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.
What we’ve learned from exploring a century of nitrogen pollution
June 6, 2022Bay Program partners collaborate on an award-winning report
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Chemical contaminant “PCBs” persist in Chesapeake schools
May 26, 2022A Chesapeake Bay Program study identifies sources of PCBs
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Harnessing people power to restore Lafayette River wetlands
May 18, 2022The Lafayette Wetland Partnership is a small but mighty community group
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A nonprofit rooted in Baltimore uplifts the city with trees
April 29, 2022The Baltimore Tree Trust is fighting the urban heat island effect
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A growing nonprofit scales up its impact on the Elizabeth River
April 27, 2022Bay Program grant provides construction training to the Elizabeth River Project
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Vigilant volunteers offer a safety net for migrating birds
April 18, 2022Lights Out Baltimore works to reduce bird fatalities
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Lampreys in the Bay—vicious parasite or a welcome wonder?
April 6, 2022The American brook lamprey is a native fish of the Chesapeake Bay
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How 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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250 miles away, New York farmers still contribute to improvements in the Bay
March 23, 2022Tioga County farmers work with local groups to reduce pollution
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How the Chesapeake region can slow down—and adapt to—climate change
March 18, 2022Understanding climate mitigation vs. climate adaptation
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