Videos

Nutrient Scavenger Hunt

14 Apr 2020 00:06:58

In this video, join CBF Educators Maya, Ochae, and Nate as they scour their neighborhoods looking for sources of nutrient pollutants and the methods used to reduce them.

Freshwater Stream Health

09 Apr 2020 00:15:57

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

Springtime in the Watershed

06 Apr 2020 00:01:34

Retired CBF Senior Naturalist John Page Williams shows us how the world wakes up this time of year.

Riparian Buffers and Clean Water

03 Apr 2020 00:12:59

Riparian buffers are an important tool to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Watch as CBF Field Educator Liz Yocom details how riparian buffers can improve stream health.

COVID-19's Impact on Chesapeake Aquaculture

02 Apr 2020 00:02:52

Oyster growers around the Chesapeake Bay have been among the many businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about why it’s a particularly bad time of year for sales to stop and how to still get local oysters during this crisis.

Oyster Filtering Power

01 Apr 2020 00:04:32

See for yourself how oysters make the water clearer. After watching it, use our Oyster Power Worksheet to figure out your family’s water usage and calculate how many oysters you’d need to filter that amount of water.

Ask an Expert: What's Blue Carbon?

27 Mar 2020 Episode 4 | 00:05:28

Why do marshes sometimes smell like rotten eggs? How do they migrate as sea levels rise? And what does it all mean for the Bay in a changing climate? CBF Maryland Senior Scientist Doug Myers digs into the muck to explain the mysteries of 'blue carbon.'

Ask an Expert: What's Regenerative Agriculture?

27 Mar 2020 Episode 3 | 00:05:02

We've heard about growing sustainable food, but what if farmers could go beyond preserving the environment and actually improve it? CBF's Director of Science and Agricultural Policy Beth McGee explores the pollution-reducing, carbon-capturing promise of regenerative agriculture—from her own backyard—and shares how you can help.

Ask an Expert: Why are Oysters Important for the Chesapeake Bay?

25 Mar 2020 Episode 1 | 00:06:46

Why is an oyster hard to shuck? How do young oysters choose their homes? What happens when an oyster filters water? CBF’s Maryland Fisheries Scientist Allison Colden gets up close and personal with the Bay’s famous bivalve.

Tour CBF's Brock Environmental Center

17 Jan 2020 00:08:22

Take a video tour of CBF's Brock Environmental Center.