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17 Oct 2018
CBF’s Rain Garden Maintenance Specialist Brings Environmental Justice to a Harrisburg Neighborhood
Garden mud, rain, and rocks were Rafiyqa Muhammad's playground growing up in a south-Harrisburg, PA neighborhood. Today, she's back in that neighborhood, empowering the community through rain gardens and green infrastructure.
Topics: Community, Land Use, Runoff Pollution, Restoration
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12 Oct 2018
This Week in the Watershed: An Oyster Revival
Before the Chesapeake was first explored by Captain John Smith in 1608, the Bay was known for its oysters. But the magnitude of the Bay's oyster population has dropped precipitously since the days when Smith wrote that oysters "lay thick as stones."
Topics: Community, Conservation, Eastern Oysters, Fishing, Restoration, Water Quality
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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
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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
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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
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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