Turning the Tide

Welcome to Turning the Tide, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's podcast that ran from March 2015 to September 2018. Join President Will Baker and guests as they share with you their thoughts on what it will really take to turn the tide—to restore our Bay and its rivers and streams.

EPISODES

Making Sausage

10 Apr 2018 Episode 79 | 00:21:35

The Maryland General Assembly and the case of the disappearing forest conservation study bill. In this episode, CBF President Will Baker and CBF Maryland Executive Director Alison Prost talk about the legislative process and the outcome of this year’s Maryland General Assembly Session.
No Drill, No Spill

27 Mar 2018 Episode 78 | 00:19:04

In this episode, former CBF President Will Baker and CBF Litigation Fellow Brittany Wright discuss the dangers of offshore drilling and the current administration's plan to put the Chesapeake Bay at risk.
Breaking Good

13 Mar 2018 Episode 77 | 00:25:33

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker talks to college seniors Kara Adams and Makenzie Koski about their Alternative Spring Break experiences volunteering to help Save the Bay.
10 Billion Oysters for a Clean Chesapeake Bay

27 Feb 2018 Episode 76 | 00:14:44

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker, National Aquarium President John Racanelli, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science President Emeritus Dr. Don Boesch, and Hoopers Island Oyster Company Founder Johnny Shockley announce a very exciting partnership to place ten billion new oysters in Chesapeake Bay by 2025.
Breaking News: Menhaden Maneuvers

13 Feb 2018 Episode 75 | 00:15:41

In an update on "Keep the Cap" (Episode 74), CBF President Will Baker and Maryland Fisheries Scientist Allison Colden discuss the impact an industrial-scale fishing operation's opposition to the Bay cap could have on fish populations and the local sport and commercial fishing economies.
Keep the Cap

30 Jan 2018 Episode 74 | 00:19:17

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker and Maryland Fisheries Scientist Allison Colden discuss Virginia's appeal of the cap on the industrial fishing of the Bay's most important fish and what you can do to help protect it.
Taking Bets on Innovation

16 Jan 2018 Episode 73 | 00:29:11

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker and Quantified Ventures CEO Eric Letsinger discuss a promising new way for municipalities to finance pollution-reducing green infrastructure.
Penn's Woods

03 Jan 2018 Episode 72 | 00:24:01

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker talks with Bill Chain, CBF’s Senior Agriculture Program Manager in Pennsylvania, about the role of trees in cleaner water in Pennsylvania streams and the Bay.
No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

19 Dec 2017 Episode 71 | 00:12:11

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker talks with CBF Attorney Alayna Chuney about some new developments in the effort to reduce the harmful pollution coming from Baltimore City's Wheelabrator trash incinerator.
A Shot in the Arm

05 Dec 2017 Episode 70 | 00:18:21

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker talks with CBF's Senior Water Quality Scientist Dr. Beth McGee about opportunities to help farmers reduce water pollution and improve their bottom lines.
A Badge of Courage

07 Nov 2017 Episode 69 | 00:35:32

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker sits down with DC Water General Manager and innovative environmentalist George Hawkins to discuss some of the biggest innovative green power and infrastructure projects you've never heard of.
A Mixed Bag for Menhaden

21 Nov 2017 Episode 68 | 00:21:13

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker talks with CBF's Senior Regional Ecosystem Scientist Chris Moore about recent developments in the management of the Bay's most important fish.