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# Chesapeake Research Consortium

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- [CRC Roundtable | June 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-june-2023/) - Harvesting Restoration Opportunities from the Farm BillAgriculture is one of the largest land uses in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The food produced here supports the growing population in the watershed and beyond, but production also leads to nutrients entering the Bay. The Farm Bill provides critical support to producers and environmental protections. While food production
- [CRC Roundtable | September 2026](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-september-2026/) - Mussels in the MainstreamOysters get a lot of buzz in the Chesapeake Bay region, but freshwater mussels provide many of the same ecosystem services in the 64,000-square-mile watershed that feeds into the Bay. These unsung water quality and habitat heroes are finally getting some mainstream recognition, with their inclusion in the 2025 Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- [Chesapeake Bay Program's Healthy Landscapes Goal Team Staffer](https://chesapeake.org/chesapeake-bay-programs-healthy-landscapes-staffer/) - Chesapeake Bay Program’s Healthy Landscapes StafferDownload Position Announcement HereApplication Due Date: October 15, 2026 The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) is seeking an individual for a three-year Environmental Management Staffer position within its Environmental Management Career Development Program. All CRC Staffers in the Environmental Management Career Development Program support the work of the Chesapeake Bay Program.
- [CRC Roundtable | August 2026](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-aug-2026/) - Tidal Wetlands: Trends and TacticsTidal wetlands are among the Chesapeake Bay’s most valuable landscapes, providing wildlife habitat, improving water quality, and helping communities adapt to rising seas. As the region adjusts to the new Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement tidal wetlands goals, what are the challenges and where are the opportunities for more conservation, preservation, and
- [CRC Roundtable | July 2026](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-july-2026/) - Growing Resilience: Healthy Forests in the Chesapeake Watershed and BeyondHealthy forests are essential to clean water, resilient communities, thriving rural economies, and a healthy environment. Mounting stressors, such as invasive species, pests, disease, and a changing climate, are threatening our forests. Even when stressed, a healthy forest is more likely to provide environmental and social
- [CRC Roundtable | June 2026](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-june-2026/) - Casting a Wider Net: How Inclusive Recreation Fuels Chesapeake Bay Restoration Successful restoration in the Chesapeake Bay takes more than policy and science – it takes people! When outdoor recreation is welcoming to everyone, it builds a broader base of stewards invested in the health of local waterways and the Bay. What does this look
- [CRC Roundtable | May 2026](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-may-2026/) - Sharing the Shallows: Managing Chesapeake Bay Restoration Priorities The shallow water habitats of the Chesapeake Bay are highly valued for recreation, restoration, economic impact, and more. However, priorities such as submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) restoration, oyster reef construction, building living shorelines, and public access can sometimes compete for the same limited space and resources. How
- [CRC Roundtable | April 2026](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-april-2026/) - Restoring Positivity: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Success Stories The restoration of the Chesapeake Bay has been and will continue to be a herculean effort by many, and the work ahead of us often overshadows the successes to date. Pausing to celebrate our successes reminds us all how far we have come and is a learning opportunity
- [CRC Roundtable | March 2026](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-march-2026/) - Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Advance Chesapeake Bay Research and Management The Chesapeake Bay is globally recognized for its long-term, science-based restoration effort, but informed decision making across the seven jurisdictions of the watershed requires a lot of data and modeling. Artificial intelligence (AI) and associated machine learning (ML) applications have emerged as powerful tools for
- [CRC Roundtable | February 2026](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-february-2026-2/) - When Restoration Bears Fruit: Food Forests in the Bay Watershed As the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort increasingly emphasizes green infrastructure and community engagement, the creation of local foraging opportunities benefits both the environment and communities. Food forests go beyond basic gardening; they are thoughtfully designed, low-maintenance, perennial-based agroforestry systems designed to mimic a natural forest
- [CRC Roundtable | January 2026](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-january-2026/) - Greener Workforce, Greener Chesapeake Bay Watershed A healthy and thriving Chesapeake Bay watershed requires people power; increasing workforce development for green career pathways drives restoration as well as economically secure, strong communities. Organizations across the watershed are working to support students and professionals at all levels to grow a workforce with the skills and knowledge
- [CRC Roundtable | December 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-december-2025-2/) - A Creative Spark: How Artists in Residence Ignite Bright Ideas Artist residencies offer a chance to work in a new environment surrounded by fresh perspectives. Within residencies hosted at research institutions, this kindling of new ideas goes both ways; artistic perspectives can illuminate complex technical challenges and inspire new approaches to research and engagement. Speakers:
- [Pamunkey Indian Tribe Environmental Monitoring and Resilience Intern](https://chesapeake.org/tribe-environmental-monitoring-internship/) - Pamunkey Indian Tribe Environmental Monitoring and Resilience InternProject Description The NOAA North Atlantic Regional Team and Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seek a summer intern for late May through mid-August 2026 (12 weeks) to assist with monitoring and collating data by the Pamunkey Indian Tribe in support of tribal resilience and archaeological preservation. This position will
- [Computer Science Internship](https://chesapeake.org/computer-science-internship-2/) - Computer Science InternshipProject Description: The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) and Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seek a summer intern for late May through mid-August 2026 (12 weeks) to assist with the continued development data management processes and updating the capabilities of a data visualization application for the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) and Hypoxia
- [CRC Roundtable | October 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-october-2025/) - A Tale of Two Species: The Connection Between Menhaden and Osprey Osprey and menhaden are two iconic species of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and their populations are intertwined. Osprey rely on menhaden as a primary food source, and some experts contend that lower menhaden populations have had a direct impact on the success of nesting
- [CRC Roundtable | November 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-november-2025/) - Sowing Seeds, Growing Relationships: Chesapeake Bay Restoration and Agriculture Agriculture is vital to the Chesapeake Bay watershed’s economy and communities, feeding millions and giving many small towns their signature charming, rural character. However, farmland is often viewed only as a source of pollution, with farmers asked to voluntarily change practices that affect their livelihoods for
- [Marine Biologist Internship](https://chesapeake.org/marine-biologist-internship/) - Marine Biologist Internship Project Description: The Cooperative Oxford Lab and Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seek a summer intern for late May through mid-August 2026 (12 weeks) to work with National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Cooperative Oxford Lab (NCCOS/COL) and partners to support field and laboratory research across a variety of disciplines and species related to
- [Summer Field Technician Internship](https://chesapeake.org/summer-field-technician-internship/) - Summer Field Technician InternshipProject Description: The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) and Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seek a summer intern for late May through mid-August 2026 (12 weeks) to assist with NCBO’s field-based science and observation efforts. The Chesapeake Bay is a dynamic ecosystem with highly variable environmental conditions. In order to monitor, understand, and
- [Science Education Internship](https://chesapeake.org/science-education-internship/) - Science Education InternshipProject Description The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) and Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seek a summer intern for late May through mid-August 2026 (12 weeks) to develop a series of resources to support science teaching. The resources will focus on phenomena-based learning, which is a core element of the Next Generation Science Standards
- [CRC Roundtable | September 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-september-2025-2/) - Shared Learning and Informed Decisions: CRC’s Convening Capacity How can the Chesapeake Bay community learn together to support more informed decision-making? For CRC, the answer is convening. This September, we celebrated five years since the first CRC Roundtable. Launched during pandemic lockdowns to provide space for conversation, the platform has only grown in reach and
- [CRC Roundtable | August 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-august-2025/) - A Foundation for Restoration: K-12 Environmental Literacy Environmental change in the Chesapeake Bay relies on the active support of the people living in the watershed. Environmental literacy is the ability and disposition to apply knowledge and skills to make environmentally beneficial decisions. With the future of the Bay resting in the hands of the next
- [CRC Roundtable | July 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-june-2025/) - Pavement and Paddleboards: Swimmable Urban Waterways Urban areas are gathering places, making them vibrant centers of culture and innovation. However, gathering so many people in one place also leads to challenges with impervious surfaces, waste, and toxic contaminants. Recreation on our urban waterways has not been historically feasible. Today, many groups are working towards making
- [CRC Roundtable | June 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-june-2025-2/) - A River Runs Orange: Acid Mine Drainage in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed If your local waterway looks more “rusty” than usual, acid mine drainage may be to blame. Acid mine drainage (AMD) occurs when groundwater carries toxic metals from abandoned mine sites into streams and rivers, often turning them an alarming shade of orange. The
- [CRC Roundtable | May 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-may-2025/) - Investing in Clean Water: “Pay-for-Performance” Based Approaches to Watershed Restoration For years, states, localities and stakeholders have focused on implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce nutrient inputs to Chesapeake Bay. While this strategy has yielded some successes, it has prioritized process over outcomes, leading to inconsistent results across the watershed. Now, new programs are
- [CRC Roundtable | April 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-april-2025/) - The Value of Restoration: Selling the Economic and Ecological Benefits of Oysters What is the not-so-secret superhero of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem? Oysters, of course! When we invest in the restoration of these incredible bivalves, we ensure a future Bay with cleaner water, more resilient shorelines, and thriving local economies driven by fisheries and tourism.
- [CRC Roundtable | March 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-march-2025-2/) - The Future of the Bay: Impacts of Changes to Federal Priorities on the Chesapeake Watershed The new White House administration has initiated major changes in leadership, policy priorities, and federal budgets across multiple agencies. What are the implications of this on Chesapeake Bay restoration and other environmental initiatives? Speakers: Kristin Reilly, Director, Choose Clean Water
- [CRC Roundtable | February 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-january-2025-2/) - Prioritizing People and Participation in Chesapeake Bay Restoration The Chesapeake Bay restoration effort is large according to many measures: the 150+ rivers that drain into it as the largest estuary in the US, the billions of dollars spent, the 64,000 mi2 extent of the watershed, and the 18 million people who live in that watershed.
- [CRC Roundtable | December 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-december-2024/) - Connecting Communities Through Water In 2023, a Polynesian voyaging canoe called Hōkūleʻa set out to circumnavigate the Pacific Ocean and uncover, recover, and reclaim culture, traditions, and a deeper relationship with Earth. The purpose of the voyage was to develop young leaders and connect communities with our oceans, science, and indigenous wisdom. As our speaker
- [CRC Roundtable | January 2025](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-january-2025/) - The 50th CRC Roundtable: Thinking Across Boundaries The current and future challenges facing us globally and around the Chesapeake Bay require convening people across numerous boundaries: scientific disciplines, tributary watersheds, state lines, time scales, and more. Finding sustainable, long-term solutions to wicked problems requires a new world view of thinking larger than ourselves and our
- [CRC Roundtable | November 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-november-2024/) - Eat Your Invasives: The Bay’s Battle with Blue Catfish Blue catfish have been terrorizing Chesapeake Bay’s native fish for decades; they consume smaller fish and invertebrates in huge quantities and compete with larger fish. Some of their prey species are economically important, like blue crabs and menhaden, while others are already the focus of recovery
- [CRC Roundtable | October 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-october-2024/) - The Burden of Data Centers on Our Communities Data has become essential to modern life. Demand for data centers has increased in step with remote work, content streamed to smartphones, AI-assisted internet searches, and more. While necessary for many purposes, the burden of data centers on our communities are numerous, including using land, water, and
- [CRC Roundtable | June 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-june-2024/) - UninHABitable: Harmful Algal Blooms Across the Watershed Harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten waters from the upper reaches of our rivers to the estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay. HAB species can release toxins, reduce dissolved oxygen, form extensive bottom mats, and cloud the water – all with impacts on aquatic animal species, recreation, and even human
- [CRC Roundtable | September 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-sept-2024/) - Flotsam and Jetsam: Fighting Debris in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed The Chesapeake Bay watershed encompasses 64,000 mi2 of land and the homes of over 18 million people; the unfortunate truth is that this population is the cause of a lot of trash in local waters and the Bay. Whether we’re talking about plastic straws, disposable
- [CRC Roundtable | May 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-may-2024/) - CRC Member Take-Over Series: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) It’s All About Carbon: Coastal Cycling and Forest Function Carbon is both the cause and the source of potential mitigation of our changing climate. Research on carbon cycling has implications for policy and the resilience of our communities. Blue carbon ecosystems—tidal marshes, mangroves, and seagrasses—and forests
- [CRC Roundtable | April 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-april-2024/) - The Solar Situation: The state of the science and the industry Solar energy is becoming less expensive and more efficient. However, the utility-scale solar panel installations being proposed and installed around the Mid-Atlantic region will transform land characteristics. Currently, guidance and understanding of best practices relating to the land development and management of solar installations
- [CRC Roundtable | March 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-march-2024/) - How to Protect Local Waterways In 2019, the Local Government Advisory Committee and Local Leadership Workgroup began work on a suite of learning materials that frame the Chesapeake Bay Program’s goals through the lens of a very important audience: local government officials. Elected officials make decisions for their communities that impact restoration progress. This past
- [CRC Roundtable | February 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-february-2024/) - Stream Restoration: Are current practices giving us what we want? In March 2023, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee brought together scientific and management experts to assess stream restoration practices. Over the course of three days, the group explored common practices, assessment approaches, and ecosystem impacts with the goal of improving restoration outcomes. Watch the
- [CRC Roundtable | January 2024](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-january-2024/) - Planning for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed of the Future The Chesapeake Bay watershed is a dynamic system; change is occurring on scales from tidal to geological. Human development has a tremendous impact on the environment around us, and in turn, our communities are impacted by the environment through heat islands, flooding, pollution, and more. What
- [CRC Roundtable | December 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-december-2023/) - Blending Art and Science: Using Visuals to Unwrap Science 🎁The pathway to understanding is easier for many people when diagrams, illustrations, photographs, or video footage are involved. Visual explanations can increase information retention, transmit information more quickly, and motivate viewers more effectively than other forms of information. In today’s fast-paced society, there is a lot
- [CRC Roundtable | November 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-november-2023/) - Shifting to the Shallows: Informed Site SelectionOne of the core conclusions of the Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) report is that there is great potential and urgency in the restoration of shallow water areas; they are the places where many of our favorite Bay species live and reproduce as well as where most people
- [CRC Roundtable | October 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-october-2023/) - Shifting to the Shallows: Refocusing Chesapeake Restoration EffortsThe implications of the Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) report ripple through all aspects of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. One of the core conclusions of CESR is that there is great potential and urgency in the restoration of shallow water areas; they are the places where
- [CRC Roundtable | September 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-september-2023/) - Evaluating Chesapeake Bay System Response: A CESR Q&AThe Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) report was released by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), an independent liaison between the Bay’s scientific community and the Chesapeake Bay Program. Over 60 experts were involved in its creation, and its pages reflect on how the restoration effort
- [CRC Roundtable | August 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-aug-2023/) - The Bay Stewards, Scientists, and Managers of the FutureWhat does restoring the Chesapeake Bay mean? The conversation lately has recognized that turning back time is impossible – we can restore the Bay to a better-functioning version of itself, but it will never be the same as it was in the 1800s with imposing pressure from
- [CRC Roundtable | July 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-july-2023/) - Expanding the Chesapeake Bay Watershed report card to include social, economic and environmental justice indicesGeographically explicit, data-rich Chesapeake Bay report cards have been developed annually by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science for 16 years. But over the past several years, the report card expanded to include the Chesapeake watershed and the suite
- [A Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response](https://chesapeake.org/a-comprehensive-evaluation-os-system-response/) - STAC has released Achieving Water Quality Goals in the Chesapeake Bay: A Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response,otherwise known as the CESR report. A webpage has been created for the report where you can view background information, executive summary, and other supporting documents.
- [CRC Roundtable | May 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-may-2023/) - CRC Member Take-Over Series: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)Building A Diverse Environmental Workforce and Packaging the State of the Science There is a need to bring science to more people as well as bringing more people (and diversity) to science. Our speakers will demonstrate how UMCES works to fill both needs. On
- [CRC Roundtable | January 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-january-2022/) - Behavior and the Bay: The Human Dimension of Chesapeake Bay RestorationCollectively, we have been working towards the restoration of Chesapeake Bay for around five decades; in fact, CRC celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022. We have seen a lot of progress, but we also still have a long way to go. What needs to happen
- [CRC Roundtable | April 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-april-2023/) - Improving Understanding and Coordination of Science Activities for PFAS in the Chesapeake Bay Those “forever chemicals” you may be hearing about are Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, more commonly known as PFAS. They persist in our environment and are linked to long-lasting impacts on fish, other wildlife, and human health. In response to growing concerns nationally
- [2022 Annual Report](https://chesapeake.org/2022-annual-report/) - The Chesapeake Research Consortium 2022 Annual Report is now available for download. Take a look to learn about all we did last year!
