ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 17 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news: * * * Forest buffer initiative in Charlottesville, Va., protects a Chesapeake Bay tributary A Chesapeake Bay grant helps protect the beloved Rivanna River By Jake Solyst Before planting 350 native trees across a stretch of Darden Towe Park in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Rivanna Conservation Alliance (RCA) needed a clean slate. A dense thicket of invasive vines and Callery pear trees had taken over a se  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 16 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Virginia Stands Up Statewide Resource in Fight Against Climate Change Challenges Office of Commonwealth Resilience Comes as Federal Rollbacks Demand State Leadership Virginia's governor's office announced Wednesday that the Office of Commonwealth Resilience is now fully staffed. This central office aligns climate resiliency resources statewide, marking a significant step forward for the Comm  more