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Manhattan-size land in Middle Peninsula to stay undeveloped - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 2/4/2010
Audio: Continuing to restore the Chesapeake Bay - Brownfield Ag News for America - 2/3/2010
Oversight Panel Sees Biofuel Crops Helping Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - The New York Times - 1/22/2010
Maryland Governor Lauds Farmers' Bay-saving Progress - American Agriculturalist - 1/22/2010
Watermen march to protect oyster harvesting - Capital News Service - 1/20/2010
Several Local Waterman Charged with Oyster Harvesting Violations - The Bay Net (Md.) - 1/11/2010
Paying piper for sewers - The Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune - 1/5/2010
Dorchester County Seafood Dealer Charged With Oyster Violations - WBOC (Md.) Television - 12/26/2009
Delaware Extension Scientist’s Research Helps to Protect Chesapeake Bay - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 12/24/2009
New phosphate extraction technology promising - The Southeast Farm Press - 12/22/2009
Oyster Plan May Provide Missing Pieces of Restoration Puzzle - Southern Maryland Online - 12/18/2009
Extension scientist's research helps to protect Chesapeake Bay - The University of Delaware UDaily - 12/14/2009
Oyster reefs part of restoration - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 12/11/2009
Letter to the Editor: Cap and trade will spark new industry - The Baltimore Sun - 12/11/2009
Goodlatte Questions Chesapeake Preservation Effort - WHSV (Va.) Television - 12/10/2009
Md. could reap U.S. windfall in earmarks - The Baltimore Sun - 12/10/2009
District of Columbia Seafood Company, Two Employees Charged with Purchasing Illegally Harvested Striped Bass - PR Newswire - 12/8/2009
Blog: Most Americans don’t know what a watershed is. Do you? - SmartPlanet.com - 12/7/2009
Editorial: Oyster turning point - The Baltimore Sun - 12/7/2009
O'Malley plans to limit oyster harvest - The Baltimore Sun - 12/4/2009
Drastic changes proposed for Md.'s oyster industry - Capital News Service - 12/4/2009
State plans more oyster sanctuaries - The St. Mary's County (Md.) Enterprise - 12/4/2009
Chesapeake Executive Order Threatens Ag - The American Agriculturalist (Pa.) - 12/3/2009
Can they still make a living out there? - The St. Mary's County (Md.) Enterprise - 11/25/2009
Rains Reduce Planting Of Cover Crops Near Bay - The Associated Press - 11/23/2009
Heavy rains deter planting of cover crops - The Baltimore Sun - 11/21/2009
The bay's natural filters - The Southern Maryland Recorder - 11/20/2009
St. Mary's River still on sick list - The St. Mary's County (Md.) Enterprise - 11/18/2009
Shellfish harvesting halted by Va. health department through Dec. 2 - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 11/18/2009
Chesapeake Bay closed to shellfish harvesting until Wednesday - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 11/12/2009
Opinion: Early-season oyster harvest shows promise - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/1/2009
Oysters bountiful in Tangier Sound; just 250 oystermen now work bay - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/1/2009
Tangier Sound Oyster Catch Rare Chesapeake Success - The Associated Press - 11/1/2009
MDA officials await cover crop figures - The Delmarva Farmer - 10/27/2009
Tomorrow's trees today - The Washington Post - 10/7/2009
High winds result in Swan Point Walnut Harvest - PR Newswire - 10/6/2009
Historic Hampton celebrates 400 year anniversary in 2010 - PR Newswire - 10/6/2009
Nepa herp search - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 10/4/2009
VIMS receives $3 million to turn York river algae into biodiesel - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 10/3/2009
Virginia growers 'committed to stewardship' - The Southeast Farm Press - 10/2/2009
Chemung library gets state water improvement grant - The Elmira (N.Y.) Star-Gazette - 10/1/2009
Blog: Pennsylvania farm pollution - from bad to worse? - The Baltimore Sun - 10/1/2009
Lumpkins says way of life is imperiled - Southern Maryland Online - 10/1/2009
Va keeps limits on oyster harvesting - The Associated Press - 9/24/2009
Environmentalists seek to wipe out plush toilet paper - The Washington Post - 9/24/2009
State keeps limits on oyster harvesting - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/23/2009
Newport News ready to pull plug on reservoir - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/22/2009
Cover crop seeding rates for 2009 keyed to planting dates in Maryland - The Delmarva Farmer - 9/22/2009
McDonogh School's garden yields 1st harvest - The Baltimore Sun - 9/18/2009
