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  1. Recent Stories

Chesapeake Stewardship

Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.

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Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

Chesapeake nonprofit and volunteers plant 3,000 trees in 24-hours

November 23, 2022

A Treelay volunteer begins digging a hole for a tree in a field. The trees planted as part of the Treelay will become a new forest buffer replacing the existing lawn.

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A person uses one leg to push a shovel into the ground in a grass field. In the background, other people are spread out in the field digging and handling tree planting equipment.

My Clean Water Story: Peter Tango

November 18, 2022

Our monitoring coordinator is still trying to scratch the “water quality itch”

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Headshot of Peter in an office.

My Clean Water Story: Martha Shimkin

October 19, 2022

Bay Program leadership reflects on the Clean Water Act 50th anniversary

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Martha poses in downtown Annapolis, with boats docked in the background.

Watershed protection runs on volunteers and stewards. What’s the best way to repay them?

October 12, 2022

Abel Olivo believes there’s a better way to engage community members

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Group of people fish off a pier.

Mental health initiative connects UMD students with the outdoors

August 11, 2022

Nature Rx @ UMD is one of several campus programs in the U.S.

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Meet the Chesapeake Bay Program’s new director

August 2, 2022

Kandis Boyd is a weatherproof scientific leader

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Creating a brighter and more sustainable future for Annapolis

June 30, 2022

Joe Toolan works to increase the rights of LGBTQ+ community members and to protect the environment.

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Weed warriors fight for forest health

April 12, 2022

Programs allow volunteers to combat destructive invasive plants

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How the "nerdy" side of fly fishing hooked a Chesapeake conservationist

March 28, 2022

Kate Fritz gets into fly fishing after years of environmental work

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The Chesapeake Bay Program’s guide to reducing holiday waste

December 21, 2021

Have yourself a merry, little sustainable holiday with these helpful tips

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