Recent Stories
Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
Watershed Wednesday: Elizabeth River Project (Portsmouth, Virginia)
January 18, 2012The Elizabeth River Project's goal is to make the river safe for swimming and eating oysters by 2020.
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Tunkhannock Creek (Wyoming and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania)
January 10, 2012Tunkhannock Creek flows under the 240-foot-tall Tunkhannock Viaduct in Wyoming County, Pa.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Cacapon Institute (High View, West Virginia)
January 4, 2012Folks at the Cacapon Institute in eastern West Virginia are spearheading efforts to help the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
Read story$19 million to reduce nutrient pollution from wastewater in Md.
January 4, 2012Maryland will provide $19 million in grants to upgrade nutrient removal technology at four wastewater facilities.
Read storyEight ways to help save the Chesapeake Bay
January 2, 2012Here’s a list of eight great ways you can commit to help restore the Bay
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Clark Creek (Dauphin County, Pa.)
December 27, 2011Clark Creek, a 31-mile-long tributary of the Susquehanna River, is popular with hikers, cyclists and fly fishermen.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Friends of Sligo Creek (Takoma Park, Md.)
December 21, 2011Friends of Sligo Creek is a volunteer organization that has worked since 2001 to clean up this Potomac River tributary.
Read storySix great spots to explore the outdoors this winter
December 19, 2011Here are six great places across the Chesapeake Bay watershed to experience activities you can only enjoy in winter.
Read storySusquehanna Flats bay grass beds survive late summer hurricanes, rain storms
December 15, 2011The vast underwater grass beds of the Susquehanna Flats are in much better condition than scientists expected.
Read storyPennsylvania’s Chesapeake Forest Champion keeps it in the family
December 15, 2011When Susan Benedict talks about her forest – a 200,000 acre property in Centre County, Pennsylvania -- she talks about family.
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