Stories by Joan Smedinghoff

Practices like rain garden curb extensions can help cities, pedestrians and residents alike

“Working on an issue that I’m passionate about in organization I care about is a complete dream come true.”

Ida Hall first learned the ways of the watermen while visiting her cousin. She’s still there, working the water.

After declining in the 1900s, the wood duck is on the rise thanks to the help of manmade nesting boxes

Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative offers services and free resources for water monitoring groups

Two new reports look into the biology and management of blue and flathead catfish

Cover crops are one of the many ways farmers are reducing pollution

A look at the region through our most popular articles from 2018

The Chesapeake Bay Program's restoration successes

Reflections on the evolution of Chesapeake Bay Program's efforts