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: Sideling Hill Creek (Md. and Pa.)
February 6, 2012Sideling Hill Creek, a Potomac River tributary that runs through western Md., is one of the healthiest streams in the state.
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Watershed Wednesday: Conodoguinet Creek W.A. (Pa.)
February 1, 2012CCWA volunteers work with school groups, residents and local governments to remove trash and invasive plants.
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Nine native Chesapeake Bay plants that look beautiful in winter
January 30, 2012Learn about native plants that can provide food and habitat for wildlife year round
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Saving the Eastern Shore’s marshes from destructive, invasive nutria
January 26, 2012A team of scientists and trappers is working to eradicate nutria from the Chesapeake Bay by 2015.
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Tributary Tuesday: Catoctin Creek (Frederick County, Md.)
January 24, 2012Named after the nearby Catoctin Mountains, Catoctin Creek flows south for 28 miles to the Potomac River.
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Watershed Wednesday: Elizabeth River Project (Portsmouth, Virginia)
January 18, 2012The Elizabeth River Project's goal is to make the river safe for swimming and eating oysters by 2020.
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Tributary Tuesday: Tunkhannock Creek (Wyoming and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania)
January 10, 2012Tunkhannock Creek flows under the 240-foot-tall Tunkhannock Viaduct in Wyoming County, Pa.
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Watershed Wednesday: Cacapon Institute (High View, West Virginia)
January 4, 2012Folks at the Cacapon Institute in eastern West Virginia are spearheading efforts to help the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
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Eight ways to help save the Chesapeake Bay
January 2, 2012Here’s a list of eight great ways you can commit to help restore the Bay
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Tributary Tuesday: Clark Creek (Dauphin County, Pa.)
December 27, 2011Clark Creek, a 31-mile-long tributary of the Susquehanna River, is popular with hikers, cyclists and fly fishermen.
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