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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "40th Anniversary"

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Eleven stories to round up our 40th anniversary year

December 6, 2023

Chesapeake Bay Program partners share their milestones

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A black and white image of Joseph Gartlan, Jr., then chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, sitting at a table while signing the 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement amid a chaotic scene of more than a dozen onlookers.

40 years of educating Chesapeake Bay stewards

September 22, 2023

NOAA plays a key role in the Bay Program’s environmental education efforts

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Sixth-grade students wade through a shallow creek, carrying small nets to sample invertebrates.

Defending the Bay: How the Department of Defense contributes to Bay restoration

August 18, 2023

DoD joined the Chesapeake Bay Program in 1984

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A group of people stand in a wetland and look into the water, spotting fish life.

Three Chesapeake Gateways sites that capture the magic of the region

August 17, 2023

Celebrating 25 years of the National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways

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Aerial view of forest and parkland with water.

The science and policy behind Chesapeake Bay restoration

August 8, 2023

How the Chesapeake Bay Commission uses Bay Program science to prioritize funding

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Aerial view of the river with land to the side.

For Virginia, decades of wastewater treatment upgrades make for a healthier Bay

June 20, 2023

Virginia has reduced nitrogen and phosphorus discharges to the Bay by more than 50% since 2007

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40 years of dedication to Chesapeake Bay oysters—and their many benefits

May 25, 2023

NOAA’s role in advancing oyster habitat restoration in the Chesapeake Bay

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A crane loads oyster shells onto a boat.

How the USDA Forest Service changed the way we think about trees in the Chesapeake

May 11, 2023

Three Forest Service leaders helped shape the agency’s role in the Chesapeake Bay Program

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Sally Claggett places a plastic tree tube on a sapling planted in a forest

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement at 40: Perspectives on Pennsylvania

May 9, 2023

Past and present environmental leaders in Pennsylvania talk Chesapeake Bay restoration

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A clean river surrounded by forest land.

Over 31,000 miles of fish passage opened in the Chesapeake since 1988

May 3, 2023

Shad, herring, striped bass and more benefit from fish passage projects

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Three silver alewife swim underwater

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