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Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
BayBlog Question of the Week: Balloons and the Bay
October 8, 2009What is your position on balloons and the environment?
Read storyFind Bay events and trip ideas in Chesapeake Trips and Tips
October 1, 2009If you're looking for Chesapeake Bay-related day trips for you and your family, check out Chesapeake Trips and Tips.
Read storyNew Legislation Would Expand Federal Resources, Set Firm 2025 Deadline to Restore Chesapeake Bay
October 1, 2009he Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009 would replace section 117 of the federal Clean Water Act.
Read storyMaryland Plants Record 750 Million Oyster Spat in 2009
October 1, 2009The state of Maryland planted nearly 750 million baby oysters - called oyster spat - in the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers in 2009.
Read storyVirginia Toughens Stormwater Regulations to Reduce Polluted Runoff to Chesapeake Bay, Local Rivers
October 1, 2009Virginia has approved new stormwater rules that will help reduce polluted runoff.
Read storyThrough the Wind and the Driving Rain
September 17, 2009My mission that day was to plant two species of grass on the eroding sandbar separating Hail Creek from the Chester River.
Read storyThirty-two Projects Receive $2.8 Million to Protect and Restore Chesapeake Bay and Local Waterways
September 14, 2009Thirty-two restoration and protection projects from across the Bay watershed have been awarded more than $2.8 million in grants.
Read storyWorking Hard in the Far Reaches of the Watershed
September 3, 2009Sidney Center is nestled amongst the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in Delaware County, Ny.
Read storyEelgrass Continues to Rebound in Lower Chesapeake Bay
August 26, 2009Mid-season monitoring of underwater bay grasses in Virginia's portion of the Chesapeake Bay is showing beds of eelgrass.
Read storyVirginia Receives $80.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Plants
August 19, 2009Virginia received $80.2 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to upgrade and improve wastewater treatment facilities.
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