Recent Stories
Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
For public access, being near the water might be more important than on the water
May 29, 2024Report on waterfront recreation reveals valuable insights about how people spend time outdoors
Read story![A kid hold a fishing pole and another is on a bike at a fishing pier.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/may_24_24_1800-01-20210704_Turner_EW_112.jpg)
Bridging the gap between modeling and monitoring
May 14, 2024The new Bay TMDL Indicator refines how water quality in the Chesapeake watershed is measured
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The eastern fence lizard: Nature’s master of disguise
May 8, 2024A reptile well-versed in defense
Read story![Eastern fence lizard basks on a branch.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/EasternFenceLizardFieldGuide1800-01-Photo-81480598-c-Michael-J.-W.-Carr-some-rights-reserved-CC-BY-NC-uploaded-by-Michael-J.-W.-Carr.jpg)
A quest to bring back habitat for grassland birds
May 3, 2024Washington College and Queen Anne’s County transition farmland to habitat at Conquest Preserve
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Bay jurisdictions continue to chip away at pollution
May 2, 2024Watershed Model shows decline in nutrients, sediment entering the Chesapeake
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Pennsylvania farmers and environmental partners restore sections of the Turtle Creek watershed
April 30, 2024Portions of the watershed have been taken off of the impaired stream list
Read story![Aerial photo shows extensive farmland](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/apr_30_24_1800-01-20190917-IMG_2070.jpg)
Inaugural State of the Streams report card shows the health of five waterways around Washington, D.C.
April 26, 2024All monitored creeks scored “fair” in the Nature Forward report card
Read story![Pedestrians walk by Rock Creek in a park.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/apr_26_24_1800-01-5K1A9898.jpg)
D.C. environmentalist shares her biggest takeaways from chairing the Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee
April 25, 2024Thank you to Julie Lawson for three years of incredible leadership!
![Julie stands in front of a group of men wearing suits.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/apr_25_24_1800-01-9E3A1032.jpg)
Building a 21st-century National Recreational Area
April 23, 2024Taking action to provide public access to a "major part of the nation's heritage"
Read story![Three women stop to take a photo along a boardwalk near a beach.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/apr_23_24_1800-02-5K1A9289.jpg)
Boom or bust
April 22, 2024A Baltimore nonprofit tackles plastic pollution on the Back River
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