Stories by Jake Solyst
Jake has been telling environmental stories about the Chesapeake Bay watershed for nearly five years. Having spent a decade in Baltimore, Jake now resides in Charlottesville, Virginia where water flows to the Bay via the James River watershed.
A busy bird with incredible camouflage
January 3, 2024Brown creepers are known for their unique way of foraging
Read story![A brown creeper hugs close to a tree.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/field-guide/brown-creeper/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/BrownCreeperFieldGuide1800-01-20161218-IMG_9316.jpg)
Twenty-five acre farm in Delaware begins its transition to a multi-habitat wetland
December 14, 2023U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Delaware Wild Lands restore a critical landscape
Read story![Two men, wearing the same blue baseball hat, standing outside in a farm field. The older man speaks, gesturing with his hands. To his left, the younger man listens.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/dec_14_23_1800-02-9E3A5169.jpg)
How the eastern floater flexes its muscles
December 8, 2023The eastern floater can withstand low dissolved oxygen levels and uses a variety of host fish for reproduction
Read story![A hand holds a small freshwater mussel.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/EasternFloaterFieldGuide1800-03-Photo-220687715-c-chris-buelow-some-rights-reserved-CC-BY-NC-uploaded-by-chris-buelow_2023-12-08-212713_lyaz.jpg)
Eleven stories to round up our 40th anniversary year
December 6, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program partners share their milestones
Read story![A black and white image of Joseph Gartlan, Jr., then chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, sitting at a table while signing the 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement amid a chaotic scene of more than a dozen onlookers.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jan_27_23_1800-02-2020-08-14-0013.jpg)
The Chesapeake Bay sees its smallest dead zone in 39 years
November 28, 2023The 2023 dead zone was the smallest on record
Read story![An aerial view of a wide blue river with a forested shoreline.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_28_23_1800-01-5K1A8033.jpg)
Lingering effects of COVID-19 disrupt environmental education
November 15, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program updates two outcomes under its Environmental Literacy Goal
Read story![Students raise their hands in a classroom](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_15_23_1800-01-20160323-IMG_8956.jpg)
Chesapeake Bay Program fights tree loss with land conservation
October 31, 2023Bay jurisdictions make the largest contribution to land conservation
Read story![Aerial view of a river with forest and farmland on the side.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_26_23_1800-01-9E3A6473.jpg)
10 Chesapeake Bay watershed conservation projects to receive over $9.6 million
October 17, 2023NFWF announces annual Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grant Program recipients
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This Halloween, let’s make bats the good guys
October 5, 2023Why one of the smallest bats in the Bay watershed needs our help
Read story![The small bat has its wings tucked and clings to a rocky wall.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/TricoloredBatFieldGuide1800-01-Photo-152739597-c-ozarkpoppy-some-rights-reserved-CC-BY-NC-uploaded-by-ozarkpoppy.jpg)
Rockville nature center offers bilingual programs to connect people with nature
October 3, 2023Carolina Giraldo answers six questions about her work at Meadowside Nature Center
Read story![Woods with green tree canopy and a small stream](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/51199006033_bd9481beda_c.jpg)