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Take in the water from these camping sites throughout the Bay watershed

July 8, 2025

The Chesapeake region offers many different camping sites with great views and fun outdoor activities 

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A man wearing a red life jacket paddles through a swamp at Trap Pond State Park.

Meet the Founding Fathers who called the Chesapeake home

July 3, 2025

Learn more about the revolutionary leaders who lived and worked in the Chesapeake

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Mount Vernon is a white building with tall columns and a red roof.

You can help shape the future of Chesapeake Bay restoration

July 1, 2025

A revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement is available for public feedback until September 1

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A view from the air of a winding river entering a larger waterway with very green land surrounding it.

Flag Ponds Nature Park hosts horseshoe crab campout under the stars

June 30, 2025

Event offers guests a chance to witness horseshoe crab spawning

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A mass of horseshoe crabs gathers on a shoreline

With conservation, a 12th-generation Maryland family holds on to its historic property

June 23, 2025

The Tilghman family uses living shorelines to combat erosion

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Will Gordon squints in the sun, facing an eroded shoreline with a yellow farm field behind him.

The Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative celebrates 10 years of successes

June 17, 2025

The data network that helps connect communities with their local water quality indicators marks a significant milestone

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Chesapeake Bay’s health declines slightly but remains on the right track over the long term

June 11, 2025

Bay’s watershed earns a C+

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A unique native flower you can plant to help a rare native bee

June 10, 2025

The yellow trout lily is a native spring ephemeral that is the only source of food for the trout lily bee

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Bringing the Bay to your backyard

June 9, 2025

Chesapeake enthusiasts share their connection to the estuary

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Paddle one of Delaware’s quiet Nanticoke tributaries

June 6, 2025

An accessible kayak launch is a portal for all to enjoy natural wonders

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A paddler carries a kayak to an accessible launch overlooking a creek

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