2024 Press Releases
Chesapeake Executive Council announces plans to revise existing Watershed Agreement
December 10, 2024New Agricultural Advisory Committee formed to advise regional partnership
Read storyChesapeake Bay dead zone "near average" in 2024
November 20, 2024Low-oxygen conditions reached an early peak this summer
Read storyChesapeake Bay sees slight improvement in water quality
October 31, 2024Lower amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution flowing into Bay
Read storyUnderwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay continue upward climb
July 31, 2024The saltiest waters of the Bay see the highest acreage of grasses in 27 years
Read storyExperts forecast Chesapeake Bay dead zone to be near average in summer 2024
June 21, 2024Despite heavier spring rainfall across the region, nitrogen pollution entering the Bay remained average
Read storyChesapeake Bay Program announces highest number of forest buffers planted across watershed since 2016
June 12, 2024While miles of forest buffers have increased each year since 2019, the gains have yet to offset losses
Read storyChesapeake Bay oyster reef restoration on track to meet 2025 goals
June 6, 2024Eight out of 10 large-scale oyster reef restoration sites are now complete
Read storyCelebrate the unsung heroes of the watershed during Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week
May 31, 2024The annual event takes place from June 1-9, 2024
Read storyChesapeake Bay Program model estimates decline in nutrients, sediment
May 2, 2024The six states in the Chesapeake watershed--and Washington, D.C.--continue to chip away at pollution entering the Bay
Read storyChesapeake Bay Program shares latest progress on watershed restoration
January 24, 2024Annual update provides recent data for 18 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement outcomes
Read storyChesapeake Bay Program notes increase in wetlands across the watershed
January 17, 2024New tracking tool captures previously unreported acreage
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