A recent summary of Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration efforts by the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), University of Maryland Horn Point Lab Hatchery (UMD HPL), Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Army Corps of … Continued
A spearhead environmental education program funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office will be expanded for 2013. The Mini Grant Environmental Education Program has expanded to fund K-12 environmental education in … 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