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Recent Stories

Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.

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Local governments plan for resilient communities

December 22, 2022

Annual Local Government Forum convened local decision-makers and climate experts to discuss resiliency planning

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A rain garden planted on a sidewalk in a city.

A uniquely Chesapeake holiday tradition lights up Kent Narrows

December 19, 2022

The Queen Anne’s Watermen’s Association shows its Christmas cheer

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Crab baskets stacked on top of each other to form a tree, lit up with yellow Christmas lights.

Touring the latest green infrastructure projects in Lancaster Pennsylvania

December 12, 2022

Local planners visit nine projects in Lancaster

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National environmental education program with Chesapeake roots celebrates 20 years

December 9, 2022

B-WET helps deliver on Chesapeake Bay Program education goals

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Teacher shows antlers to students by a stream in winter.

Record amount of funding awarded to spur watershed restoration

December 3, 2022

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund finances 104 projects throughout the region

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Group walks along a river in winter.

Shall I compare thee to an invasive species?

December 1, 2022

The European starling was introduced to North America by a Shakespeare enthusiast

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Two starlings sits at the edge of the land in a bit of water.

Chesapeake nonprofit and volunteers plant 3,000 trees in 24-hours

November 23, 2022

A Treelay volunteer begins digging a hole for a tree in a field. The trees planted as part of the Treelay will become a new forest buffer replacing the existing lawn.

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A person uses one leg to push a shovel into the ground in a grass field. In the background, other people are spread out in the field digging and handling tree planting equipment.

Chesapeake getaways we’re most thankful for

November 21, 2022

The Bay Program staff list their favorite outdoor spaces around the watershed

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My Clean Water Story: Peter Tango

November 18, 2022

Our monitoring coordinator is still trying to scratch the “water quality itch”

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Headshot of Peter in an office.

Experts find 2022 dead zone to be 10th smallest since 1985

November 16, 2022

Cool temperatures and strong winds in September shortened duration

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