Recent Stories

Friends of the Rappahannock hosts clean-ups each fall and spring, but its environmental efforts span the entire year.

A new study analyzing 60 years of data shows that efforts to reduce pollution appear to be helping the Bay's health.

Federal government looking for feedback on first set of short-term water quality goals, or “milestones.”

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has purchased 825 acres of land to expand Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

Did you know that more than 170 species of birds call the Anacostia River and its watershed their home?

Just in time for Halloween, we've compiled an eclectic list of hauntings, sightings and strange spooks from throughout the Bay region.

Four projects and individuals recognized as Chesapeake Forest Champions for their contribution to Bay restoration.

Biologists with Maryland DNR recorded the fourth highest success rate for striped bass spawning in the Bay in 58 years.

In 2011, 510 million baby oysters were planted on more than 315 acres in six Bay rivers, according to the Oyster Recovery Partnership.

The invasive zebra mussel found for the first time in the Sassafras River, a tributary of the upper Bay on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.