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15 Jan 2019
2018 State of the Bay: A Stiff Reality Check
A cynic might be tempted to say that our optimism for the Bay a year ago was false, but a clear-eyed optimist will instead look closely at the important scientific signals and watch carefully as 2019 progresses.
Topics: Bay Grasses, Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Climate Change, Conservation, Eastern Oysters, Fisheries, Land Use, Runoff Pollution, State of the Bay, Striped Bass (Rockfish), The Susquehanna River, Water Quality
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11 Jan 2019
This Week in the Watershed: The Wavy Line of Progress
The work to save the Bay and its rivers and streams is not without challenges. And in 2018, one of the greatest challenges came from above–rain, and lots of it.
Topics: Climate Change, Conservation, State of the Bay, Water Quality
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21 Dec 2018
A Sustainability Sham
A student who fails to complete all their assignments doesn't receive a passing grade. But if Omega Protein gets their way, this logic won't hold true in the world of fishery management.
Topics: Advocacy, Atlantic Menhaden, Conservation, Fisheries, Fishing, Striped Bass (Rockfish)
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19 Dec 2018
Stewardship Event Emphasizes the Value of Conservation Practices and Partnerships
Visitors on hay wagons rode through rolling hills of corn, cover crops, and contour strips under a blazing sun in Juniata County, to get a closer look and to learn about conservation efforts through farmers' eyes.
Topics: Agriculture, Conservation, Restoration
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14 Dec 2018
This Week in the Watershed: A Win for the Bay
At first glance, the federal Farm Bill, full of wonky agriculture policy and programs with countless acronyms, doesn't appear to have a connection with the health of the Bay and its rivers and streams.
Topics: Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Conservation, Politics, Restoration, Water Quality
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11 Dec 2018
Students Determined to Continue Efforts to Recognize Hellbenders
Despite stalling out in the Pennsylvania House, these students aren't giving up on saving and recognizing Eastern hellbenders.
Topics: Conservation, Education, Habitat Loss, Hellbender Campaign, Runoff Pollution, Student Leadership, Water Quality
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07 Dec 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Bivalve Blues
During the rush of Thanksgiving week, a critical report was released on the current and future state of oysters in Maryland. And it didn’t bring good news.
Topics: Chesapeake Oyster Alliance, Eastern Oysters, Fishing
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04 Dec 2018
Making History in 2018
Right in our own backyard, the world's greatest environmental recovery is taking place. And that is in no small part thanks to you.
Topics: Advocacy, Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Chesapeake Oyster Alliance, Climate Change, Eastern Oysters, Education, Keystone Ten Million Trees Partnership, Litigation, Restoration, Trees
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30 Nov 2018
This Week in the Watershed: The Coldest Ever
Many of us are still regaining feeling in our toes and ears.
Topics: Community
What's Up in Pennsylvania
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State and federal conservation programs provide critical funding and support to farmers who want to incorporate best management practices such as contour stripcropping (shown here), which keep valuable nutrients on farms and out of local streams and the Bay.
Tim McCabe/NRCS