 123 Chesapeake Bay beaches—here are six not to miss
July 11, 2024A pandemic project turns into a personal journey to discover the Chesapeake
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Our regional partnership guides the restoration and protection of the nation’s largest estuary.
Learn more about usA pandemic project turns into a personal journey to discover the Chesapeake
Read storyBay receives a C+ in annual University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science report card
Read storyA project that has been in the making for decades is underway with newly acquired land
Read storyOur partnership is governed by the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which established 10 goals and 31 outcomes that guide the restoration of the Bay, its tributaries and the lands that surround them.
Learn more about the latest agreementAn array of complex problems threaten the health of the Bay and its wildlife.
Learn moreOver 100,000 streams, creeks and rivers drain to the Bay, making up a 64,000 square mile watershed.
Learn moreThe Bay is full of interesting facts and trivia related to its history, wildlife, geography and more.
Learn moreExplore the Field Guide to learn about more than 300 species of birds, fish, insects, invertebrates, mammals, plants, reptiles and amphibians that live in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Visit the field guideThe bee fly is a bee-mimic that lays its eggs in bee nests.
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