What’s your ‘Unsung Hero’ of the Chesapeake Bay?
June 7, 2024Chesapeake Bay Program staff and partners spotlight their favorite wildlife, places, programs and people
Our regional partnership guides the restoration and protection of the nation’s largest estuary.
Learn more about usChesapeake Bay Program staff and partners spotlight their favorite wildlife, places, programs and people
Over 1,500 acres of oysters have been planted in Maryland and Virginia over the past 10 years
Read storyRemembering a remarkable Bay advocate and community partner
Read storyOur partnership is governed by the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which established 10 goals and 31 outcomes that guide the restoration of the Bay, its tributaries and the lands that surround them.
Learn more about the latest agreementAn array of complex problems threaten the health of the Bay and its wildlife.
Learn moreOver 100,000 streams, creeks and rivers drain to the Bay, making up a 64,000 square mile watershed.
Learn moreThe Bay is full of interesting facts and trivia related to its history, wildlife, geography and more.
Learn moreExplore 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.
Visit the field guideThe bee fly is a bee-mimic that lays its eggs in bee nests.
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