- [CRC Roundtable | March 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-march-2023/) - Implementing clean water solutions for agriculture in PennsylvaniaIn 2016, 2019, and 2022, leaders from Pennsylvania’s agricultural and environmental communities participated in a series of “Pennsylvania in the Balance” conferences. In the early years, participants generated creative new ideas to position agriculture in the state as a solution for clean water. Convened by the Penn State
- [Chickahominy Indian Tribe Project Manager](https://chesapeake.org/chickahominy-indian-tribe-project-manager/) - CRC is pleased to share that the Chickahominy Indian Tribe’s Tribal Environmental Office's is hiring a Project Manager (PM). The PM will be responsible for the Administration of a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) grant. Grant administration responsibilities include monitoring, evaluation, and financial reporting. Application review for this position begins March 15, 2023. Learn
- [CRC Roundtable | February 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-february-2023/) - Integrating Social Science for Adaptive Management in Chesapeake Bay Program, Lisa Wainger and Daniel ReadWhat do researchers and practitioners want from each other? Insights from the Advancing Engagement Workshop Series, Wes EatonTo continue December’s roundtable conversation on behavior change, February’s roundtable brought together a group of scholarly researchers with experience in stakeholder engagement and capacity
- [CRC Roundtable | January 2023](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-january-2023-2/) - CRC Member Webinar Take-Over Series Old Dominion University Research Updates: Seagrass Blue Carbon and Effects of Floods on Water QualityCoasts are dynamic areas of exchange between land and water. Nitrogen and phosphate from land, for example, are essential for growth of seagrasses and their production of “blue carbon”. Nutrients in the Bay often are in
- [Recent RFPs](https://chesapeake.org/recent-rfps/) - Recent RFPs from CRC partnersEPA Multiple Tributary Models: Request for Applications More info through EPA Region 3:https://www.epa.gov/grants/grants-your-region-information-specific-epa-region-3#current Direct link to the RFA: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-02/EPA-I-R3-CBP-23-02_Multiple%20Tributary%20Model_20230207_Final%20Clean.pdf RFA closes April 7th, 2023. EPA-R3-CBP-23-02: Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications for Multiple Tributary Models for the Assessment of 2035 Climate Change Risk and Other Water Quality Challenges
- [CRC Roundtable | December 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-december-2022/) - Growing Positive Action: An Introduction to Chesapeake Behavior Change During the December CRC Roundtable, we learned how behavior change is a buzzy phrase these days – and with good reason. The importance of social science in the Bay restoration effort is becoming clear, as we realize that the on-the-ground actions of the 18 million residents
- [December 2022 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/december-2022-directors-corner/) - December 2022 Director’s Corner This is a special Streamline (our last of the year) during a special year (CRC’s 50th anniversary), and so a bit of reflection seems appropriate. The Roundtable/Streamline topics took us on a journey, and a short recounting of that journey illuminates a seasonality to our thinking and our search for navigation
- [November 2022 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/november-2022-directors-corner/) - November 2022 Director’s CornerWhile considerable progress has been made in meeting the goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, a significant challenge remains and the October CRC Roundtable webinar tackled the timely question of how to accelerate progress and attain more success. The 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement outlined 10 goals with 31 outcomes, with most directed
- [Targeting Resources to Accelerate Chesapeake Bay Restoration](https://chesapeake.org/targeting-resources-accelerate-restoration/) - Targeting Resources to Accelerate Chesapeake Bay Restoration Denice Wardrop,Executive Director of the Chesapeake Research Consortium, moderated the webinar featuring two experts from USGS. Scott Phillips, Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Coordinator for the USGS, and John Wolf, Assistant Director, Land Change Research, Hydrologic Transport and Response, USGS, gave an overview of tools for targeting Chesapeake resources
- [October 2022 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/october-2022-directors-corner/) - September 2022 A Note from the Moderator “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton Randy K. Rowel, Director of the Chesapeake Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring (C-StREAM) Program The August CRC Roundtable webinar focused on sharing a framework for growth within internships. Getting started
- [CRC Roundtable | October 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-october-2022/) - Targeting Resources to Accelerate Chesapeake Bay RestorationIn 2014, the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement outlined dozens of outcomes organized under ten goals for the health and protection of the watershed Many of the outcomes are meant to be realized by 2025. With this deadline approaching fast and seeing various degrees of success so far, how does
- [Listening and Learning: Achieving Environmental Wins Through Convening](https://chesapeake.org/environmental-wins-through-convening/) - Listening and Learning: Achieving Environmental Wins Through Convening Denice Wardrop, Executive Director of the Chesapeake Research Consortium, moderated the webinar featuring two experts on collaborative efforts and environmental facilitation. Michele Drostin, Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative (DLLC), and Allyson Gibson, Lancaster Clean Water Partners, shared their experiences building trust and forward movement in groups with
- [CRC Roundtable | September 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-september-2022/) - Listening and Learning: Achieving Environmental Wins Through ConveningSeptember marks the two year anniversary of the first CRC Roundtable. When establishing this platform, one of CRC’s priorities was to create a space where all people could gather and have an open, honest discussion. To celebrate the Roundtable’s birthday, we’re taking a look at lessons learned from
- [A Framework for Growth in Internships](https://chesapeake.org/framework-for-growth-in-internships/) - A Framework for Growth in Internships Randy K. Rowel, Director of the Chesapeake Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring (C-StREAM) program at the Chesapeake Research Consortium, moderated the webinar featuring two students who just completed a summer research experience with the C-StREAM program. Anna He, Duke University student and NOAA intern, and Joseph Rivera Lopez,
- [September 2022 A Note from the Moderator](https://chesapeake.org/sept-2022-a-note-from-the-moderator/) - September 2022 A Note from the Moderator “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton Randy K. Rowel, Director of the Chesapeake Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring (C-StREAM) Program The August CRC Roundtable webinar focused on sharing a framework for growth within internships. Getting started
- [CRC Roundtable | August 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-august-2022/) - A Framework for Growth in InternshipsGetting started in the science and environmental restoration workforce can be a daunting and twisting path. Internships help young scientists experience and better understand what a career in the geosciences might look like, but beyond research experience, are we giving interns the soft skills they need to succeed on their
- [Beating the Heat: Heat Islands and the Importance of Trees](https://chesapeake.org/beating-the-heat-heat-islands-and-the-importance-of-trees/) - Beating the Heat: Heat Islands and the Importance of Trees Lauren Huey, Communications Manager at Green Fin Studio, moderated the webinar and spoke with two expert speakers who discussed how increasing temperatures are overwhelming our local communities. Jeremy Hoffman, David and Jane Cohn Scientist, Science Museum of Virginia; and Peggy Van Yahres, Chair, Charlottesville Tree
- [August 2022 A Note from the Moderator](https://chesapeake.org/august-2022-a-note-from-the-moderator/) - August 2022 A Note from the Moderator “The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese proverb Lauren Huey, Communications Manager at Green Fin Studio I had the honor of moderating the July CRC Roundtable webinar after almost two years of assisting Denice with the
- [CRC Roundtable | July 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-july-2022/) - Beating the Heat: Heat Islands and the Importance of TreesThe term “heat island” refers to an area that is significantly warmer than its surroundings, generally due to human activities. The temperature difference between the heat island and surrounding areas is usually larger at night than during the day, and is most noticeable during the summer
- [Community Science: Live from the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium](https://chesapeake.org/community-science-live-from-the-chesapeake-community-research-symposium/) - Community Science: Live from the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium Denice Wardrop, Executive Director of CRC, and Patrick Neale, Principal Investigator at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, moderated the webinar with two speakers engaged with participatory science. Alison Cawood, Citizen Science Coordinator at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and Julie Vastine, Director of the Alliance for
- [July 2022 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/july-2022-directors-corner/) - July 2022 Director’s Corner “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss The June CRC Roundtable webinar was live from the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium, a new and exciting challenge for us! Our panelists were speakers and session chairs attending the Symposium and
- [CRC Roundtable | June 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-june-2022/) - Community Science: Live from the Chesapeake Community Research SymposiumCitizen science has undergone a rebranding as it has expanded in popularity; it is now often referred to as “community science” to be more inclusive. However you put it, community science is more than just a feel-good way of getting the general public involved in science. There
- [ChesCRS 2022](https://chesapeake.org/chescrs-2022-2/) - Chesapeake Community Research SymposiumThe Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2022 will take place both in-person at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland and virtually through Zoom from June 6-8. The title of this year’s symposium is Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Resilience, and Reflection: Progress and Future Challenges. In person attendees will be required to provide proof
- [June 2022 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/june-2022-directors-corner/) - June 2022 Director’s Corner “Floods are ‘acts of God,’ but flood losses are largely acts of man.” – Gilbert F. White The May CRC Roundtable webinar was of special significance to CRC because it is out of tropical storm Agnes that we were born as a formal organization – we too are celebrating our 50th
- [Learning from Disaster: The Environmental Impacts and Lessons of Hurricane Agnes](https://chesapeake.org/learning-from-disaster-the-environmental-impacts-and-lessons-of-hurricane-agnes/) - Learning from Disaster: The Environmental Impacts and Lessons of Hurricane Agnes Denice Wardrop, executive director of CRC, and Tom Horton, Chesapeake Bay Writer and Professor at Salisbury University, moderated the webinar with two expert speakers who provided unique perspectives on the environmental impacts of flooding. Drew Dehoff, Susquehanna River Basin Commission; and Elizabeth Andrews, Virginia
- [CRC Roundtable | May 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-may-2022/) - Learning from Disaster: The Environmental Impacts and Lessons of Hurricane AgnesHurricane Agnes was a formative event in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The scale of the devastation was unparalleled and caused the Bay community to take a long look at business as usual and determine how we could better prepare for extreme events. The Chesapeake Research
- [CRC’s 50-Year-Long Role in Developing Environmental Leaders](https://chesapeake.org/crcs-50-year-long-role-in-developing-environmental-leaders/) - CRC’s 50-Year-Long Role in Developing Environmental Leaders Melissa Fagan, the Environmental Management Career Development Program Coordinator of CRC, moderated the webinar with three alumni speakers who provided insight on their experiences as previous staffers. Kevin Schabow, Office of Habitat Conservation, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office; Julie Hester, Civic Engagement, The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment;
- [May 2022 A Note from the Moderator](https://chesapeake.org/may-2022-a-note-from-the-moderator/) - Note from the ModeratorMelissa Fagan, CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program Coordinator This month is full of milestones, one of them being that April’s CRC Roundtable webinar was the 20th we’ve hosted! In the context of celebrating milestones – this year we are celebrating CRC’s 50th anniversary AND the webinar was held in the midst
- [CRC Roundtable | April 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-april-2022/) - CRC’s 50-Year-Long Role in Developing Environmental LeadersChesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) was born out of environmental challenges to the Chesapeake Bay. It rose from the havoc that Hurricane Agnes left behind to chart a path towards filling knowledge gaps and prioritizing informed decision-making throughout the Bay community. Part of this process has been creating pathways to
- [April 2022 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/april-2022-directors-corner/) - April 2022 Director’s Corner “The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly – to develop strategies of seeing and showing.” – Edward Tufte This month’s CRC Roundtable focused on the way that “seeing and showing”, via storytelling in words and photographs, furthers our intentions and actions towards the Chesapeake Bay restoration
- [Bringing the Bay Home: The Role of Photography and Writing in the Restoration Effort](https://chesapeake.org/bringing-the-bay-home-the-role-of-photography-and-writing-in-the-restoration-effort/) - Bringing the Bay Home: The Role of Photography and Writing in the Restoration Effort Denice Wardrop, executive director of CRC, moderated the webinar with two expert speakers who provided inspiring perspectives on the role of photography and writing in the restoration efforts. Dave Harp, a photographer who currently has a virtual exhibit with Chesapeake Maritime
- [Aligning Behavior for the Bay](https://chesapeake.org/aligning-behavior-for-the-bay/) - Aligning Behavior for the Bay Denice Wardrop, executive director of CRC, moderated the webinar with two expert speakers who provided new perspectives that continued January’s discussion on incorporating social science into the Bay restoration effort. Amanda Guthrie, PhD student at the Center for Coastal Resource Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS); and Joanna
- [ChesCRS 2022](https://chesapeake.org/chescrs-2022/) - Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2022The Chesapeake Community Modeling Program is excited to convene the 2022 edition of our biennial symposium. Please join us June 6-8, 2002 for Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2022 in Annapolis, Maryland and online. Visit the website for more information and to submit a presentation abstract.
