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.
Creating incentives for conservation and land use
September 27, 2019Future land preservation and sustainable growth plans can benefit watershed jurisdictions
Read storyHealthy land means healthy water
September 19, 2019A Chesapeake Conservation Partnership report details land conservation throughout the watershed
Read storyChesapeake Executive Council looks to the future
September 5, 2019Annual meeting focuses on challenges, successes in meeting pollutant reduction goals
Read storyAll ten tributaries chosen for oyster restoration efforts
August 13, 2019Manokin River becomes final selection under Watershed Agreement outcome
Read storyGet on, by or near the water in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia
August 6, 2019Chesapeake Bay Program partners commit to increasing water access
Read storyWatershed leaders call for environmental education for all
June 27, 2019Diversity, equity and inclusion major theme at biennial environmental literacy summit
Read storyAnnual Anacostia report card finds river not immune to record rainfall
June 14, 2019Despite falling to an F grade, experts remain optimistic
Read storyPlanning for a changing climate
June 5, 2019Bay Program partners build resiliency into their pollution reduction plans
Read storyRecent agricultural census shows conservation practices are on the rise
May 23, 2019Farmers are increasingly using cover crops, no-till and reduced tillage
Read storyThe grade of the Chesapeake Bay remains a 'C'
May 21, 2019University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science finds Bay health remains steady
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