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.
Record rainfall in 2018 had complex effects on the health of Baltimore waterways
May 10, 2019Blue Water Baltimore releases annual report on water quality in Inner Harbor, Patapsco River and tributaries
Read storyA soggy 2018 leaves its mark on Maryland's Eastern Shore
May 6, 2019ShoreRivers first-ever combined report card offers glimpse into the impacts of last year's record-breaking rain
Read storyLow-tech and high impact
April 26, 2019Communities turn to trees to help with infrastructure needs
Read storyTaking the foam out of food containers
April 23, 2019Maryland becomes the first state to ban the much-debated material
Read storyWeigh in on plans to improve your local waterways
April 15, 2019Draft Watershed Implementation Plans now available for public comment
Read storyThe latest Bay Barometer tells a cautionary success story about Bay restoration
April 2, 2019The Chesapeake Bay Program's annual report includes climate change impacts for the first time
Read storyConvening a watershed to save a national treasure
March 28, 2019Before the existence of the Chesapeake Bay Program, Fran Flanigan helped bring folks together to restore the Bay
Read storyChesapeake Bay water quality inches toward a new record
March 26, 2019While Bay waters are the healthiest they've been since 1985, restoration challenges remain
Read storyThe health of the Magothy River sees slight rebound
March 19, 2019Annual report card notes improvement in water quality for the first time in three years
Read storyThe Chesapeake Bay Program looks upstream for its new director
February 22, 2019Dana Aunkst takes the helm of the 35-year old regional partnership
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