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Learn about the Bay Program's latest progress in our science and restoration efforts.
2022 Press Releases
- Chesapeake Bay Program office funding helps watershed non-profits weather pandemic
- Chesapeake Behavior Change focuses on increasing environmental stewardship
- Chesapeake Bay Program federal agencies announce actions to combat climate change
- Innovative Technology continues to advance Chesapeake Bay restoration
- Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week celebrates restoration projects across the watershed
- Chesapeake Bay Program notes slight increase in underwater grass abundance
- Bay Program model shows decline in nutrient, sediment pollution entering the Chesapeake
- Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" predicted to be 13% lower than average
- Water quality throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed shows mixed results
- Chesapeake Executive Council begins to chart course to 2025
- Chesapeake Bay sees smaller than average dead zone in 2022
- Chesapeake Bay Watershed to Benefit from $33.8 Million in Conservation Grants
2022 Media Advisories
Water Quality Monitoring Field Day and Media Availability
September 19, 2022Leadership and scientists from the Chesapeake Bay Program will join the York County Planning Commission and the U.S. Geological Survey Pennsylvania Water Science Center on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 in celebration of the Watershed Alliance of York’s 20th annual Watershed Week.
View AdvisoryOctober 2022 Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting
September 28, 2022On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the Chesapeake Executive Council will hold a public meeting and press event where they will discuss accelerating progress to meet the goals and outcomes of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement by 2025. Additionally, the council will hear a presentation from retiring Chesapeake Bay Commission Executive Director Ann Swanson, an update on the State of the Program from Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dr. Kandis Boyd and each member will provide remarks. More detailed information can be found on the October 2022 Executive Council meeting website.
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