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Chesapeake Bay
Our History
Our regional partnership guides the restoration and protection of the nation’s largest estuary.
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Annual report provides updates on 18 Watershed Agreement outcomes
January 24, 20242023 Bay Barometer shows promising results for the Chesapeake watershed
Wetlands see a small but mighty increase across the Chesapeake watershed
January 22, 2024New Chesapeake Bay Program tracking tool expands data collection
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What Guides Us
The Chesapeake Watershed Agreement
5 themes guide the agreement:
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Abundant Life
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Clean Water
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Conserved Lands
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Engaged Communities
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Climate Change
Our partnership is guided by the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which includes goals and outcomes for restoring the Bay, its tributaries and the lands that surround them.
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Bay Facts
The Bay is full of interesting facts and trivia related to its history, wildlife, geography and more.
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What is a Watershed?
Over 100,000 streams, creeks and rivers drain to the Bay, making up a 64,000 square mile watershed.
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Field Guide to the Chesapeake
Explore the Field Guide to learn about more than 300 species of birds, fish, insects, invertebrates, mammals, plants, reptiles and amphibians that live in the Chesapeake Bay region.
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Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Critter of the month
Often mistaken for a house finch, the purple finch mostly winters in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and breeds up north.
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