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05 Oct 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Resisting Rollbacks
It was less than a generation ago that America was confronted with the consequences of the degradation of the environment.
Topics: Politics, Restoration, Water Quality
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03 Oct 2018
Quality Water, Soil, and Sales on the Menu at Field Day on Misty Mountain Farm
At Pennsylvania's Misty Mountain Farm, riparian forest buffers, no-till, and cover crop farming techniques improve soil and water quality, leading to success for business and the Bay.
Topics: Agriculture, Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Forest Loss, Habitat Loss, Keystone Ten Million Trees Partnership, Runoff Pollution, The Susquehanna River, Trees, Water Quality
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28 Sep 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Living with a Smoker
Higher rates of asthma, increased chances of lung cancer, chronic bronchitis. These are just a few of the health impacts caused by the long-term breathing of fine particulate matter.
Topics: Air Pollution, Restoration, Water Quality, What We Have to Lose
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21 Sep 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Breathe Easy?
Most understand that how we treat the land has a direct correlation to the health of our waterways. But often overlooked is the major impact air pollution has on water quality.
Topics: Air Pollution, Restoration, Water Quality, What We Have to Lose
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20 Sep 2018
Flood of 10 Million Trees Could Help Offset Impact of Future PA Deluges
Veteran newspaper photographer John Pavoncello has been eye-to-eye with all kinds of human drama.
Topics: Keystone Ten Million Trees Partnership, Runoff Pollution, Restoration, The Susquehanna River, Trees, Water Quality
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14 Sep 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Rain Repercussions
All eyes are south of the Bay watershed this week, as Hurricane Florence barrels towards the Carolinas. The storm is predicted to cause billions of dollars in damage, with historic flooding and devastating storm surge forecast.
Topics: Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, Eastern Oysters, Fisheries, Water Quality, What We Have to Lose
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12 Sep 2018
Already Water-Logged, Chesapeake Braces for Florence and More Rain
As Hurricane Florence barrels toward landfall along the Carolina coast, local areas in the Chesapeake region are readying for strong winds and considerable flooding.
Topics: Water Quality
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11 Sep 2018
A Call to Action for Hellbenders and Trees
There's no denying that I have a greater interest in the happenings in the Pennsylvania State House than my fellow 17 year-olds. But as a member of Pennsylvania's Student Leadership Council, I understand the value of clean water to the Commonwealth and recognize the influence the halls of government in Harrisburg have on our rivers and streams.
Topics: Advocacy, Conservation, Hellbender Campaign, Restoration, Student Leadership, Trees, Water Quality, What We Have to Lose
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07 Sep 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Hellbent on Clean Water
The Keystone State is renowned for its abundance of beautiful rivers, streams, and creeks. But roughly 19,000 miles of Keystone State rivers and streams are polluted. And one of its native critters is suffering.
Topics: Advocacy, Conservation, Hellbender Campaign, Water Quality, What We Have to Lose
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31 Aug 2018
This Week in the Watershed: Another Chain of Events
As we wrote last year at this time, there is no shortage of opportunities to join us in the field, on the water, or in the classroom this fall.
Topics: Conservation, Eastern Oysters, Education, Fishing, Fun, Restoration, Volunteers
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
