Bare root tree seedlings are often used for mail-order trees and large plantings. If given the right care they will grow into beautiful trees. To make sure your bare root seedlings get a great head start, watch this step-by-step tutorial by Matt Kowalski, CBF’s Virginia Watershed Restoration Scientist.

CBF Educators Liz and Ronnie will walk you through how trees improve water quality, how to identify them, and how you can analyze tree rings. In the companion investigation, you can learn more about how important trees are to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.

Watch as CBF Pennsylvania Educator Doug Walters explores a tributary stream and discusses how to evaluate its health.

Watch as CBF Field Educator Liz Yocom details how riparian buffers can improve stream health and identifies several macroinvertebrates that can be found in streams.

This video captures the devastating effects of heavy rains that pummeled Pennsylvania the week of July 23, 2018. These scenes were shot on July 26, the day before the river crested.

Learn more about the Eastern Hellbender Salamander!

On spring nights in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, a chorus of high-pitched peeps rings out from marshy woodlands and swamps. Follow along with CBF Educator Liz Glaston as she tracks down the source—a tiny tree frog called the northern spring peeper.

CBF Student Leaders from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania tell us how the program expands their knowledge of Bay issues, improves planning and team building skills, and helps them lead others to take action for clean water in their communities.

Why is planting native trees good for wildlife and people? Can mulching improperly actually harm a tree? And should you hold off on major pruning in the spring? Kristen Hoke, CBF Restoration Specialist in Pennsylvania, offers springtime tips for trees around your home.

For Valentine’s Day our Pennsylvania staff shares their favorite Pennsylvania foods.

Silvopasture is the integration of trees and grazing livestock that enhances herd health and farm productivity. Trees for Graziers’ Austin Unruh and Pennsylvania farmer Tim Sauder show us on-the-ground silvopasture progress in Lancaster County.

Good tree care starts with a healthy tree, but the options at nurseries can be overwhelming. Learn factors to consider before selecting a tree and how to examine it to ensure you’re buying a healthy tree in this video from the Arbor Day Foundation.

Learn how to properly plant bare-root Arbor Day Foundation membership seedlings in this step-by-step tutorial.

CBF’s David Tana teaches us how to plant a tree! Trees are a vital part of our quality of life. They supply oxygen, purify our air and water, reduce flooding, provide recreation, and increase property values.

To celebrate Earth Day 2020, the radio program “Community Focus” featured the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, coordinated by CBF, on its Sunday morning, April 19 show. Host Mark McKenzie spoke with CBF’s manager of the Partnership Brenda Sieglitz about the ambitious project. The program aired on six Cumulus radio stations in Pennsylvania.

CBF President Will Baker and Baltimore Tree Trust Executive Director Dan Millender discuss the environmental, economic, and cultural benefits of trees.

CBF President Will Baker and CBF Pennsylvania Outreach Manager Lane Whigham announce the launch of the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, a group effort to improve water quality in Pennsylvania and the Bay.