Ever wondered how big the Chesapeake Bay is? Or how many states are in the Bay watershed? Or how deep the Bay is? Learn all about the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed with these interesting facts and figures.
Like to color? Get your crayons ready! Pick out a Chesapeake Bay-themed picture from our Bay coloring book. Print it, color it and hang it on the fridge! Or download an entire coloring book and color for days.
Gyotaku (guh-yo-tah-koo) — the Japanese art of fish priting — was developed more than 100 years ago as a way for fisherman to record the size and species of their catch. Learn about this process and print a few of your own!
Browse through our collection of photos of cool animals that live in the Chesapeake Bay, such as blue crabs and oysters. There's also photos of plants that grow in the shallows of the Bay, parks and lighthouses throughout the Bay region, and much more.
Ever wanted to see what happens on a Chesapeake Bay oyster reef? Watch real fish and invertebrates living on an oyster reef on the Paynter Lab's reef cam, which provides a live look at an oyster reef near Solomons Island, Maryland.
Bay Games
Play one of these fun, simple games to learn more about the Chesapeake Bay!
Word search: Fish |
Birds
Sliding Puzzle: Urchin |
Blue Crab |
Box Turtle