This report card provides a transparent, timely, and geographically detailed assessment of Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed. While bay health focuses on ecological indicators, watershed health includes ecological, economic, and societal indicators. This is the first year that watershed water quality trends have been calculated. Overall, Chesapeake Bay scored 56%, a C+. This was the highest score ever for the Bay, and long-term trends continue to significantly improve.

Este informe ofrece una evaluación transparente, oportuna y geográficamente detallada de la Bahía de Chesapeake y su cuenca hidrográfica. Mientras que la salud de la bahía se centra en indicadores ecológicos, la salud de la cuenca incluye indicadores ecológicos, económicos y sociales. Este es el primer año en que se han calculado las tendencias de la calidad del agua en la cuenca. En conjunto, la Bahía de Chesapeake obtuvo una puntuación del 56 % (una calificación de C+).

IAN continues to foster strong relationships with its partners and is achieving goals related to products and dissemination. However, goals are not being met in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, and Education and Outreach categories, and for including Core Categories of Indicators in assessment projects. IAN also needs to promote more teaching and training opportunities.

This report card, produced with Patapsco Heritage Greenway as part of the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative, assesses the condition of the Patapsco River using volunteer monitoring data for the fourth year in a row.

The aim of this report card is to provide a transparent, timely, and geographically detailed assessment of 2024 Coastal Bays health. Coastal Bays health is defined as the progress of four water quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a, dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals.

Published in 2025, the 2024 Severn River Report Card summarizes data collected in the summer of 2024. Overall health of the Severn River scored a 76% (C), compared ot a 77% (C+) in 2023. The report card also expresses gratitude to the Severn River Association's volunteer program, whose tireless efforts make the report card possible.

The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy produced its first-ever report card in 2025. Since 1995, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy has worked to protect, preserve, and restore wildlife habitat through community science, advocacy, education, and habitat restoration. Our programs engage residents of all ages in meaningful experiences that inspire action and stewardship for Loudoun County, Virginia’s natural resources.

Informe de calificaciones de los arroyos de Loudoun 2025: Una publicación de Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy … Desde 1995, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy se dedica a proteger, preservar y restaurar el hábitat de la vida silvestre mediante la ciencia comunitaria, la educación, la defensa ambiental y la restauración de ecosistemas.

This report card, produced with Patapsco Heritage Greenway as part of the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative, assesses the condition of the Patapsco River using volunteer monitoring data for the third year in a row.

This community-level resilience report card examines the preparedness of the Eastport neighborhood in Annapolis, MD to threats like severe weather and flooding. After surveying community members to identify priority concerns in the neighborhood, indicators to assess threats and resilience around those concerns were selected to give the community a preparedness score. This report card recommends individual and community-wide actions that can reduce vulnerability in areas of concern.