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.
5 reasons bald eagles are wild about the Chesapeake Bay watershed
January 10, 2022I want to fly like an eagle…to the Bay!
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The Chesapeake’s stand-out stories of 2021
December 28, 2021A collection of our top 10 stories of the year
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Maximizing a short supply of black duck habitat
December 17, 2021Chesapeake Bay Program launches a habitat vulnerability tool
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The world’s largest oyster restoration project is completed in Virginia
December 2, 2021Restored reefs bring both ecological and economic benefits
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Chesapeake Bay researchers go with the flow
November 15, 2021Researchers determine how changes in stream flow affect biological health
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Fly fishing ties together military veterans in the Chesapeake region
November 10, 2021Project Healing Water Fly Fishing was born in Washington, D.C.
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A not so impossible sustainable beef operation demonstrates success
October 14, 2021Hedgeapple Farm has practiced regenerative farming for over 20 years
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5 reasons to fall in love with autumn in the Chesapeake
October 8, 2021From apple picking to fall foliage, the Bay watershed is fall-tastic!
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From ‘Red and Dead’ to Class A Fishery, West Branch Susquehanna rebounds
October 6, 2021The removal of three dams adds a final touch to coal country restoration
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Satellites, solar-powered buoys and volunteers like you help monitor the Bay
September 17, 2021Four ways the Chesapeake Bay Program tracks Bay health
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