Recent Stories
Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
Chesapeake nonprofit and volunteers plant 3,000 trees in 24-hours
November 23, 2022The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay hosted a 24-hour “Treelay” to plant trees in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Read story![A person uses one leg to push a shovel into the ground in a grass field. In the background, other people are spread out in the field digging and handling tree planting equipment.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_23_22_1800-02-DSC_3785.jpg)
Chesapeake getaways we’re most thankful for
November 21, 2022The Bay Program staff list their favorite outdoor spaces around the watershed
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My Clean Water Story: Peter Tango
November 18, 2022Our monitoring coordinator is still trying to scratch the “water quality itch”
Read story![Headshot of Peter in an office.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_18_22_1800-01.jpg)
Experts find 2022 dead zone to be 10th smallest since 1985
November 16, 2022Cool temperatures and strong winds in September shortened duration
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Taking steps toward equitable funding throughout the Chesapeake watershed
November 14, 2022Advisory committee hears from community groups and funders at quarterly meeting
Read story![City street in Baltimore City shows few trees.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_14_22_1304-01.jpg)
Tagging along with monarch butterflies
November 10, 2022Community science has been telling monarchs’ story for 50 years
Read story![A monarch butterfly feeds on groundsel, a yellow-blooming native shrub](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_10_22_1304-01.jpg)
Four ways owls are superior predators
November 3, 2022Special adaptations help owls successfully hunt in all conditions
Read story![A non-releasable great horned owl lives in an aviary at Tuckahoe State Park in Caroline County, Md., on Jan. 17, 2018. The hearing, sight, wings and talons of a great horned owl make it a fearsome predator. Several such raptors, or birds of prey, travel throughout Maryland as part of the park's Scales and Tales educational program.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_1_22_1800-01-1.jpg)
Lasers and satellites help us map the Chesapeake watershed
October 31, 2022How remote sensing is used in Chesapeake Bay restoration
Read story![Aerial photo of rural land that approaches the Susquehanna River](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_26_22_1304-01.jpg)
The Albatwitch haunts Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
October 21, 2022A miniature Bigfoot is said to roam the banks of the Susquehanna River. What do you believe?
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My Clean Water Story: Martha Shimkin
October 19, 2022Bay Program leadership reflects on the Clean Water Act 50th anniversary
Read story![Martha poses in downtown Annapolis, with boats docked in the background.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_19_22_1000-02.jpg)