- [CRC Roundtable | March 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-march-2022/) - Bringing the Bay Home: The Role of Photography and Writing in the Restoration EffortCommunication experts know that facts often do little to persuade; it is stories and emotions that change minds and win people over. Through photography, poetry, prose, murals, sculpture, song, and more, artists are able to reach people in a way that statistics
- [March 2022 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/march-2022-directors-corner/) - March 2022 Director’s Corner “Everything is connected to everything else – somehow, someway.” February’s CRC Roundtable continued last month’s conversation about the human dimension of Chesapeake Bay restoration with a focus on human relationships and collective impact. While we have made significant progress in improving the health of the Bay, the easy actions have been
- [CRC Roundtable | February 2022](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-february-2022/) - Aligning Behavior for the BayOf the 18 million people in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, no two are the same. Each person has their own beliefs, concerns, and motivations. Acknowledging this, how do we align social behavior, community sustainability, and the wider Bay restoration effort to achieve the best outcome for all? We continued January’s discussion
- [Behavior and the Bay: The Human Dimension of Chesapeake Bay Restoration](https://chesapeake.org/behavior-and-the-bay-the-human-dimension-of-chesapeake-bay-restoration/) - Behavior and the Bay: The Human Dimension of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Denice Wardrop, executive director of CRC, moderated the webinar with three expert speakers that provided a unique perspective on integrating social science into the restoration effort and briefly summarized some ongoing efforts focusing on what they’ve learned and what’s next: Lara Fowler, Pennsylvania State
- [February 2022 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/february-2022-directors-corner/) - February 2022 Director’s Corner “We don’t need an evolution of how we’re doing this, we need a revolution.” The January CRC Roundtable webinar centered on the human dimension of Chesapeake Bay restoration and discussed the incorporation of more social science into the restoration effort. Conservation, policy, and practice can and should be guided by the
- [January 2022 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/january-2022-directors-corner/) - January 2022 Director’s Corner Welcome to a new format of the Director’s Corner and of Streamlines! Over the last year, we have enjoyed building a space for collective musing, vexing, and connecting via our webinar series (Roundtable) and the expanded readership of this newsletter. What we hoped would happen has, indeed, come to pass –
- [January 2022 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/january-2022-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [PFAS in the Chesapeake Bay Region](https://chesapeake.org/pfas-in-the-chesapeake-bay-region/) - PFAS in the Chesapeake Bay RegionThe December CRC Roundtable webinar focused on what we currently know about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), what we need to know, and how the Bay states and EPA are tackling the issue. PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have been used in the U.S. since the 1940s. They consist
- [CRC Roundtable | December 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-december-2021/) - PFAS in the Chesapeake Bay RegionPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals,’ have been manufactured and used in a variety of industrial and consumer products in the United States since the 1940s, but have only recently received broad public interest. Numerous PFAS are present in the environment and have the potential to
- [ChesCRS22 Call for Special Sessions](https://chesapeake.org/chescrs22-call-for-special-sessions/) - Call for Special Session ProposalsDeadline – December 8, 2021We are excited to announce a call for special session proposals for the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2022! It is our sincere hope that you will consider putting together a proposal for a session OR workshop activity. All topics that fall within the symposium theme, described below,
- [Emerging Contaminants in the Bay](https://chesapeake.org/emerging-contaminants-in-the-bay/) - Emerging Contaminants in the BayFrom antibacterial soaps to sunscreen, chemicals are found in every facet of our daily life. Chemicals that make up our personal care products, pharmaceuticals, cleaning supplies, and cookware are often thought of as beneficial, especially to our quality of life. The downside, however, is that these chemicals can often make their
- [Alien Invaders in the Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/alien-invaders-in-the-chesapeake-bay/) - Alien Invaders in the Chesapeake BayFrom plants to insects to fish, it is estimated that there are more than 200 known or possible invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. These species, whether introduced accidentally or purposefully, can cause irreparable harm to native species in the region by competing for food or habitat. By outcompeting
- [November 2021 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/november-2021-directors-corner/) - November 2021 Director’s Corner in·va·sive /inˈvāsiv/ adjective (especially of plants or a disease) tending to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully. To most people, the operative and memorable terms in the above definition are “undesirably” or “harmfully”. If we are considering one species at a time, we have time to reflect on if/how they are
- [November 2021 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/november-2021-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [CRC Roundtable | November 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-november-2021/) - Invasive Species: Getting into the Weeds (and Bugs)You’ve likely heard about invasive species before; do nutria, phragmites, emerald ash borer, or blue catfish ring a bell? These are all commonly known invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay region, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. The Chesapeake Bay Program notes that there are
- [CRC Roundtable | October 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-october-2021/) - The Science and the Story of the Conowingo DamThe Conowingo Dam has been a topic of heated discussion for decades. In that time, we have learned more and more about the system and made decisions according to that learning. Along with the science behind the issue, the story of the Conowingo has developed over decades
- [October 2021 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/october-2021-directors-corner/) - October 2021 Director’s Corner My husband and I recently joined my daughter and her husband for a day of flyfishing on Yellow Breeches, a beautiful limestone and well-known trout stream in south-central Pennsylvania. It was a remarkable Fall Day; the air was dry, the sky blue and clear, a slight breeze ruffling the leaves on
- [September 2021 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/september-2021-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [CRC Roundtable | August 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-august-2021/) - Life After InternshipsHow do we make sure that interns are getting the most out of their internships, both for sake of the intern’s future career path and filling the pipeline with a competent workforce? Summer internships should have implications beyond August, with impacts to the intern and the field. One tool for mentors and students looking
- [CRC Roundtable | September 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-september-2021/) - Moving Beyond Concern: Emerging Management for ContaminantsWe first noted substances negatively affecting the health of humans and the environment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed decades ago: mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides, and others. We now have emerging compounds of concern such as pharmaceuticals and hormones. Management of these contaminants brings a unique set of challenges
- [Interns Making Moves That Start Movements](https://chesapeake.org/interns-making-moves-that-start-movements/) - Interns Making Moves That Start MovementsBy Randy K. Rowel, C-StREAM Program Coordinator The need for a robust, innovative, and diverse set of solutions on the restoration table is well-recognized by the partnership, and a diverse workforce to provide those solutions is critical to that end. Current data outlines the scope of the challenge: individuals from
- [August 2021 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/august-2021-directors-corner/) - August 2021 Director’s Corner Beyond Pipelines What do diversity in the workforce, the infrastructure bill, and natural gas have in common? All have been described as complex interplays of pipelines, leaks, and capacity. In all instances, there is something of value being carried from one point to the next, whether talent, water, or energy; leakage
- [July 2021 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/july-2021-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [April 2021 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/april-2021-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [CRC Roundtable | July 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-july-2021/) - Changing the Face of Bay Restoration and ScienceThe environmental workforce that will inhabit and take care of the Bay area will be critical in bringing the full range of solutions to the table to face the challenges of the future. There are new faces emerging, including the new network of Bay professionals being trained through
- [CRC Roundtable | June 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-june-2021/) - A Restoration Conversation with the Nansemond Indian Nation and the Upper Mattaponi Indian TribeOur community within the Chesapeake Bay watershed includes tens of thousands of people who identify as American Indian. We all have a common goal of restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. How can we better listen to, engage with,
- [CRC 2019-2020 Annual Report](https://chesapeake.org/crc-2019-2020-annual-report/) - Straight roads do not make skillful drivers… Paulo Coelho I am always struck by our ability as scientists and practitioners to embrace and experience a curved and complex path, and to have boundless curiosity for the nooks and crannies of understanding. The stories
- [CRC Roundtable | May 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-may-2021/) - Minding and Mending Our StreamsThe Chesapeake Bay starts in the freshwater streams of the watershed: small trickles of water join rushing rivers that eventually bring their billions of gallons of water to the Bay. The health of streams is vital to our communities, our wildlife, and the overall water quality of the larger Bay. Stream
- [CRC Roundtable | April 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-april-2021/) - Chesapeake Waters and Their Caretakers: Three Stories From Three PerspectivesTo celebrate Earth Day, we reflected on decades of Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts informed by the journeys of three panelists with multidimensional experiences in various components of the Bay health effort, including the Bay Program, research, and activism. We asked our community to reflect on the Chesapeake
- [CRC Roundtable | March 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-march-2021/) - Taking A Deep Dive Into Shallow WatersOur March webinar took place on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 from 12-1pm. We discussed the progress being made on the science of shallow water monitoring, modeling, and management, as shallow water is a dynamic piece of the Chesapeake Bay watershed puzzle. There are myriad interactions between land and sea that manifest
- [March 2021 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/march-2021-directors-corner/) - Think Globally, Act Locally The phrase is a familiar call to action, used in a variety of contexts from mathematics to corporate social responsibility to a wide range of environmental issues. At first glance it seems entirely pragmatic and appropriate to all of the instances in which it is utilized, reminding us to see
- [Reflections on the Bay](https://chesapeake.org/reflections-on-the-bay/) - Reflections on the BayReflections on Chesapeake Bay Restoration from the first Earth Day (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) 51 years after the first Earth Day, Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) asked our community and member institutions to reflect on decades of Chesapeake Bay preservation and restoration efforts to highlight how far we’ve come, accomplishments to
- [May 2021 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/may-2021-directors-corner/) - May 2021 Director’s Corner Inflection Points I have been thinking a lot about inflection points lately – changes in direction, changes in slope. ScienceDirect provides a useful definition as, “Inflection points are spots where the growth of the curve begins to slow (going from concave up to concave down), or increase (going from concave down
- [December 2020 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/december-2020-directors-corner/) - ‘Tis a season of lists: Zoom calls, errands, year-end reports, gifts. In the spirit of trying to let as few spinning plates drop as possible, I requested, and received, my father’s Christmas list. He’s a well-read, independent, widowed, and talkative 87-year old native New Yorker, and so the list is always thoughtful and intentional, a
- [10 Billion Oysters](https://chesapeake.org/10-billion-oysters/) - Working Together to Keep Oysters Thriving in the Bay A thriving oyster population is vital to a healthy Chesapeake Bay. As a keystone species, oysters are necessary for filtering water and providing critical habitat for other species in the Bay. The Chesapeake Oyster Alliance is a coalition of partners that includes non-profits, universities, oyster
- [Marsh Sea Level Rise](https://chesapeake.org/marsh-sea-level-rise/) - Shorter marsh grasses and adapting to sea level rise As carbon dioxide increases, most plants respond by getting bigger. CO2 acts like fuel for most plants, allowing them to grow higher and thicker, increasing their biomass. But what happens when you look at individual plants, particularly in marsh grasses, instead of overall biomass? Scientists
- [Cover Crop Combinations](https://chesapeake.org/cover-crop-combinations/) - Penn State Researcher Helps Farmers Choose the Best Cover Crop Mix Nutrient pollution remains a major challenge for the Chesapeake Bay, but planting cover crops may be one of the strongest best management practices that farmers can use to reduce their impact. Dr. Jason Kaye of Penn State has spent a decade researching cover
- [Coastal Risk Management](https://chesapeake.org/coastal-risk-management/) - Understanding the Factors that Impact Climate Risk Management Strategies Planners use all kinds of projections to understand how climate change will affect infrastructure, but all projections are based on assumptions that change their outcomes. Decision makers are tasked with weighing different projections to design cost effective risk management strategies to protect populations from rising
- [Oyster Aquaculture Impacts](https://chesapeake.org/oyster-aquaculture-impacts/) - Study from VIMS finds Minimal Water Quality Impacts from Oyster Aquaculture Expanding oyster aquaculture operations in the Chesapeake Bay have raised concerns about the impacts of the industry to the watershed, from enriched sediment nutrients to viewshed concerns. Researchers from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), however, found that oyster farms in the
- [Blue Catfish Expansion](https://chesapeake.org/blue-catfish-expansion/) - VIMS Researchers find that Invasive Blue Catfish are Poised to Expand in the Bay A recent study from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) found that blue catfish can tolerate higher salinities than previously thought, meaning this invasive species has the potential to expand into mainstem Chesapeake waters, surrounding tributaries, and even the
- [Oyster Supply Chain](https://chesapeake.org/oyster-supply-chain/) - How Oysters are Shipped Makes All the Difference in Seafood Safety Have you ever thought about how an oyster gets to your plate? Consumers often only see the name of the farm and the restaurant where they are eating, but not all the steps in between. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a
- [Hampton Roads Resiliency](https://chesapeake.org/hampton-roads-resiliency/) - ODU Researchers Engage Community About Flood Adaptation Flooding and sea level rise (SLR) pose a problem to nearly every part of the Hampton Roads area. A research team from Old Dominion University (ODU) Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience designed the Action-Oriented Stakeholder Engagement for a Resilient Tomorrow (ASERT) framework to engage stakeholders in
- [BMP Effectiveness](https://chesapeake.org/bmp-effectiveness/) - Using Watershed Data to Determine Cost-Effective BMPs A study from researchers at Penn State and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides a case study that using site-specific watershed data to determine the most cost-effective agricultural best management practices (BMPs) is not only less expensive, but equally effective. Researchers used the Spring Creek watershed, an area of about
- [Wetland Soil Microbes](https://chesapeake.org/wetland-soil-microbes/) - Warming Temperatures May Be Better for Wetlands The Global Change Research Wetland (GCREW), located at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), is home to several long-term experiments designed to predict the effects of sea-level rise and climate change on coastal wetland ecosystems. Genevieve Noyce, a coastal wetland biogeochemist and research scientist at SERC, works
- [Conowingo Dam Impacts](https://chesapeake.org/conowingo-dam-impacts/) - UMCES Scientists Find the Bay is More Resilient Than Expected Sitting on the lower Susquehanna River, the Conowingo Dam has trapped most of the sediment and nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, in its upstream reservoir, keeping them from flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. Recent concerns about the storage capacity of the dam have raised
- [Coastal Flooding Implications](https://chesapeake.org/coastal-flooding-implications/) - Virginia Tech Researcher Looks at Human Impacts of Coastal Flooding Over half of Virginia’s population lives along the coast and face increasing threats from extreme weather events and sea level rise. There is a need to better understand the impacts coastal flooding and hazards pose for these coastal communities and how to develop resilience
- [SAV in the Bay](https://chesapeake.org/sav-in-the-bay/) - Aerial SAV Surveys Support Collaborative Science, Management, and Restoration Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is a vital component in the health of the Chesapeake Bay and worldwide coastal ecosystems. The SAV program, centered at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) is world-renowned for its monitoring and restoration projects. Robert “JJ” Orth, program director of
- [Spring 2020 C-StREAM Update](https://chesapeake.org/spring-2020-c-stream-update/) - C-StREAM Welcomes New Cohort of Summer Fellows The Chesapeake Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring (C-StREAM) program is focused on recruiting, advising, and mentoring talented college students, particularly from groups typically underrepresented in the sciences, to pursue careers in environmental research, protection and restoration. This time of year, CRC Staff and partners busily prepare to welcome a new cohort of summer fellows
- [VT Spring 2020 Updates](https://chesapeake.org/vt-spring-2020-updates/) - Virginia Water Center Nationally Recognized for Water Issues The Virginia Water Resources Research Center, housed at Virginia Tech, was one of 12 institutes to be nationally recognized as “outstanding” by the U.S. Geological Survey. This designation was recently given after a panel of scientists reviewed the center’s progress between 2011 and 2015. In particular,
- [JHU Spring 2020 Updates](https://chesapeake.org/jhu-spring-2020-updates/) - Tracking COVID-19 Johns Hopkins University has been a global leader throughout the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. Not only has their plan for continuing research in these unprecedented times become the industry standard, but they have also created the go-to COVID-19 Dashboard. Launched in the early days of the crisis, Johns Hopkins’ dashboard has
- [ODU Spring 2020 Updates](https://chesapeake.org/odu-spring-2020-updates/) - Old Dominion University Partners With Hampton Roads Community Foundation to Speed Severe Weather Recovery ODU researchers have received a five-year $500,000 grant from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation to help vulnerable communities quickly restore damaged homes following severe storms and flooding. The research team will begin by creating a Convergence, Inventory, Matching & Assignment
- [UMD Spring 2020 Updates](https://chesapeake.org/umd-spring-2020-updates/) - Study Predicts Heavier Rains for Five Eastern Shore Towns A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Maryland gives a detailed look into how climate change will influence extreme storm rainfall in Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Overall, their findings suggest that by the mid-21st century, a 100-year storm will bring heavier and more
- [PSU Spring 2020 Updates](https://chesapeake.org/psu-spring-2020-updates/) - Dutton Institute Help Faculty Transtion to Online Learning The Dutton Institute at Penn State had been working with learning designers for months on a virtual-learning resource to be used in situations when inclement weather disrupted learning. When the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of all in-person classes, this snow-day protocol helped faculty members
- [Nearshore Habitat Restoration Project](https://chesapeake.org/nearshore-habitat-restoration-project/) - The Chesapeake Research Consortium is funding the design of a nearshore habitat restoration project on the York River in Virginia. The $40,000 in funding support will enable the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to develop a detailed blueprint and monitoring plan for an intertidal oyster restoration project along the shoreline and pier at the Naval
- [VIMS Spring 2020 Updates](https://chesapeake.org/vims-spring-2020-updates/) - Global Impact of Microplastics Microplastics are any type of plastic fragment that is less than 5mm in length. These microscopic particles can be specifically fabricated for products like facial scrubs, or broken down from larger pieces of plastic debris. There has been growing concern from scientists and the public about the impact these microscopic
- [Research During COVID-19](https://chesapeake.org/research-during-covid-19/) - Research in the Time of COVID-19 In the midst of great uncertainty brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Chesapeake Research Consortium’s (CRC) seven member institutions have shown resilience and adaptivity in conducting research, both in maintaining essential research but also in pursuing new and innovative research avenues. While we highlight how members
- [October 2020 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/october-2020-directors-corner/) - “To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” Mary Oliver, American poet Paying attention. What an almost overwhelming thought at this point in 2020. And yet, we are generally in this line of work because we do pay attention to things that are unseen for many: movement of organisms and constituents; presence
- [Acting on DEIJ](https://chesapeake.org/acting-on-deij/) - Taking Action for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice 2020 has brought unprecedented change to our world, including the global COVID-19 pandemic, protests against systemic racism, and welcomed discussions about ensuring that diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) goals are actualized and institutionalized. One of the many benefits of the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) umbrella
