It's World Otter Day! 🦦 Check out some facts you otter know: cbf.org/blogs/save-the…

📷: James Taylor, Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program
📍: Virginia Beach, VA; Newport News, VA

'Environmentalists often successfully use #oyster shells for living shorelines. So why switch to mussels?' whro.org/environment/20…

Periodical #cicadas are here, but thankfully not in this part of the world. Instead, portions of the Midwest and South are experiencing the rare co-emergence of 2 different broods: Brood XIII and Brood XIX. caseytrees.org/2024/03/the-ci…

Explore the intriguing world of macroinvertebrates, or 'macros'—organisms without backbones like hellgrammites, dragonflies, and water penny beetles! They act as detectors of healthy and unhealthy changes in our streams and rivers. Dive deeper: cbf.org/blogs/save-the…

In the fight for #EnvironmentalJustice , advocates from South Baltimore have filed a civil rights complaint with U.S. EPA on behalf of people suffering from pollution from Maryland’s largest trash incinerator. cbf.org/news-media/new…

Check out three national park sites that represent significant stories in women’s history—and in the story of our nation. #womenshistory
npca.org/articles/3698-…

'The pet waste removal industry’s environmental pitch aligns neatly with one of the main goals of the multi-state and federal cleanup of the #ChesBay : reducing nutrient inputs into the estuary.' bayjournal.com/news/people/do…

Join CBF at Annapolis Pride on Saturday, June 1! 🌈 Clean water, clean air, and a healthy environment are rights we ALL share. cbf.org/blogs/save-the…

Our Chesapeake Baysox Jersey Auction is live! All jerseys are game worn and autographed with the proceeds benefitting the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Auction ends June 2nd at 6pm so get your bids in now!

Bid Here: hubs.ly/Q02ysWNf0

For all the obvious challenges facing South Florida as sea levels surge, one serious threat to public health and the environment remains largely out of sight, but everywhere: Septic tanks. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… #climatechange

Natural features like marshes and living shorelines provide ecological services for free. Virginia Institute of Marine Science recently published a study that identified those services to be worth $6.4 million annually to recreational anglers on the Virginia Middle Peninsula. bayjournal.com/news/wildlife_…

Happy #MemorialDay ! 🦅

Today we honor those who have lost their lives in service. We are grateful for their sacrifice and committed to recognizing and remembering all they have done for us.

📷: Denny Motsko
📍: Unknown

Take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy some classic Bay beauty® on us.

📷: Bob Garrigus
📍: North Beach, MD

'Looming over a ghost town in the rolling mountains of West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle lies Ice Mountain, whose once mysterious ability to store ice and breathe out cold air much of the year has fascinated travelers and historians for two centuries.' 🧊 bayjournal.com/travel/in-west…

A 'food forest' is a multi-layered garden that has a diverse array of edible plants, herbs, flowers, vines, bushes, and trees. 🥕 🍅
moco360.media/2024/05/17/tak…

'A campaign to add 10 billion #oysters to the Bay—naturally purifying the water—is on pace even as Virginia and Maryland contend with agricultural runoff and other pollutants.' 🦪 subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

Lancaster County residents eager to explore their local rivers and learn more about how to keep the watershed healthy can enjoy 60-plus water-themed events during the eighth annual #LancasterWaterWeek starting June 7. 💧
lancasteronline.com/news/local/her…

In Croatia, 'blue crabs are a problem because they eat the bivalves, fish, and other crabs that make up the diets of many of the endangered seabirds here—so locals are encouraged to eat the invasive population.' 🦀 nature.com/articles/d4158…

Virginia is home to nearly 80 national champion big #trees , consistently placing the commonwealth in the top five states with the most documented champion trees, or trees that have grown to be the largest specimens of their particular species. 🌳
virginiamercury.com/2024/05/20/doc…

Work is underway to clean up trichloroethylene, or TCE, a chemical present in an old landfill in Northern Virginia that can lead to health issues including heart problems, numbness, and Parkinson’s disease. virginiamercury.com/2024/05/17/old…