Thank you for your commitment to YOUR Bay and local community. Your involvement helps ensure the high priority restoration projects needed in the Chesapeake region are funded this year. Our grants are made possible through individual and corporate donations, funding partnerships, and programs like:
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Join your friends and neighbors in becoming part of the critical work ahead. All of us doing our part is exactly how the Chesapeake Bay Trust got started more than 35 years ago. Since then, the Trust has supported more than 12,000 conservation projects across the 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay watershed. Last year, contributions from people like you helped the Trust fund nearly 400 programs.
Your support ensures we can meet the growing need for resources this year. Explore below to see how you can get involved and make a difference.
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