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.
Meet the Chesapeake Bay Program’s new director
August 2, 2022Kandis Boyd is a weatherproof scientific leader
Read storyOyster reefs restored in seven Bay tributaries; four to go
July 22, 2022Chesapeake Bay Program on course to meet its 2025 Oyster Outcome
Read storyWhat we’ve learned from exploring a century of nitrogen pollution
June 6, 2022Bay Program partners collaborate on an award-winning report
Read storyChemical contaminant “PCBs” persist in Chesapeake schools
May 26, 2022A Chesapeake Bay Program study identifies sources of PCBs
Read storyHarnessing people power to restore Lafayette River wetlands
May 18, 2022The Lafayette Wetland Partnership is a small but mighty community group
Read storyA nonprofit rooted in Baltimore uplifts the city with trees
April 29, 2022The Baltimore Tree Trust is fighting the urban heat island effect
Read storyA growing nonprofit scales up its impact on the Elizabeth River
April 27, 2022Bay Program grant provides construction training to the Elizabeth River Project
Read storyVigilant volunteers offer a safety net for migrating birds
April 18, 2022Lights Out Baltimore works to reduce bird fatalities
Read storyLampreys in the Bay—vicious parasite or a welcome wonder?
April 6, 2022The American brook lamprey is a native fish of the Chesapeake Bay
Read storyHow the "nerdy" side of fly fishing hooked a Chesapeake conservationist
March 28, 2022Kate Fritz gets into fly fishing after years of environmental work
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