The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Waterway Improvement Fund has approved a project at Wicomico County’s Nanticoke Harbor totaling $1,605,000. The project includes maintenance dredging 13,600 yards of material and repairing two existing stone jetties totaling 1,373 feet in … Continued
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is applauding President Obama’s decision not to pursue offshore drilling on the Eastern Seaboard. “The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure, and drilling offshore poses unjustifiable risks to the Bay, its living resources, the tourism … Continued
Kim Coble, Maryland Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), has issued the following statement regarding the final Maryland Watershed Implementation Plan: “CBF has completed a preliminary review of Maryland’s plan. We commend the state for providing additional details … Continued
Ann F. Jennings, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Virginia executive director, issued the following statement regarding the Commonwealth of Virginia’s final Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on November 29, 2010: “The Chesapeake Bay Foundation … Continued
NOAA has announced that the annual fee for registering with the National Saltwater Angler Registry will be $15.00 as of Jan. 1, 2011. Virginia’s saltwater anglers, however, will not have to pay the fee or sign up with the national … Continued