Chesapeake Bay Program - A Watershed Partnership

Park Service Invites Public to Help Develop John Smith Trail

The National Park Service will hold a series of open houses throughout the Bay region in late September and early October to gather input from the public on the new Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. (Read more)

Related links: Enhancing public access | Visit the Bay

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NOAA Launches Susquehanna River “Smart Buoy” | 9/16/2008

NOAA launches its fifth “smart buoy” along the John Smith National Historic Trail to track air and water conditions at the mouth of the Susquehanna River.
Related links: Nutrients | Enhancing public access

Md. Issues Draft Requirements for Poultry Operations | 9/12/2008

New controls to properly manage poultry litter at about 200 of the state’s largest poultry operations will help reduce nutrient pollution to the Bay and its rivers.
Related links: Pollution from agriculture | Reducing pollution from agriculture

Aerial Bay Grass Surveys Continue Throughout Bay | 9/11/2008

Bay Program partners continue to observe and map underwater bay grass conditions throughout the Bay and its tidal tributaries as part of the 2008 bay grass survey.
Related links: About underwater bay grasses | Restoring underwater bay grasses

Federal Hearing Held on Bay Oyster Restoration Efforts | 9/10/2008

Witnesses testified at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing on Sept. 10 about the status of oyster restoration efforts in the Bay.
Related links: About oysters | Oyster management and restoration

Help Collect Tree Seeds to Protect the Potomac River | 9/9/2008

From now through November 1, you can help the Bay by collecting native tree seeds that will be used to plant streamside forests throughout the Potomac River region.
Related links: About forests | Restoring forested buffers | Help the Bay