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Trash traps, clean teams, and other solutions for a trash-free Anacostia River
July 19, 2024Find out how D.C. works towards the Anacostia River’s trash limit
Read story![Plastic bottles emptied onto a blue tarp with people behind it.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_900x600_crop_center-center_none/jul_17_24_1800-01-9E3A4575.jpg)
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee chair says equity and inclusion is needed for a restored Chesapeake Bay
July 18, 2024Chuck Herrick shares his background and his personal hopes for the restoration effort beyond 2025
Read story![Chuck, a white male, stands in front of a lush native plant garden.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jul_18_24_1800_01-9E3A8166.jpg)
Being an influential pollinator is no sweat for these bees
July 17, 2024Sweat bees possess unique traits that make them crucial for pollination
Read story![Green sweat bee feeds upon a bright yellow tickseed coreopsis.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/SweatBeesFieldGuide1800-01-5K1A7204.jpg)
Out of 123 Chesapeake Bay beaches—here are six not to miss
July 11, 2024A pandemic project turns into a personal journey to discover the Chesapeake
Read story![Jody, a white woman with brown hair, stands in front of a beach.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jul_11_24_1800-01-20240705-9E3A5315.jpg)
Chesapeake Bay receives highest health grade in over 20 years
July 10, 2024Bay receives a C+ in annual University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science report card
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Black history revived at a historic Chesapeake Bay beach
July 2, 2024A project that has been in the making for decades is underway with newly acquired land
Read story![The sun sets over the water at Carr's-Elktonia beach. Three trees, a bench, a dock and a group of people are silhouetted against the sunset.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jun_21_24_1800-01-9E3A1636.jpg)
Annual blue crab report highlights need to maintain focus on female, juvenile blue crabs
July 2, 2024Overall population holds steady; population of juveniles grows slightly but remains low
Read story![Blue crab on a boat in the foreground with two researchers in winter jackets in the background.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jul_2_24_1800-01-9E3A6789.jpg)
Visa workers are helping reach critical tree planting goals here in Maryland, thousands of miles from where they were born
July 1, 2024The Healthy Forests Healthy Waters program enlists help from Central American workers in its tree planting efforts
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Help the Chesapeake Bay Program chart the next phase of Bay restoration
July 1, 2024Draft recommendations on the future of the Watershed Agreement now available for feedback
Read story![Aerial view of a river weaving through forest and farmland.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/49525971706_c31ae3e863_c.jpg)
Hike leader looks back on one of the longest running LGBTQ outdoor groups in Washington, D.C.
June 28, 2024Adventuring LGBTQ has been active since the early 1979
Read story![Craig Howell rests his hand on a tree and looks upward.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jun_26_24_1800-02-9E3A4280.jpg)