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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: Advocate, Atlantic Menhaden, Conservation, Fisheries, Fishing, Striped Bass (Rockfish), Sustainability
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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, Best Management Practices, Conservation, Federal Farm Bill, Restore
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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: Best Management Practices, Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Conservation, Events, Federal Farm Bill, Politics, Restore, 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, Educate, Habitat Degradation, Hellbender Campaign, Polluted Runoff, 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, Events, Fishing, Sustainability, What We Have to Lose
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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: Advocate, Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Chesapeake Oyster Alliance, Climate Change, Eastern Oysters, Educate, Innovate, Keystone Ten Million Trees Partnership, Litigate, Restore, 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, Events, Fundraising
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28 Nov 2018
Defining the Chesapeake
Exploring the rich Native American history that is intrinsic to our region’s identity.
Topics: About the Bay, Fun
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16 Nov 2018
This Week in the Watershed: 7 Tips for a Bay-Friendly Thanksgiving
It's hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is just around the corner. As you prepare for the annual feast with family and friends, there are things you can do to help save the Bay and its rivers and streams.
Topics: Agriculture, Community, Eastern Oysters, Events, Food and Drink, Fun, Politics, Sustainability
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15 Nov 2018
The Original Thanksgiving Dinner Reimagined
We can only imagine the bounty the Bay could have provided the first Thanksgiving participants, just a decade removed from Captain John Smith’s first voyage up the Chesapeake.
Topics: Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Eastern Oysters, Food and Drink, Sturgeon
