It has been about 100 years since barges floated along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Washington, D.C., and rural ...

Less nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution is entering the Chesapeake Bay, according to a watershed model by the ...

We approach the longest daylight hours of the year that reach a peak on the summer solstice June 20. There are extra daylight hours to go fishing so get outdoors! The first two Saturdays in June – ...

Many longtime residents often lament how the region's rural landscape has changed over time, parts of it lost to development.

A University of Maryland study reveals more frequent and intense marine heat waves in Chesapeake Bay using advanced satellite ...

The Chesapeake Bay has a big blue catfish problem. But one photographer thinks that catching, killing, and selling blue cats ...

There is a lot of great fishing to enjoy this week from western Maryland to the coastal regions. One fishing scene that will be enjoyed by our youngest and oldest anglers are white perch, which can ...

Heat waves destroy crops, drive wildfires, and kill humans and wildlife, but these extreme weather events aren't just limited to land. Large bodies of ...

New University of Maryland-led research reveals that the Chesapeake Bay has seen “significant increases” in annual marine heat waves, defined in the study as “prolonged periods of anomalously warm ...

The Rappahannock River, Virginia’s longest free-flowing river that runs from the outer D.C. suburb of Front Royal to the Chesapeake Bay ... after the James and Potomac rivers.

This USA Today Network special report explores solutions to deep threats that flow through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland as the Susquehanna River feeds the Chesapeake Bay — with life and ...

Chesapeake Bay oysters had another good year in 2024, new Maryland data shows. Oyster reproduction levels were above the median for the fifth straight year, according to the Maryland Department ...