As the Chesapeake Bay faces increasing environmental challenges, the Chesapeake Bay Trust is leading community-driven efforts to restore this vital ecosystem. Through science-backed projects, public engagement, and regional partnerships, the Trust looks to create a lasting impact on the health of the watershed and the people who depend on it.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has been crucial in producing advocacy and environmental education material like the State of the Bay reports for decades. On April 1st, 2025, environmental managers from groups across the Chesapeake Bay watershed convened at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) offices in Annapolis, Maryland, to broadly discuss the different environmental report cards issued for the region, their influence, and future goals.

For 50 years, The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has brought together communities, companies, and conservationists to restore the lands and waters of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

From recreation to ecosystem biodiversity to water quality, the Chesapeake Bay plays a key role in many lives. The Chesapeake Bay watershed encompasses Maryland, Virgina, Washington D.C., Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virgina, and New York. There are many important protectors of the Chesapeake Bay, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission has a unique role.

The Chesapeake Bay Program is a partnership of numerous stakeholders that work collaboratively to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. The Chesapeake Bay Program has been successful due to its structure and the six core agreements that act as a guide by laying out their goals. This structure and smart planning are what enable so many different stakeholders to come together and work toward a common goal.

How do farmers, nonprofits, government agencies, and coastal communities come together to protect the nation's largest estuary? Here, we introduce the contributors network shaping the Chesapeake Bay's restoration. From excess nutrients and algal blooms to rising seas and shifting shorelines, this blog uncovers how each group, from watermen to policymakers, is driving innovative solutions to secure the Bay's future.

Of all the problems facing the environment in the modern day, none are as disastrous as climate change. Differing attitudes on the issue have caused it to become a highly politicized problem. These attitudes can be grouped into the following categories: alarmed, concerned, cautious, disengaged, doubtful, and dismissive. Menti poll results on attitudes towards climate change. The members of the Science for Environmental Management class were evenly concerned and alarmed towards climate change.

“The Foundation of all life is in the ocean.” Jean-Michel Cousteau … Are our coasts more than just picturesque landscapes? That was obviously just a rhetorical question for a blog in an Environmental Science Management class. Coasts are dynamic ecosystems that provide critical services—from supporting biodiversity to sustaining livelihoods. In class, we’ve dissected a multitude of threats these areas face: habitat degradation, pollution, overfishing, and the relentless march of climate change.

The management of large and complex ecosystems is a task that can only be accomplished by implementing effective management strategies. This includes adaptive management, collaborative planning with diverse stakeholders, and consistent monitoring. The Science for Environmental Management class discussed a few case studies of some of complex ecosystems to gain a better understanding of best management practices.

Environmental management is highly complex and site-specific. There is no “one size fits all” solution. Management practices must adapt to different challenges for each scenario on a case-by-case basis. Factors that impact environmental regional management practices are population size, geographic size, the maturity of governmental systems, and the length of time that an environmental issue has impacted that region.