Pirates

Climb aboard the ship of a pirate to learn how Blackbeard, the Davis trio and others carved out their own slice of Bay history.

Air Pollution

Air pollution doesn’t just cloud the air we breathe: it can also harm our land and water. What goes up must come down, and pollution released into the air—by cars, trucks, gas-powered lawn tools, power plants and other sources—falls back to the earth’s surface, where it can wind up in our waterways. Maintaining the forests that absorb airborne pollutants and enacting regulations to reduce emissions are two ways to reduce air pollution across the watershed.

Bald Eagles

After widespread pesticide use devastated the region's bald eagle population, a ban on DDT and the active management of eagle habitat helped the region become home to one of the nation's highest concentrations of these iconic birds.