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  1. Recent Stories

Partnership News

Read the latest updates and news stories from the Chesapeake Bay Program.

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

Chesapeake Bay’s health declines slightly but remains on the right track over the long term

June 11, 2025

Bay’s watershed earns a C+

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Bringing the Bay to your backyard

June 9, 2025

Chesapeake enthusiasts share their connection to the estuary

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How local governments are "sandboxing" their way to more effective Bay restoration

March 19, 2025

Regulatory sandboxing is used as a testing ground to trial new innovations for faster conservation and restoration

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Volunteers looking for 'bugs' ended up solving a public health threat

March 4, 2025

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s water monitoring has led to wastewater improvements and the need for stewardship

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Three volunteers crouch by a stream taking water samples.

The future of Bay restoration starts to take shape in 2025

January 21, 2025

Look out for opportunities to weigh in on restoration planning

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Dennis Radigan of Aberdeen, Maryland, paddles his kayak into Deer Creek at Susquehanna State Park in Harford County, Maryland, while a man fishes from a nearby rock.

Local leaders continue to play a key role in Bay restoration

November 4, 2024

New data reveals the knowledge and capacity of local officials

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Group of people stand on a beach facing the water holding umbrellas.

Far from the shores of the Chesapeake, organizations are recognized for their efforts to keep the Bay healthy

September 16, 2024

Seneca Rocks rises above the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River in Monongahela National Forest in Pendleton County, W.Va., after sunset on April 28, 2017. The peak is popular with rock climbers but a walkable trail of steps and switchbacks will get you to a nice overlook of the river valley. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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Craggy rocks rise above a stream with trees.

Bay grasses continued to rise in 2023, much to the delight of fans like me

July 31, 2024

An environmental professional admits her own shortcoming

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Sunlight breaks through water and fish swim through grasses under water.

Chesapeake Bay receives highest health grade in over 20 years

July 10, 2024

Bay receives a C+ in annual University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science report card

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Annual blue crab report highlights need to maintain focus on female, juvenile blue crabs

July 2, 2024

Overall population holds steady; population of juveniles grows slightly but remains low

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Blue crab on a boat in the foreground with two researchers in winter jackets in the background.

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