Turning the Tide, Saving the Chesapeake Bay

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Glass Half Full Feb 28, 2017

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CBF President Will Baker and Virginia Executive Director Rebecca LePrell talk about the progress made in this year's legislative session.

Learn more about CBF's activities in Virginia.

Photo by CBF Staff

The Incredible Oyster Feb 14, 2017

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CBF President Will Baker talks with Maryland Fisheries Scientist Allison Colden about the state of the Chesapeake native oyster.

Learn more about oysters and CBF's oyster restoration programs.

Photo courtesy Allison Colden

Trees: The Oysters of the Land Jan 31, 2017

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CBF President Will Baker and Baltimore Tree Trust Executive Director Dan Millender discuss the environmental, economic, and cultural benefits of trees.

Forested buffers are critical to the health of the Chesapeake Bay and our local rivers and streams. Learn more about the great work of the Baltimore Tree Trust and Baltimore TreeKeepers. Follow the Trust on Twitter at @Balt_treetrust.

How Is the Bay Doing? Jan 17, 2017

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CBF Vice President for Communications Elizabeth Buckman interviews President Will Baker about CBF's recent State of the Bay report.

Visit the State of the Bay website at cbf.org/stateofthebay.

Let Science Be Your Guide Dec 20, 2016

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CBF President Will Baker and retiring CBF Fisheries Scientist Bill Goldsborough discuss the progress made using the science-based management of rockfish, crabs, oysters, and menhaden over the last decades.

Meet Bill Goldsborough on CBF's blog.

Photo by CBF Staff

Second Chances: People, Planet, Profit Dec 06, 2016

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CBF President Will Baker talks with Pete Theodore from Second Chance in Baltimore, Maryland, about the environmental and community benefits of diverting waste from our landfills.

Find out more about Second Chance at www.secondchanceinc.org

Photo by Rob Beach/CBF Staff

We Can Be Saved Nov 22, 2016

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CBF President Will Baker talks with Tangier Mayor James “Ooker” Eskridge about the Chesapeake Bay that has provided for his beloved island and now threatens to take it away.

See one of our Photos of the Week of Tangier Island and find out how CBF is helping find nature-based solutions to sea-level rise.

-Photo by Tom Pelton

Eating Local at Gertrude's Restaurant Nov 08, 2016

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CBF President Will Baker and John Shields—cookbook author, TV chef, and owner of Baltimore's Gertrude's Restaurant—discuss the virtues of eating local in the Chesapeake Bay region. Find out more about CBF's own local farm at cbf.org/ClagettFarm. Local resources for your own vegetable, meat, and dairy cuisine in the Chesapeake Bay region can be found at www.buylocalchesapeake.org. Photo courtesy of Gertrude's Restaurant

Growing Up Tangier Oct 25, 2016

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CBF President Will Baker talks with 16-year-old Isaiah McCready about life on the Chesapeake Bay's historic Tangier Island.

Worth Repeating: Follow the Soil Oct 11, 2016

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(This episode originally aired September 1, 2015)

CBF President Will Baker talks with farmer, conservationist, and James Madison University Professor of Natural Resource Management Bobby Whitescarver about farming for clean water. Whitescarver's theory: If you take care of the soil, the soil will take care of you.

Bobby Whitescarver is a consultant, blogger, and retired field conservationist with decades of experience in watershed and wildlife habitat restoration. He is a frequent contributor to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog.

Follow CBF's Farmers' Success Stories blog series on how farmers across the watershed are working to improve both water quality and farm productivity.

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