Recent Stories
Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
Watch ospreys, eagles, otters and more with these Chesapeake wildlife cams
March 14, 2023Over a dozen wildlife cams can be found in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Read story5 LBBs (little brown birds) to see in the Chesapeake
March 3, 2023Identifying commonly overlooked birds
Read storyNew mapping tool shows underserved communities and their access (or lack thereof) to nature
February 23, 2023A mission to chip away at the issue of green space inequity in the Chesapeake region
Read storyMy Clean Water Story: Lucinda Power
February 16, 2023Working at the cross-section of people and the environment
Read storyChesapeake Bay Program expands on grant equity efforts with new workshop series
February 14, 2023The Bay Program will host four virtual workshops in February and March 2023
Read storyA Baltimore-based climate activist puts people at the center of sustainability
February 9, 2023Ava Richardson advances environmental sustainability efforts in Baltimore City
Read storyIs the Chesapeake Bay’s water rising or is the land sinking?
February 7, 2023How the Chesapeake Bay is susceptible to both sea level rise and land subsidence.
Read storyBlue-billed and bound for the Bay
February 2, 2023The lesser scaup is more common in the Chesapeake than the greater scaup
Read storyCelebrating 40 years of science, restoration and partnership
January 31, 2023The Chesapeake Bay Program turns 40 in 2023
Read storyHow do road salts impact Chesapeake critters?
January 30, 2023A wood frog visits a vernal pool in Chesapeake Beach, Md., on March 10, 2019. Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that attract a range of amphibians, which use the fish-free environment to spawn and reproduce. Amphibians that breed early in the year, like the wood frog are particularly vulnerable to contamination from road salts.
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