Recent Stories

We've all read the stories about the Bay's "dead zones" - areas of the Bay that become devoid of oxygen during the hot summer months.

A replica of the shallop Captain John Smith used to explore the Chesapeake anchored at City Dock in Annapolis on July 14.

The Chesapeake Bay 2006 Health and Restoration Assessment reports show that the Bay's overall health remains degraded, despite significant a

Former Maryland State Senator Bernie Fowler remembers when he could wade up to his shoulders in his beloved Patuxent River.

Agricultural practices account for roughly one-quarter of the land use in the Bay watershed.

The Bay Program Toxics Subcommittee has updated its list of Toxics of Concern, ranking the toxic organic chemicals in the Chesapeake Bay.

Bay-wide acreage of underwater bay grasses (SAV) decreased by 25 percent in 2006, dropping to 59,090 acres from 78,263 acres in 2005.

Centuries of population growth and landscape changes have taken their toll on the Bay's water quality.

Non-tidal, or palustrine, wetlands are usually found near the Bay's streams and ponds.

Residents of Hampton Roads and the Greater Richmond area are learning how to "Save the Crabs, then Eat 'Em" this spring.