2018 Press Releases
NFWF announces more than $13.1 million in grants from the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund
December 3, 2018The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced more than $13.1 million in grants to support the restoration and conservation of the Chesapeake Bay watershed in six U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The 49 grants will generate nearly $21.9 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of nearly $35 million.
Read storyChesapeake Bay Program reports watershed-wide progress toward environmental education goals
August 23, 2018The Chesapeake Bay Program is pleased to announce its partners are making progress toward the environmental education goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Sixteen years after the Chesapeake Executive Council formally recognized the importance of environmental education to the partnership, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C., agreed to help their students graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to protect and restore their local watersheds. Since 2015, school districts within these jurisdictions have reported a slight rise in their preparedness to put environmental education programs in place, as well as an increase in the number of schools that are operating sustainably and a steady level of curriculum-embedded opportunities for students to learn outside.
Read storyChesapeake Executive Council calls for increased support for farmers across the Watershed
August 7, 2018At the annual meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council, representatives from the six Chesapeake Bay watershed states, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a directive in support of increasing technical assistance to the farmers of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Read storyChesapeake Bay Program partnership exceeds 2017 targets for reducing phosphorus, sediment
July 17, 2018Chesapeake Bay Program partnership exceeds 2017 targets for reducing phosphorus, sediment
Read story2018 Blue Crab Advisory Report Released
June 27, 20182018 Blue Crab Advisory Report Released
Read storyJoin communities across the watershed in celebrating Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week
May 31, 2018Join communities across the watershed in celebrating Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week
Read storyUnderwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay continue record growth for third year in a row
April 24, 2018Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay continue record growth for third year in a row
Read storyChesapeake Bay Program notes continued progress in Chesapeake Bay restoration
January 4, 2018Chesapeake Bay Program notes continued progress in Chesapeake Bay restoration
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