Recent Stories
Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
Eight simple ways to learn about the Bay
September 6, 2012Keep your students exploring the outdoors during the school year with these eight simple tips.
Read storyMore living shorelines come to Chesapeake Bay
August 30, 2012Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant program will fund 16 new projects in Maryland and Virginia.
Read storySediment reservoirs in lower Susquehanna reach capacity, deliver more pollutants into Bay
August 30, 2012Filling reservoirs behind three dams overshadow pollution reduction progress.
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Seneca Creek (Pendleton County, West Virginia)
August 28, 2012There aren't too many rock "peaks" in the Bay watershed; this creek runs by an impressive one!
Read storyMore than $9 million in funding will restore habitats, reduce runoff
August 28, 2012Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund will move 41 environmental projects forward.
Read storyBay groups receive $2.5 million to improve water quality trading infrastructure
August 24, 2012New programs encourage farmers to put pollution credits on the market.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: ECO (Engaged Community Offshoots) City Farms
August 22, 2012An urban farm cultivates crops and community on just one acre of land.
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County, Pa.)
August 14, 2012This 8,000 acre lake is formed by a dam on the Juniata River, a tributary to the Susquehanna.
Read storyIntersex fish widespread in Potomac River basin
August 9, 2012Male smallmouth bass exhibit signs of chemical exposure, raising concerns about river health.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Listening to Bay residents’ diverse voices
August 8, 2012Hear what the Chesapeake Bay means to poultry farmers, watermen, developers and other residents in these interviews.
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