Recent Stories
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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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Year in photos: The Chesapeake watershed in 2022
January 5, 2023We followed people and wildlife through the four seasons
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When other plants are losing their leaves, witchhazel puts on a show
January 5, 2023The yellow flowers of witchhazel plant bloom as the final leaves fall. (Photo courtesy of Susan Thomas/iNaturalist CC BY-NC)
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Local governments plan for resilient communities
December 22, 2022Annual Local Government Forum convened local decision-makers and climate experts to discuss resiliency planning
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The Chesapeake in 2022: Top stories from the Bay Program partnership
December 22, 2022Take a look at the most popular articles we released in 2022!
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A uniquely Chesapeake holiday tradition lights up Kent Narrows
December 19, 2022The Queen Anne’s Watermen’s Association shows its Christmas cheer
Read story![Crab baskets stacked on top of each other to form a tree, lit up with yellow Christmas lights.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/dec_15_22_1800-01-9E3A9064.jpg)
Touring the latest green infrastructure projects in Lancaster Pennsylvania
December 12, 2022Local planners visit nine projects in Lancaster
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National environmental education program with Chesapeake roots celebrates 20 years
December 9, 2022B-WET helps deliver on Chesapeake Bay Program education goals
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Record amount of funding awarded to spur watershed restoration
December 3, 2022Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund finances 104 projects throughout the region
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Shall I compare thee to an invasive species?
December 1, 2022The European starling remains a curious case study on non-native species
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