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Chesapeake Bay
Crossing Borders to Restore the Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the symbolic heart of our region. Just as your own heart’s health is tied to a complex network of arteries, veins and capillaries, our bay is connected to a “circulatory system.”
Hundreds of miles of streams and rivers flow through 64,000 square miles of forests, farms and cities before feeding into the bay. Our Chesapeake Bay team collaborates across this entire watershed — spanning Delaware, Maryland/DC, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia — to protect and restore the bay.
Latest News & Features
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Watershed Moment
Now is the time to follow the science, influence policy and unite partners to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
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Oyster Engineering
The Conservancy helps undertake the largest-ever oyster restoration effort in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Farmers to Bombers
Strategic conservation partnerships on the Eastern Shore target habitat restoration and water quality.
Latest Photos
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Over the Bay
Photographer Cameron Davidson shares his unique perspective on the Chesapeake Bay.
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The Striper Coast
Follow the migration of a Chesapeake Bay icon and symbol of hope for conservationists.
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Oyster Barge
Follow the journey of oyster shells from restaurant to hatchery to a reef restoration in progress.
Read More
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