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Why Can You Swim in the Seine but Not the Potomac?

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 1d

Virginians—Election Day is coming up! Sign our petition and tell Virginia’s next leaders that clean water can’t wait: https://cbf.quorum.us/campaign/vagotv/?utm_source=comms&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=take-action

📷: Kevin Caudle

Silhouette of a heron perched on the branches of a bare tree against a vibrant sunset sky.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 1d

Join us this November at Cedar Run Brewery in Prince William County for an unforgettable evening celebrating the Chesapeake Bay! 🦪 Register now: https://events.cbf.org/oystersocial-111125

📷: Yukiko Kanada

A platter of fresh oysters on ice, accompanied by lemon wedges, served on a wooden table with a window in the background.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 2d

Why can you swim in the Seine but not the Potomac? 🤔 A simple question with a not-so-simple answer. https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/23/why-can-you-swim-in-the-seine-but-not-the-potomac-river/

Paris's river cleanup is much further along.

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Chesapeake Bay's oysters set to stage a comeback from this seafood processing site

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 2d

At CBF, our mission is simple but powerful: educate, unite, and inspire people to take action for clean water and healthy communities. (We’re not a government agency, and we’re not here to regulate.) https://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/our-mission/

📷: Caroline Phillips, Nikki Davis, Ashley Pope

A humorous comparison image titled "What the World Thinks We Do, What Our Friends Think We Do, What We Think We Do, What We Do." It features four panels depicting different activities including holding oyster shells, advocacy with a banner reading "We all live downstream," canoeing, and a student and educator.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 3d

The door is that way ➡️

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 3d

Stay tuned, oyster fans 👀🦪 https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/09/22/galesville-oyster-restoration/

A Galesville seafood processing site will nurse sea life restoration: the Truman T. Semans Center for Oyster Restoration and Innovation.

www.capitalgazette.com

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 4d

🍂 Fall into nature’s wild side! From cuddly to slimy, the Chesapeake Bay region is crawling, swimming, and soaring with unforgettable creatures—and now they’re starring on our newest merch from the CBF Store! Shop now: https://www.cbfshop.com/?a=fall2tbs25

📷: CBF Staff

A blue cap with a white seahorse in the foreground on a wooden walkway, leading to a modern red building surrounded by greenery under a clear blue sky.

Three t-shirts hanging on a wooden wall, each with different environmental messages: "Save the Bay," "Hellbender Defender," and a design of the Bay.

Pennsylvania Was Once a National Leader in Renewable Energy. What Happened? - Inside Climate News

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 4d

"Natural gas was pitched as a stopgap between fossil fuels and renewables. Instead, it has derailed Pennsylvania’s energy transition." https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22092025/pennsylvania-derailed-renewable-energy-transition/

Natural gas was pitched as a stopgap between fossil fuels and renewables. Instead, it has derailed Pennsylvania's energy transition.

insideclimatenews.org

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 5d

Eat more blue catfish! A win for native species and a win for my belly 😋 https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/blue-crab-population-decline-chesapeake-bay-restaurants-blue-catfish/

Chef urges people to eat harmful fish that's eating everything in its path: 'We're pushing hard to try and get this fish out of the water'

Restaurants are serving blue catfish to protect Maryland's iconic blue crab population.

www.thecooldown.com

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 5d

Here to serve you your regularly scheduled oyster appreciation content 🫡

We are smack dab in the middle of Oyster Week RVA! This event is designed to showcase the world-class oysters grown locally in Virginia. Learn more: https://www.oysterweekrva.com/

📷: Lauren Winther-Hansen

A person holds a heart-shaped oyster shell in front of a beach backdrop.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 6d

Some excellent choices

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 6d

Happy World Animal Day! Do you have a favorite Bay critter?

📷: Bill Portlock

A great egret in flight against a clear blue sky, with wings fully extended and beak pointing upwards.

