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  1. Recent Stories

Partnership News

Read the latest updates and news stories from the Chesapeake Bay Program.

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

Chesapeake Bay partners complete the world’s largest oyster reef restoration project

September 24, 2025

Oyster outcome expected to continue beyond 2025

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Oysters being unloaded for a cargo boat.

Two Chesapeake Bay Program tools hold the key to 40 years of watershed data

September 12, 2025

The partnership provides summaries of long-and-short term water quality trends for the Bay’s largest tributaries

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A short lighthouse screwed to a platform in the water.

Connecting modeling and monitoring at the watershed level

August 25, 2025

New Chesapeake Bay Program tool enhances understanding of data collected at non-tidal monitoring stations

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An aerial view of a river flowing through green trees and houses. In the far left, you can see farm fields

Bay Program gives summer updates on oyster habitat, underwater grasses, blue crabs and public access

August 12, 2025

Find out how these outcomes are proposed to continue in the revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement

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Oysters being dumped from a boat.

You can help shape the future of Chesapeake Bay restoration

July 1, 2025

A revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement is available for public feedback until September 1

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A view from the air of a winding river entering a larger waterway with very green land surrounding it.

The Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative celebrates 10 years of successes

June 17, 2025

The data network that helps connect communities with their local water quality indicators marks a significant milestone

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Chesapeake Bay’s health declines slightly but remains on the right track over the long term

June 11, 2025

Bay’s watershed earns a C+

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Bringing the Bay to your backyard

June 9, 2025

Chesapeake enthusiasts share their connection to the estuary

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How local governments are "sandboxing" their way to more effective Bay restoration

March 19, 2025

Regulatory sandboxing is used as a testing ground to trial new innovations for faster conservation and restoration

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Volunteers looking for 'bugs' ended up solving a public health threat

March 4, 2025

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s water monitoring has led to wastewater improvements and the need for stewardship

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