Chesapeake Executive Council Publications

The Chesapeake Executive Council establishes the policy direction for the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay. It consists of the governors of the six watershed states, the mayor of the District of Columbia, the chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Memorandum of Agreement Between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State College, Pennsylvania, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III

Published on June 5, 1996 in MOU/MOA

This Memorandum of Agreement provides for enhanced cooperation between the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pennsylvania Field Office (PAFO) in State College, Pennsylvania, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as partners in the Chesapeake Bay Program.

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Directive No. 94-1: Riparian Forest Buffers

Published on October 14, 1994 in Directive

We now recognize that forests along waterways, also known as "riparian forests," are an important resource that protects water quality and provides habitat and food necessary to support fish survival and reproduction. Used as buffers, riparian forests provide a means of helping us achieve our restoration goals in the tributaries.

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