Recent Stories
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Celebrating DEIJ and climate successes with the Chesapeake Bay Program
December 15, 2021EPA Administrator takes over as chair of the Chesapeake Executive Council
Read storyWest Virginia tourist town confronts flooding with green infrastructure
December 7, 2021Stormwater infrastructure projects installed in Berkeley Springs help reduce flooding and pollution.
Read storyThe world’s largest oyster restoration project is completed in Virginia
December 2, 2021Restored reefs bring both ecological and economic benefits
Read storyWildlife managers race against the clock to protect centuries-old trees
December 2, 2021The hemlock woolly adelgid threatens the future of hemlock trees in the Bay watershed and beyond.
Read storyExperts find an average Chesapeake Bay dead zone in 2021
November 30, 2021Hot weather and mild winds contribute to the dead zone sticking around longer into the fall
Read storyThere's a better place for those Thanksgiving leftovers
November 23, 2021Counteract food waste’s negative environmental impacts this holiday
Read storyChesapeake Bay researchers go with the flow
November 15, 2021Researchers determine how changes in stream flow affect biological health
Read storyFly fishing ties together military veterans in the Chesapeake region
November 10, 2021Project Healing Water Fly Fishing was born in Washington, D.C.
Read storyGuardians of the road
November 4, 2021Vultures are commonly seen hovering above roadways ready to serve their important ecological role.
Read storySix lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay with eerie pasts
October 29, 2021Make sure those lights guiding you on the Bay aren’t from a ghost
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