Partnership News
Read the latest updates and news stories from the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Eleven stories to round up our 40th anniversary year
December 6, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program partners share their milestones
Read story![A black and white image of Joseph Gartlan, Jr., then chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, sitting at a table while signing the 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement amid a chaotic scene of more than a dozen onlookers.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jan_27_23_1800-02-2020-08-14-0013.jpg)
The Chesapeake Bay sees its smallest dead zone in 39 years
November 28, 2023The 2023 dead zone was the smallest on record
Read story![An aerial view of a wide blue river with a forested shoreline.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_28_23_1800-01-5K1A8033.jpg)
Lingering effects of COVID-19 disrupt environmental education
November 15, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program updates two outcomes under its Environmental Literacy Goal
Read story![Students raise their hands in a classroom](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_15_23_1800-01-20160323-IMG_8956.jpg)
Chesapeake Bay Program fights tree loss with land conservation
October 31, 2023Bay jurisdictions make the largest contribution to land conservation
Read story![Aerial view of a river with forest and farmland on the side.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_26_23_1800-01-9E3A6473.jpg)
Anacostia River successes serve as backdrop for annual Executive Council meeting
October 20, 2023Maryland Governor Wes Moore elected 2024 chair
Read story![A photo of the 2023 Chesapeake Executive Council](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_20_23_1800-02-9E3A1625.jpg)
10 Chesapeake Bay watershed conservation projects to receive over $9.6 million
October 17, 2023NFWF announces annual Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grant Program recipients
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/53261855717_f2673bb648_c.jpg)
Recent data show a slight dip in the Chesapeake Bay’s water quality
October 17, 2023Monitoring stations across the watershed show mixed results in the amount of pollution measured
Read story![Two rivers join to form one below Harpers Ferry seen from above](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/sep_28_23_1800-01-9E3A5317.jpg)
Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee discusses the effects of tree loss on a local scale
August 25, 2023Committee’s quarterly meeting held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Read story![Aerial view of suburban houses with trees inbetween developments.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/aug_25_23_1800-01-20180824-IMG_1803.jpg)
Are we trading trees for concrete?
August 16, 2023Efforts to slow the loss of tree canopy and gain of impervious surfaces are taking root across the watershed
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jun_14_23_1800-01-20230613-_DSC5108.jpg)
Bay Program survey reveals knowledge and capacity gaps among small communities and newly elected officials
August 14, 2023Partnership adds two new indicators to its Local Leadership Outcome
Read story![Aerial of the water with surrounding forest and farmland.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/aug_14_23_1800-01-20180626-IMG_7493.jpg)