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Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)

Over the last thirty years, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has provided outdoor and on-the-water environmental education experiences to more than one million students and teachers from across the Bay’s 64,000 square-mile watershed. Each experience is truly life-changing.

Every year in Virginia alone, CBF inspires more than 12,000 students, teachers, and adults with invaluable learning experiences that instill important environmental conservation values and a lifelong connection to the world around them.

“My CBF experience was eye-opening, engaging, and inspiring. I never imagined when I signed up for this course that I would walk away with such an appreciation and deeper understanding of life in and around the Chesapeake Bay. I am charged and ready to share my knowledge. I am looking forward to engaging my students in real-life, hands-on lessons and to play a part in their “Aha!” moments. -Melissa Urban, Teacher, Chesterfield County, Virginia

“Participating in a CBF course proved to be one of the most motivating experiences of my life. It taught me to be more of a leader, to be more determined and hardworking; I gained appreciation for nature and, above all, was inspired in a big way to seek a career working with the land that I love.” –Heather Collins, Fredericksburg, Virginia

“The CBF program and environmental education are critical because in order to truly care about and protect our environment, we must experience it on a personal level - be immersed and in contact with it. Honestly I cannot think of a better way to do this than the trip we just took. CBF is providing an invaluable service to both the young and old. Frankly, in 19 years of teaching, this was, by far, the best field trip I’ve ever been on!”-Elizabeth Dunn, Teacher, Mary Munford Elementary School, Richmond, Virginia

The Chesapeake Bay is the lifeblood of our community and our entire way of life. CBF’s Educational Programs give hope to the future of the Bay and equip thousands each year with skills that will serve them well throughout their entire lives.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is CVC #1426.