Our Impact
Decades of measurable progress across the watershed.
The Trust's published project map, with an accessible project table beside it. Select a table row to highlight a funded site.
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The 2024–2025 Year in Review
One grant year of work by Trust grantees, in the Trust's own published numbers.
237,661native trees, pollinator plants, marsh grasses, and other native plants installed
1,443,500oysters raised and released
77acres of forests, stream buffers, seagrass beds, and wetlands created or restored
113,241square feet of rain gardens created
70,886pounds of trash removed from communities and waterways
51,520students engaged by 3,282 teachers
25,149volunteers engaged, donating 159,228 hours
41acres of impervious surface treated or removed
Impact stories
1.4 Million Oysters, One Grant Year
Grantees raised and released 1,443,500 oysters in 2024–2025, and the Chesapeake Oyster Innovation Award Program keeps pushing the science of reef restoration and aquaculture forward.
51,520 Students in the Field
Environmental education grants engaged 51,520 students through 3,282 teachers in the 2024–2025 grant year, from classroom tanks to waders-in-the-water days like this one.
Annual Reports
Every year of activities, accomplishments, financials, and impact, reported in full since 2006.
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