The Chesapeake Bay Program announced this week that it is on track to achieve a goal set more than a decade ago for restoring native oyster reefs.
The massive partnership of states and nonprofits said it is successfully reviving reefs across 10 major tributaries of the bay in Maryland and Virginia, including the York and Lynnhaven rivers.
Overall, projects in the past decade added nearly 2,300 acres of oyster habitats, or about 1,340 football fields’ worth, according to a news release…