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Chesapeake Bay advocates celebrate oyster harvest while planing for a future of weather shifts.

Advocates argue that the river is long overdue to have its own such program. Millions of Americans rely on it for drinking water, commerce and recreation, and its floodplains provide food and habitat for hundreds of fish and wildlife species. But it's facing a multitude of challenges, from extreme weather to habitat loss to persistent agricultural and industrial pollution.

A proposal to create a federal funding program to protect the Mississippi River is back in front of Congress.

"We are reporting a net gain in wetlands of close to 6,000 acres" that will benefit the quality of the watershed, wildlife and watermen.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Chesapeake Bay watershed gained 4,310 acres of newly created or restored wetlands between 2014 and 2022, the Chesapeake Bay Program reports.

Harrisburg, Pa. — Sen. Gene Yaw is known for various activities relating to waterway restoration and conservation, most notably championing awareness about the Eastern Hellbender and serving as Chair of

The Chesapeake Bay Program reports that between 2014 and 2022, the Chesapeake Bay watershed gained 4,310 acres of newly created or restored wetlands.

HARRISBURG – Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who serves as chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, has been elected to chair the Pennsylvania Delegation of the tri-state Chesapeake

Sarbanes, son of the late U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes, has served in Congress since 2007 in Maryland's Third Congressional District.

A mix of outdoors-related stories from across Pennsylvania, including results from Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative hunting season contests.