Chesapeake Bay

Can We Have Our Bay – And Fish It, Too?
Nearly 20 million people are projected to live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by 2020. With the pressures from this growing population, can we still conserve natural diversity in our nation’s largest estuary? Find out why the Conservancy’s Mark Bryer believes we can.
 

What's New

Winnie the Whimbrel's Surprising Flight
Instead of heading to breeding grounds at Hudson Bay in central Canada, this large shorebird flew nonstop all the way from Virginia's Eastern Shore to Alaska. The bird’s continuing journey now raises as many questions as it answers. Read more about Winnie.

News

Singer-songwriter James Taylor played a benefit concert on May 22 in Virginia Beach to help protect habitat for migratory birds on Virginia's Eastern Shore. See news stories about the event. 

Harvesting rainwater from rooftops may provide a way to reduce excessive sediment from choking the life out of one of Central VA’s most important river systems. Read more from the Conservancy's Ridge Schuyler (pdf, 674KB).
 

What is Your Story?

What about nature inspires you?

We want to hear what makes YOU an environmentalist! Send us your story and then read how nature inspires other Conservancy members.