More than a decade after the Chesapeake Bay watershed agreement was signed, officials are celebrating an environmental milestone — the restoration of over 2,200 acres of oyster habitat across Maryland and Virginia.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and partners have turned once-depleted reefs into thriving ecosystems with careful conservation projects.
“The Chesapeake Bay is proud to be home to one of the most successful examples of oyster restoration in the world,” said Chris Moore, executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Virginia, to the Virginia Mercury…