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30 Jan 2019
Runoff Fees Support Solutions to Local Pollution, Flooding
On behalf of the conservation community, I extend my sincerest apologies. Collectively we have failed you, the public, on communicating what science has shown us: that our stormwater infrastructure is failing and it's polluting the water we drink, fish and recreate in.
Topics: Community, Restoration, Trees, Water Quality
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25 Jan 2019
This Week in the Watershed: Charting Our Course
Our members are the lifeblood of everything we do. And now we want to hear from you.
Topics: Dead Zones, State of the Bay, Volunteers
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24 Jan 2019
Top Five Things You Always Wondered About Winter on the Chesapeake
It's the heart of winter—an unusual time on the Chesapeake of darker, shorter days, low tides, and blistery cold weather. But just how exactly do things change on the Bay during the winter season, and more importantly, why? Here are answers to some of those burning questions you've always had but never asked about wintertime on the Chesapeake.
Topics: Fun
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23 Jan 2019
What Does the Government Shutdown Mean for the Bay?
5 Things You Should Know.
Topics: Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Politics, Runoff Pollution, Water Quality
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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
What's Up in Pennsylvania
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
