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Saving the Bay through education, advocacy, litigation, and restoration. Reposts ≠ endorsements. Photo by Ryan Osborne. #SaveTheBay
Did you know that tomorrow is Giving Tuesday AND World Pollution Prevention Day? Stay tuned to join us in caring for the Bay we all love. This place is special. 💙
📷: Flo Womacks
📷: Flo Womacks
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Did you know that tomorrow is Giving Tuesday AND World Pollution Prevention Day? Stay tuned to join us in caring for the Bay we all love. This place is special. 💙
📷: Flo Womacks
📷: Flo Womacks
Join us Wed., Dec. 17, for our Virginia 2026 General Assembly Preview Webinar! 🌊 Hear from CBF staff about the key policies we’ll be championing in the upcoming legislative session—and how YOU can get involved: https://events.cbf.org/calendar/event/1085
📷: Parks Rountrey
📷: Parks Rountrey
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Join us Wed., Dec. 17, for our Virginia 2026 General Assembly Preview Webinar! 🌊 Hear from CBF staff about the key policies we’ll be championing in the upcoming legislative session—and how YOU can get involved: https://events.cbf.org/calendar/event/1085
📷: Parks Rountrey
📷: Parks Rountrey
Like, subscribe, and be sure to bring a coat 🌳🌊
November 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Like, subscribe, and be sure to bring a coat 🌳🌊
*Yes, I know it's not the "official" first day of winter yet, and no, I do not care. You can still #optoutside. 🌊
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
*Yes, I know it's not the "official" first day of winter yet, and no, I do not care. You can still #optoutside. 🌊
Gobble gobble, Bay lovers! 💙 We’re stuffed with gratitude today—for YOU, for this gorgeous watershed, and for every moment spent working toward a cleaner, healthier Bay. Tell us—what’s making you thankful this year? #Thanksgiving
📷: Zoltan Levay
📷: Zoltan Levay
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Gobble gobble, Bay lovers! 💙 We’re stuffed with gratitude today—for YOU, for this gorgeous watershed, and for every moment spent working toward a cleaner, healthier Bay. Tell us—what’s making you thankful this year? #Thanksgiving
📷: Zoltan Levay
📷: Zoltan Levay
"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water." —Loren Eiseley
📷: Donald Slaughter
📷: Donald Slaughter
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water." —Loren Eiseley
📷: Donald Slaughter
📷: Donald Slaughter
what can we say, she's photogenic 🌊
📷: CBF Staff, Caroline Phillips, Kerri Batrowny, Scott Suriano, Alex Faber, Daniel Fletcher, Arthur Julian, Nicole Moaddel
📷: CBF Staff, Caroline Phillips, Kerri Batrowny, Scott Suriano, Alex Faber, Daniel Fletcher, Arthur Julian, Nicole Moaddel
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
what can we say, she's photogenic 🌊
📷: CBF Staff, Caroline Phillips, Kerri Batrowny, Scott Suriano, Alex Faber, Daniel Fletcher, Arthur Julian, Nicole Moaddel
📷: CBF Staff, Caroline Phillips, Kerri Batrowny, Scott Suriano, Alex Faber, Daniel Fletcher, Arthur Julian, Nicole Moaddel
November Bay appreciation post 💙
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
November Bay appreciation post 💙
Yesterday was #WorldFisheriesDay! 🎣The Chesapeake Bay’s 348 species of finfish and 173 species of shellfish are more than just numbers—they’re the heartbeat of our ecosystems. Learn more: https://www.cbf.org/issues/fisheries/
📷: Dale Hall
📷: Dale Hall
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Yesterday was #WorldFisheriesDay! 🎣The Chesapeake Bay’s 348 species of finfish and 173 species of shellfish are more than just numbers—they’re the heartbeat of our ecosystems. Learn more: https://www.cbf.org/issues/fisheries/
📷: Dale Hall
📷: Dale Hall
Today is Lancaster ExtraGive! 🎉 You don't have to live in Lancaster to support CBF's work to address pollution and improve water quality in Pennsylvania's waterways. Learn more and support clean water in PA: https://www.extragive.org/organization/Chesapeake-Bay-Foundation
📷: Chris Shreiner
📷: Chris Shreiner
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Today is Lancaster ExtraGive! 🎉 You don't have to live in Lancaster to support CBF's work to address pollution and improve water quality in Pennsylvania's waterways. Learn more and support clean water in PA: https://www.extragive.org/organization/Chesapeake-Bay-Foundation
📷: Chris Shreiner
📷: Chris Shreiner
What's that sound?? 🎶 It’s the sweet jingle of restocks landing at the CBF Store—just in time for the holidays! Shop now: https://www.cbfshop.com/?a=wintertsrej25
🎁 Bonus: Every order comes with a free 2026 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Calendar while supplies last!
