My Clean Water Story: Keith Bollt
August 23, 2024How my love for all things fish keeps bringing me back to the Bay
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Chesapeake Bay
Our History
Our regional partnership guides the restoration and protection of the nation’s largest estuary.
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Shoring up Hampton Roads
August 19, 2024Elizabeth River Project continues its living shoreline projects
Muddy Creek is a hidden gem home to fly fishing, hiking, tubing and more
August 19, 2024The Pennsylvania stream span 17 miles before entering the Susquehanna River
What Guides Us: The Chesapeake Watershed Agreement
5 themes guide the agreement:
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Abundant Life
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Clean Water
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Conserved Lands
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Engaged Communities
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Climate Change
Our partnership is guided by the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which includes goals and outcomes for restoring the Bay, its tributaries and the lands that surround them.
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The Issues
An array of complex problems threaten the health of the Bay and its wildlife.
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What is a Watershed?
Over 100,000 streams, creeks and rivers drain to the Bay, making up a 64,000 square mile watershed.
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Bay Facts
The Bay is full of interesting facts and trivia related to its history, wildlife, geography and more.
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Field Guide to the Chesapeake
Explore the Field Guide to learn about more than 300 species of birds, fish, insects, invertebrates, mammals, plants, reptiles and amphibians that live in the Chesapeake Bay region.
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Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Critter of the month
The ovenbird spends most of its time on the ground where you can find its unique, oven-looking nest.
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