Publications

How-to information for local governments on six land use management techniques that can be used to achieve community goals, preserve local natural resources, and protect the Chesapeake Bay.

This summary of the Pennsylvania, Maryland, and District of Columbia stakeholder roundtables reflects discussions and recommendations made during the roundtables a well as follow-up written responses annotated on the draft commitments worksheets or in letter format.

Presents characterizations of current status of 26 indicator species and two biological communities in each of 12 basins that comprise the Chesapeake Bay. The list of key species examined included 10 species of finfish, four species of shellfish, benthos and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV)(as communities), four species of waterfowl, six species of colonial nesting waterbirds, and two raptors.

Identifies and provides concise documentation on key toxic substances either adversely impacting the Bay system or for which the reasonable potential to do so exists.

This work contains the following themes as they relate to the Chesapeake Bay: The Bay as a Source of Recreation and Renewal

This is a report.

This is a report.

Designed to evaluate ambient toxicity in the Chesapeake Bay watershed using a battery of water column and sediment toxicity tests. Toxicity of ambient estuarine water and sediment was evaluated during the fall of 1994 at six stations in Baltimore Harbor (Patapsco River) and two stations each in the Sassafras, Magothy and Severn Rivers.

An introduction to the issues and ecosystems of the Great Waters Program.

Monitoring of pesticides in Maryland surface waters.