Shutterbugs in Pennsylvania of all skill levels are invited to enter their images in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s annual Save the Bay Photo Contest.  Deadline for entries is March 29.

Photo submissions should illustrate the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, as well as the plants, animals, and people that rely on it.

Images depicting water, wildlife, recreation, farms, and flora from across the Bay region — including in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. will be considered.

“It doesn’t take a professional eye to recognize the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay,” said Jennifer Wallace, CBF’s senior creative project manager and contest organizer. “Each year I am amazed by the spectacular submissions we receive from all different states, viewpoints, ages, and backgrounds. These images move people and play a critical role in our mission to Save the Bay.”

Photos will be narrowed down by a CBF panel based on subject matter, composition, focus, lighting, uniqueness, and impact.

The public will then vote for their favorite image in the Viewer’s Choice Gallery from April 7 to April 25.

Winners will receive a one-year CBF membership and cash prizes ranging from $100 to $500.

Winning photographs will also be featured on CBF’s website, social media, 2026 calendar, and award-winning Save the Bay magazine.

Visit the Save the Bay Photo Contest webpage for all the details.

For more on Chesapeake Bay-related issues in Pennsylvania, visit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA webpage.  Click Here to sign up for Pennsylvania updates (bottom of left column).  Click Here to support their work.

Also visit the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership to learn how you can help clean water grow on trees.

CBF has over 275,000 members in Bay Watershed.

How Clean Is Your Stream?

The draft 2024 report has an interactive report viewer that allows you to zoom in to your own address to see if the streams near you are impaired and why.

Click Here to check out your streams.  Click Here for a tutorial on using the viewer.

(Photo: Geoffrey Wade’s photograph of an Eastern box turtle warming itself on Marsh Creek in Gettysburg, was a judges’ selection in a previous CBF photo contest.)

[Posted: March 4, 2025]

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