Alton Parker Balder makes his living in Baltimore, publishing nautical charts for owners of small boats. But Chesapeake Bay – on his doorstep and one of the country’s most popular boating ...

pledged to update the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement which was signed a decade ago. The council met at Governor Calvert House in Annapolis on Tuesday for what may have been considered the most ...

has now extended its coverage and produced new chart regions for Chesapeake Bay, just in time for the 2012 cruising and boating season. The coverage is divided into two regions, North and South.

The report, released Tuesday, says some improvement has been made in the 40 years since the original Chesapeake Bay Agreement was signed. But it says recent progress to reduce pollutants have been ...