Videos
Browse our collection of videos to learn about everything from blue crabs and oysters to hands-on science and restoration projects.
Bay 101: Land use
How does land use impact local communities, waterways and the Chesapeake Bay?
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Bay 101: Oysters
Why are these bivalves so important to Bay health, and how are scientists helping to restore them?
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Chesapeake Climate: Fighting floods
In a region of New York along the upper Susquehanna River, managing more intense storms takes a watershed approach
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Oyster restoration succeeds in Maryland's Little Choptank River
Oyster restoration in the tributary is one of the largest such efforts in the world
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Chesapeake Climate: Underwater grasses
Reducing pollution helps bay grasses withstand warming temperatures and more extreme weather
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Chesapeake Climate: Regenerative farming
A family farm has learned that improving soil health improves their ability to endure more extreme weather
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A new Hopewell
The Virginia city combined pollution reduction with efforts to revitalize the city and reconnect residents to the water
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Climbing toward a better future
A training program helps people released from incarceration find green careers
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Precision agriculture with the 'Space Man'
Jonathan Quinn uses technology to maximize his profits and protect the local and downstream environment
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Reviving a unique Delmarva bay
An Eastern Shore landowner restored wetlands to lure waterfowl
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Bay 101: Restoring the Chesapeake watershed
The Chesapeake Bay Program leads the restoration effort through science and partnership
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Signs of Resilience in the Chesapeake Bay
Explore progress in the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort
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