Chesapeake Bay Program - A Watershed Partnership

Partnership Protects Virginia Marsh from Erosion

A partnership between the James River Association, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership and several other organizations has protected from erosion more than 500 acres of tidal freshwater marsh on Herring Creek. (Read more)

Related links: Tidal marshes | Erosion

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Executive Council Sets New Strategy to Restore Bay | 11/20/2008

Executive Council adopts at its annual meeting a new strategy to speed up pace of Bay restoration by setting two-year milestones to reduce pollution.
Related links: Executive Council | Videos from 2008 Executive Council meeting

New Research Vessel Will Enhance Bay Monitoring | 11/17/2008

University of Md. Center for Environmental Science introduces R/V Rachel Carson, a state-of-the-art research platform to help scientists monitor Bay conditions.
Related links: Monitoring

Bay Program Launches New Blog | 11/12/2008

The Bay Program blog will feature entries by Bay Program staff to give unique insight into the science, policy and events taking place within the Bay Program.
Related links: Get Involved

2008 Summer Lookback Reviews Health of Bay | 11/10/2008

Chesapeake EcoCheck and the Tidal Monitoring and Analysis Workgroup release summer review of the health of the Bay, including notes on fish kills and water clarity.
Related links: Nutrients | Dissolved oxygen | Water clarity

Submit Proposals for Chesapeake Bay Trust Grants | 11/7/2008

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is accepting proposals for its fisheries, stewardship and environmental education grants until December 5.
Related links: Grants and RFPs | Stewardship and Education