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Chesapeake Bay Reserve, Maryland

State

Maryland

State Partner

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Acres

6,249

Est. Date

1985

Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve protects parts of the largest estuary in the United States, which is home to green-backed herons, snowy egrets, and striped bass. Made up of more than 6,000 acres across three diverse sites, the Reserve works to improve understanding of estuaries and to promote the relevance and accessibility of estuarine research in the local communities and beyond.

Explore the impact of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Reserve’s educational programs in 2019, including the Shoring up Resiliency Through Education (SURE) program which reached more than 600 students.

Did You Know…

Archaeologists discovered tens of thousands of artifacts within Jug Bay that date back 9,000 years.

Latest News from Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Reserve

Reading the Tea Leaves

Reading the Tea Leaves

Tea leaves aren’t just good for predicting our future, they also can help us predict the future condition of marshes. Exhibit A: researchers at Reserves across the System are using tea bags as part of an international experiment …

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Talk NERRdy to Me: Kyle Derby

Talk NERRdy to Me: Kyle Derby

Talk NERRdy to Me is a monthly column about leaders and luminaries from across our Reserves. This month, NERRA’s roving reporter Nik Charov spoke with Kyle Derby, Research Coordinator at the Chesapeake Bay Reserve in Maryland. They talked duck seasoning and tea bags, selfies and SETs, and how field work is where the real work is.

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Chesapeake Bay Reserve, Maryland