Publications
Access hundreds of Bay Program publications, from scientific reports to factsheets to memorandums.
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program: 2001 Recipients
Published on August 1, 2001 in Fact SheetThis fact sheet lists the year 2000 recipients of the Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program
View detailsWater Quality Protection and Restoration, An Innovative Approach
Published on April 14, 2003 in Fact SheetThis fact sheet reviews the regulations guiding Bay restoration and provides an overview of the transition to the new water quality criteria.
View detailsRestoring the Chesapeake Bay: How We Get There
Published on April 14, 2003 in Fact SheetThis fact sheet overviews the new water quality standards and criteria that form the basis of the Bay cleanup.
View detailsModeling the Chesapeake Bay
Published on August 1, 2001 in Fact SheetThis backgrounder explains what environmental models are and how they are used at the Chesapeake Bay Program
View detailsGlossary of Water Quality Terms
Published on April 14, 2003 in Fact SheetThis fact sheet defines commonly used water quality terms
View detailsLong Term Plan for Communicating the State of the Bay and the State of the Bay Restoration
Published on December 6, 2006 in Fact SheetAccurately conveying the health of the Chesapeake Bay and it watershed to policy makers, political leaders and watershed residents is critical to the maintaining the long-term momentum of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort.
This long-term vision for future Chesapeake Bay Health and Restoration Assessments is an integral part of the Chesapeake Bay Programs Overarching Communications Strategy and Annual Communications Cycle. By focusing on target audiences addressed in the strategy and developing the annual communication vehicle outlined in the annual communications cycle, the Bay Program will be able to lead the communications aspects of the Bay restoration
View detailsChesapeake Bay Program Independent Evaluation
Published on May 4, 2010 in Fact SheetThere is broad support for an independent evaluator that conducts ongoing and periodic evaluations of the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP). This backgrounder describes what the independent evaluator is, frequently asked questions about independent evaluation, and a timeline for the first pilot independent evaluation that is currently underway.
View detailsConserving Forest in the Developing Landscape
Published on November 11, 2001 in Fact SheetOverview of forest conservation issues: Growth management; distribution and fragmentation, integration in land use planning, regional perspective, riparian forests, and economic viability.
View detailsForests and the Bay
Published on November 11, 2000 in Fact SheetHow riparian forests contribute to the protection, restoration, and stewardship of the Bay Watershed.
View detailsStatus and Trends of Chesapeake Bay Forests
Published on November 11, 2001 in Fact SheetOverview of trends in the Bay's forests, land use in Bay watershed.
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