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10 Chesapeake Bay watershed conservation projects to receive over $9.6 million
October 17, 2023NFWF announces annual Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grant Program recipients
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Recent data show a slight dip in the Chesapeake Bay’s water quality
October 17, 2023Monitoring stations across the watershed show mixed results in the amount of pollution measured
Read story![Two rivers join to form one below Harpers Ferry seen from above](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/sep_28_23_1800-01-9E3A5317.jpg)
This Halloween, let’s make bats the good guys
October 5, 2023Why one of the smallest bats in the Bay watershed needs our help
Read story![The small bat has its wings tucked and clings to a rocky wall.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/TricoloredBatFieldGuide1800-01-Photo-152739597-c-ozarkpoppy-some-rights-reserved-CC-BY-NC-uploaded-by-ozarkpoppy.jpg)
Rockville nature center offers bilingual programs to connect people with nature
October 3, 2023Carolina Giraldo answers six questions about her work at Meadowside Nature Center
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40 years of educating Chesapeake Bay stewards
September 22, 2023NOAA plays a key role in the Bay Program’s environmental education efforts
Read story![Sixth-grade students wade through a shallow creek, carrying small nets to sample invertebrates.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/sep_22_23_1800-01-9E3A6442.jpg)
Bliss in Baltimore
September 21, 2023How a nonprofit in Baltimore City is working with and for their community.
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My Clean Water Story: John Wolf
September 12, 2023Following a passion for both art and science in the environmental protection field
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Dobsonfly adults are all bark and no bite
September 6, 2023The eastern dobsonfly may look intimidating but the larvae are the real predators
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Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee discusses the effects of tree loss on a local scale
August 25, 2023Committee’s quarterly meeting held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Planting for change
August 25, 2023First-generation Maryland farmer turns 25 acres into certified organic
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