📷: Dustin Wichterman
🎁 Bonus: Every order comes with a free 2026 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Calendar while supplies last!
📷: Dustin Wichterman
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What's that sound?? 🎶 It’s the sweet jingle of restocks landing at the CBF Store—just in time for the holidays! Shop now: https://www.cbfshop.com/?a=wintertsrej25
🎁 Bonus: Every order comes with a free 2026 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Calendar while supplies last!
📷: Dustin Wichterman
🎁 Bonus: Every order comes with a free 2026 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Calendar while supplies last!
📷: Dustin Wichterman
Today is GIS Day—a celebration of the power of maps and spatial data! 🗺️ At CBF, our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team turns location-based data into powerful visual stories that help us understand, protect, and restore the Chesapeake Bay. Check it out: https://maps.cbf.org/
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today is GIS Day—a celebration of the power of maps and spatial data! 🗺️ At CBF, our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team turns location-based data into powerful visual stories that help us understand, protect, and restore the Chesapeake Bay. Check it out: https://maps.cbf.org/
Have you ever wanted to tell someone to take a hike? Today's #NationalHikingDay! Where are your favorite places to hike around the Chesapeake Bay region?
📷: Tyler Adams, Elizabeth Wilson
📷: Tyler Adams, Elizabeth Wilson
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Have you ever wanted to tell someone to take a hike? Today's #NationalHikingDay! Where are your favorite places to hike around the Chesapeake Bay region?
📷: Tyler Adams, Elizabeth Wilson
📷: Tyler Adams, Elizabeth Wilson
Clean water starts upstream! 💙 On November 21, join us for Lancaster ExtraGive—a one-day celebration where you can help support CBF's work in Pennsylvania. Learn more: https://www.extragive.org/organization/Chesapeake-Bay-Foundation
November 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Clean water starts upstream! 💙 On November 21, join us for Lancaster ExtraGive—a one-day celebration where you can help support CBF's work in Pennsylvania. Learn more: https://www.extragive.org/organization/Chesapeake-Bay-Foundation
Today is #WordKindessDay! 💙 As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, we invite you to show the natural world (and yourself) a little extra kindness. Our favorite way to do this? Get outside!
📷: James Mertz
📷: James Mertz
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Today is #WordKindessDay! 💙 As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, we invite you to show the natural world (and yourself) a little extra kindness. Our favorite way to do this? Get outside!
📷: James Mertz
📷: James Mertz
Did you see the Northern lights last night? ✨ Community member Emma Snead captured these stunning images on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Learn more: https://wtop.com/the-space-place/2025/11/northern-lights-sightings-possible-next-few-nights-in-dc-region/
📷: Emma Snead
📷: Emma Snead
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Did you see the Northern lights last night? ✨ Community member Emma Snead captured these stunning images on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Learn more: https://wtop.com/the-space-place/2025/11/northern-lights-sightings-possible-next-few-nights-in-dc-region/
📷: Emma Snead
📷: Emma Snead
Today is #VeteransDay! 🦅 Today, we honor all of those who have served the country in war or peace. Did you know that Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I?
📷: William Pully
📷: William Pully
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is #VeteransDay! 🦅 Today, we honor all of those who have served the country in war or peace. Did you know that Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I?
📷: William Pully
📷: William Pully
Today is #WorldScienceDay! 🦠 At CBF, science is our guiding star. Through education, advocacy, and leadership—all backed by science and research—CBF continues to fight for clean water, clean air, and healthy communities. Learn more: https://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/our-mission/
📷: Dawn J. Sagert
📷: Dawn J. Sagert
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Today is #WorldScienceDay! 🦠 At CBF, science is our guiding star. Through education, advocacy, and leadership—all backed by science and research—CBF continues to fight for clean water, clean air, and healthy communities. Learn more: https://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/our-mission/
📷: Dawn J. Sagert
📷: Dawn J. Sagert
November is #NationalGratitudeMonth! 😌 What's one thing that makes you grateful for the Bay and its rivers and streams?