- [Democratizing Science](https://chesapeake.org/democratizing-science/) - Democratizing Science in the Chesapeake Bay Citizen science creates a participatory pathway for the public to engage in the scientific process and data collection. Through our conversations with the community, we’ve learned that the term “citizen science” can be exclusive and wanted to clarify the use of the term in this article. Citizenship, or
- [CRC Roundtable | September 2020](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-september-2020/) - Environmental Monitoring in the Time of COVID-19Our first webinar took place on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 from 12-1pm and we discussed Environmental Monitoring in the Time of COVID-19. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview from federal, state, and citizen perspectives. For the second half of the webinar, we
- [CRC Roundtable | October 2020](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-october-2020/) - Integrating Environmental Justice into Decision-MakingOur second webinar took place on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 from 12-1pm and we discussed Integrating Environmental Justice into Decision-Making. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview from federal, state, and citizen perspectives. For the second half of the webinar, we invited your questions and
- [CRC Roundtable | November 2020](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-november-2020/) - Adding EJSCREEN and Local Tools to Your Environmental Justice ToolboxOur third webinar took place on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 from 12-1pm and we discussed Adding EJSCREEN and Local Tools to Your Environmental Justice Toolbox. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview of two environmental justice tools. For the second half of the webinar, we
- [CRC Roundtable | December 2020](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-december-2020/) - Citizen Science for the Win-WinOur December webinar took place on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from 12-1pm and we discussed citizen science with two of the Bay region’s most far-reaching citizen science programs: the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) and Chesapeake DolphinWatch. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview of their respective programs. For the second half of the webinar, we
- [CRC Roundtable | January 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-january-2021/) - Tackling a Global Problem at the Community Level: Building Climate ResilienceOur January webinar took place on Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 from 12-1pm. We discussed progress, challenges, and a way forward on delivering climate change information to local communities with the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Climate Resiliency Workgroup. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview of the
- [CRC Roundtable | February 2021](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable-february-2021/) - Keeping Our Heads Above Water: Understanding Sea Level Rise Around the BayOur February webinar took place on Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 from 12-1pm. We built on last month’s climate resilience discussion to talk specifically about sea level rise. Sea level rise is one of the most tangible symptoms of climate change and it impacts a variety of natural
- [Fighting Climate Change](https://chesapeake.org/fighting-climate-change/) - Fighting Climate Change Starts Locally From sea level rise to extreme weather events, the impacts of climate change are felt by all across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Powerful storms and increased precipitation lead to nutrient pollution from runoff and stream erosion, higher temperatures can cause species to shift their habitat range and have human
- [February 2021 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/february-2021-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [December 2020 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/december-2020-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [October 2020 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/october-2020-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [August 2020 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/august-2020-directors-corner/) - It’s a turbulent time, waters once calm are now swirling, and footing is harder to come by. We can’t work in the usual way, can’t communicate in the manner we’re accustomed to, can’t assume that the trajectories of programs and efforts will continue on the same path. But we still have work to do, we
- [August 2020 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/august-2020-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [Spring 2020 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/spring-2020-directors-corner/) - Suddenly, Dual Citizenship Did you wake up one morning in March and feel as if you had arrived in a foreign land on an overnight flight, lost your laptop on the way, were scheduled to be the speaker at some sort of event, and didn’t know the language? That’s how I’ve viewed my sudden travel
- [COVID-19 Response and Resources](https://chesapeake.org/covid-19-response-around-the-bay/) - How member institutions are managing under the new COVID-19 restrictions As states across the U.S. have issued social distancing orders to slow the spread of the COronaVIrus Disease 2019 (also known as COVID-19), universities and research centers have had to make major adjustments to their scientific operations. Like everybody else, this is also true
- [SERC Spring 2020 Updates](https://chesapeake.org/serc-spring-2020-updates/) - A New Vocabulary for an Increasingly Polluted World SERC researcher, Linsey Haram, has spearheaded an effort to standardize the language used to discuss the increasingly widespread plastic pollution in our environment. The development of the use of plastics in our society has happened so rapidly that many related phenomena have managed to escape any
- [CBP Spring 2020 Update](https://chesapeake.org/cbp-spring-2020-update/) - Chesapeake Bay Program Spring 2020 Update Chesapeake Bay Program releases 2018-19 Bay Barometer The 2018-19 Bay Barometer was released on March 25, with a decidedly different look and feel than in previous years. As only seven indicators had been updated in the past year (blue crab abundance, blue crab management, oysters, protected lands, public access, SAV and
- [Spring 2020 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/spring-2020-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [Tales from Teleworking](https://chesapeake.org/tales-from-teleworking/) - Tales from Teleworking CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. When we last visited with you in this newsletter, life was humming along just like it
- [NCBO Spring 2020 Update](https://chesapeake.org/ncbo-spring-2020-update/) - NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Spring 2020 Update Oyster Reef Ecosystem Services Project Leads Discuss Findings Primary investigators for projects that are part of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office's Oyster Reef Ecosystem Services Project met virtually in mid-April to talk through research findings. The group is also collaborating on sharing their research findings in a NOAA
- [Spring 2020 CCMP Update](https://chesapeake.org/spring-2020-ccmp-update/) - ChesCRS20 will be held as a Virtual Symposium This event is organized through the Steering Committee of the Chesapeake Community Modeling Program and is supported through a cooperative agreement between the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) and the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO). Additional co-sponsors are welcome! Interested parties are encouraged to contact the CRC Executive Director at CRC-Director@chesapeake.org. The bi-annual
- [Winter 2020 CCMP Update](https://chesapeake.org/winter-2020-ccmp-update/) - Presentation Abstracts are due March 15th! This event is organized through the Steering Committee of the Chesapeake Community Modeling Program and is supported through a cooperative agreement between the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) and the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO). Additional co-sponsors are welcome! Interested parties are encouraged to contact the CRC Executive Director at CRC-Director@chesapeake.org. CCMP is accepting abstracts for
- [Winter 2020 C-StREAM Update](https://chesapeake.org/winter-2020-c-stream-update/) - C-StREAM Update: Applications are open and due February 15th! The Chesapeake Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring (C-StREAM) program is focused on recruiting, advising, and mentoring talented college students, particularly from groups typically underrepresented in the sciences, to pursue careers in environmental protection and restoration. This summer, 9 positions are available at CRC member institutions, the Chesapeake Bay Program Office, and
- [New Executive Director](https://chesapeake.org/new-executive-director-2/) - Meet Our New CRC Director, Denice Wardrop! Denice Wardrop began her position as the new Executive Director of the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) at the start of the new year. As the first executive director that is also a watershed scientist from the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay, she understands the importance of connecting
- [CBP Winter 2020 Update](https://chesapeake.org/cbp-winter-2020-update/) - Chesapeake Bay Program Winter 2020 Update Relocation of the Chesapeake Bay Program The Chesapeake Bay Program, consisting of the National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Office, Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program Office, federal employees from the U.S. Forest Service and supporting grantees and contractors, will move to 1750 Forest Drive, Annapolis, Maryland later on
- [NCBO Winter 2020 Update](https://chesapeake.org/ncbo-winter-2020-update/) - NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Winter 2020 Update Chesapeake Bay Environmental Literacy Forum Highlights MWEEs The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Environmental Literacy Forum brought together roughly 200 educators and state education officials to focus on implementing Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) at the Environmental Literacy Forum, January 22-23, at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown,
- [VT Broader Impacts Award](https://chesapeake.org/vt-broader-impacts-award/) - Virginia Tech to Receive Impact Innovations Award from Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society In late January, the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts (CENI), housed within Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, was selected to receive the inaugural Impact Innovations Award from the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS). The
- [CRC Alumni](https://chesapeake.org/crc-alumni-where-are-they-now-liana-vitali/) - CRC Alumni: Where are they now? – Liana Vitali CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. After managing the program for 30+ years, we have developed quite the
- [Winter 2020 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/winter-2020-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [2020 Aquaculture Funding Opportunity](https://chesapeake.org/2020-aquaculture-funding-opportunity/) - Addressing Economic and Market Needs of the U.S. Aquaculture Industry Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates approximately $5,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs that will significantly advance the understanding of the economics of aquaculture businesses in the U.S. and address gaps regarding important market information. The overall goal is
- [Chinese Delegation Visit](https://chesapeake.org/chinese-delegation-visit/) - The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) recently hosted a group of environmental professionals managing the Chaohu Lake in Anhui Province, China. CRC director Denice Wardrop and former director Bill Ball welcomed the visitors to a mini-workshop/symposium on the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) campus, where the CRC is located. The SERC campus served as an excellent site
- [Winter 2020 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/winter-2020-directors-corner/) - Dear Colleagues, Weaving has always fascinated me, both the process and its possible results. Teaching and research over the past ten years have given me the gift of significant time in the Peruvian Andes, where pieces woven by experienced hands tell beautiful and detailed stories of place and culture, but only if one learns how
- [Fall 2019 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/fall-2019-directors-corner/) - Dear Colleagues, This is my thirteenth and final “Director’s Corner” and one that I am delighted to share with my successor as Executive Director, Dr. Denice Wardrop; she has contributed a short postscript at the bottom. And speaking of Denice – I encourage you to get to know her (if you do not already) and
- [C-StREAM at CERF](https://chesapeake.org/c-stream-at-cerf/) - C-StREAM Participation in CERF Rising TIDES Program Two-time C-StREAM fellow, Nick Coleman, was recently awarded funding to attend the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) biennial conference through the Rising TIDES (Toward an Inclusive, Diverse, and Enriched Society) initiative. The Rising TIDES Conference Mentoring Program will support fourteen underrepresented minority student and mentor pairs
- [Bill Ball’s Lasting Impact](https://chesapeake.org/bill-balls-lasting-impact/) - The Lasting Impact of Retiring Executive Director, Bill Ball By Paula Jasinski and Gina Sawaya, Green Fin Studio CRC has been beyond lucky to have had Bill Ball lead the way over the last five years. The impacts of his long professional career can be felt throughout the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed and much further afield.
- [Fall 2019 STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/fall-2019-stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [Contaminants in the Bay](https://chesapeake.org/contaminants-in-the-bay/) - UMBC Researcher Leads Landmark Study on Contaminants in the Chesapeake While many studies have looked at particular contaminants of emerging concern in local rivers and small watersheds, few researchers have looked at multiple contaminants in the larger Chesapeake Bay watershed. Dr. Lee Blaney of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) led a team
- [In Memoriam: Ed Bouwer](https://chesapeake.org/in-memoriam-ed-bouwer/) - CRC Mourns the Loss of Long-time CRC Friend, Ed Bouwer Dr. Edward “Ed” John. Bouwer, a longtime Johns Hopkins professor and CRC board member, passed away in October. He was 63. Bouwer, a nationally-recognized environmental engineer, had been at Johns Hopkins since 1985 and became the chair of that department in 2007. During that
- [Maritime Innovation in Norfolk](https://chesapeake.org/maritime-innovation-in-norfolk/) - Old Dominion University Launches the Open Seas Technology Innovation Hub Sitting at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay with a major commercial seaport and the world’s largest naval base, Norfolk is a natural location for the recently launched Open Seas Technology Innovation Hub. The establishment of the Open Seas Hub by Old Dominion University
- [Student Resource List](https://chesapeake.org/student-resource-list/) - Johns Hopkins PhD candidate creates resource list to help underrepresented minority and low-income students in STEM This past spring at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston, Lavontria Miché Aaron, a second-year PhD candidate studying Martian remote sensing and in-situ spectroscopy at Johns Hopkins University, tweeted that she had resources for underrepresented minority
- [Conductivity in Maryland Streams](https://chesapeake.org/conductivity-in-maryland-streams/) - How Water Chemistry Changes in Response to Urbanization Scientists have long known that land development can have significant negative impacts on local streams. Instead of focusing on water quality measured with a single grab sample, a team of researchers at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) looked at water chemistry over a 30-year time
- [STAC Climate Synthesis](https://chesapeake.org/stac-climate-synthesis/) - Major Climate Change Research Synthesis Kicks Off in the Chesapeake Climate change continues to complicate how models of the Chesapeake Bay predict the future. The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) recently began a program to support scientists grappling with these uncertainties by funding short scientific syntheses around climate change issues
- [New MEES Director](https://chesapeake.org/new-mees-director/) - Timothy Canty Named Director of UMD’s Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences Graduate Program The University System of Maryland’s interdisciplinary Marine Estuarine Environmental Science (MEES) Graduate Program has found a new director in Timothy Canty, who began this role in August 2019. Canty is an associate research professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
- [Hurricane Birds](https://chesapeake.org/hurricane-birds/) - Small Coastal Birds Can Weather Major Storms People often use shorebirds as the quintessential example of birds affected by hurricanes, oil spills, and other major disturbances. But a research team led by a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maryland’s National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) found that shorebird populations are actually quite resistant to
- [Oil Spill Drill](https://chesapeake.org/oil-spill-drill/) - VIMS Helps State Prepare for Oil Spills on the Eastern Shore Off the coast of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, shipping vessels move continuously between the Chesapeake Bay, the Delaware Bay, and major ports farther north. But the coastline is lined with barrier islands and pristine salt marshes, home to many of the most sensitive organisms
- [Lifetime Achievement Award](https://chesapeake.org/lifetime-achievement-award/) - VIMS Professor Receives Odum Award The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) honored Dr. Iris Anderson, a professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), with the Odum Award for her contributions to estuarine and coastal ecosystem research. The Scientific Awards Committee note that Anderson “stands out as a trailblazer and leader in
- [Sensory Impacts of Climate Change](https://chesapeake.org/sensory-impacts-of-climate-change/) - Understanding how climate change affects sensory pathways Global climate change is affecting marine organism behavior in numerous ways, including alterations in mating, predation, and habitat selection, which could result in major ecological and evolutionary impacts. Emily Rivest from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) led a study synthesizing the results of 120 journal
- [New Seafood Facility](https://chesapeake.org/new-seafood-facility/) - A New Home for the Heart of Virginia's Seafood Industry Virginia's seafood industry has an economic impact of more than $550 million on the commonwealth. With such huge resources at stake, the seafood industry needs to be ready to adapt to global markets and new technologies. That's why the Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and
- [CRC Staffers at CERF](https://chesapeake.org/crc-staffers-at-cerfs-25th-biennial-conference/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. While the CRC Staffers provide critical support to the Chesapeake Bay Program, their time is also spent exploring their own
- [Fall 2019 C-StREAM Update](https://chesapeake.org/fall-2019-c-stream-update/) - C-StREAM Update: Following up on Fellows and Funding Last year, the C-StREAM program provided support for a cohort of students from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue Chesapeake research and work closely with academic mentors. We are excited to host another cohort of C-StREAM fellows in 2020, but we are looking for additional funding. If you
- [2019 REU Programs](https://chesapeake.org/2019-reu-programs/) - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are opportunities for students to spend a summer pursuing a research project at a hosting institution. These opportunities are funded by the National Science Foundation, and students spend usually 10 weeks working closely with an academic mentor, presenting their findings, and even going on field trips. All 7 of CRC's
- [VIMS M.A. Opportunity](https://chesapeake.org/vims-m-a-opportunity/) - VIMS is offering a new graduate opportunity (an M.A. program) for students who want to study marine science, but intend on pursuing careers in policy, advocacy, education, business, non-profits, and other professional areas. This new program is open to all students who have an interest in marine science, including those from non-traditional academic backgrounds, such
- [STAC Summer 2019 Update](https://chesapeake.org/stac-summer-2019-update/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [New NOAA Staff](https://chesapeake.org/new-noaa-staff/) - NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Welcomes Two Staff Members Sean Corson Hired as NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Director Sean Corson was officially named the Director of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office on September 17th. Sean is no stranger to NCBO. He started with the office in 2008 as the deputy director, and has been serving
- [NOAA Nov Workshop](https://chesapeake.org/noaa-nov-workshop/) - Middle Peninsula Nearshore Habitat Restoration Workshop On September 24, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office co-hosted the one-day Middle Peninsula Nearshore Habitat Restoration Workshop with the Virginia Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. The workshop goals were to build awareness among attendees of existing and proposed nearshore habitat restoration
- [CBP Fall '19 Update](https://chesapeake.org/cbp-fall-19-update/) - Chesapeake Bay Program Fall 2019 Update Manokin River Chosen as Final Oyster Restoration Site The Chesapeake Bay Program is pleased to announce that the Manokin River has been selected as the tenth Chesapeake Bay tributary for large-scale oyster reef restoration. The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement calls for the restoration of the native oyster population in
- [ChesCRS20 Call for Special Sessions!](https://chesapeake.org/chescrs20-call-for-special-sessions/) - Special Session Proposals for the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2020 are due on November 29th We are excited to announce a call for special session proposals for the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2020! It is our sincere hope that you will consider putting together a proposal for a session. Sessions on any topic relevant to better understanding
- [New Executive Director](https://chesapeake.org/new-executive-director/) - Chesapeake Research Consortium Names Denice Wardrop as its New Executive Director Annapolis, Maryland – The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) has officially chosen its next Executive Director: Denice Wardrop of Pennsylvania State University. Wardrop will be taking over for William Ball, who has served as Executive Director since 2015 and will retire officially at the end
- [Summer 2019 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/summer-2019-directors-corner/) - August 11, 2019 Dear Colleagues, TRANSITION is a very definite theme this year here for both the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership and the CRC. Within the CRC and its cooperative programs with EPA and NOAA, 2019 has or will bring: A new CRC Director before the end of the year as yours truly steps down
- [Fairwinds to Rachel Dixon](https://chesapeake.org/fairwinds-to-rachel-dixon/) - Rachel Dixon, long-time coordinator for the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) recently left CRC to pursue a PhD at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). "My time at CRC and STAC encouraged me to remain within the region in some capacity, so thankfully I can keep working on issues pertaining to the Chesapeake Bay
- [NCBO Summer Interns](https://chesapeake.org/update-on-ncbo-summer-interns/) - In addition to supporting four of our eleven 2019 C-StREAM fellows, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office also works with the CRC every year to hire two to four other more senior-level interns (post baccalaureate or graduate students) to help NCBO scientists with summer projects. This year, our interns have been involved in some pretty interesting projects.
