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Chesapeake Bay Action Plan

After decades of effort, the voluntary, collaborative approach to restoring the health and vitality of the Chesapeake Bay— the largest estuary in the United States—has not worked and, in fact, is failing.

A diverse group of 57 senior scientists and policymakers have joined forces to save the Bay. This is our plan.

Agriculture and the Bay: What the Science Shows

By Ed Hatcher | March 1, 2011 |

(Posted by Ed Hatcher.)

Dear Bay Action Plan Readers,

Welcome to Day 1 of the Bay Action Plan’s month-long focus on Agriculture and the Bay: What the Science Shows.

Former Maryland state Senator Gerald Winegrad discusses how agriculture contributes to bay pollution:

See all our videos here.

Click to view a one-hour webinar on “Reaching Our Nutrient Reduction Allocations,” conducted by Dr. Russell B Brinsfield, and Dr. Ken Staver, both of the University of Maryland Wye Research and Education Center. (Webinar will open in a new window.)