Management Board Publications

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement is a collaborative commitment to restore, conserve and protect the nation’s largest estuary and its surrounding watershed.

View document [PDF, 10.9 MB] 2025 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement

This document describes the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership's organizational function and governance in advancing the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.

View document [PDF, 1.0 MB] Chesapeake Bay Program Governance Document

This report provides a scope of work, or next steps, for the Chesapeake Bay Program as it prepares for the next chapter in its partnership beyond 2025.

View document [PDF, 523.1 KB] A Critical Path Forward for the Chesapeake Bay Program Beyond 2025

The Indicators Framework (Framework) is a conceptual model that illustrates the relationships among Indicators and how they are used. Aligned with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement at the Outcome and Target level, the Framework integrates the information needed to support adaptive management and to communicate progress toward Outcomes and Targets across the Chesapeake Bay Program. It also serves as an accountability framework for the full suite of Watershed Agreement Outcomes, demonstrating a commitment to transparent, objective assessment for a range of audiences.

View document [PDF, 321.2 KB] Indicators Framework (2026)

This plan for collaboration clarifies the Chesapeake Bay Program's vision, mission and values and establishes a set of goals and outcomes for the restoration of the Bay, its tributaries and the lands that surround them.

View document [PDF, 1.6 MB] 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement

This report provides recommendations for the Chesapeake Executive Council on how to best address and integrate new science and restoration strategies leading up to 2025. 

View document [PDF, 2.3 MB] Charting a Course to 2025