- [SERC InvaderID Update](https://chesapeake.org/serc-invaderid-update/) - Harnessing the Power of Citizen Scientists Imagine working on a small team of field researchers and having to process 100,000 images. What used to take years and tons of funding to accomplish can now be done quickly and cheaply thanks to citizen scientists. Researchers at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) are harnessing the power
- [Call for C-StREAM Partners](https://chesapeake.org/call-for-cstream-partners/) - The Future of C-StREAM: Seeking Additional Funders and Mentors for 2020 As the CRC and our partners wind up our 2019 summer internship programs, we have already begun thinking about 2020. Toward that end, I encourage ALL newsletter readers to please think about how they might assist with this this important program. Possible means
- [New STAC Staff](https://chesapeake.org/new-stac-staff/) - In July, CRC welcomed a new STAC Staff member, Meg Cole. Meg joined the Chesapeake Research Consortium as STAC Staff in July of 2019 after graduating from Towson University with a M.S. in Environmental Science. Meg is excited to be working within the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership and in support of evidence-based decision-making. When she
- [Summer NCBO Update](https://chesapeake.org/summer-ncbo-update/) - In June, the Chesapeake Bay Program's Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (“Fisheries GIT”) held their biannual meeting at UMCES' Horn Point Lab in Cambridge, Maryland. The meeting focused on the outlook for blue crabs this season, fish and habitat research progress updates, and new opportunities related to oyster restoration. The Fisheries GIT is a group of
- [The Odum Legacy](https://chesapeake.org/the-odum-legacy/) - How One Family Shaped Bay Research: Tracking the Odum Lineage The Odum name has been largely synonymous with ecology for decades. Despite that, many younger scientists may not be fully aware of the Odum family’s tremendous contributions to the field of ecology and specifically, the implications of their research on how the Chesapeake Bay
- [Welcome New Staffers!](https://chesapeake.org/welcome-new-staffers/) - If you have to assign a theme to 2019 in the Environmental Management Career Development Program it would be TRANSITION! By the end of the year, almost half of our Staffer family will have moved on to new career adventures in exciting positions or to continue building their educational foundations in graduate school. While we
- [Vibrio & Climate Change](https://chesapeake.org/vibrio-climate-change/) - Climate change and the Spread of Diseases in the Bay Scientists have long predicted that warmer temperatures caused by climate change will create optimal conditions for disease-causing bacteria to spread, even in the Chesapeake Bay. Long-time University of Maryland researcher and Johns Hopkins lecturer Rita Colwell has been studying Vibrio bacteria since the 60’s,
- [Science Pubs](https://chesapeake.org/science-pubs/) - ODU's Science Pubs Bring Research to the Masses What better way to make science accessible than by talking about it over a beer? Researchers from Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk have been giving informal talks at breweries across the region for 4 years now, covering everything from climate change to mental health. "A
- [Erosion Research](https://chesapeake.org/erosion-research/) - Penn State Researchers Find Central Pennsylvania Farmland Resilient to Erosion Central Pennsylvania farmland may not erode as quickly as expected due to geology and land-use history, according to Penn State researchers. “Land-use history and the underlying geology go hand-in-hand,” said Perri Silverhart, a master’s student in the Department of Geosciences at Penn State. “The
- [Shale Network](https://chesapeake.org/shale-network/) - Shale Network Workshop at Penn State The Marcellus Shale region in Pennsylvania is famous for its large quantities of shale gas reserves. Fracking of these reserves has led to water quality impacts, endangering human health. To better understand the risks, scientists want more data on water quality from across the region. That's why the Shale
- [Dead Zone](https://chesapeake.org/dead-zone/) - Understanding the Dynamics of the Chesapeake Bay's Dead Zone It seems like everyone this year is talking about the record rainfall and enormous dead zone predicted in the Chesapeake Bay. The story has been all over the news (e.g., The Bay Journal, Baltimore Sun, and ScienceDaily, to name a few). Jeremy Testa, a professor at
- [East Coast Ghost Forests](https://chesapeake.org/east-coast-ghost-forests/) - Understanding the Rise of Ghost Forests along the East Coast Climate change induced saltwater intrusion has led to "ghost forests" along coastlines around the world. As sea levels rise, coastal forests are transitioning to marsh lands and open water. These areas are characterized by tree trunks bleached from encroaching sea water. While much attention
- [Blue Catfish](https://chesapeake.org/blue-catfish/) - Blue Catfish on the Move With record rainfall and freshwater surges into tributaries of the Bay, it is easier than ever for blue catfish to enter new territory. They are turning up in high numbers in the James, Potomac, and small tributaries all over the watershed, including formerly high-salinity areas that are now awash with
- [Summer C-StREAM Update](https://chesapeake.org/summer-c-stream-update/) - New and Continuing C-StREAM Fellows This summer, the CRC welcomed one continuing C-StREAM Felllow (Nick Coleman) and ten new interns, all of whom were introduced in in our May Newsletter. They have all been having a productive summer, spending time on boats, in the field, at computers, and in labs at locations around the watershed. All will
- [New Technique for PCBs](https://chesapeake.org/new-technique-for-pcbs/) - Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were used extensively in building materials and electronic transformers until their ban in 1979. PCBs are persistent carcinogenic compounds that bioaccumulate in aquatic and terrestrial environments and are frequently cause for fish consumption advisories across the US. Managing these compounds has been the center of many engineering efforts for decades, but a new
- [STAC Climate Resiliency](https://chesapeake.org/stac-climate-resiliency/) - STAC Continues to Address Climate Resiliency Science Needs The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of
- [Director's Corner May 2019](https://chesapeake.org/directorscornermay2019/) - Dear Colleagues, Ever since I first began work with the CRC in 2004 (as a research PI from a member institution and alternate Board Representative), I have gained increasing appreciation of the CRC’s importance to the CBP partnership. This importance derives not only from the science coordination, advisement, and career development work that it does
- [NSF Coastline Research Funding: CoPe](https://chesapeake.org/nsf-coastline-research-funding-cope/) - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced their intent to support funding for a Research Coordination Network (RCN) relating to Coastlines and People (CoPe). This opportunity will fund a team to use interdisciplinary science to advance understanding of coastlines and people. In their announcement, NSF stated, "Through CoPe, NSF is interested in supporting projects to
- [Openings in EMCDP](https://chesapeake.org/openings-in-emcdp/) - Through the Environmental Management Career Development Program, CRC works in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to provide three-year, entry-level positions for individuals looking to begin their careers in environmental science, policy and management. The Chesapeake Bay Program hosts CRC Environmental Management Staffers at its partnership office in Annapolis, Maryland. Each Staffer supports one
- [Summer 2019 NOAA Interns](https://chesapeake.org/summer-2019-noaa-interns/) - In partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Chesapeake Bay Office, CRC offers paid, twelve-week summer internships in a range of fields including fisheries management, habitat assessment, ecology, scientific field support, data analysis and modeling, and environmental policy development. The internships combine field-based experiences with administrative and technical support duties and offer a unique
- [Uncertainties in Bay Models](https://chesapeake.org/uncertainties-in-bay-models/) - How can managers and scientists use models to answer questions if they don’t understand the uncertainties of the models? Researchers at Virginia Tech and the Chesapeake Bay Program recently published a paper in Environmental Modeling and Software using a new technique to analyze the uncertainties of three models of the Susquehanna River Watershed. Their results
- [Chesapeake Bay Coastal Inventory](https://chesapeake.org/chesapeake-bay-coastal-inventory/) - The Chesapeake Bay's coastline in Virginia and Maryland stretches 11,885 miles long. Researchers from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have spent almost 50 years mapping huge swaths of the coastline of the Bay, and they recently published the latest version online. The maps are capable of displaying features such as boat houses and
- [Wetlands and Carbon Storage](https://chesapeake.org/wetlands-and-carbon-storage/) - As Sea Level Rises, Wetlands Crank Up Their Carbon Storage Written by Kristen Minogue for the Shorelines Blog Some wetlands perform better under pressure. A new study revealed that when faced with sea-level rise, coastal wetlands respond by burying even more carbon in their soils. Coastal wetlands—which include marshes, mangroves and seagrasses—already store carbon more
- [Method for Nutrient Management](https://chesapeake.org/method-for-nutrient-management/) - Scientists have long sought ways to help reduce nutrient pollution to the Chesapeake Bay from agricultural lands, particularly in Pennsylvania. To test different methods of manure application, researchers from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) compared plots with manure injected into the soil with plots where manure was broadcasted over the soil to compare phosphorous runoff. This
- [ODU Scientist Honored](https://chesapeake.org/odu-scientist-honored/) - A scientist at Old Dominion University (ODU) was recently awarded the Virginia Renewable Energy Leadership Award for his work on offshore wind energy. George Hagerman is a senior project scientist for the Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography at ODU and has been working on renewable energy issues for his entire career. The Virginia Renewable Energy
- [Anaerobic Microbial Communities](https://chesapeake.org/anaerobic-microbial-communities/) - When modeling low-oxygen environments, researchers examine chemical signals of biogeochemical cycles, but rarely do they try to model the microbial community underlying those cycles. Sarah Preheim of Johns Hopkins University (JHU) used a lake ecosystem to model how the microbial community responded to anoxic conditions. She hopes to one day apply techniques learned from the lake
- [Wetland Creation Tool](https://chesapeake.org/wetland-creation-tool/) - Researchers from Old Dominion University (ODU), Virginia Tech (VT), and the University of Kentucky have created a software program that can help determine the best places and designs to create freshwater wetlands. The tool, called Wetbud, is free and easy to use for anyone, particularly engineers, scientists and regulators. It works by pooling data on
- [STAC Visioning Workshop Report](https://chesapeake.org/stac-visioning-workshop-report/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) has used its modeling system as a planning tool to inform strategic management decisions and adaptation toward Bay restoration since the 1980s. This modeling system has been continually updated with improvements and advancements intended to keep pace with emerging science. However, it had been more than a decade since STAC
- [Spotlight on Staffers: Emily Vazir](https://chesapeake.org/spotlight-on-staffers-emily-vazir/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. There are currently thirteen CRC Environmental Management Staffers supporting Chesapeake Bay Program initiatives for various lengths of time as each
- [Summer 2019 C-StREAM Interns](https://chesapeake.org/summer-2019-c-stream-interns/) - We are excited to announce the Chesapeake Student Research, Early Advisement, and Mentoring (C-StREAM) program interns of summer 2019! C-StREAM is a program focused on recruiting, advising, and mentoring college students from typically under-represented groups to prepare them for careers in environmental protection and restoration. We will work with successful applicants to identify internships and
- [New Diversity Staffer Supports Chesapeake Bay Program](https://chesapeake.org/crcs-environmental-management-career-development-program-gains-new-staffer-position-to-support-chesapeake-bay-program-diversity-initiatives/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. The CRC Staffers, stationed at the Chesapeake Bay Program’s office in Annapolis, MD, provide coordination and administrative support and assistance
- [CRC Staffers Participate in Restore America’s Estuaries](https://chesapeake.org/crc-staffers-participate-in-restore-americas-estuaries/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. While the CRC Staffers provide critical support to the Chesapeake Bay Program, their time is also spent exploring their own
- [Spotlight on Staffers: Kyle Hinson](https://chesapeake.org/spotlight-on-staffers-kyle-hinson/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. There are currently thirteen CRC Environmental Management Staffers supporting Chesapeake Bay Program initiatives for various lengths of time as each
- [News and Notes](https://chesapeake.org/news-and-notes/) - Summer is here and for many of us, this means vacation time! Taking a moment from our daily routines to enjoy the people, places, and activities we love is always a rejuvenating experience. We often return to our routines with fresh perspectives and energy, ready to take our work up a notch. After my own vacation,
- [Antibiotics at the Living Filter](https://chesapeake.org/antibiotics-at-the-living-filter/) - The Living Filter at Pennsylvania State University features 600 acres of agricultural land and forest, much of which is sprayed with wastewater (called effluent) from a local wastewater treatment plant and has acted as a research site for decades. Researchers recently completed a 5-year study that observed how soils in the Living Filter could act
- [Call for C-StREAM Applicants](https://chesapeake.org/call-for-c-stream-applicants/) - UPDATE 2/27/19: APPLICATIONS ARE NOW DUE MARCH 4TH AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE DUE MARCH 11TH. As reported on our website and in our last newsletter, the CRC is now actively managing a Chesapeake Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring (C StREAM) program to promote the long-term mentorship for students from typically under-represented populations to
- [Updates to CRC's Board](https://chesapeake.org/updates-to-crcs-board/) - This past December, Fred Dobbs of Old Dominion University was elected as the new Chair of CRC's Board of Trustees. Dobbs will replace John Wells of VIMS, who held the position for the past 9 years. Wells has served as VIMS representative since 2004, and will stay on in that role after Dobbs becomes Chair.
- [New Hire at MarineGEO](https://chesapeake.org/new-hire-at-marinegeo/) - After writing a globally-recognized sea grass study in 2018, Jonathan Lefcheck has joined the team at the Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), directed by Smithsonian's Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network (TMON). MarineGEO is an international and pan-institutional network, directed by the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is both a foundational member of the network
- [Winter 2019 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/winter-2019-directors-corner/) - February 11, 2019 Dear Colleagues, Please note two upcoming deadlines that are of special importance to CRC: (1) The March 1, 2019 deadline for current students at undergraduate programs to apply to our C-StREAM Fellowship program, which will support seven or eight students from typically under-represented populations to participate in summer research and management internship
- [New CBPO Director](https://chesapeake.org/new-cbpo-director/) - The EPA announced on December 12th, 2018 that Dana Aunkst will serve as the next Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Some of the responsibilities of the office include meeting restoration goals for the Chesapeake watershed and developing strategies for connecting partners in Bay states. Aunkst previously worked at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection starting
- [Collaborative Bay Assessment](https://chesapeake.org/collaborative-bay-assessment/) - Investigators at CBPO Analyze Thirty Years of Water Quality Attainment Data Seven authors working with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership have recently published two papers describing their analysis of three decades of water quality criteria attainment data in the Chesapeake Bay. The authors -- Qian Zhang (EPA-CBPO/UMCES), Rebecca R. Murphy (EPA-CBPO/UMCES), Richard Tian (EPA-CBPO), Melinda K.
- [New Professor at VT](https://chesapeake.org/new-professor-at-vt/) - New Professor at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech recently hired a new co-director for their Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Lab in northern Virginia. Stanley Grant came to VT from University of California Irvine, and he will also serve as a professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. Grant has always been interested in nutrient pollution and
- [VIMS Flood Resiliency](https://chesapeake.org/vims-flood-resiliency/) - At the end of 2018, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed an Executive Order that will increase the state's resiliency to sea level rise and flooding. Executive Order Twenty Four specifically identifies the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), recommending that the Secretary of Natural Resources and newly-designated Chief Resilience Officer and current Secretary of Natural Resources, Matt
- [Carl Cerco Seminar](https://chesapeake.org/carl-cerco-seminar/) - Carl Cerco to Present at VIMS Seminar Series Carl Cerco, retired Research Hydrologist from the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, will give a seminar on Friday, March 22nd titled, "Ecosystem Modeking and Management in the Chesapeake Bay - A Thirty-Five Year Partnership." Details: Friday March 22nd, 3pm in VIMS' McHugh Auditorium, Watermen's Hall,
- [Understanding Clam Decline](https://chesapeake.org/understanding-clam-decline/) - A team of researchers set out to understand the decline of soft-shell and razor clams in the Chesapeake Bay that has been ongoing since the 1970s. Scientists believe the decline could be due to habitat loss, predators, disease, recruitment, and environmental changes. A team of researchers looked at all of these factors by surveying the
- [New Books from UMCES Professor](https://chesapeake.org/new-books-from-umces-professor/) - Two new books bring together than 40 years of expertise on Chesapeake Bay Ecologist Vic Kennedy offers baselines for abundance in Chesapeake Bay and a survey of the diamond-backed terrapin Original press release written by Amy Pelinsky for the UMCES website Once described as an immense protein factory, the Chesapeake Bay—along with its fisheries
- [Changing Phytoplankton Communities](https://chesapeake.org/changing-phytoplankton-communities/) - Sea ice in the Arctic is retreating earlier each year, leaving more open water and changing the community of phytoplankton living in the water. Phytoplankton sit at the base of the food chain and are an important component of all marine ecosystems. In order to understand the changing communities of phytoplankton in the Arctic, Aimee
- [Mapping Bay Streams](https://chesapeake.org/mapping-bay-streams/) - How do you protect a stream if you do not even know it is there? Matthew Baker of University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is creating more accurate maps of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with non-profit partner Chesapeake Conservancy. The team was recently awarded $1.2 million from the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) to implement new
- [Conquering Climate Change](https://chesapeake.org/conquering-climate-change/) - 8 Ways Nature Can Help Us Conquer Climate Change Written by Kristen Minogue for the Shorelines Blog. Original article. The United States may be officially pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement but scientists are still brainstorming ways the country could meet its original goals. They believe that Mother Nature can lend a far more
- [Carbon Report](https://chesapeake.org/carbon-report/) - Penn State Contributes to North American Carbon Report Multiple Pennsylvania State University (PSU) scientists contributed to the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2), a massive collection of research on a carbon budget for North America. The first SOCCR report came out in 2007, so the recent report summarizes a decade of research developments.
