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Declining Tree Cover in the Chesapeake Bay Region

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published October 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM EDT
Pocomoke State Forest
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Pocomoke State Forest

The tree coverage in the Chesapeake Bay watershed has been declining in recent years. In our weekly series with the Bay Journal Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with associate editor and senior writer Tim Wheeler about the significance of the decline.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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