Welcome to the WATER RATS Chesapeake Bay Foundation Walk the Watershed page. While we may not be able to get our Rat Family together during this time, we have made a pledge together, to get outside, and to help protect the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Our team members have committed to walking 200 miles EACH – the approximate length of the Chesapeake Bay - by the end of June. We will spread the Save the Bay message every step of the way!

CBF's mission is to save the Bay and keep it saved. They are the largest independent conservation organization dedicated solely to saving the Bay. Every dollar raised through our fundraising will go directly towards their education and restoration efforts throughout the watershed.

Any donation, large and small, help support CBF's on-the-water field experiences for students and teachers, tree plantings, oyster restoration, advocacy for stronger laws protecting the Bay, and litigation against polluters when necessary.

I hope you will join our efforts by donating to our page or joining our team! If you join our team, I hope you will help us walk (run, bike, skip, or jump) our way to the finish line, and a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.  

Every gift makes a difference!

•     $25 can plant five native trees as a stream side buffer.
•     $50 can grow 5,000 native oysters.
•     $140 can send two students for a day of learning in and around the Bay.
•     $500 can build 10 reef balls which are effective and safe artificial homes for oysters.

Please donate on our page today and help us meet our fundraising goal and help CBF Save the Bay!