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2014 Press Releases

Shad Abundance in Chesapeake Bay Reaches 41 Percent of Goal

Shad Abundance in Chesapeake Bay Reaches 41 Percent of Goal

April 15, 2014

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Environmental literacy programming rebounds across Chesapeake watershed following COVID-19 pandemic

May 13, 2025

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Kim Lowther of the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District guides fifth grade students participating in a benthic macroinvertebrate investigation using leaves collected from nearby streams at Buckland Mills Elementary School in Gainesville, Va., on May 17, 2024.

Chesapeake Executive Council announces plans to revise existing Watershed Agreement

December 10, 2024

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Chesapeake Bay dead zone "near average" in 2024

November 20, 2024

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