Recent Stories
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Chesapeake 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.
Read storyFive free tools that are helping to restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed
January 24, 2023For the past 40 years, the partnership has been on the forefront of cutting-edge data and information
Read story2022 survey results show Bay Program partnership’s continued challenge to increase racial diversity
January 20, 2023While the percentage of people of color rose slightly overall, the percentage in leadership fell as workgroup efforts achieved the highest response rates yet
Read storyCreating green infrastructure with and for vulnerable communities
January 19, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program pilots green infrastructure effort with four communities in the watershed
Read storyYear in photos: The Chesapeake watershed in 2022
January 5, 2023We followed people and wildlife through the four seasons
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