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Recent News: By the Numbers

  • June 27, 2016

    By the Numbers: 15

    The number of national wildlife refuges located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed

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  • May 26, 2016

    By the Numbers: 8 billion

    The amount of microbeads released each day into aquatic habitats across the United States.

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  • April 29, 2016

    By the Numbers: 570,000

    The area, in square miles, encompassed by the Chesapeake Bay airshed

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  • March 30, 2016

    By the Numbers: $10.7 billion

    The estimated cost of treating, removing and replacing the trees expected to be affected by the invasive emerald ash borer

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  • March 02, 2016

    By the Numbers: 2.5 million

    The amount of road salt, in tons, applied across the Chesapeake Bay watershed each year

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  • February 03, 2016

    By the Numbers: 51 billion

    The average amount of river water, in gallons, that flows into the Chesapeake Bay each day

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  • December 29, 2015

    By the Numbers: 589

    The area, in acres, of oyster reefs targeted for restoration in the Little Choptank and Tred Avon rivers

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  • November 30, 2015

    By the Numbers: 87

    The waterbird species that take up winter residence on the Chesapeake Bay.

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  • October 27, 2015

    By the Numbers: 60

    The percentage of Chesapeake forests that have been fragmented by development.

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  • August 24, 2015

    By the Numbers: 35 million pounds

    The Chesapeake Bay-wide commercial blue crab harvest recorded during the 2014 season

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