The Chesapeake Bay Program collects and provides many resources for public use, including photos, maps, data sets, publications and more. Whether you're looking for the definition of a technical term, a map of underwater bay grass distribution or the perfect photo of a blue crab, you can find it here in the Bay Program's resource library.
Search or browse the Bay Program photo collection for low- and high-resolution photos of wildlife, habitats, pollution, recreation and more.
Animals |
Habitats |
Landscapes |
Plants |
Pollution |
Recreation |
Restoration |
Structures |
Transportation |
Weather
During the first quarter of each year, the Bay Program assembles an assessment of Chesapeake Bay health and restoration, which synthesizes the previous year's Bay ecosystem health, restoration efforts and factors impacting Bay and watershed health.
Bay Health |
Watershed Health |
Factors Impacting Bay Health |
Restoration & Protection Efforts |
About Our Assessments
The data hub provides access to several types of Chesapeake Bay data. Databases can be queried based upon geographic region, date range and other inputs.
Quality Assurance Program |
Resource Lands Assessment |
Modeling |
Monitoring |
Tributary Strategies |
Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPS)
The Bay Program glossary is a quick reference guide for citizens, students, researchers, conservation professionals and others to understand the terms used to describe the Chesapeake Bay, its ecosystem and the Bay Program's restoration efforts.