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Ten Chesapeake Bay native plants to plant in your yard this spring
May 10, 2011The birds are chirping, the sun is starting to feel warm on your face, and those afternoon thunderstorms are rolling in.
Read storyHealth of Chesapeake Bay's streams and rivers slowly improving, but still degraded in many areas
May 9, 2011Nutrient pollution in the majority of the Chesapeake Bay region's freshwater streams and rivers has decreased over the last 25 years.
Read storyAsk a Scientist: Can poultry farmers use biodigesters to turn manure into a fertilizer that could re
May 5, 2011What do farms, manure, and a developing technology for creating fertilizer have to do with the Chesapeake Bay?
Read storyNational Academy of Sciences releases Chesapeake Bay Program evaluation
May 4, 2011The National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has released a pilot study on the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Read storyPhoto Tour: Patapsco Valley State Park (Ellicott City, Maryland)
May 3, 2011To be honest, I was kicking myself a little bit after our latest photo trip.
Read storyTen Maryland towns receive more than $230,000 to expand green infrastructure
April 29, 2011Ten Maryland communities have been awarded a total of more than $230,000 to design "green streets."
Read storyChesapeake Bay health receives C-minus on latest report card
April 27, 2011The Chesapeake Bay has received a C-minus on the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's (UMCES) 2010 Bay Health Report.
Read storyWhat flows into storm drains?
April 26, 2011One day after a rain storm a few weeks ago, we decided to go around the neighborhood to see what trash we could find on the street.
Read storyWatermen Remove 10,000 "Ghost Pots" from Chesapeake Bay and Rivers
April 25, 2011Waterman hauled up more than 10,000 derelict "ghost pots," lost fishing nets and other assorted metal from the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyBay grass acreage in Chesapeake Bay, rivers decreases 7 percent in 2010
April 21, 2011Underwater bay grasses covered 79,675 acres of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers in 2010, according to scientific data.
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