Eastern Shore students tour the lab that grows Chesapeake Bay oysters
May 19, 2025Horn Point Laboratory has the largest oyster hatchery on the East Coast
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Our regional partnership guides the restoration and protection of the nation’s largest estuary.
Learn more about usHorn Point Laboratory has the largest oyster hatchery on the East Coast
Read storyA Chesapeake Bay grant helps protect the beloved Rivanna River
Read storyWater-penny beetles play an important role in indicating clean water
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Our partnership is guided by the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which includes goals and outcomes for restoring the Bay, its tributaries and the lands that surround them.
Learn more about the latest agreementAn array of complex problems threaten the health of the Bay and its wildlife.
Learn moreOver 100,000 streams, creeks and rivers drain to the Bay, making up a 64,000 square mile watershed.
Learn moreThe Bay is full of interesting facts and trivia related to its history, wildlife, geography and more.
Learn moreExplore the Field Guide to learn about more than 300 species of birds, fish, insects, invertebrates, mammals, plants, reptiles and amphibians that live in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Visit the field guideSwitchgrass is a tall, native prairie grass that benefits birds and pollinators.
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