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.
EPA awards nearly $1.2 million in environmental justice grants
November 6, 2017Watershed organizations in Baltimore, Maryland, and Lexington, Virginia, among those to receive funding
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_6_17_738.jpg)
Health of the James River graded a B-
November 1, 2017The condition of the James River increases ten points since tracking began a decade ago
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_01_17_738_02.jpg)
$5.8 million in funding will support conservation efforts in Pennsylvania
October 23, 2017Thanks to the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund, 16 projects will aim to improve local waterways
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_23_17_738_01.jpg)
Chesapeake Bay dead zone increases by 10 percent
October 13, 2017The above-average dead zone confirms early summer prediction
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_13_17_thumb.jpg)
Oyster restoration soon to be complete in Lafayette River
September 26, 2017Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund provides almost $400,000 to fund oyster restoration efforts
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/27709689555_2fedf080cc_z.jpg)
$12.6 million in funding will support restoration across Chesapeake Bay region
September 19, 2017Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund to support 44 environmental projects
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/sep_19_17_1800_01.jpg)
What do we really know about cownose rays?
February 28, 2017As Maryland weighs a ban on hunting tournaments, cownose rays thrust into spotlight
Read story![](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/feb_28_17extrabig.jpg)