Recent Stories
Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
Groups receive $400,000 to slow stormwater runoff into Bay
August 6, 2013The Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns initiative supports grassroots-level green development.
Read storyLetter from Leadership: A changing Chesapeake Bay
July 31, 2013Climate change. Global warming. It doesn’t matter what you call it—the environment is changing.
Read storyConnecting with the Chesapeake at Sandy Point
July 29, 2013Visitors praise the park and public access site as a memory-maker and morale-booster.
Read storyExperts work to improve environmental education across Bay watershed
July 18, 2013Best practices could help states gauge the success of outdoor learning efforts.
Read storySummertime dead zones displace Chesapeake Bay fish
July 16, 2013Catch rates fall as low-oxygen conditions push bottom-feeding fish out of the Bay’s mainstem.
Read storyEighteen Chesapeake Bay access sites open in 2012
July 9, 2013New boat launches, boardwalks and hiking trails have been built in four Bay states.
Read storyUniversity of Maryland report card measures improvement in Chesapeake Bay health
July 8, 2013Up from a D+ in 2011, the 2012 Bay Health Index is 47 percent.
Read storyLetter from Leadership: Time on a river reminds us of clean water’s importance
June 28, 2013Bay Program Director Nick DiPasquale paddles on the South and Nanticoke.
Read storyChesapeake Bay’s blue crab stock considered sustainable in 2013
June 26, 2013A new report on the blue crab population reveals a stock that is not overfished.
Read storyOnline tool will help restoration partners rebuild oyster reefs
June 25, 2013But a new report indicates oyster restoration could be more effective under stronger harvest limits.
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