State leaders are reviewing five watersheds because of poor conditions. The Department of Natural Resources selected two on ...

Maryland is targeting five ailing watersheds for restoration — but the state’s budget crisis has put funding for the effort in doubt.

The EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program has worked to restore the Bay’s waters and fish and plant life since 1983, but severe cuts ...

Anne Arundel County’s watershed will receive funding as part of the Whole Watershed Act, the Maryland Department of Natural ...

Projects designed to help restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed are being affected by the freeze of grants, and the Choose ...

Congressional lawmakers and environmental organizations warn the administration could backtrack over 40 years of conservation progress.

Celebrate all things oysters during Chesapeake Oyster Week, taking place from March 21-31, 2025. Learn more about the popular ...

Legislation introduced by Virginia and Maryland lawmakers aims to direct federal resources toward over 80,000 farms in the ...

To protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed, Maryland's small farmers plant cover crops. Starting March 3, those small farmers can now get a little help from the state to cover their out-of-pocket costs ...

The watersheds — four connected with the Chesapeake Bay and one that’s part of an Atlantic coastal bay — are the first chosen under the state’s Whole Watershed Act passed in 2024.

Allison Colden, director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Maryland Executive, praised the Whole Watershed Act but expressed concerns. “These exciting plans are somewhat tempered by looming ...