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40th Anniversary Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

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

A federal agency recounts two big wins in Chesapeake wildlife conservation

April 19, 2023

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plays a major role in the protection of the region’s critters

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Light grey squirrel sits in a tree.

From the fish kills to Conowingo Dam, USGS investigates the Bay watershed’s most complex issues

March 27, 2023

USGS Chesapeake Bay Coordinator weighs in on the agency’s achievements

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Bird's eye view of a woman carefully disecting a fish.

Celebrating 40 years of science, restoration and partnership

January 31, 2023

The Chesapeake Bay Program turns 40 in 2023

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