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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "Pennsylvania"

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

Muddy Creek is a hidden gem home to fly fishing, hiking, tubing and more

August 19, 2024

Muddy Creek meets the Susquehanna River north of the Conowingo Dam, shortly before it flows into the Chesapeake Bay.

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Chesapeake Bay receives highest health grade in over 20 years

July 10, 2024

Bay receives a C+ in annual University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science report card

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Pennsylvania farmers and environmental partners restore sections of the Turtle Creek watershed

April 30, 2024

Portions of the watershed have been taken off of the impaired stream list

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Aerial photo shows extensive farmland

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

Creating green infrastructure with and for vulnerable communities

January 19, 2023

Chesapeake Bay Program pilots green infrastructure effort with four communities in the watershed

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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.

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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From ‘Red and Dead’ to Class A Fishery, West Branch Susquehanna rebounds

October 6, 2021

The removal of three dams adds a final touch to coal country restoration

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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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These university arboretums are giving it more than the old college try

August 31, 2021

Universities in the watershed are increasing tree canopy through campus arboretums

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