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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "rivers and streams"

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Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

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.

The colorful trout that pass through Passage Creek

October 2, 2024

The 38-mile-long Passage Creek weaves in and out of a sheltered part of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

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Bohemia River and its ties to a famous Chesapeake Bay mapmaker

September 11, 2024

The Bohemia River meanders through Md. and Del. before flowing to the Elk River.

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Elk River seen from above showing water and coastline lined with trees.

Muddy Creek is a hidden gem home to fly fishing, hiking, tubing and more

August 19, 2024

Muddy Creek meets the Susquehanna River north of the Conowingo Dam, shortly before it flows into the Chesapeake Bay.

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The Pocomoke River adds a bit of bayou to the Chesapeake

February 11, 2022

The 73-mile-long Pocomoke River in Delaware and Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay’s easternmost tributary

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From ‘Red and Dead’ to Class A Fishery, West Branch Susquehanna rebounds

October 6, 2021

The removal of three dams adds a final touch to coal country restoration

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Getting to know the guardians of the Severn River

June 24, 2021

Every summer, you can find the Severn River Association patrolling its 51 monitoring stations

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Restoration turns back the clock on a trout stream

January 21, 2021

A conserved northern Virginia property is the focus of efforts to improve habitat

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A small hunter faces a big problem

January 4, 2021

Like other critters in the Bay, the ferocious mink is threatened by chemical contaminants

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What habitats are found in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

October 6, 2020

These seven habitats play their own unique role in the Bay’s ecosystem

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