📷: Meg Pittenger, Terry Walker, Brad Watson
📷: Meg Pittenger, Terry Walker, Brad Watson
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
November is #NationalGratitudeMonth! 😌 What's one thing that makes you grateful for the Bay and its rivers and streams?
📷: Meg Pittenger, Terry Walker, Brad Watson
📷: Meg Pittenger, Terry Walker, Brad Watson
Today is #NationalSTEMDay! 🔎 At CBF, our environmental education programs provide hands-on learning experiences for students and educators throughout the Chesapeake Bay region: https://www.cbf.org/join-us/education-program/field-programs/
📷: The Key School
📷: The Key School
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today is #NationalSTEMDay! 🔎 At CBF, our environmental education programs provide hands-on learning experiences for students and educators throughout the Chesapeake Bay region: https://www.cbf.org/join-us/education-program/field-programs/
📷: The Key School
📷: The Key School
Folks, if they...
✔️ prefer to snack at night
✔️ tend to hunch their neck
✔️ have red eyes
✔️ regurgitate food on their enemies when they get disturbed
...that's not your boo, that's a black-crowned night heron.
📷: Melanie Hummer, Krista Schlyer/iLCP
✔️ prefer to snack at night
✔️ tend to hunch their neck
✔️ have red eyes
✔️ regurgitate food on their enemies when they get disturbed
...that's not your boo, that's a black-crowned night heron.
📷: Melanie Hummer, Krista Schlyer/iLCP
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Folks, if they...
✔️ prefer to snack at night
✔️ tend to hunch their neck
✔️ have red eyes
✔️ regurgitate food on their enemies when they get disturbed
...that's not your boo, that's a black-crowned night heron.
📷: Melanie Hummer, Krista Schlyer/iLCP
✔️ prefer to snack at night
✔️ tend to hunch their neck
✔️ have red eyes
✔️ regurgitate food on their enemies when they get disturbed
...that's not your boo, that's a black-crowned night heron.
📷: Melanie Hummer, Krista Schlyer/iLCP
Are you in need of a goregous Bay image on this Friday? We've got you. 😌
📷: Stacey Clark
📷: Stacey Clark
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Are you in need of a goregous Bay image on this Friday? We've got you. 😌
📷: Stacey Clark
📷: Stacey Clark
Today is National Stress Awareness Day—and we KNOW you've got a spare 15 seconds, so lower those shoulders, take a breath, and remember to go outside today. 😌
🎥: CBF Staff
🎥: CBF Staff
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today is National Stress Awareness Day—and we KNOW you've got a spare 15 seconds, so lower those shoulders, take a breath, and remember to go outside today. 😌
🎥: CBF Staff
🎥: CBF Staff
Virginians, it's #ElectionDay—so get out there and VOTE! 🗳️ We're urging VA's next leaders to support 5 key environmental priorities: https://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/locations/virginia/issues/five-critical-actions-virginias-elected-officials-can-take-for-the-bay.html
📷: Kham Vongpaseuth
📷: Kham Vongpaseuth
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Virginians, it's #ElectionDay—so get out there and VOTE! 🗳️ We're urging VA's next leaders to support 5 key environmental priorities: https://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/locations/virginia/issues/five-critical-actions-virginias-elected-officials-can-take-for-the-bay.html
📷: Kham Vongpaseuth
📷: Kham Vongpaseuth
November is Native American Heritage Month! Learn more: https://www.cbf.org/blogs/save-the-bay/2020/10/the-original-inhabitants-of-our-land.html
📷: Hasan Yazan, Dustin Underkoffler, April Price
📷: Hasan Yazan, Dustin Underkoffler, April Price
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
November is Native American Heritage Month! Learn more: https://www.cbf.org/blogs/save-the-bay/2020/10/the-original-inhabitants-of-our-land.html
📷: Hasan Yazan, Dustin Underkoffler, April Price
📷: Hasan Yazan, Dustin Underkoffler, April Price