© Chesapeake Bay Program (Chesapeake)
The effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its vast network of rivers, streams, and creeks has garnered national interest and attention for decades. But the unique character of the watershed--and its direct impact on millions of people--is what makes the Chesapeake's restoration and protection so critical.
Conservation in the Chesapeake
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© Spielmann | National Park Service (Patuxent River, Kings Landing)
Conservation Priorities
Explore maps showing federal, state, and local priorities and representing several different conservation values throughout the Chesapeake watershed.
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© Chesapeake Bay Program (Featured Places)
Featured Places
Local, state, and regional coalitions tend to form around areas and landscapes that embody multiple conservation values. Explore some of the places in the Chesapeake watershed where people are putting energy into conservation action.
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© Chesapeake Bay Program (Protected Areas)
Protected Lands
The Chesapeake Bay Executive Order lays out an ambitious goal of protecting an additional two million acres of lands currently identified as high conservation priorities. Compiling the best-available national and state data on protected lands will allow us to track progress toward that goal accurately.
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© Starke Jett | National Park Service (Great Egret)
Chesapeake Bay States
The Chesapeake Bay watershed and its vast network of streams, creeks and rivers cover parts of six states.
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© Chesapeake Bay Program (Marsh Grass Planting)
Conservation Partners
Learn more about some of the organizations and programs working hard to protect the Chesapeake Bay and its entire watershed.
