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Local Action Video Showcase Highlights Restoration Work
July 26, 2010What are you doing to help the Chesapeake Bay on a local level?
Read storyHow does buying local food help the Chesapeake Bay?
July 23, 2010Blue Crab Advisory Report Recommends Continued Conservation Measures
July 19, 2010A Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) report notes that blue crabs appear to be making a comeback.
Read storyQuestion of the Week: Where are public access points to the Chesapeake Bay?
July 16, 2010One of the goals here at the Chesapeake Bay Program is to Foster Chesapeake Stewardship and Education.
Read storyQuestion of the Week: How can you tell where sea nettles will be this summer?
July 9, 2010Sea nettles (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) are the most abundant jellyfish in the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyHarford County Councilwoman Elected Chair of Bay Program's Local Government Advisory Committee
July 7, 2010Harford County, Md., Councilwoman Mary Ann Lisanti has been elected chair of the Bay Program's Local Government Advisory Committee.
Read storyMaryland farmers to plant record acreage of cover crops this winter
July 5, 2010Maryland farmers will plant more than 500,000 acres of winter grains
Read storyEPA Proposes Draft Pollution Limits to Restore Chesapeake Bay and Local Waterways
July 1, 2010The EPA has proposed draft nitrogen and phosphorus limits, called allocations, as part of a "pollution diet".
Read storyAmended Chesapeake Bay Reauthorization Legislation Keeps Firm 2025 Deadline
July 1, 2010U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the Chesapeake Clean Water & Ecosystem Restoration Act.
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