Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Last Saturday, the Great Baltimore Oyster Partnership, made up of CBF and Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, hosted 35 volunteers to install Maryland’s largest public oyster garden at Lighthouse Point Marina. Once mature, each oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day, making them a vital resource for improving water quality in the Harbor and Bay. Read more: https://lnkd.in/erkRGHnZ

Today is National Voter Registration Day! Are you registered to vote? ??? To save the Bay now and for generations to come, participation in our democracy is essential. Your voice can help protect our beloved Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams! Thanks to clean water advocates, we've celebrated many wins across the watershed. But those wins start with electing officials at all levels, from local to state to federal, that prioritize the environment. The Bay can't vote, but YOU can! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e2249Y42 ??: Sean Pelan ??: Blackwater River, MD

Thanks to all who participated in the 2024 Maryland Rod & Reef Slam! ?? Anglers and Chesapeake Bay supporters celebrated on Sunday at the fishing tournament's Awards & After Party at CBF’s Philip Merrill Center in Annapolis. During the tournament, 32 anglers reeled in more than 120 fish, including 31 different species. The Rod & Reef Slam was co-hosted by CBF, Coastal Conservation Association Maryland, and the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eZpY5xz3

Hey, Richmond! On Saturday, September 21, we're hosting a tree giveaway alongside Virginia Interfaith Power & Light and Mosby Memorial Baptist Church - MMBC. ?? Fall is the perfect time to plant a new tree, so join us to make the world a little more sustainable and a little more beautiful: https://lnkd.in/etgTm7Sh

Thanks to a Healing the Planet grant from The GIANT Company and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful?, the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania will get new trees this fall, planted by award-winning volunteers for the Keystone 10 Million Trees (K10) Partnership. “More trees for the City of Lancaster provided by this new funding will be important for the health and welfare of local residents, as well as the Conestoga River,” said Julia Krall, Pennsylvania Executive Director for CBF. “We appreciate the support from The GIANT Company and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful?." Read more: https://lnkd.in/e24wKA8R.

A study released this week shows that osprey chicks are starving in nests in parts of the Bay where they typically depend on menhaden for food. “The management of the menhaden fishery, one of the most critical species in the Bay ecosystem, is operating with a question mark," said CBF Virginia Executive Director Chris Moore. "We don’t have a full understanding of the impacts of industrial fishing in the Bay because Omega Protein continues to delay much needed scientific answers to this urgent question." Read more: https://lnkd.in/euxfa4Qd

Motivated by memories of the past and the desire to leave a legacy for the future, a West Virginia landowner's decision to restore a spring that starts on his family's farm has revived the brook trout population and made the water there and downstream cleaner in the present. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eq9c8X5a

In Maryland, pollution from stormwater has outpaced improvements due to intense development pressure and more intense rainfall from climate change. But the opportunity for positive change is present, says CBF Maryland Executive Director Allison Colden, noting "Agricultural, which is the largest land use in Maryland, has achieved progress. Why shouldn’t stormwater?" Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewH24ybc

Listen to Chesapeake Bay Foundation's own Chris Moore discuss Virginia's proposal to reopen the winter crab harvest on NPR's morning edition. "Many Marylanders, conservationists worry winter crabbing puts Chesapeake Bay at risk" #SavetheBay

The days may be getting shorter, but never fear—the CBF Store is freshly stocked with new items to keep you cozy as fall approaches! Kick back in our new seahorse Save the Bay T-shirt or enjoy the brisk air in our CBF watershed hoodie. Go hands free on all your autumn adventures with our CBF belt bag, with room for your phone, keys, and even a snack for the trail. Shop now: https://lnkd.in/eXu4jV7f ??: Madeline Farrell/CBF Staff