- [Profitable Stream Buffers](https://chesapeake.org/profitable-stream-buffers/) - A team at Penn State University (PSU) is helping farmers understand how stream buffers planted with perennial grasses could be a way to make money. For example, switchgrass can be sold for a number of industrial purposes, and may even be as profitable as planting corn. But, oftentimes farmers have to see it to believe
- [Pollutants in Flood Waters](https://chesapeake.org/pollutants-in-flood-waters/) - ODU Researchers Study Nutrient Pollution During King Tide The incidence of coastal flooding has increased as a result of sea level rise. Last October, researchers from the Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department at Old Dominion University led about 70 volunteers out to the Lafayette River to measure the water levels and take water quality
- [Underwater Vehicles](https://chesapeake.org/underwater-vehicles/) - New Developments in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Written by Paul Stankiewicz & Marin Kobilarov, Johns Hopkins University This past year saw significant progress on developing autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology for use in Chesapeake Bay environmental sampling. AUVs have the capability to adapt their trajectories based on in-situ data to focus sampling efforts on higher-level goals
- [New STAC Appointees](https://chesapeake.org/new-stac-appointees/) - STAC was excited to welcome 3 new Federal members in December 2018: Anthony Buda is a Research Hydrologist for the Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit for the USDA. He focuses on hydrological and water quality studies to determine the effects of agricultural management, landscape factors and soil characteristics on fate and transport of
- [STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/stac-news-5/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [CRC Staffers Tour HPL](https://chesapeake.org/crc-staffers-tour-hpl/) - Career Development News: CRC is now accepting applications for our 2019 summer Chesapeake Student Recruitment Early Advisement and Mentoring (C-StREAM) internship program. To learn more about the program and how to apply, click here! Staffers Visit UMCES’s Horn Point Laboratory Over the course of a CRC Staffer’s three-year term in the Environmental Management Career Development
- [MAPAIS Small Grants](https://chesapeake.org/mapais-small-grants/) - The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species (MAPAIS) is offering a small grants competition to encourage interested groups and individuals to submit proposals for possible funding. View the full solicitation here: http://www.midatlanticpanel.org/grant-and-funding-sources/ Important Due Dates Proposal must be submitted as one PDF file to MAP-Proposals@mdsg.umd.edu by March 11, 2019 at 5:00 pm. Proposals not adhering
- [10-Year Nutrient Pollution Proposal](https://chesapeake.org/10-year-nutrient-pollution-proposal/) - As those involved with the Consortium are well aware, nutrient pollution is one of the ‘grand challenges’ of our time. It is a particularly vexing problem given the complex web of ecological, social and economic factors involved. Despite significant attention being paid to addressing nutrient pollution by governments agencies, industry, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders,
- [Oyster Aquaculture and Disease](https://chesapeake.org/oyster-aquaculture-and-disease/) - Scientists and managers have long thought that disease spreads from oyster aquaculture to wild populations. New research, however, has shown that aquaculture operations can actually limit the spread of diseases like dermo. The team, including Tal Ben-Horin of the University of Rhode Island (URI), Colleen Burge of University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Ryan Carnegie
- [Update on MARISA](https://chesapeake.org/update-on-marisa/) - NOAA Research Consortium Delivers New Reports The Mid-Atlantic Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (MARISA) recently published a summary of Chesapeake Bay Climate Impacts for the fall season of 2018. MARISA is a consortium of research organizations, led by the nonprofit RAND Corporation and funded by a 5-year grant from NOAA. As stated on its
- [Recent Quarterly article on CBP Diversity Program](https://chesapeake.org/crab/) - Although diversity has been a priority at Chesapeake Bay institutions for many years, the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) recently committed to a Diversity Directive to further promote increased diversity throughout the CBP community. In 2016, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay released the results of its first-ever diversity profile after surveying approximately 750 people who work with or for the Chesapeake Bay Program
- [REU Programs](https://chesapeake.org/reu-programs/) - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) are programs that are designed to help students conduct meaningful research and learn how to be successful graduate students. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), REUs are an opportunity to pursue independent research projects at an outside university. Students work closely with a mentor at their host institution and
- [C-StREAM Update](https://chesapeake.org/c-stream-update/) - The CRC’s new program of Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring (a.k.a. “Chesapeake StREAM” or “C-StREAM”) got off to a great start in 2018, thanks to early funding from the US EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) and the CRC member institutions, as well as promises of additional future funding from a renewal of our cooperative agreement with NOAA's
- [Fall Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/fall-directors-corner/) - Dear colleagues, This is our ninth CRC Quarterly Newsletter and the last for 2018. It’s incredible to me how days can sometimes feel long but quarters always feel short. And though I’m still eating Chesapeake steamed crabs (biggest and fattest this time of year!) and will still be sailing for another month, I sorely miss
- [Sea Grass and Ocean Acidification](https://chesapeake.org/sea-grass-and-ocean-acidification/) - Marine organisms with calcium-based shells are at risk from the effects of ocean acidification caused by increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide. Protecting seagrass meadows could be a way to minimize the impacts of ocean acidification at local levels. Richard Zimmerman from Old Dominion University (ODU), partnering with scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science, University of
- [NCBO Cooperative Agreement](https://chesapeake.org/ncbo-cooperative-agreement/) - This October, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) signed a new two-year cooperative agreement with CRC. The agreement funds a few activities that are mutually beneficial to both organizations. "We are thrilled to continue our relationship with the Chesapeake Research Consortium through this new cooperative agreement. It allows us to expand internship opportunities for college students, fund
- [Scarcity of Bay Nettles](https://chesapeake.org/scarcity-of-bay-nettles/) - Scientist at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have been investigating a Bay-wide scarcity of nettles (aka: jellyfish). The research, published in September in Estuaries and Coasts, serves as the most comprehensive study of Bay jelly populations ever undertaken. Though they aren't always well appreciated by humans trying to enjoy the Bay, jellies are a
- [Crab Migration Study](https://chesapeake.org/crab-migration-study/) - Researchers from University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) joined researchers from Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and University of Florida to study crab population migrations across the east coast. Scientists have generally understood that crabs spawn in Virginia's salty waters and then make their way north to Maryland. Since their movement is determined by
- [Catching Some Rays](https://chesapeake.org/catching-some-rays/) - Since 2014, a team of researchers at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) has been tracking the migration of cownose rays. The rays are often spotted in the Chesapeake Bay in the summer, but until now nobody knew where the rays went for the winter. During a three-year tagging study published in August, Matt Ogburn and
- [Pigments and Microbes](https://chesapeake.org/pigments-and-microbes/) - Animals and plants can use the pigment melanin to gain heat from their environment, maintaining comfortable body temperatures. This is known as thermal melanism. But melanin also serves other functions in biology. In humans, for example, melanin helps prevent exposure to ultraviolet radiation, so humans who live closer to the equator often have higher levels
- [Science Communication Position](https://chesapeake.org/science-communication-position/) - Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science are excited to announce a joint Postdoctoral Research Associate in Communicating Science position, with an emphasis on climate change and resilience in coastal communities. The Postdoctoral Associate will conduct research as well as design, test, and deliver training in the Virginia and mid‐Atlantic
- [Virginia Tech and STAC](https://chesapeake.org/virginia-tech-and-stac/) - Virginia Tech has a long history of supporting CRC's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC). Brian Benham serves as chair of STAC, and Kurt Stephenson was recently appointed to the Executive Board. In addition, several VT researchers also serve on STAC, including Tess Thompson, Gene Yagow (retired), and Zach Easton, who recently led the review
- [Modeling Reef Restoration](https://chesapeake.org/modeling-reef-restoration/) - Scientists across the Bay have long speculated that oysters improve water quality, leading managers to restore oyster reefs as a best management practice. Researchers Lisa Kellogg and Mark Brush at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and Jeff Cornwell of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) have developed a web-based, interactive
- [Tracking Toxics in Baltimore](https://chesapeake.org/tracking-toxics-in-baltimore/) - Despite having been banned for for decades, many toxic chemicals still show up in the Back River in Baltimore County. That is why the county and the U.S. Department of the Interior recently funded a team from University of Maryland Baltimore County and USGS to determine where the pollutants are coming from. The team at UMBC tackling this
- [Invasive Plants Can Boost Blue Carbon Storage](https://chesapeake.org/invasive-plants-can-boost-blue-carbon-storage/) - When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new paper has revealed that some plant invaders could help fight climate change by making it easier for ecosystems to store “blue carbon”—the carbon stored in coastal environments like salt marshes, mangroves and seagrasses. But other invaders, most notably animals, can do
- [Climate Change and Amphibians](https://chesapeake.org/climate-change-and-amphibians/) - While a warming climate in recent decades may be a factor in the waning of some local populations of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders, it cannot explain the overall steep decline of amphibians, according to researchers. After analyzing many years of data for 81 North American amphibian species including more than 500,000 observations collected at
- [Salmon Aquaculture](https://chesapeake.org/salmon-aquaculture/) - A Johns Hopkins professor is determined to make sure the same pitfalls of agriculture aren't repeated in aquaculture. Jillian Fry, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Livable Future's Seafood, Public Health, and Food Systems Project, is an expert in all things aquaculture. This year, the world's first deep-sea aquaculture project will harvest their first generation
- [CCMP Update](https://chesapeake.org/ccmp-update/) - In June, we hosted the 2018 Chesapeake Community Research and Modeling Symposium (ChesRMS18). It was a huge success, hosting over 200 Bay scientists from across the watershed and beyond. Videos of our plenary and panel speakers are now on Youtube: Rich Batuik - Three Decades of Using Science as the Foundation for Collaborative Bay and
- [STAC Summary](https://chesapeake.org/stac-summary-2/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [Summer 2018 C-StREAM Students](https://chesapeake.org/summer-2018-c-stream-students/) - Four C-StREAM Program Students Have Productive Summer Internships This past summer, CRC and the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership funded four internships for undergraduate students to conduct Chesapeake Bay-related research and management activities. Nicholas Coleman studies at Coastal Carolina University and was the only student to intern outside of the Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO). Instead, Nicholas
- [In Memoriam, Joe Mihursky](https://chesapeake.org/in-memoriam-joe-mihursky/) - Former CRC Director, Joseph ("Joe") Anthony Mihursky, passed away on August 24th at his Maryland home, overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. He oversaw CRC from 1989 through 1995. Joe started working at Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) in 1962. He soon became Scientist-in-Charge of the Hallowing Point Field Station, a unit of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, and in
- [Algae in the Bioeconomy](https://chesapeake.org/algae-in-the-bioeconomy/) - Two scientists at Old Dominion University (ODU) are conducting cutting-edge research on producing a biofuel from algae and creating a scale-able process for industry. Patrick Hatcher, Batten Endowed chair of Physical Science Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Sandeep Kumar, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of ODU's Energy
- [VASG Fellowships](https://chesapeake.org/vasg-fellowships/) - Virginia Sea Grant offers research and post-graduate fellowships every year. These opportunities help students achieve their goals and develop professional skills. Research Fellowships Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowships: The Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship is open to full-time graduate students at any Virginia academic institution who are engaged in coastal and marine research
- [STAC Welcomes New Members](https://chesapeake.org/stac-welcomes-new-members/) - STAC was excited to welcome 3 new at-large members in September. Lee Blaney is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and has research interests in fate and transport of emerging contaminants in natural and engineered systems. Much of his current research deals with the detection and removal of pharmaceuticals from drinking
- [Spotlight on Staffers: Melissa Merritt](https://chesapeake.org/spotlight-on-staffers-melissa-merritt/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. As part of their time in the program, CRC Staffers are encouraged to explore their career interests and take on
- [Submitting Publications to RCCP](https://chesapeake.org/crc-citation-database-nomination/) - The "Recent CRC Community Publications" (RCCP) collection is a new feature of the CRC web page to increase community access to peer-reviewed publications authored or co-authored by individuals employed at CRC member institutions of other Chesapeake Bay Program partners and who are registered with CBED. It is populated by submissions (nominations) from the authors themselves or by
- [Introduction to C-StREAM](https://chesapeake.org/introduction-to-c-stream/) - Chipping away at the “Green Ceiling” – Pilot Summer for Chesapeake StREAM Program The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) and Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) have consistently used their partnership to drive a shared objective to help train and develop the next generation of research scientists, educators and managers. In this regard, there have been ongoing conversations
- [2018 REU Programs](https://chesapeake.org/2018-reu-programs/) - The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports summer research opportunities for undergraduates across the country. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) are programs with cohorts of 10-15 students designed to give students the opportunity to pursue independent research projects outside of their university. The students work closely with a mentor on a specific research project and are
- [Summer 2018 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/summer-2018-directors-corner/) - Dear colleagues, I hope you all are having a great summer. The patterns of daily weather change have certainly been unusual (at least to the best of my own rusty memory ...), but I think we've all been well warned that variability and heat are on the long-term rise in our region. Meanwhile, though, there have certainly been
- [Tracking River Herring](https://chesapeake.org/tracking-river-herring/) - Two types of river herring, alewife and blueback herring, used to be abundant in tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay . These days, however, herring are threatened by habitat loss, overfishing, and dams that block the route to their spawning locations. Teams from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and the Horn Point Laboratory at the
- [STAC Summary](https://chesapeake.org/stac-summary/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [Invertebrate Research](https://chesapeake.org/invertebrate-research/) - Researchers at Virginia Tech are developing a computer model to track invertebrate behavior in mountain streams. Aquatic invertebrates like crayfish and mayflies are important because they are essential to food webs and are used as an indicator of freshwater health. Associate professor of biological sciences Bryan Brown hopes that the model will be used by
- [Summer Dead Zones](https://chesapeake.org/summer-dead-zones/) - Late season replenishment of oxygen associated with declining nutrient loads Scientists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) have published results showing that dead zones in the lower Chesapeake Bay are beginning to break up earlier in the fall, which may be an indication that efforts to reduce nutrient pollution to the
- [New Professor at ODU](https://chesapeake.org/new-professor-at-odu/) - In 2017, Rip Hale joined the staff at Old Dominion University (ODU) as an assistant professor in the Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences department. His research looks at sediment transport and deposition across a variety of spatial and temporal scales using acoustic and optical sensors to measure the movement of water and sediment in coastal environments. These observations
- [Bay Barcoding](https://chesapeake.org/bay-barcoding/) - A team led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), and including participants from Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), University of Maryland (UMD), Old Dominion University (ODU) George Mason University (GMU), and several other institutions conducted a large initiative to document the biodiversity of the Chesapeake Bay on
- [CRC Welcomes New STAC Staff](https://chesapeake.org/crc-welcomes-new-stac-staff/) - In June, CRC welcomed a new STAC Staff member, Annabelle Harvey. Annabelle recently graduated from Salisbury University in May 2017 with degrees in Biology and Environmental Studies and enjoys spending time outdoors on the water and on the trails. Having grown up in Southern Maryland surrounded by the Bay and its tributaries, Annabelle is excited
- [Climate Change Modeling](https://chesapeake.org/climate-change-modeling/) - A team of researchers from Virginia Tech (VT), University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Penn State (PSU), and USDA published a new climate change study in Science of the Total Environment this past May. The goal of the study was to better understand nutrient exports from agricultural landscapes under the effects of climate change. The
- [Shark Tagging](https://chesapeake.org/shark-tagging/) - Sharks. They’re everyone’s favorite underwater enemy. Between nerve-wracking dramas like Jaws to stories about prehistoric mega-sharks, we have all but made the shark species a completely fictionalized being. But scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) are hoping to change that. Charles “Chuck” Bangley, a marine ecologist at SERC, travels up and down the East Coast catching and
- [Blue Carbon in Wetlands](https://chesapeake.org/blue-carbon-in-wetlands/) - It’s a true story of “grassroots science.” A team of over two dozen researchers set out to estimate how much carbon tidal wetlands across the U.S. can store. But the official datasets didn’t give them much info to work with. So they pooled their resources, creating a new dataset of nearly 2,000 wetland soil cores.
