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
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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
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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
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Eleven stories to round up our 40th anniversary year
December 6, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program partners share their milestones
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The Chesapeake Bay sees its smallest dead zone in 39 years
November 28, 2023The 2023 dead zone was the smallest on record
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Lingering effects of COVID-19 disrupt environmental education
November 15, 2023Chesapeake Bay Program updates two outcomes under its Environmental Literacy Goal
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Chesapeake Bay Program fights tree loss with land conservation
October 31, 2023Bay jurisdictions make the largest contribution to land conservation
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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
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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
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