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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.

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund finances 104 projects throughout the region

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Group walks along a river in winter.

Cool temperatures and strong winds in September shortened duration

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Annual meeting hears messages of inspiration amid recent mixed results of progress

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Administer Regan hits the gavel to end the Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting.

Watershed tributaries see mixed results when it comes to pollution levels

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Two kayakers paddle down a forested river

Removal of the word “citizen” includes more people in Bay restoration

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Blue crabs have a larger habitat as Bay grasses slightly increase in 2021

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Thank cooler temperatures and less rainfall for a below average hypoxia forecast

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Bay model shows slight decline of pollution in 2021, thanks to agricultural conservation practices

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Solar power is helping the Chesapeake Bay watershed meet its renewable energy goals—but what is it doing to our waters and forests?

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Very high-resolution land use and land cover show critical insights about the landscape of the watershed

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