Feb 28, 2019 | Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Informed Citizens, Reserves
The marshes of Chesapeake Bay are among the most beautiful and the most threatened. Early this month, more than 230 stakeholders, gathered for a first-of-its-kind, regional dialogue on how to advance marsh and community resilience in the face of sea level rise and other stressors.
Jan 21, 2019 | Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Healthy Habitats, Reserves
Ken Moore is leaving some big waders to fill at our Virginia Reserve, but we know that Carl Friedrichs is up to the challenge!
Aug 15, 2018 | Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Healthy Habitats
Our Virginia reserve’s monitoring program keeps tabs on local water quality and wetlands to help understand and manage Chesapeake Bay’s habitats. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Reserve. Chesapeake Bay’s “secret garden” is experiencing a bumper crop of seagrass,...
Aug 11, 2018 | Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Informed Citizens
More than 3,000 Virginia students are immersed in local science, data, and the outdoors at the state’s Chesapeake Bay Reserve. Photos courtesy of Sarah Nuss. When teachers ask Sarah Nuss “how healthy is the bay?” she is happy to have some good news to share. “I tell...
Jun 20, 2018 | Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Clean Water
Recreational fishing for speckled seatrout and other species is part of the culture and economy of many communities along the Atlantic coast. Photo courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Reserve, Virginia. Much to the satisfaction of commercial and recreational fishermen...
Mar 7, 2018 | Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Recreational fishing is part of the culture and economy of many communities along the Atlantic coast. Photo courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Reserve, Virginia. Much to the satisfaction of commercial and recreational fishermen alike, the speckled or spotted seatrout...