Opinion: Report puts face on watermen woes - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 9/18/2009
When water quality suffers, so do watermen - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/17/2009
Activists, 'Watermen Blues' cite need for action on Chesapeake Bay - The Easton (Md.) Star-Democrat - 9/17/2009
Calvert, Park Service deal to help promote smith trail - The Washington Post - 9/17/2009
Saving Chesapeake Bay means saving watermen, too - Capital News Service - 9/16/2009
Nearly $1 million awarded for bird habitat protection on Eastern Shore - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 9/16/2009
Opinion: Support Cardin's Clean Water Act bill - The Baltimore Sun - 9/15/2009
Senator Ben Cardin proposes one way to help restore Chesapeake Bay (listen online) - WAMU (D.C.) Radio - 9/10/2009
Bay cleanup funding would set an earlier deadline for action - The Baltimore Sun - 9/9/2009
Susquehanna River Water Trail Map - The Baltimore Sun - 9/6/2009
NY plans to ban shad fishing to help save species - The Associated Press - 9/1/2009
Opinion: 'Flush fee' funds one area where state got it right - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/1/2009
Watershed initiative offers aid to farmers - The Sunbury (Pa.) Daily Item - 8/31/2009
'Flush fee' funding for septic upgrades on hold - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 8/30/2009
Blog: Growing oysters - one pier at a time - The Baltimore Sun - 8/29/2009
Critics, backers debate effects of climate bill on Va. - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 8/27/2009
Farm to hub to table - The Washington Post - 8/26/2009
Waste discharge plan to get hearing - The Elmira (N.Y.) Star-Gazette - 8/22/2009
Nearly all of sewer plant upgrades sought in grants - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 8/20/2009
Editorial: Cash-for-crabbers - The Baltimore Sun - 8/19/2009
Kaine accepts check for VA wastewater projects - WHSV (Va.) Television - 8/19/2009
A mile wide, a foot deep - The Baltimore Examiner - 8/19/2009
Md. to make flat offer to buy back crab licenses - The Associated Press - 8/18/2009
Maryland's nitrogen-reducing septic upgrades prove popular - Environment News Service - 8/17/2009
EPA, agriculture community talk Bay cleanup plan - The Associated Press - 8/14/2009
Feds: No $15M for fish ladder - The Danville (Pa.) News - 8/13/2009
Program turns pork into oysters - Southern Maryland Online - 8/12/2009
12 teens plant more than 550 native Shore plants - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 8/12/2009
Blog: Citizen-raised oysters get 'planted' - The Baltimore Sun - 8/12/2009
Commentary: Stop the oyster harvest - The Baltimore Sun - 8/11/2009
Grant will help more trees grow in region - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 8/7/2009
Conservation is key at Ag Expo - The Culpeper (Va.) Star-Exponent - 8/7/2009
VA kayak tours: Tangier Island: Chesapeake Bay - The Washington Examiner - 8/6/2009
Trail system to get funds - The Martinsville (Va.) Bulletin - 8/5/2009
Farmers' meeting set for Aug. 10 - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 8/5/2009
Oysters are on the rebound in the Chesapeake Bay - The New York Times - 8/4/2009
River Project Offers New Hope For Oysters, Researchers Say - The Washington Post - 7/31/2009
Taller reefs key to oyster restoration - The William and Mary (Va.) News - 7/31/2009
Oyster gardening participants see end of their work - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 7/26/2009
Stratford Hall's rich history on display - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 7/25/2009
The Largest Crop in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Is...? - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 7/24/2009
A good year in a bad era for blue crabs - The Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post Gazette - 7/19/2009
House approves joint ventures program to protect migratory birds - Environment News Service - 7/16/2009
Maryland targets crab licenses - The Washington Times - 7/15/2009
Healing nature with nature - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 7/14/2009
Old shells provide a chance for oysters to live (video) - WJZ (Md.) Television - 7/13/2009
Fox Haven Farm displays green techniques - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 7/13/2009
Opinion: Pretty, but diseased - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 7/13/2009
Maryland seeks to buy back small-scale crab licenses - The Washington Post - 7/10/2009
Accokeek Park to receive $1 million for restoration - The Washington Post - 7/9/2009
Piscataway Park to get $1 million from stimulus - The Gaithersburg (Md.) Gazette - 7/9/2009

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