Help Protect the Bay
Our everyday actions—from fertilizing our lawns to driving our cars—have a major impact on the Bay. But by making simple changes in our lives, each one of us can take part in restoring the Bay and its rivers for future generations.
Bay 101: Planting trees for the Chesapeake
Returning trees to the landscape offers local and downstream benefits
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Bay 101: Watershed connections
Water connects, and so the goals of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership are interwoven
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Bay 101: Land use
How does land use impact local communities, waterways and the Chesapeake Bay?
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Bay 101: Green infrastructure
How can we use natural processes to reduce stormwater runoff?
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Bay 101: Oysters
Why are these bivalves so important to Bay health, and how are scientists helping to restore them?
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Bay 101: Climate change
People across the Chesapeake Bay watershed are adapting to climate change and building resiliency into the region
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Bay 101: Bay grasses
What are underwater grasses, and how are they integral to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem?
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Bay 101: Restoring the Chesapeake watershed
The Chesapeake Bay Program leads the restoration effort through science and partnership
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Bay 101: Agriculture
Learn about some of the conservation practices that farmers are using in the Chesapeake Bay region
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Bay 101: Monitoring and modeling the Chesapeake Bay
How do scientists use monitoring and modeling tools to paint a picture of the Chesapeake Bay?
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Bay 101: Fish food
What do larger fish like striped bass and bluefish eat to survive in the Chesapeake Bay?
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