Recent Stories
Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
Fisheries commission limits menhaden harvest
December 17, 2012The controversial decision is meant to protect the critical species from continued overfishing.
Read storyNew strategy to guide forest restoration across watershed
December 12, 2012Targeted tree plantings could improve the environment and our quality of life.
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Tuckahoe Creek (Caroline County, Md.)
December 11, 2012As Tuckahoe Creek narrows, tree branches form a canopy over paddlers.
Read storyGreening your Christmas tree
December 10, 2012From real to fake to “balled and burlapped,” here are four ways to make your Christmas tree green
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Elements (Washington, D.C.)
December 5, 2012Winter weather won’t stop these after-school educators from getting students outside.
Read storyLinking land and water in brook trout conservation
November 28, 2012The Bay Program is using brook trout to promote land conservation and habitat restoration in headwater states.
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Cowpasture River (Highland County, Va.)
November 27, 2012The name fits! Much of this 84-mile river that flows into the James is bordered by pastureland and meadows.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (Lewisburg, Pa.)
November 21, 2012Restoring the environment and economies of Pennsylvania towns.
Read storyPopulation growth, development named key players in Potomac River pollution
November 19, 2012Potomac Conservancy calls for the reduction of runoff in river report card.
Read storySix things the Chesapeake Bay is thankful for
November 19, 2012We have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving—and so does the Chesapeake Bay!
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