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Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
Eleven stories to round up our 40th anniversary year
December 6, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program partners share their milestones
Read story![A black and white image of Joseph Gartlan, Jr., then chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, sitting at a table while signing the 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement amid a chaotic scene of more than a dozen onlookers.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jan_27_23_1800-02-2020-08-14-0013.jpg)
New data confirms that the Anacostia River is getting cleaner
December 1, 2023Improvements seen in two major water quality measurements
Read story![A woman leaps into a river from a wooden dock, joining more than a dozen swimmers who are already in the water.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_30_23_1800-02-IMG_0704.jpg)
The Chesapeake Bay sees its smallest dead zone in 39 years
November 28, 2023The 2023 dead zone was the smallest on record
Read story![An aerial view of a wide blue river with a forested shoreline.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_28_23_1800-01-5K1A8033.jpg)
A rare fish gets a second chance
November 17, 2023Restoring stream habitat in Pennsylvania and Maryland is helping save the Chesapeake logperch
Read story![A photo of a Chesapeake logperch caught in a biologist's hand](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_17_23_1800-01-9E3A7744.jpg)
Lingering effects of COVID-19 disrupt environmental education
November 15, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program updates two outcomes under its Environmental Literacy Goal
Read story![Students raise their hands in a classroom](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_15_23_1800-01-20160323-IMG_8956.jpg)
Don’t deck the halls with invasive species
November 9, 2023Holiday decorations can unintentionally increase the spread of invasive species
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/OrientalBittersweetFieldGuide1800-06-Photo-172053419-c-Sara-Rall-some-rights-reserved-CC-BY-NC-uploaded-by-Sara-Rall.jpg)
How Friends of Patapsco is making the outdoors more inclusive
November 2, 2023New efforts to improve trails and add adaptive programming are making Patapsco State Park accessible to individuals with disabilities.
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Chesapeake Bay Program fights tree loss with land conservation
October 31, 2023Bay jurisdictions make the largest contribution to land conservation
Read story![Aerial view of a river with forest and farmland on the side.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_26_23_1800-01-9E3A6473.jpg)
Witch stories from around the watershed
October 30, 2023Historic St. Mary's City. (Photo courtesy of Jimmy Emerson/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed)
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Interactive StoryMap highlights the state of forests across the Chesapeake Bay watershed
October 25, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program builds upon the 2006 report
Read story![Aerial view of a forest](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/37858894792_40a0603c29_c.jpg)