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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)"

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

Bay grasses continued to rise in 2023, much to the delight of fans like me

July 31, 2024

An environmental professional admits her own shortcoming

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Sunlight breaks through water and fish swim through grasses under water.

Eight out of 10 reefs are now restored in Chesapeake Bay tributaries

June 6, 2024

Over 1,500 acres of oysters have been planted in Maryland and Virginia over the past 10 years

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Near the birthplace of Frederick Douglass, a lush wetland park awaits

February 23, 2024

A fitting memorial to an American hero takes shape in Talbot County

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A slow-moving creek lined by threes and green wetlands.

The Chesapeake Bay sees its smallest dead zone in 39 years

November 28, 2023

The 2023 dead zone was the smallest on record

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An aerial view of a wide blue river with a forested shoreline.

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