Chesapeake Report Card: Bay Health Decreased Last Year due to Rainfall but General Trend Improving
The Chesapeake Bay score decreased in 2018, but maintained a C grade, according to the 2018 Chesapeake Bay Report Card issued today by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). This was due to extremely high precipitation over the year. Despite extreme rainfall last year, the overall trend indicates that Chesapeake Bay health is […]
Ecosystem Highlights
Bees, Quail Disappear While Ticks Spread by Al Sikes
The rabbit fit into the palm of my hand. It was stunned when I took it from the soft mouth of my Labrador Retriever; it invited rescue. I can recall … [Read More...]
- Mid-Shore Public Transportation: Shared Mobility Coming to Chestertown
- ESLC’s Darius Johnson Would Like Your Attention on Bay Bridge Traffic Solutions
- ESLC’s Jim Bass Reports on Eastern Shore’s Preparedness for Rising Seas Levels
- Pickering Creek… the Natural Choice by Tyler Redman
- 2018 Bay Health Score Drops as Massive Rains Increase Pollution
- Maryland Taking Steps Aimed at Addressing Climate Change
- Nick DiPasquale, former director of EPA Bay Program, has joined ShoreRivers
- Expert Witness: Former EPA Chesapeake Director Nick DiPasquale on Conowingo and the Problem of Pennsylvania
- The Oyster Dudes of Horn Point Lab: A Chat with Drs. Matt Gray and Louis Plough
- Spy Moment: Adkins Arboretum Plays in the Meadow
Ecosystem Notes
Tour, Toast and Taste Promises Rare Glimpse Inside Wye House
On June 8th, Pickering Creek Audubon Center’s Tour, Toast and Taste will be held at Richard and Beverly Tilghman’s Wye House in Easton. The event will … [Read More...]
- Celebrate Heroes of Conservation with the Horn Point Laboratory
- WC Bird Banding Lab Joins International Motus Wildlife Tracking System
- ShoreRivers Presents the State of the Wye and Chester Rivers and Eastern Bay
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recognizes Volunteers at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
- ShoreRivers and Washington College Present State of the Chester May 2
- ShoreRivers Presents the State of the Miles, Wye, and Choptank May 3
- Maryland Officials Join Opposition to Seismic Tests in the Ocean
- Envision the Choptank Partnership Releases New Common Agenda
- ShoreRivers Presents State of the Rivers Benchmark
- Land Conservancy’s Planning Conference to Focus on Regional Transportation Issues
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
Mid-Shore Public Transportation: Shared Mobility Coming to Chestertown
One of the best highlights of the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy's recent conference on traffic and public transportation last week, and there were … [Read More...]
- Land Conservancy’s Planning Conference to Focus on Regional Transportation Issues
- ESLC’s Darius Johnson Would Like Your Attention on Bay Bridge Traffic Solutions
- Remembering Harry Hughes by Rob Etgen
- ESLC’s Jim Bass Reports on Eastern Shore’s Preparedness for Rising Seas Levels
- Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Releases Comprehensive Sea Level Rise Study
- ESLC Awarded Preservation Grant for Smokestack Repair at Phillips Packing House
- ESLC Hit It Out of the Ballpark on Giving Tuesday
- Preservation Group Announces Phillips Packing House a New Preservation Project
- Save the Date: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy’s Party to Preserve Set for October 27
- Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Celebrates Spring with family-friendly LANDJAM Event
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Maryland Shellfish Aquaculture Conference on February 12
Maryland’s oyster farming industry has expanded rapidly over the past decade bringing advances in technology and changes in regulatory policy that can … [Read More...]
- Cambridge is for Clean Water
- Man-Made Oyster Reef Near Key Bridge is Thriving
- CBF experiment: a large man-made oyster reef that revives the dead zone
- Former Riverkeeper Tom Leigh to Help Eastern Shore Localities
- CBF Annual Photo Contest Gets Under Way
- CBF Notes: How About Home-Grown Oysters and Wine?
- Exelon’s Share for Mitigation on the Conowingo Dam by Tom Zolper
- CBF Introduces New Financing Tool to Help Bay Communities Reduce Pollution
- Diversity matters in this different kind of fishing tournament
- CBF on the Shore: Harris Creek Update and Rod and Reef Slam
UM Horn Point Laboratory
Horn Point is offering “Science After Hours” Talks in St. Michaels
The Chesapeake Bay and its rivers are the lifeblood of the Eastern Shore. While many easily recognize the natural beauty Bay country offers, the Horn … [Read More...]
- Horn Point Laboratory Offers Science Seminars for Local Residents
- The Oyster Dudes of Horn Point Lab: A Chat with Drs. Matt Gray and Louis Plough
- Open House at Horn Point Laboratory October 13
- Horn Point’s Chesapeake Champion Jerry Harris Takes a Bow
- New Solar Field and Sustainability Take Center Stage at Horn Point
- Outstanding Day of Exploration at Horn Point Laboratory’s Open House
ShoreRivers
ShoreRivers Presents the State of the Wye and Chester Rivers and Eastern Bay
ShoreRivers will host the annual State of the Wye and Chester Rivers and Eastern Bay as well as the 2018 Report Card Release on Thursday, May 16, … [Read More...]
- ShoreRivers Presents State of the Rivers Benchmark
- ShoreRivers Receives $10,000 Perdue Foundation Grant for Conservation Drainage Program
- ShoreRivers Partners with Town of Templeville on Pond Restoration
- ShoreRivers and Dorchester Citizens for Planned Growth Present Cambridge Wild & Scenic Film Festival
- Boy Scout Takes on Oyster Restoration for Cleaner Choptank River
- Washington College Names Jeff Horstman To Board
- Nick DiPasquale, former director of EPA Bay Program, has joined ShoreRivers
- ShoreRivers Pumpout Boat Has Best Season Yet
- ShoreRivers Presents 9th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
- ShoreRivers Adds Three to Staff
Adkins Arboretum
Spy Moment: Adkins Arboretum Plays in the Meadow
The weather gods were watching out for Adkins Arboretum last Saturday night for its annual Magic in the Meadow gala; an event far more dependent on … [Read More...]
- Adkins Arboretum Awarded Funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Adkins Arboretum’s Summer Nature Camps Begin June 19
- Call for Artists: Adkins Arboretum to Sponsor 2017 Juried Art Show
- Adkins Arboretum Hosts Author Andrea Wulf for “The Invention of Nature”
- Tom Horton and Dave Harp Present Choptank Odyssey Oct. 27
- Author and Environmental Scientist Joan Maloof to Speak at Adkins Arboretum
- Adkins Arboretum’s Fairyfest is Oct. 22
- Adkins Arboretum Partners with Pickering Creek and Phillips Wharf to Offer Maryland Master Natural Training
- Adkins Arboretum Offers Oct. 4 Trip to Duke Farms
- Adkins Arboretum Offers Free Admission, More on Sept. 24 for Smithsonian Museum Day
