Chesapeake Bay Foundation

🌧️ Storms don’t just bring rain—they bring pollution. When water rushes off streets, driveways, and rooftops, it picks up oil, trash, pet waste, and chemicals. That dirty mix flows straight into our rivers and the Bay, harming fish, flooding homes, and polluting water we drink and swim in. At CBF, we’re working to slow it down and soak it up—with rain gardens, trees, and regenerative agriculture practices. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eKBUiHBY 📷: Elizabeth Elliott, Mary McCall, Don Jennings

Teachers, get your students outside with CBF in the spring! 🛶 Now’s the time to sign up for a CBF Student Field Program. We are accepting applications for spring 2026 one-day boat, canoe, and streamside programs. Apply before the priority deadline Friday, November 21 by visiting https://lnkd.in/eTdUyx-n. We can't wait to #LearnOutside with you and your class next semester! 📷: Kathlean Davis/CBF Staff

There are fewer menhaden along the Atlantic Coast than previously thought, leading to potential major catch reductions, according to scientific assessments released this week ahead of a fisheries regulators meeting. “To protect menhaden’s role in the food web, and meet science-based Ecological Reference Points, fisheries regulators must follow the science and immediately cut the coastwide harvest by at least 50 percent while also beginning the process to give menhaden additional protections urgently needed in the Chesapeake Bay," said CBF Forage Campaign Manager Will Poston. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ecv4zriJ

🌈 Catch us at Annapolis Pride this Saturday! Our mission is rooted in connection—between people, place, and possibility. Everyone deserves to live in a world where environmental health, equity, and joy are within reach. We’re proud to be part of a movement that celebrates all of us. Clean water, clean air, and a healthy environment are rights we ALL share. We hope to see you on Saturday! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eH8fyXEi 📷: Craig Caldwell

Striped bass in the Bay continue to struggle, according to recent results from Virginia and Maryland's annual juvenile striped bass survey. For the seventh consecutive year in Maryland and fourth consecutive year in Virginia, young striped bass numbers are well below the long-term average. “We urge the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission not to delay and take action now to help this iconic species," said CBF Virginia Executive Director Chris Moore. "There’s just too much at stake." Read more: https://lnkd.in/eKH6jgDq

Join us November 13 for an insightful webinar discussion on how nature-based solutions—such as green roofs, wetlands, and permeable surfaces—can help Virginia communities reduce flood risk and build long-term climate resilience. 🌊 Hear from leading experts Bill Almond, Principal Landscape Architect, WPL, and David Sample, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech. Register now to be part of the conversation: https://lnkd.in/ew38UT_F 📷: City of Lancaster, PA

⚠️ With key federal agencies absent from negotiations, states are scaling back conservation targets amid a possible delay of the new Bay Agreement into 2026. “We won’t know until the shutdown ends whether decisions taken in their absence align with how all federal agencies would have voted,” said Keisha Sedlacek, CBF Senior Policy Director. “We do know that Fish and Wildlife Service would have voted in favor of having waterbirds in the agreement, which EPA voted to remove.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCehx56B

⚠️ Virginians, we need your help! The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will soon move to finalize a permit for Dominion Energy’s proposed Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center—a new fossil fuel power plant. Expert health analysis projects that CERC’s pollution could cause an average of 6.7 premature deaths and more than 14,600 illnesses every year in the region. We must stop this permit! Take action before the October 23 comment deadline and urge DEQ to deny the air permit: https://lnkd.in/eKd-4T_A

Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the original stewards of the Chesapeake Bay region—whose deep connection to these lands and waters stretches back thousands of years. 🌊 Want to know whose land you live on? Explore the Native Land tool and honor the legacy beneath your feet: https://native-land.ca/ 📷: Rachel Blevins 📍: Shawnee territory

Today is World Mental Health Day! Studies have shown that spending time outside can improve mood and lower anxiety, so try adding a little nature to your self-care routine today—and remember, nature's always got your back. 😌 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g95UsMAA 📷: Isaac Guerrero