Articles related to "Chesapeake Bay Foundation"

The estuary's leading advocacy organization has invested in native oyster restoration and sees progress. The introduction of non-native species could be detrimental.

Do we want to restore the environment or the industry?

Add pirates to the list of trials and tribulations faced by early settlers around the Virginia Colony's Chesapeake Bay. But pirates were simply independent entrepreneurs.

The estuary ecosystem, where ocean saltwater and inland freshwater meet, is large but shallow. A heavy load of nutrients are washing into the bay and fouling the habitat.

At Colonial Williamsburg, historians preserve past practices through research and public interpretation. The cooking craft program is called Foodways.

Prompted to form by a bolide that hit the Earth 35 million years ago, the Bay is home to more than 16 million people.

A report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) describes how pollution is killing crabs.

'Save the Bay" is the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's marketing tag line. What has happened to the Bay's keystone species and can oysters be restored?

Plastic is man-made -- not easily broken down or reabsorbed by the environment. Clean-ups, consumer awareness, and alternative materials are needed.