Partnership News
Read the latest updates and news stories from the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Help the Chesapeake Bay Program chart our course to 2025
July 22, 2023Members of the public are invited to provide comment on recommendations to accelerate progress of the Watershed Agreement outcomes
Read story![Aerial view of river with land to the side.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jun_22_23_1800-01-5K1A7777.jpg)
Chesapeake Bay oyster reef restoration acreage surpasses two square miles
July 21, 20232,300 acres of oyster habitat are set to be restored by 2025
Read story![Oyster shells piles onto a boat.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jul_17_23_1800-01-5K1A2581.jpg)
The health of streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed is improving, according to recent data
July 14, 2023Bay Program’s Stream Health outcome saw a 6% increase
Read story![Kids kneel into a stream collecting water sample with nets.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jul_14_23_1800-01-9E3A5879.jpg)
Submerged aquatic vegetation, a critical blue crab habitat, bounces back in the Chesapeake Bay
July 6, 2023The Bay’s underwater grasses continues to recover from a crash in 2019
Read story![Blue crab on board a boat with patch of grass behind it.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jul_6_23_1800-01-20200801_SmithIsland_3044.jpg)
Scientists encourage resource managers to focus on female, juvenile blue crabs
July 6, 2023Overall population climbed this year, but analysis suggests vigilance is needed
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A dry spring brings about a small dead zone, according to annual forecast
June 22, 2023The summer dead zone is predicted to be 33% smaller than the long-term average
Read story![Aerial view of river with land to the side.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jun_22_23_1800-01-5K1A7777.jpg)
Thanks to federal investment, the Chesapeake Bay Program enters a new phase of water quality monitoring
June 14, 2023New federal funding and partner investment enhance monitoring capabilities
Read story![Research kneels on a boat setting up a measuring device to be placed in the water.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jun_14_23_1800-01-DSC_2502.jpg)
Chesapeake Bay scores a ‘C’ in 2022, one percent higher than last year
June 8, 2023Annual report card provides data on environmental justice for the first time
Read story![Bill Dennison points to a map showing environmental justice scores for the watershed](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/june_08_23_1800-03-20230606-5K1A5310.jpg)
The nation’s river is one step closer to being fishable and swimmable
May 30, 2023The health grade of the Potomac River raises to a “B”
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement at 40: Perspectives on Pennsylvania
May 9, 2023Past and present environmental leaders in Pennsylvania talk Chesapeake Bay restoration
Read story![A clean river surrounded by forest land.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/may_9_23_1800-01-20170929-IMG_5337.jpg)