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.
Watch ospreys, eagles, otters and more with these Chesapeake wildlife cams
March 14, 2023Over a dozen wildlife cams can be found in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
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Chesapeake Bay Program expands on grant equity efforts with new workshop series
February 14, 2023The Bay Program will host four virtual workshops in February and March 2023
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A Baltimore-based climate activist puts people at the center of sustainability
February 9, 2023Ava Richardson advances environmental sustainability efforts in Baltimore City
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Blue-billed and bound for the Bay
February 2, 2023The lesser scaup is more common in the Chesapeake than the greater scaup
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Celebrating 40 years of science, restoration and partnership
January 31, 2023The Chesapeake Bay Program turns 40 in 2023
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The Chesapeake in 2022: Top stories from the Bay Program partnership
December 22, 2022Take a look at the most popular articles we released in 2022!
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A uniquely Chesapeake holiday tradition lights up Kent Narrows
December 19, 2022The Queen Anne’s Watermen’s Association shows its Christmas cheer
Read story![Crab baskets stacked on top of each other to form a tree, lit up with yellow Christmas lights.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/dec_15_22_1800-01-9E3A9064.jpg)
Shall I compare thee to an invasive species?
December 1, 2022The European starling remains a curious case study on non-native species
Read story![Two starlings sits at the edge of the land in a bit of water.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/EuropeanStarlingFieldGuide_1304-01.jpg)
Chesapeake getaways we’re most thankful for
November 21, 2022The Bay Program staff list their favorite outdoor spaces around the watershed
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The Albatwitch haunts Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
October 21, 2022A miniature Bigfoot is said to roam the banks of the Susquehanna River. What do you believe?
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