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.
How we can reach a healthier, more productive Chesapeake Bay watershed
March 11, 2022The Bay Program is likely to achieve 14 of our 31 outcomes by 2025
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Are Maryland’s coastal communities prepared for climate change?
January 28, 2022UMCES unveils its first-ever Coastal Adaptation Report Card
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Removing fish blockages goes hand-in-hand with sediment reduction
January 27, 2022A study of West Virginia’s Opequon Creek watershed reveals high-priority stream blockages
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New EPA Regional Administrator is ready to advance restoration in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
January 20, 2022Adam Ortiz joins us for an interview on the future of the Chesapeake Bay Program
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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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