- [NSF CAREER Award](https://chesapeake.org/psu-prof-and-extreme-weather/) - A faculty member at Penn State University (PSU) has won a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to create special statistical models of extreme weather. Benjamin Shaby, assistant professor of statistics and Penn State Institute for CyberScience faculty co-hire, will be looking at how to build infrastructure and prepare for events like forest fires and
- [Climate Change and Corn](https://chesapeake.org/climate-change-and-corn/) - A researcher at Penn State University (PSU) is investigating temperature changes in the Northeast and how these changes will impact corn growth and development. Heather Karsten, associate professor of crop production ecology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, used climate data and models from Syracuse, New York, State College, Pennsylvania, and Landisville, Pennsylvania to
- [New Professor at JHU](https://chesapeake.org/new-professor-at-jhu-2/) - Harihar Rajaram will join the Dept. of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as a Professor in September 2018. Rajaram was previously Professor, President’s Teaching Scholar and Clark Faculty Fellow at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Rajaram’s research focuses on mathematical modeling of environmental and earth systems, including computational, analytical and stochastic
- [Water Treatment](https://chesapeake.org/water-treatment/) - During the water treatment process, toxic compounds are often oxidized into what scientists presumed were less harmful chemicals called "transformation products." But less is known about these transformation products than scientists thought. "Once the chemical is gone, the job - it would seem - is done, but in fact we don't always know what removal
- [OysterFutures](https://chesapeake.org/oysterfutures/) - Environmentalists and watermen have come together to reach a broad set of recommendations for restoring oysters in the Choptank and Little Choptank rivers. OysterFutures, led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and funded by National Science Foundation, is a research project aimed at achieving thriving oyster populations. Watermen and environmentalists have
- [2018 Bay Report Card](https://chesapeake.org/2018-bay-report-card/) - Researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) gave the Chesapeake Bay an overall grade of "C" in their annual report card. Although the "C" grade has remained constant since 2012, this is the first year that scientists have seen a statistically significant positive trend. Alexandra Fries, a senior science communicator at UMCES,
- [VA Sea Grant Fellowships](https://chesapeake.org/fellowships/) - Virginia Sea Grant has several new fellowship and professional development opportunities. The goal of these programs is to help develop professional skills and new leaders. Applications must be submitted through their web portal and will open in late August. To learn more about each opportunity, please visit the VASG fellowship page. Graduate Research Fellowships VASG
- [Successful ChesRMS18](https://chesapeake.org/successful-chesrms18/) - The 2018 Chesapeake Community Research and Modeling Symposium (ChesRMS18) was convened June 12-14 at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Annapolis, MD. By all accounts the meeting was an overwhelming success with the number of participants more than doubled compared to the 2016 meeting. This increase was the result of the CCMP and CRC decision to
- [Job Opening](https://chesapeake.org/job-opening/) - The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES) invites applications for the position of nonpoint source modeling analyst at the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) office in Annapolis in support of the CBP partnership to inform state, regional, and local decision-making on the implementation of the most cost-effective, efficient, and targeted nutrient and sediment reduction
- [2018 Blue Crab Numbers](https://chesapeake.org/2018-blue-crab-numbers/) - Data from the 2017-18 annual Winter Dredge Survey collected by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) and Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) were analyzed by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) and compiled in the 2018 Blue Crab Advisory Report. CBSAC reported that based on current estimates of abundance (below) and exploitation, the
- [Forests' Response to Pollution](https://chesapeake.org/forests-response-to-pollution/) - A researcher at Penn State University (PSU) is investigating how forests respond to elevated atmospheric nitrogen which can result from pollution. Jason Kaye, a biogeochemistry professor, has discovered that nitrogen entering forests through rainfall is leaving as a gas, helping his team understand how forests respond to pollution in the atmosphere. Previous research has shown up to 90%
- [New Tool for Wetlands](https://chesapeake.org/new-tool-for-wetlands/) - A researcher at University of Maryland Department of Environmental Science and Technology has invented a new way to measure the quality of wetland soils. Since wetlands are heavily protected, classifying an area as a wetland is an important and often difficult job for assessors because confirmation of the presence of wetland soils requires proof that certain biogeochemical
- [Oil Biodegradation](https://chesapeake.org/oil-biodegradation/) - A team of geoscientists traveled to the Gulf of Mexico to investigate the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The team, including Penn State doctoral student in biogeochemistry Uyen Nguyen, wanted to quantify the time that it takes for oil to break down at various depths. Bacteria and microbes consume oil, but conditions in
- [Plastics in the Ocean](https://chesapeake.org/plastics-in-the-ocean/) - Rob Hale, a professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), has been studying plastics since the 1990's. His research in the past showed substantial levels of flame retardants, which are often added to plastics to reduce flammability, in wastewater, sewage, soils, sediments, dust, and in organisms. His findings led to worldwide limitations on
- [Uptick in Underwater Grasses](https://chesapeake.org/uptick-in-underwater-grasses/) - Scientists from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have led surveys of underwater grasses since 1979. In 2017, they recorded 104,843 acres of grasses, exceeding the Chesapeake Bay Program's (CBP) restoration target and meeting 57% of the restoration goal in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The 2017 survey continues a trend of three years of record
- [Art & Plastics](https://chesapeake.org/art-plastics/) - At the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts this past July, Penn State University (PSU) professor Denice Wardrop joined the Art of Discovery booth to showcase relationships between humans and plastics. Wardrop is a professor of ecology and geography and helped the booth with the plastics project as a follow up to an exhibit at
- [Spring 2018 Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/spring-directors-corner/) - Dear colleagues, As winter weather quickly turns to summer (what ever happened to spring?), many of us are celebrating longer daylight hours, the beginning of crab season, the end of classes, the graduation of students, the relaunching of boats, and the application of the Phase 6 Chesapeake Bay Modeling System. Well, some of those things
- [Behind the Scenes: Professional Development](https://chesapeake.org/professional-development/) - We are often asked what sets apart CRC's Environmental Management Career Development Program from other entry-level positions. The answer is simple - professional development! While many positions have a commitment to professional growth and training for employees, our Staffers benefit from focused attention and support (both financial and mentoring) as they identify and pursue skills
- [Complete Guide to ChesRMS18](https://chesapeake.org/complete-guide-to-chesrms18/) - The Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP) is gearing up for the 2018 Chesapeake Research and Modeling Symposium (ChesRMS18), which takes place June 12th through the 14th at the Crowne Plaza in Annapolis, Maryland. Here is a complete guide to everything you need to know about the conference: Registration: Registration is still open! Just make an account
- [Welcoming Back Underwater Grasses](https://chesapeake.org/welcoming-back-underwater-grasses/) - A landmark paper authored by a power-house of Bay scientists has rocked the Chesapeake Bay for the past two months. The paper looks at the long-term effects of nutrient reductions in the Chesapeake Bay watershed on underwater grasses, or submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). It was published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of
- [ODU Hosts Forum](https://chesapeake.org/odu-hosts-blue-planet-forum/) - On March 5th, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam served as a panelist at the Blue Planet Forum at Old Dominion University (ODU). The forum is an annual event by ODU and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation that seeks to educate and engage the public on environmental issues. Northam spoke on his opposition to offshore drilling, citing sustainable
- [New Faculty Member](https://chesapeake.org/new-faculty-member-at-jhu/) - Carsten Prasse joined the Dept. of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins as an assistant professor in February. Prasse’s research focuses on the fate of organic chemicals in the urban water cycle and the assessment of their impacts on environmental and human health. His research group applies high-resolution mass spectrometry for the identification of
- [Work for CRC/CBP!](https://chesapeake.org/cstreaminterns/) - As part of a new program described elsewhere in this newsletter and short-handed as C StREAM (for "Chesapeake Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring"), the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership and Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) are seeking applicants for three summer intern positions in Summer 2018 (June – August) to provide support to the Chesapeake
- [DRBC Interns](https://chesapeake.org/drbc-interns/) - The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), a federal-interstate water resource management agency, currently has two internship opportunities: Environmental Paralegal - Directorate Branch Data Analysis - Water Resource Management Branch Environmental Paralegal - Directorate Branch The Environmental Paralegal Intern will support DRBC’s in-house counsel and coordinate closely with communications staff, technical branches, and other members of the
- [CBP Modeling Workgroup Update](https://chesapeake.org/cbp-workgroup-update/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Modeling Workgroup has just completed several years of active model development in support of the CBP partnership’s 2017 Midpoint Assessment. The Midpoint Assessment applies the newly developed Phase 6 Suite of Modeling Tools in support of managing the historic 2010 TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
- [SERC Phone App](https://chesapeake.org/serc-phone-app-for-invasives/) - Smithsonian marine biologists have launched Invader ID, an online citizen science project calling on people to help identify invasive species. The project started on the San Francisco Bay, where the majority of species identified by researchers are invasive. Up to this point, the team has used plastic tiles hanging from docks to see what organisms
- [Gulf Stream](https://chesapeake.org/gulf-stream-and-hampton-roads/) - Old Dominion University (ODU) oceanography professor Tal Ezer has been looking at how changes in the Gulf Stream could prove to be a wildcard in predicting flooding in Hampton Roads. In a recent article written in The Virginia-Pilot, Ezer explains how tides in the fall of 2015 rose 3 feet above predictions. During Hurricane Joaquin,
- [Baltimore County Stream Renamed](https://chesapeake.org/baltimore-county-stream-renamed/) - Baltimore County Stream Renamed in Honor of Reds Wolman Thanks to efforts by Johns Hopkins University alumni, faculty and former faculty, and other prominent geomorphologists and hydrologists from throughout the nation, and with the gracious endorsement of Baltimore County Councilman Wade Kach, a unanimous vote of the Baltimore County Council, and supporting letters from U.S. Senators
- [CRC Director on Conowingo Dam](https://chesapeake.org/crc-director-on-conowingo-dam/) - CRC Director Bill Ball was recently quoted in a Johns Hopkins Magazine article about the need for increased upstream agricultural BMPs to alleviate the sediment build-up behind Conowingo Dam. The dam has been in place, collecting sediment, for almost a century. The dam was completed in 1928 as a hydroelectric and flood control project in
- [STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/stac-news-4/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [Grasses Continue Record Growth](https://chesapeake.org/grasses-continue-record-growth/) - April brought its traditional showers and some very good news for the Chesapeake Bay region. For the first time since the decades-old underwater grass monitoring program began, underwater grass acreage exceeded 100,000 acres. In 2017, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science mapped an estimated 104,843 acres of underwater grass throughout the Chesapeake Bay. This marks
- [Oyster Reef Ecosystem Services](https://chesapeake.org/oyster-reef-ecosystem-services/) - Oyster Reef Ecosystem Services Project Principal Investigators Meet, Collaborate The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office’s Oyster Reef Ecosystem Services project—including NCBO field work, NCBO-funded research by academic institutions, and computer modeling—is exploring the ecosystem benefits that restored oyster reefs provide. Throughout the years in which institutions have received funding for their work, primarily in researching fish
- [Farming & Climate Change](https://chesapeake.org/farming-climate-change/) - Researchers at Virginia Tech recently published a paper in "Science of the Total Environment" discussing how agricultural conservation practices (CPs) can mitigate the impacts of climate change on water quality. Scientists Moges Wagena and Zachary Easton chose to study the effects of climate change and the effectiveness of CPs in the Susquehanna River Basin, the largest source of
- [Sea Level Report Cards](https://chesapeake.org/sea-level-report-cards/) - Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have developed a yearly report card to gauge sea-level trends around the country. As annual tide-gauge data becomes available, the report card shows trends and projected sea-level rise to 2050 in 32 localities along all US coasts. Each report card shows recent trends, projections, and explanations
- [2 VIMS Scientists Recognized](https://chesapeake.org/2-vims-scientists-recognized/) - Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) researchers Robert "JJ" Orth and Deborah Bronk have both recently won major awards for their contributions to the scientific community. Orth was named one of Virginia's three Outstanding Scientists for 2018. Gov. Ralph Northam and Richard Conti, Chief Wonder Officer at the Science Museum of Virginia, announced the awards.
- [Septic Systems on Streams](https://chesapeake.org/septic-systems-on-streams/) - An environmental chemist at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is using an artificial sweetener to track pollution in local streams. Michael Gonsior is developing chemical tracers "to identify the presence of septic wastewater in streams" and linking that to nutrient loading in the southern part of the state. Pollutants
- [Lost Mitten Crabs](https://chesapeake.org/lost-mitten-crabs/) - Scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) are stumped by missing crabs. Back in 2006, a crabber caught a Chinese mitten crab, and shortly after scientist confirmed its identity, reports from all over, including as far north as the Hudson River, found hundreds of the crabs. SERC even set up a hotline to report the sightings
- [Bay Optimism Lecture Series](https://chesapeake.org/bay-optimism-lecture-series/) - The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) hosts monthly lectures on Bay Optimism on the third Tuesday of every month, March through October. This month's lecture features Amy Jacobs from The Nature Conservancy (TNC). On May 15th, Jacobs will give the lecture, "Clean Water, Healthy Habitats: Accelerating Wetland Restoration in the Bay," and will be discussing
- [SERC Open House](https://chesapeake.org/serc-open-house/) - Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is hosting a free open-house for families on Saturday, May 19th. The event will focus on Chesapeake Bay stewardship, and hands-on activities in the water and on land. Some of the activities include a boat cruise, hay ride, archaeological dig, visits from animals like goats and birds of prey, phytoplankton views
- [PSU Sanitizes Hospital Sewage](https://chesapeake.org/psu-sanitizes-hospital-sewage/) - Contaminants from pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, and steroids are becoming increasingly common in surface and drinking water sources, having an effect on human and aquatic health. To reduce this pollution, researchers at Penn State University have developed a filtration system that removes contaminants from hospital wastewater. One researcher on the team, Bill Burgos of Penn State, said that
- [PSU New Technology](https://chesapeake.org/psu-new-technology/) - Researchers at Penn State University and the US Dept. of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed a new technology that removes phosphorous from manure, which could have a huge impact on water quality issues. The system is called Manure Phosphorous Extraction (MAPHEX for short) and uses a three-stage process to treat the waste located in
- [PSU Alum Making Impact](https://chesapeake.org/psu-alum-making-impact/) - Sarah Xenophon is a watershed technician in the Agriculture and Environment Center in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State. She creates large-scale watershed assessments and meets with farmers, land owners, municipalities and others to restore polluted or otherwise “sick” bodies of water in Pennsylvania. The center works with key stakeholders to proactively build partnerships to improve
- [Workshops for Teachers](https://chesapeake.org/workshops-for-teachers/) - Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences' Center for Professional Development has partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to educate agriculture teachers from across the state on the importance of watershed education. 170 high school agriculture teachers visited Harrisburg to learn about Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, which are investigative or experimental projects focused on teaching students
- [ODU Scientist Writes Op-Ed](https://chesapeake.org/odu-scientist-writes-op-ed/) - Old Dominion University (ODU) scientist Richard Zimmerman published an op-ed in The Virginia-Pilot in March on how federal budget cuts could harm the Chesapeake Bay and the ocean at large. He discusses the proposed federal budget that cuts funding to NOAA by $1 billion, which could have huge effects in Hampton Roads. Zimmerman warns that
- [ChesRMS June 12-14, 2018 : Abstracts Due March 1](https://chesapeake.org/call-for-abstracts-ccmp/) - The Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP) is accepting presentation abstracts for the 2018 Chesapeake Community Research & Modeling Symposium (ChesRMS '18) through March 1, 2018. Advancing observational and modeling research to support Chesapeake Bay management and restoration is the theme for this year's symposium which will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Annapolis, MD on
- [VT Contributes to CBP](https://chesapeake.org/vt-contributes-to-cbp/) - As reported in the first issue of this CRC Quarterly Newsletter , Virginia Tech (also known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) is the newest member of the Chesapeake Research Consortium. Virginia Tech (VT) has a long-standing association with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership that goes back to the CBP's beginnings, when Dr.
