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Two Chesapeake Bay Program tools hold the key to 40 years of watershed data

September 12, 2025

The partnership provides summaries of long-and-short term water quality trends for the Bay’s largest tributaries

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A short lighthouse screwed to a platform in the water.

Fish for native and wild trout at Soaring Eagle Wetland

September 11, 2025

A 135-acre park in Julian, Pennsylvania attracts wildlife and people alike

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Man fly fishes in a wide stream.

​​My Clean Water Story: Kaylyn Gootman

September 11, 2025

A deep interest in earth science brought a North Carolina transplant to the Bay

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Photo of Kalyn who is a white woman with brown hair.

The crane fly is a mosquito look-alike that keep fish fed

September 9, 2025

Crane flies live a short life but are an important part of the food web

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Crane fly rests on a branch.

The picturesque Manokin River hosts an oyster reef sanctuary

September 1, 2025

With preserved natural areas, historic buildings and fishing communities, the Manokin is like a river out of the past.

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Plants on the shoreline are the only sign of life among the quiet wooden docks.

Three pirate tales that took place on the Chesapeake Bay

September 1, 2025

Climb aboard the ship of a pirate to learn how Blackbeard, the Davis trio and others carved out their own slice of Bay history.

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Sketch of Blackbeard with lit fuses in his beard.

Green frogs play an important role in the Chesapeake’s food web

August 29, 2025

Although small, green frogs are skilled predators that control insect populations

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A green frog visits a vernal pool at Susquehanna State Park in Harford County, Md.

Rappahannock Tribe celebrates the rematriation of 969 acres of ancestral land along Fones Cliffs

August 28, 2025

Reacquiring Fones Cliffs fosters big plans for the conservation of Rappahannock land and history

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Three members of the Rappahannock Tribe listen intently, watching the speaker during the celebration.

Connecting modeling and monitoring at the watershed level

August 25, 2025

New Chesapeake Bay Program tool enhances understanding of data collected at non-tidal monitoring stations

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An aerial view of a river flowing through green trees and houses. In the far left, you can see farm fields

College students take on crucial Chesapeake Bay research projects

August 22, 2025

C-StREAM gives research opportunities to populations who have been historically excluded from the environmental field 

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Dark blue salamander with yellow spots rests on mossy ground.

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