Stories by Caitlin Finnerty
Caitlin Finnerty is the Communications Staffer at the Chesapeake Research Consortium and Chesapeake Bay Program. Caitlin grew up digging for dinosaur bones and making mud pies in Harrisburg, Pa. Her fine arts degree landed her environmental field work jobs everywhere from Oregon to Maryland. Now settled in Baltimore, she is eagerly expecting her first child while creating an urban garden oasis on her cement patio.
Bohemia River and its ties to a famous Chesapeake Bay mapmaker
September 11, 2024The Bohemia River meanders through Md. and Del. before flowing to the Elk River.
Read storyMuddy Creek is a hidden gem home to fly fishing, hiking, tubing and more
August 19, 2024Muddy Creek meets the Susquehanna River north of the Conowingo Dam, shortly before it flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyThe Pocomoke River adds a bit of bayou to the Chesapeake
February 11, 2022The 73-mile-long Pocomoke River in Delaware and Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay’s easternmost tributary
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Tuckahoe Creek (Caroline County, Md.)
December 11, 2012As Tuckahoe Creek narrows, tree branches form a canopy over paddlers.
Read storyGreening your Christmas tree
December 10, 2012From real to fake to “balled and burlapped,” here are four ways to make your Christmas tree green
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Elements (Washington, D.C.)
December 5, 2012Winter weather won’t stop these after-school educators from getting students outside.
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Cowpasture River (Highland County, Va.)
November 27, 2012The name fits! Much of this 84-mile river that flows into the James is bordered by pastureland and meadows.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (Lewisburg, Pa.)
November 21, 2012Restoring the environment and economies of Pennsylvania towns.
Read storySix things the Chesapeake Bay is thankful for
November 19, 2012We have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving—and so does the Chesapeake Bay!
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Morgan Run (Eldersburg, Md.)
November 13, 2012Surrounded by 1,400 acres of natural space, Morgan Run offers wilderness not far from Baltimore or Washington, D.C.
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