This category has news about environmental issues that affect the Chesapeake Bay.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is seeking volunteers to raise underwater Bay grasses in their homes, schools, or businesses as part of CBF’s Grasses for the Masses restoration program. The program engages volunteers to help restore underwater grasses, submerged plants … Continued
On December 14, 2012, Maryland announced the first round of winners in the State’s Stream Restoration Challenge grant program. The new program plans to provide up to $6 million to help local governments, school systems, and non-governmental organizations carryout projects … Continued
According to a new USGS report, the Susquehanna River delivered more phosphorus and sediment to the Bay during 2011 than from than any other year since monitoring began in 1978. Flooding from Tropical Storm Lee made up a large fraction … Continued
On August 30, 2012, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Department of the Environment announced more than $800,000 in federal, state, and private funding for the creation of “living … Continued
The Chesapeake Bay Trust recently announced the continued expansion of its Chesapeake Conservation Corps, a program that provides service-learning opportunities and green job training for young people through environmental and energy conservation careers. The initiative, established by the Maryland Legislature … Continued