Consumer guide criticized for advising consumer to ‘avoid’ Chesapeake Bay oysters
The Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population is still a long way from what it once was, but lately it’s shown signs of a rebound.
The Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population is still a long way from what it once was, but lately it’s shown signs of a rebound.
As the deadline looms for the Chesapeake Bay’s 2025 cleanup goals, the annual progress report from the University of Maryland shows that the estuary’s overall health is neither declining nor improving by significant margins.
For decades, efforts to restore a healthy Chesapeake Bay have operated under a relatively simple assumption.
Bald eagles are conservation darlings. Once lurching toward extinction, eagles flew off the endangered species list as the number of mating pairs nationwide soared from a low of a few hundred in the 1960s to nearly 10,000 by 2010.
The Chesapeake Bay watershed in Virginia will be supported by more than $13 million in grant awards for restoration and conservation.
The Chesapeake Bay has a smaller than average dead zone this year, shortened by cool temperatures and strong winds.
Maryland legislators announced draft legislation Monday to create a unified Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA).
Three co-chairs of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force announced $3.5 million awarded to the first Chesapeake WILD grants.
There are a lot of reasons why 40 years of Bay-saving hasn’t saved the Chesapeake Bay, but a dismaying example was on display recently in my hometown of Federalsburg, Md.
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