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February 19 & 20, 2013

Cecil & Wicomico County Public Hearings on "Tier Maps"

Recently, Cecil and Wicomico counties adopted "tier maps" for future growth and submitted it to the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) for its review. MDP found that the maps don't comply with state law.

Please attend a hearing and express your concerns with the current maps. These will be the last public hearings about the maps. Details

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PRESS STATEMENT

 

February 12, 2013

CBF Issues Statement on Bill to Overturn Last Year's Septics and Growth Legislation

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Maryland Executive Director Alison Prost issued this statement concerning a hearing on SB 391. The legislation is designed to overturn last year's septics and growth legislation.
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Press Release

February 1, 2013

CBF Announces New Pennsylvania Executive Director

(HARRISBURG, PA)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is pleased to announce Harry Campbell as the new Executive Director for the Pennsylvania office. Having spent the past nine years as CBF's Pennsylvania scientist, Campbell is a respected resource on technical, policy, and science issues and will now direct all of CBF's policy, advocacy, and restoration efforts in Pennsylvania.
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Press Statement

January 29, 2013

Bay Foundation Responds to DEP's Impaired Waters List

(HARRISBURG, PA)—Harry Campbell, Pennsylvania Executive Director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) issued this statement following the PA Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) release of the state's 2012 Impaired Waters List.
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CBF In the News

February 21, 2013

Letters: State Should Declare Susquehanna River "Impaired"

(The Patriot-News)—The Susquehanna River—one of the nation's longest and most important rivers is in trouble. Scientists and anglers have for several years been reporting unprecedented incidents of diseased and dying smallmouth bass in the Lower Susquehanna. 
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February 20, 2013

Cleaning the Bay and Protecting the Farming Community

(SoMdNews.Com)—Cleaning the Bay and Protecting the Farming Community As Marylanders, we cannot leave to future generations what must be done today. We cannot allow a legacy of debt and pollution to be created for our children and grandchildren to inherit.  
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Tree Transplanting (Pleasure House Point, VA)

Fri, February 22
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2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. more

Master Gardeners & Naturalists Needed (VA)

Fri, March 1
8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. more

Tree Transplanting (Pleasure House Point, VA)

Fri, March 1
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Cyclists for the Bay Ride (VA)

Sat, March 2
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The Chesapeake Bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed covers parts of six states and is home to more than 17 million people.

 

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