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.
Tributary Tuesday: Beaverdam Creek (Laurel, Md.)
March 20, 2012Beaverdam Creek may be a lesser-known tributary of the Anacostia River, but it is one of the most beautiful and scenic.
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Watershed Wednesday: Friends of Dyke Marsh (Alexandria, Va.)
March 14, 2012The nonprofit Friends of Dyke Marsh helps preserve, restore and celebrate this rare Potomac River ecosystem.
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Five signs of spring in the Chesapeake Bay region
March 12, 2012Take a look around your backyard, community or local park for these five telltale signs of spring.
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Building a home for birds on Maryland’s Poplar Island
March 8, 2012Biologists collect discarded Christmas trees to build bird nesting habitat on a restored island in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Tributary Tuesday: Gwynns Falls (Baltimore County, Md.)
March 5, 2012Don’t go chasing waterfalls along Gwynns “Falls,” the 25-mile-long Baltimore County stream. You won't find any.
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Watershed Wednesday: Corsica River Conservancy (Centreville, Md.)
February 28, 2012Volunteers with the Corsica River Conservancy are seeking to remove the river from the list of impaired waters.
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Four rare Chesapeake Bay “oddities” to learn about this leap year
February 27, 2012While Chesapeake folklore doesn't mention Feb. 29, we decided to take this opportunity to mention a few Bay “oddities."
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Tributary Tuesday: Marshyhope Creek (Del. and Md.)
February 21, 2012Scenic Marshyhope Creek winds through Maryland's Eastern Shore on a path to the Nanticoke River.
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Watershed Wednesday: Friends of Accotink Creek (Fairfax County, Va.)
February 15, 2012Friends of Accotink Creek is a Fairfax-based volunteer group dedicated to battling illegal dumping in the county.
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Eight books about the Chesapeake Bay
February 13, 2012Curl up with one of these eight great Bay-related reads
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