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.
2006 Bay Health & Restoration Assessment Details Bay's Degraded Water Quality, Restoration Efforts
June 1, 2007The Chesapeake Bay 2006 Health and Restoration Assessment reports show that the Bay's overall health remains degraded, despite significant a
Read storyBernie Fowler Wade-in Draws Attention to Patuxent Water Quality
June 1, 2007Former Maryland State Senator Bernie Fowler remembers when he could wade up to his shoulders in his beloved Patuxent River.
Read storyTurning Over to No-till
May 1, 2007Agricultural practices account for roughly one-quarter of the land use in the Bay watershed.
Read storySignificant Underwater Bay Grass Acreage Lost in 2006
April 1, 2007Bay-wide acreage of underwater bay grasses (SAV) decreased by 25 percent in 2006, dropping to 59,090 acres from 78,263 acres in 2005.
Read storyLand Development Spells Trouble for Bay's Water Quality
April 1, 2007Centuries of population growth and landscape changes have taken their toll on the Bay's water quality.
Read storyWatershed's Non-tidal Wetlands Provide a Multitude of Benefits to the Bay
March 1, 2007Non-tidal, or palustrine, wetlands are usually found near the Bay's streams and ponds.
Read storyLight-hearted Chesapeake Club Brings Conservation Message to Virginia
March 1, 2007Residents of Hampton Roads and the Greater Richmond area are learning how to "Save the Crabs, then Eat 'Em" this spring.
Read storyA Star on the Rise
February 1, 2007Once considered by the community to be "dead," Virginia's Elizabeth River is being revived through the efforts of one local non profit.
Read storyWould You Kiss These Lips?
February 1, 2007PAH concentrations shown to cause liver tumors in fish in some Bay tributaries
Read storyVirginia Spat-on-shell Experiments Hold Promise for Bay's Oyster Population
January 1, 2007It is no secret that Chesapeake Bay oysters are in trouble. Years of over-harvesting, disease and poor water quality have decimated populati
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