Unearthing history: Maryland's new state park celebrates Black triumph

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 6d

The MD Park Service is developing Freedman’s State Historical Park to tell the story of Enoch George Howard, his family, and the Black community he nurtured. 👏👏 https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/enoch-george-howard-freedmans-state-historical-park-PPNYJ5IL5JAYPOVXO4ROL5JSEY/

A historian digging around land records rediscovered the Howard properties and built excitement among other state workers. Around the same time, the executive director of Afro Charities came across a 100-year-old scrapbook that set her on a journey to s...

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Donate your vehicle to support CBF's work to save the Bay.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 7d

Reporting with your Friday dose of good news from around the Bay 🫡

📷: Zachary Gleiter, CBF Staff, Fritzi Newton

Two bald eagles in flight with the top one looking towards the camera, and the lower one reaching out with its talons, set against a blurred water background. Overlay text reads 'The News Cycle' at the top, 'Me' near the lower eagle, and 'So here's some good news from around the Bay' at the bottom.

A crane hoists buckets overflowing with oysters over a dock at the Chesapeake Bay, with text overlay discussing ambitious goals for oyster restoration in the area by 2035.

Scenic view of a serene shoreline in Virginia with text overlay discussing the state's investment in wetlands and shorelines, highlighting the economic and resilience benefits.

An individual participates in the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, planting a tree in Pennsylvania, with text overlay stating the initiative's goal to plant 10 million trees by 2025.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know that you can help save Bay and local waterways by donating your car, truck, or boat? 🚗 Benefits include possible tax deductions and a fast, secure process. Learn more: https://www.cbf.org/join-us/more-ways-to-give/donate-your-vehicle.html

Donate Your Vehicle

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Could dogs help combat the spread of spotted lanternflies?

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 8d

Could dogs help sniff out spotted lanternflies? 🤔 A recent study looks at whether pet dogs could be successful at sniffing out lanternfly eggs as one way to combat the infestation. https://www.whro.org/2025-09-17/could-dogs-help-combat-the-spread-of-spotted-lanternflies

September is the busiest season for vineyards to harvest grapes, but invasive insects, called spotted lanternflies, continue to threaten Virginia's wine industry. A new study looks at whether pet dogs could be successful at sniffing out lanternfly eggs ...

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 8d

how your email finds me:
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📷: Marina Pierce

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How Volunteers Helped Train Satellites to Health-Check the Chesapeake

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 9d

What if satellites could better track the health of Chesapeake Bay rivers and nearshore waters from space? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-environmental-research-center/2025/09/16/how-volunteers-trained-satellites-to-health-check-the-chesapeake/

Thousands of water samples. Hundreds of volunteers. Meet Chesapeake Water Watch, the big data project where volunteers are improving how satellites measure water quality in the Bay.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 9d

Do you see what we see?? 😱

Happy spooky season, y'all.

Updates to Virginia's flood plan aim to help communities prepare for future flooding • Virginia Mercury

Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 10d

Virgina is working to update its flood protection plan, 20 years after the last update to it, for how communities can tackle flooding. 💧 https://virginiamercury.com/briefs/statewide-flood-plan-under-development-aims-to-connect-agencies-and-policies/

Virginia officials are updating the commonwealth's master flood plan to help localities tackle future flooding risks.

virginiamercury.com

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 10d

🐟 Invasive blue catfish are threatening native fish in Virginia, but changes are under consideration to remove some catch limits. It’s a smart move—but they need to hear from YOU before Oct. 7: https://cbf.quorum.us/campaign/bluecatfish?utm_source=comms&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=take-action

An image promoting awareness in Virginia about the spread of invasive blue catfish, showing a net full of these fish on a boat.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 11d

This fall, save time and do something good for your yard and the environment—leave the leaves! 🍂 Instead of raking, try mowing over them. https://www.cbf.org/blogs/save-the-bay/2020/10/raking-leaves-drop-the-rake-and-stop-what-youre-doing.html

📷: Steven Woodnick