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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "New York"

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

New York landowners reforest the banks of the Upper Susquehanna River

March 14, 2024

A free tree planting program helps the state work toward its Forest Buffer goals

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Older couple stands in a field with tall green grass and young trees growing.

Anacostia River successes serve as backdrop for annual Executive Council meeting

October 20, 2023

Maryland Governor Wes Moore elected 2024 chair

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A photo of the 2023 Chesapeake Executive Council

Looking to the future, the Chesapeake Executive Council begins to set a plan to reach 2025

October 11, 2022

Annual meeting hears messages of inspiration amid recent mixed results of progress

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Administer Regan hits the gavel to end the Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting.

Home to rare wildlife and small towns, a rural region plans for the future

January 20, 2022

New York’s Butternut Valley is finding ways to lift its communities while continuing its environmental gains

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5 reasons to fall in love with autumn in the Chesapeake

October 8, 2021

From apple picking to fall foliage, the Bay watershed is fall-tastic!

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The Chesapeake Bay Program takes action on climate change

October 1, 2021

Partnership’s Executive Council sees climate impacts first-hand at annual meeting

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Five Chesapeake summits to take your breath away

December 10, 2020

Where to find the best summits in the Chesapeake Bay watershed

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After unprecedented storms hit New York, communities take a different approach to flood protection

December 3, 2020

Watershed-focused projects are improving stream health, adding green infrastructure and vacating flood-prone properties

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An urban farm is filling space left uninhabitable by increased flooding

November 19, 2020

Following a buyout program for floodplain residents, the nonprofit-led farm could grow in size

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A trail system connects land and water in the Susquehanna headwaters

November 12, 2020

New York’s Otsego Land Trust created the Blueway Trail to inspire future stewards

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