Stories by Rachel Felver
Rachel is the Director of Communications for the Chesapeake Bay Program. She has the experience of growing up in a headwaters state--Pennsylvania--and is now living life right next to the Bay in Maryland. After obtaining her masters' in environmental policy and management from the University of Pittsburgh, she spent almost nine years with the Environmental Protection Agency before a stint with the National Aquarium. She loves to explore the watershed by hiking, paddleboarding and kayaking.
More than $13.1 million in grants awarded across the Chesapeake Bay region
December 3, 2018National Fish and Wildlife Foundation select 49 projects to receive funding in support of clean water
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Championing on-the-ground restoration work over the years
November 29, 2018The National Fish and Wildlife Federation has partnered with the Bay Program for almost 20 years
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The woman behind a Thanksgiving tradition
November 15, 2018Turkeys have been gracing holiday dinner tables since the mid-1800s
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A piece of WWI history on the shores of the Bay
November 8, 2018Over 100 WWI steamboats have a watery grave in Mallows Bay
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Record rainfall causes wild seasonal fluctuations for dissolved oxygen in the Bay
November 5, 2018Heavy river flows and prolonged warm weather cause dead zone to last well into October
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Celebrating 35 years of restoration
October 11, 2018In 1983, a partnership was born with the signing of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement
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Oyster restoration now underway at eight tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay
September 25, 2018Maryland, Virginia report continued progress toward meeting the oyster outcome under the Watershed Agreement
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The best ways to manage pollution
September 18, 2018Best management practices benefit your community, local waterways and the Bay
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Remembering Civil War battles on a summer day
August 29, 2018The Chesapeake Bay watershed is the stage for significant periods in our country's history
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Why should you care about a Watershed Implementation Plan?
August 14, 2018Bottom line: it will impact your community, not just the Chesapeake Bay
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