Chesapeake Bay Program - A Watershed Partnership

$23 Million in Farm Bill Funding to Support Agricultural Conservation Practices

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released $23 million for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative, a program of the 2008 Farm Bill that provides the region’s farmers with assistance to implement vital agricultural conservation practices to help clean up the Bay. (Learn more)

Related links: Agricultural conservation practices | Press Release

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Oyster Survey Shows Decreases in Mortality, Reproduction | 1/14/2009

Oyster mortality fell for the fifth straight year in 2007, but oyster reproduction was poor throughout most of Maryland’s portion of the Bay.
Related links: Oysters | MSX and Dermo

Virginia Grants to Preserve Bay Watershed Farmland | 1/14/2009

Virginia has awarded a total of $500,000 to 11 localities in the Bay watershed portion of the state to preserve privately owned farmland.
Related links: Land preservation

Annapolis Bans Use of Lawn Fertilizer Containing Phosphorus | 1/7/2009

To help reduce pollution flowing to the Chesapeake Bay, the city of Annapolis, Md., has banned the use and sale of residential lawn fertilizers containing phosphorus.
Related links: Phosphorus | Nutrients | How You Can Help

New Online Calculator Assesses Your Nitrogen Footprint | 12/23/2008

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Nitrogen Calculator assesses how much algae-producing nitrogen your family sends each year to the Bay or your local river.
Related links: Nutrients | Bay Footprint

Maryland DNR Proposes 2009 Blue Crab Regulations | 12/12/2008

Maryland DNR proposes new fishing regulations for the 2009 blue crab season, including complimentary licenses for all recreational crabbers.
Related links: Blue Crabs

Rep. Wittman Speaks About Bay Restoration Bill | 12/12/2008

Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman spoke at the recent Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) meeting about his legislation.
Related links: Text of the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act