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  1. Recent Stories

Stories by Rachel Felver

Rachel is the Director of Communications for the Chesapeake Bay Program. She has the experience of growing up in a headwaters state--Pennsylvania--and is now living life right next to the Bay in Maryland. After obtaining her masters' in environmental policy and management from the University of Pittsburgh, she spent almost nine years with the Environmental Protection Agency before a stint with the National Aquarium. She loves to explore the watershed by hiking, paddleboarding and kayaking.

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Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

The nation’s river is one step closer to being fishable and swimmable

May 30, 2023

The health grade of the Potomac River raises to a “B”

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Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf?

March 17, 2023

Not those who visit the 55 wolves living at the Wolf Sanctuary of PA

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New mapping tool shows underserved communities and their access (or lack thereof) to nature

February 23, 2023

A mission to chip away at the issue of green space inequity in the Chesapeake region

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Five free tools that are helping to restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed

January 24, 2023

For the past 40 years, the partnership has been on the forefront of cutting-edge data and information

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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.

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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Looking to the future, the Chesapeake Executive Council begins to set a plan to reach 2025

October 11, 2022

Annual meeting hears messages of inspiration amid recent mixed results of progress

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Administer Regan hits the gavel to end the Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting.

Bay water quality continued to decline in 2018-2020

September 14, 2022

Watershed tributaries see mixed results when it comes to pollution levels

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Two kayakers paddle down a forested river

Public comments sought on changes to Watershed Agreement language

August 4, 2022

Removal of the word “citizen” includes more people in Bay restoration

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What do more underwater grasses mean for Chesapeake wildlife?

July 21, 2022

Blue crabs have a larger habitat as Bay grasses slightly increase in 2021

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