Chesapeake Bay

Scientists say the Chesapeake Bay is still improving, even if this year’s grade marks a step back.

Guest host Ashley Sterner checks in on the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem, and the animals that serve important ecological and commercial purposes for Maryland.

This year’s total abundance is the second lowest since the survey began in 1990. The lowest abundance was recorded in 2022.

New law to impact agriculture, aquaculture, tourism while monitoring and improving the health of the nation's largest estuary.

They are pushing for solutions following decades of neglect.

Olivia Caretti, from the Oyster Recovery Partnership talks about restoring and protecting oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.

Federal, state and local partners within Chesapeake Bay watershed won't reach their 2025 goals. Where are restoration efforts falling short?

The study is a continuation of DNA work to help people find their ancestors.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation made Hilary Harp Falk president in 2022, only the third leader of the organization since its creation in the mid-1960s. She is looking for state and federal leaders to recommit to the bay's restoration.

Dozens of community volunteers planted cages as part of the Great Baltimore Oyster Partnership, a joint project between Waterfront Partnership and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation that has cultivated an estimated 1.6 million oyster spat in Baltimore’s Harbor since 2013.