Restoration Spotlight
Explore recent restoration and conservation projects happening across the watershed.
With conservation, a 12th-generation Maryland family holds on to its historic property
June 23, 2025The Tilghman family uses living shorelines to combat erosion
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Forest buffer initiative in Charlottesville, Va., protects a Chesapeake Bay tributary
May 16, 2025A Chesapeake Bay grant helps protect the beloved Rivanna River
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A friend to the Chesapeake Bay restores brook trout habitat in the Rappahannock headwaters
April 16, 2025How a project from 2016 contributed to a Chesapeake Bay Program goal
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Homegrown heroes
March 31, 2025The Elizabeth River Project is bringing 200+ year old wetlands back to the river
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Seven Chesapeake farmers who make conservation a priority
March 18, 2025Sustainable farming reduces runoff to the Bay and creates habitat for wildlife
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Creating a natural landscape retreat in a retirement community
February 20, 2025The restoration project at Landis Homes created benefits for the environment, community and property owners
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Restored Rivanna River tributary sets the stage for a new botanical garden
January 31, 2025A story of stream banks, bugs and botanical gardens
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Seven green infrastructure projects that lead to cleaner water rain or shine
January 29, 2025These projects are helping to slow down the fastest growing source of Bay pollution
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Year in photos: The Chesapeake watershed in 2024
December 24, 2024Visions of what’s at stake in the restoration effort
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Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions recount big wins in 2024
December 20, 2024Find out how the Bay is being restored from across the watershed
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