Stories by Alicia Pimental
Alicia is the Chesapeake Bay Program's online communications manager. She manages the Bay Program's web content and social media channels. Alicia discovered her love for nature and the environment while growing up along Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts. When she's not at work, Alicia enjoys cooking, traveling, photography and playing with her chocolate lab, Tess.
Fewer wintering waterfowl counted in Maryland in 2011
March 21, 2011Scientists observed more than 640,000 ducks, geese and swans along Maryland's Chesapeake Bay shoreline this winter.
Read storyUSDA report shows agricultural conservation practices helping reduce pollution to Chesapeake Bay
March 16, 2011A USDA study shows that conservation practices have reduced nutrient and sediment pollution to the Bay and its rivers.
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Chesapeake Bay featured in National Park Service teaching tool
March 8, 2011The National Park Service has developed a teaching tool about Chesapeake Bay history, geology, ecology and restoration.
Read storyJeff Corbin appointed EPA senior adviser on Chesapeake Bay
March 2, 2011EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has appointed Jeff Corbin as her senior adviser on Chesapeake Bay restoration.
Read storyVirginia to ban lawn fertilizer containing phosphorus
February 25, 2011Virginia is poised to pass a law banning the sale of fertilizer containing phosphorus, a major pollutant in the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyMagothy River health continues to be poor, according to latest report card
February 17, 2011The Magothy River in Anne Arundel County, Md., received a D-minus on its latest health report card.
Read storyNatural Resources Conservation Service partners with Bay Bank to fund habitat protection projects
February 15, 2011A new partnership provides financial assistance for conservation practices that improve habitat conditions for critical species.
Read storySurvey finds more baby oysters in Chesapeake Bay
February 8, 2011The number of baby oysters in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay is at its highest level since 1997.
Read storyFour river monitoring programs show mixed results for Susquehanna River water quality
February 4, 2011Monitoring reports by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) show results for the health of the Susquehanna.
Read storyMaryland Farmers Plant Record Amount of Cover Crops in 2010
January 31, 2011Maryland farmers planted a record 398,679 acres of cover crops on their farms last fall, exceeding the state's cover crop goal.
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