Restoration Spotlight
Explore recent restoration and conservation projects happening across the watershed.
From the fish kills to Conowingo Dam, USGS investigates the Bay watershed’s most complex issues
March 27, 2023USGS Chesapeake Bay Coordinator weighs in on the agency’s achievements
Read story![An aerial view of a female scientist drawing blood from a fish.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/mar_24_23_1800-01-20140929-IMG_5937.jpg)
Creating green infrastructure with and for vulnerable communities
January 19, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program pilots green infrastructure effort with four communities in the watershed
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A forest with ties to Harriet Tubman gets over 2,000 new trees
September 27, 2022Volunteers flocked to Delaware’s Blackbird State Forest to replant a historic area
Read story![Volunteers gather to watch an instructor plant a tree](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/sep_27_22_1000-01.jpg)
Between two rivers, a city’s hopes are tied to healthy waters
September 15, 2022The Clean Water Act revived the James and the Appomattox, allowing Hopewell to seek its own renewal
Read story![A man fishes from the James River in Hopewell](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/sep_19_22_1000-01.jpg)
Restoring oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay takes four steps
July 27, 2022The Chesapeake Bay Program is leading the largest oyster restoration effort in the world
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Oyster reefs restored in seven Bay tributaries; four to go
July 22, 2022Chesapeake Bay Program on course to meet its 2025 Oyster Outcome
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Nonprofit thinks big to tackle agricultural pollution along the Susquehanna River
July 19, 2022Dairy suppliers continue to be the foundation of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's corporate partnerships
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West Virginia landowner collaborates with nonprofit to restore brook trout habitat
July 14, 2022Trout Unlimited implements conservation practices with Bay Program funding
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Harnessing people power to restore Lafayette River wetlands
May 18, 2022The Lafayette Wetland Partnership is a small but mighty community group
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A nonprofit rooted in Baltimore uplifts the city with trees
April 29, 2022The Baltimore Tree Trust is fighting the urban heat island effect
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