Partnership News
Read the latest updates and news stories from the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Size of the Chesapeake Bay dead zone predicted to be about average despite heavy rainfall
June 21, 2024Researchers release annual dead zone forecast
Read story![Aerial view of the Bay with land jutting out into it.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_900x600_crop_center-center_none/oct_28_20_1800-01.jpg)
Why conserving existing forest buffers is just as important as planting new ones
June 12, 2024Chesapeake Bay Program announces progress toward Forest Buffer Outcome
Read story![Aerial view of trees between two field during fall.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jun_11_24_1800-01-DJI_0133.jpg)
How one town is determined not to drown
June 10, 2024Collaboration and local engagement aim to restore an Eastern Shore community
Read story![Salt marsh wetlands eroding into the Bay.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/20231109-5K1A9237.jpg)
Eight out of 10 reefs are now restored in Chesapeake Bay tributaries
June 6, 2024Over 1,500 acres of oysters have been planted in Maryland and Virginia over the past 10 years
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NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office awards its 2,000th certificate to trained environmental educators
May 30, 2024Online course trains educators to develop Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences
Read story![Three kids inspect water samples.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/may_30_24_1800-01-9E3A5860.jpg)
Bridging the gap between modeling and monitoring
May 14, 2024The new Bay TMDL Indicator refines how water quality in the Chesapeake watershed is measured
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Bay jurisdictions continue to chip away at pollution
May 2, 2024Watershed Model shows decline in nutrients, sediment entering the Chesapeake
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EPA Chesapeake Bay Program awards historic amount of funding to grant programs guiding Bay restoration
March 28, 2024Additional $35 million awarded to watershed organizations through Chesapeake Stewardship Fund for on-the-ground projects.
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Annual report provides updates on 18 Watershed Agreement outcomes
January 24, 20242023 Bay Barometer shows promising results for the Chesapeake watershed
Read story![A male forester tucks a sapling into a protective plastic tube.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/53440840854_c1a190fc81_k.jpg)
Wetlands see a small but mighty increase across the Chesapeake watershed
January 22, 2024New Chesapeake Bay Program tracking tool expands data collection
Read story![Waterfowl floating on a wetland.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jan_19_24_1800a-01-9E3A5912.jpg)