Partnership News
Read the latest updates and news stories from the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee discusses the effects of tree loss on a local scale
August 25, 2023Committee’s quarterly meeting held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Are we trading trees for concrete?
August 16, 2023Efforts to slow the loss of tree canopy and gain of impervious surfaces are taking root across the watershed
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Bay Program survey reveals knowledge and capacity gaps among small communities and newly elected officials
August 14, 2023Partnership adds two new indicators to its Local Leadership Outcome
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Help the Chesapeake Bay Program chart our course to 2025
July 22, 2023Members of the public are invited to provide comment on recommendations to accelerate progress of the Watershed Agreement outcomes
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Chesapeake Bay oyster reef restoration acreage surpasses two square miles
July 21, 20232,300 acres of oyster habitat are set to be restored by 2025
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The health of streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed is improving, according to recent data
July 14, 2023Bay Program’s Stream Health outcome saw a 6% increase
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Submerged aquatic vegetation, a critical blue crab habitat, bounces back in the Chesapeake Bay
July 6, 2023The Bay’s underwater grasses continues to recover from a crash in 2019
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Scientists encourage resource managers to focus on female, juvenile blue crabs
July 6, 2023Overall population climbed this year, but analysis suggests vigilance is needed
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A dry spring brings about a small dead zone, according to annual forecast
June 22, 2023The summer dead zone is predicted to be 33% smaller than the long-term average
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Thanks to federal investment, the Chesapeake Bay Program enters a new phase of water quality monitoring
June 14, 2023New federal funding and partner investment enhance monitoring capabilities
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