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 quest to bring back habitat for grassland birds
May 3, 2024Washington College and Queen Anne’s County transition farmland to habitat at Conquest Preserve
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Pennsylvania farmers and environmental partners restore sections of the Turtle Creek watershed
April 30, 2024Portions of the watershed have been taken off of the impaired stream list
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Boom or bust
April 22, 2024A Baltimore nonprofit tackles plastic pollution on the Back River
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Community tree planting takes place “Where the green is golden”
April 17, 2024Howard Park in Baltimore receives 300 trees through Chesapeake Bay Trust grant
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Women leaders in Bay restoration and those who inspired them
March 29, 2024Six woman environmentalists share their role models
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The Duck Decoy capital of the world embraces green infrastructure
March 20, 2024Havre de Grace answers stormwater issues with waterfront ecosystems
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New York landowners reforest the banks of the Upper Susquehanna River
March 14, 2024A free tree planting program helps the state work toward its Forest Buffer goals
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Faith-based recreation center off the Chesapeake Bay gets nearly 900 feet of healthy shoreline
March 4, 2024Maryland DNR funds the living shoreline through its climate resiliency initiative
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Near the birthplace of Frederick Douglass, a lush wetland park awaits
February 23, 2024A fitting memorial to an American hero takes shape in Talbot County
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Could the blue catfish “cattie” be the Bay’s next best recipe?
February 22, 2024Blue catfish are the star of a new sustainable dish
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