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  1. Recent Stories

Restoration Spotlight

Explore recent restoration and conservation projects happening across the watershed.

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Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Current page: Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

Looking for a new gardening project that’s good for the Bay? Try ‘rewilding’

April 17, 2023

Naturalistic gardens require less maintenance and have more environmental benefits

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A hot take on restoring habitat

April 12, 2023

Prescribed burns are supporting wildlife across the Chesapeake watershed

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A fire crew member walks close to flames

From the fish kills to Conowingo Dam, USGS investigates the Bay watershed’s most complex issues

March 27, 2023

USGS Chesapeake Bay Coordinator weighs in on the agency’s achievements

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An aerial view of a female scientist drawing blood from a fish.

Creating green infrastructure with and for vulnerable communities

January 19, 2023

Chesapeake 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, 2022

Volunteers flocked to Delaware’s Blackbird State Forest to replant a historic area

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Volunteers gather to watch an instructor plant a tree

Between two rivers, a city’s hopes are tied to healthy waters

September 15, 2022

The Clean Water Act revived the James and the Appomattox, allowing Hopewell to seek its own renewal

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A man fishes from the James River in Hopewell

Restoring oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay takes four steps

July 27, 2022

The 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, 2022

Chesapeake 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, 2022

Dairy 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, 2022

Trout Unlimited implements conservation practices with Bay Program funding

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