Just before the presidential election, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation sent me a letter asking me for money. Many of you probably received the same fund-raising letter from the nonprofit group, urging financial support for their oyster planting campaign. The letter said, “You can help bring back the oysters and save the Bay! Your gift to CBF of just $18 will help us plant 1,800 oysters… Larger gifts will help us do even more!”