Water-shed-based Approach to Habitat Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay
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The Bay's "living resources" - some 2,700 species of fish, wildlife and plants-provide important recreational, aesthetic, and economic benefits to over 13.6 million people living in its drainage basin. Chesapeake Bay is likewise recognized worldwide for its valuable living resources. Unfortunately, over the last three decades, pollution and development have damaged the productivity of the estuary. Most alarming has been the destruction or degradation of imporant fish and wildlife habitat. For over a decade federa, state, and local agencies have worked with the public under the auspices of the CBP to monitor Bay health and resources, identify threats, devise basinwide strategies for recovery and direct on-the-ground restoration projects.