Videos: Patuxent River
Browse our collection of videos to learn about everything from blue crabs and oysters to hands-on science and restoration projects.
Bay 101: Watershed connections
Water connects, and so the goals of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership are interwoven
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Bay 101: Land use
How does land use impact local communities, waterways and the Chesapeake Bay?
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Bay 101: Green infrastructure
How can we use natural processes to reduce stormwater runoff?
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Bay 101: Oysters
Why are these bivalves so important to Bay health, and how are scientists helping to restore them?
View video![Tanks hold baby oysters being loaded onto a vessel for restoration](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_652x434_crop_center-center_none/Bay101Oysters-1800-20220718-5K1A2314.jpg)
Bay 101: Climate change
People across the Chesapeake Bay watershed are adapting to climate change and building resiliency into the region
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Chesapeake Climate: Fighting floods
In a region of New York along the upper Susquehanna River, managing more intense storms takes a watershed approach
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Oyster restoration succeeds in Maryland's Little Choptank River
Oyster restoration in the tributary is one of the largest such efforts in the world
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Chesapeake Climate: Underwater grasses
Reducing pollution helps bay grasses withstand warming temperatures and more extreme weather
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Chesapeake Climate: Regenerative farming
A family farm has learned that improving soil health improves their ability to endure more extreme weather
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Chesapeake Climate: Brook trout
Warming temperatures threaten a striking fish that depend on cool, clean water
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Chesapeake Climate: Urban heat islands
The urban heat island effect can raise the temperature in cities, but urban tree canopy can help keep neighborhoods cool
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Bay 101: Bay grasses
What are underwater grasses, and how are they integral to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem?
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