- [Value of the RCCP](https://chesapeake.org/value-of-the-rccp/) - The collection of "Recent CRC Community Publications" (RCCP) is intended as a service to CRC members and partners for identifying and exploring Chesapeake-related scientific contributions in the context of both the institutional source of the contributions and Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) goals. Note that the CRC maintains an electronic bibliographic file of this entire database that can be
- [Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/directors-corner-3/) - Dear Colleagues, Let me begin this quarter's Director's Corner with a mutually beneficial and brief request: Please help CRC to grow the value and influence of our consortium, and your work, by taking the following actions and encouraging other Bay-minded colleagues to do the same. Register in the Chesapeake Bay Expertise Database (CBED) Subscribe to our CRC
- [JHU Alum Wins Award](https://chesapeake.org/jhu-alum-wins-award/) - Kacey Wetzel is the Director of Outreach and Education for The Chesapeake Bay Trust, and was recently named one of 100 Leading Women by The Daily Record, an award that highlights successful women under 40 in Maryland "judged on professional experience, community involvement and their commitment to inspiring change." Business and legal professionals at The
- [Ocean Deoxygenation](https://chesapeake.org/ocean-deoxygenation/) - CRAB: Collaborative Research around the Bay In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean without oxygen has increased more than fourfold. In coastal water bodies, including estuaries and seas, low-oxygen sites have increased more than 10-fold since 1950. Scientists expect oxygen to continue dropping even outside these zones as Earth warms.
- [OYSTER](https://chesapeake.org/oyster/) - OYSTER: Opportunities for Young Scientist Training, Education, and Research National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Summer Internships for Undergraduates, Recent Graduates, and Graduate Students The NOAA Chesapeake Bay office has announced three summer internship opportunities for future scientists. All internships are offered in partnership with Chesapeake Research Consortium. Note that applications are due February 20, 2018 All
- [Opportunities for Collaboration](https://chesapeake.org/opportunities-for-collaboration/) - Opportunities for Future Collaboration NOAA BWET Grant The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office has announced the FY18 Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program funding opportunity. A total of roughly $1,000,000, subject to appropriations, may be available to fund 8-10 new projects. Applications are due by March 9, 2018. Details are available through the full Federal Funding Opportunity,
- [STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/stac-news-3/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [Welcome to CRC, Cuiyin!](https://chesapeake.org/welcome-to-crc-cuiyin-wu/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. There are currently thirteen CRC Environmental Management Staffers supporting Chesapeake Bay Program. In November, CRC welcomed Mrs. Cuiyin Wu to
- [Visioning Workshop](https://chesapeake.org/visioning-workshop/) - The Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP), Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC), Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System/Chesapeake Focus Research Group (CSDMS/CFRG) and the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) convened a three-day STAC workshop to undertake a comprehensive review of the status of the current CBP management modeling system and discuss future directions for management modeling in the CBP
- [CBPO Director Retires](https://chesapeake.org/cbpo-director-retires/) - Nick DiPasquale led the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) for six and a half years, making him the second-longest serving director of the program. DiPasquale came on as Director in August 2011, and served in that role until this past December, when he retired. On why he was drawn to the position, he said,
- [NCBO Acting Director](https://chesapeake.org/ncbo-acting-director/) - The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office has an acting director while current director, Peyton Robertson, is on an extended detail serving as senior advisor to the National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Weather Service. In the meantime, Sean Corson has been serving in the role since June. Corson had served as Deputy Director since 2008,
- [NOAA Sonar Imaging](https://chesapeake.org/noaa-sonar-imaging-of-sturgeon/) - In Fall of 2017, a field team from the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) did some interesting work mapping critical habitat for endangered Atlantic sturgeon in Virginia. The team has captured side-scan sonar images of 13 sturgeon that were observed during a survey of a 5-km long section of the James River. During this exercise, the NOAA team observed several sturgeon breaches,
- [Oysters Show Resistance](https://chesapeake.org/oysters-show-resistance/) - For nearly seven decades, wild oyster (Crassostrea virginica) populations in the Chesapeake Bay have languished at the mercy of two marine parasites. The rugged looking oyster proved to be not so hardy when infected by either Haplosporidium nelsoni, responsible for MSX, or Perkinsus marinus (aka Dermo for its original classification as Dermocystidium marinum). Both are single-celled parasites that infect oysters and when
- [VA Seafood & VSG](https://chesapeake.org/va-seafood-vsg/) - The Virginia seafood industry is booming. The Commonwealth leads the nation in the production of aquaculture raised hard clams, and the first on the East Coast in producing eastern oysters. Virginia Sea Grant (VSG) was awarded $1.9 million in research funds from NOAA's National Sea Grant Aquaculture Initiative, which provided $9.3 million in all through an aquaculture
- [Where's the Water?](https://chesapeake.org/wheres-the-water/) - For a while in December and a bit of January, many Bay residents were asking, "where did all the water go?" During the cold spell the region experienced, many residents noticed low water levels lasting for a while. Some worried that the low tides would kill oyster populations exposed to the cold air above. Virginia
- [Walter Boynton Wins Award](https://chesapeake.org/walter-boynton-wins-award/) - Walter Boynton has spent decades investigating Chesapeake Bay working to understand more about the health of its ecosystem as a professor and researcher for the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Working in parallel was Carl S. Weber, a man on a similar mission who dedicated his own life and work at University of Maryland-Baltimore County
- [Poplar Island Restoration](https://chesapeake.org/poplar-island-restoration/) - Lorie Staver scans the green and golden marsh on a small stretch of land in Chesapeake Bay called Poplar Island. It’s something she has done hundreds of times from her graduate student days to now, as an Assistant Research Scientist for the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory. Staver is exhaustively
- [Controlling Mosquitoes at HPL](https://chesapeake.org/controlling-mosquitoes-at-hpl/) - Biological oceanographer Jamie Pierson is exploring whether microscopic critters found in the waters around the Chesapeake Bay region could be used to naturally control mosquito populations. “There are some very serious public health issues around mosquitoes,” said Jamie Pierson, assistant professor at the Horn Point Laboratory (HPL). “We’re trying to find a part of the puzzle
- [UMCES Receives EPA Funding](https://chesapeake.org/umces-receives-epa-funding/) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is providing an additional $150,000 to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) to continue support for managing and improving the computer technology used for Chesapeake Bay restoration. “Clean water is a top priority for EPA,” said EPA Regional Administrator Cosmo Servidio. “This continuing
- [UMCES Prof. Wins Award](https://chesapeake.org/umces-prof-wins-award/) - Dr. Bill Dennison, Professor of Marine and Science and Vice President for Science Application and Professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, has received the first-ever 2017 Margaret A. Davidson Award for Stewardship from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) for professional contributions to the estuarine scientific community. “This inaugural award
- [SERC and CCRCN](https://chesapeake.org/coastal-carbon-research-coordination-network/) - Researchers from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) were recently awarded a Research Coordination Network (RCN) grant from the National Science Foundation with the goal of accelerating the pace of discovery in coastal carbon science by serving a community of researchers and practitioners with data, tools, and synthesis. Tidal marshes, mangrove swamps, and seagrass meadows collectively
- [New SERC Education Programming](https://chesapeake.org/new-serc-education-programming/) - Karen McDonald, the Education Program Coordinator for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), has been leading the front on a slew of new programming. McDonald "writes curricula, collaborates with scientists, and manages a core of about 50 volunteers who bring hands-on science to people of all ages in the community," according to an article from
- [PSU & Citizen Scientists](https://chesapeake.org/psu-citizen-scientists/) - We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Heather Gall at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and learn more about her work and new National Science Foundation award. Gall has just started to work on a citizen science project that tracks unregulated chemicals in the Susquehanna River. Although she has funding for 50-60 volunteers, Gall received overwhelming
- [ODU & Sea Level Rise](https://chesapeake.org/odu-sea-level-rise/) - Like most people in Hampton Roads, Old Dominion University (ODU) President John R. Broderick is directly impacted by sea level rise. Dr. Broderick sees how rising waters, from a high tide or storm event, regularly flood the ODU campus in Norfolk, Virginia. Much of coastal Virginia struggles with understanding the underlying issues, formulating effective responses
- [New Professor at JHU](https://chesapeake.org/new-professor-at-jhu/) - Scot Miller joined the Dept. of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins as an assistant professor in January. Miller studies emissions of different greenhouse gases and air pollutants. He uses observations of these gases collected in the atmosphere -- from aircraft, telecommunications towers, and satellites. Miller combines these observations with atmospheric and statistical modeling
- [In Memoriam M. Grant Gross](https://chesapeake.org/in-memoriam-m-grant-gross/) - M. Grant Gross Jr., former director of the Chesapeake Research Consortium (1994 - 2001) has passed away. “Grant was a steady hand at the helm when it came to ocean science...he was instrumental in advancing ocean science in the U.S. He was cutting edge, and a fixture at the times. He also worked hard at getting minorities
- [New CRC Research Scientist](https://chesapeake.org/new-crc-research-scientist/) - Danny Kaufman to Assist CBP with Optimization Tool Development The CRC is pleased to welcome Dr. Danny Kaufman to the CRC team. Danny, who started work on the first of December 2017, is working as a Research Scientist to assist the Modeling Team of the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership on developing optimization tools for the Bay watershed model, called the Chesapeake
- [CBED Update](https://chesapeake.org/cbed-update-2/) - Our database is growing! Last year, we launched the Chesapeake Bay Expertise Database, a tool to connect Bay scientists. Anyone can use CBED to find collaborators, speakers, and mentors, as it is searchable by name, institution, expertise, research interests, and Chesapeake Bay management areas. There are currently 252 scientists enrolled in CBED, ranging across dozens
- [CRC Launches New Initiative](https://chesapeake.org/crc-launches-new-initiative/) - As per our web page, the CRC’s mission is to “encourage and facilitate collaborative research and education initiatives throughout the region and, from these activities, to inform the management community and effectively foster improved science-based management of the Chesapeake Bay and its watersheds.” For the scientists at our member institutions and, indeed, for scientists at any of
- [Spotlight on Staffers: Lindsey Gordon](https://chesapeake.org/spotlight-on-staffers-lindsey-gordon/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. There are currently thirteen CRC Environmental Management Staffers supporting Chesapeake Bay Program initiatives for various lengths of time as each
- [Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/directors-corner-2/) - Dear Colleagues, For those of us in academia, this is a busy time of year, in the midst of fall semester or quarter, and often with mid-term exams planned or underway. In addition, as this newsletter goes out, many of us are at the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation's (CERF) 24th Biennial Conference (5 -9
- [Chesapeake Goes to RI](https://chesapeake.org/chesapeake-goes-to-ri/) - From November 5th to November 9th, scientists, managers, students, and professionals from across disciplines will come together in Providence, RI to discuss marine and coastal issues. The biennial conference hosted by the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) is called "Coastal Science at the Inflection Point: Celebrating Successes & Learning from Challenges." This year marks
- [NCBO Awards Fisheries Grants](https://chesapeake.org/ncbo-awards-fisheries-grants/) - The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) has recently announced the grantees that will receive FY2017 funding through the NCBO Fisheries Research Program. Having heard from the management and scientific community that more knowledge is needed regarding the Chesapeake Bay’s forage base, the FY17 program solicited proposals to characterize habitat quantity and quality for forage species,
- [NCBO/CRC Summer Internships](https://chesapeake.org/ncbocrc-summer-internships/) - The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) will again be partnering with CRC to offer summer internship opportunities at NCBO's Annapolis and Oxford, MD locations. Opportunities will be announced in December 2017 with the internships taking place during the summer of 2018. In the past, two to three internships have been offered for rising sophomore, junior,
- [Call for Special Sessions](https://chesapeake.org/call-for-special-sessions/) - The 2018 Chesapeake Community Research and Modeling Symposium will take place June 12-14, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Annapolis. We are currently taking proposals for special sessions! If you would be interested in leading a special session talk or discussion, please email a title and brief description to gina [at] chesapeakedata.com by November 30th. These sessions
- [STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/stac-news-2/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [Kirwan wins NSF CAREER Award](https://chesapeake.org/kirwan-wins-nsf-career-award/) - Dr. Matt Kirwan of VIMS has received the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) award. This award recognizes faculty who show potential as academic role models. Kirwan will receive $677,000 over five years to study how carbon sequestered in Chesapeake Bay marshes will respond to sea level rise. The study will combine field
- [VIMS Algal Blooms](https://chesapeake.org/vims-algal-blooms/) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) recently received three awards totaling $2.5 million over three years to study harmful algal blooms, or HABs, positioning VIMS as a major player in quantifying the negative effects of HABs. VIMS received two grants through NOAA's ECOHAB program that focuses on species related issues with algae. Dr. Kim Reece, and her team
- [Detecting HABS With Drones](https://chesapeake.org/detecting-habs-with-drones/) - Dr. Donglai Gong, an assistant professor in physical oceanography at VIMS was practicing with his drone over the York River not long ago and noticed some strange streaking colorations in the water. He took pictures and shared them with colleagues at VIMS who quickly identified the colored patches as potential Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Thus
- [Fighting Biofouling](https://chesapeake.org/fighting-biofouling/) - Researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Oyster Hatchery are studying ways to cultivate oysters as efficiently as possible. Small marine creatures like barnacles and bryozoans often settle on oyster cages and prevent a clean flow of water into the cages, causing sediments and algae to settle on the oysters.
- [SERC Rhode River Project](https://chesapeake.org/serc-rhode-river-project/) - The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), West and Rhode Riverkeepr, and Ogburn Consulting are coordinating a novel, community focused, watershed restoration program for the Rhode River in Maryland. The project, entitled Rhode to Restoration, has just been awarded funding through a National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Small Watershed grant. The effort is inspired by
- [Measure the Muck](https://chesapeake.org/measure-the-muck/) - A professor from Old Dominion University will be hosting an event in conjunction with the "Catch the Tide" project on November 5th. The Virginian-Pilot and media partners at the Daily Press, WHRO Public Media and WVEC-TV have come together to raise awareness about sea level rise at an astronomically high tide, called the king
- [Arctic Ice](https://chesapeake.org/arctic-ice/) - Researchers at Old Dominion University's Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography (CCPO) are studying how floating ice sheets melt in three Arctic locations. Using ocean circulation models, they are observing how ocean water inundates the base of the ice sheets, causing them to melt. The research is being conducted by John Klinck, director of CCPO, and two
- [New Biodegradable Plastic Discovery](https://chesapeake.org/new-biodegradable-plastic-discovery/) - Researchers at Penn State University have created an inexpensive, eco-friendly alternative to plastic coatings. Jeffrey Catchmark, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Pennsylvania State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has found a way to combine cellulose from trees and chitosan derived from the exoskeletons of crustaceans to make a plastic-like coating. The team tested
- [Nutrients in Shaver's Creek](https://chesapeake.org/nutrients-in-shavers-creek/) - A Masters student in hydrogeology at Pennsylvania State University is studying how nutrients like nitrates move from agricultural lands into local watersheds. Callum Wayman wanted to add an agricultural site to a group of constantly monitored sites run by the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. He started field work in fall of 2016 by
- [Improving Vibrio Predictions](https://chesapeake.org/improving-vibrio-predictions/) - A team at Johns Hopkins University led by Principle Investigator Frank Curriero investigates a bacteria that could be affecting seafood in the Chesapeake Bay. The project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, wants to understand the underlying cause of seafood-associated illnesses leading to an estimated 80,000 illnesses in the US every
- [Bay Acidification](https://chesapeake.org/bay-acidification/) - Researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), the University of Delaware, and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) are investigating how ocean acidification could potentially compound existing problems in the Bay. A major problem already plaguing the Bay is caused by nutrient pollution. When fertilizer run off enters the Bay, nutrients in the
- [Virus Impacting Molting Crabs](https://chesapeake.org/softcrab-virus/) - Eric Schott, a molecular biologist with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is investigating a virus that is plaguing blue crab shedding operations around the Bay. Schott first discovered the virus, called CsRV1, 10 years ago and it has been found to be present in up to 80% of the crabs that
- [CBED Update](https://chesapeake.org/cbed-update/) - This year, we launched the Chesapeake Bay Expertise Database. This is a database built into our website with hundreds of scientists and managers who focus their work on the Chesapeake Bay. We currently have 244 participants, and we hope to reach 300 by the end of the year. Any one can search the database by
- [NCBO Update on Oysters](https://chesapeake.org/ncbo-update-on-oysters/) - The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) has released its annual update on research under way as part of its Oyster Reef Ecosystem Services (ORES) project. ORES includes NCBO field work on fish utilization of restored reefs, NCBO-funded research by partner institutions on Bay species’ use of restored reef areas as well as denitrification carried out
- [Save the Bay Journal](https://chesapeake.org/save-the-bay-journal/) - Please join the CRC in its efforts to help maintain strong support for the Bay Journal as part of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnersip's commitment to transparency, science literacy and provision of information to the public. The CRC has itself worked in close cooperation with the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) to provide roughly $20,000 of annual support
- [STAC News](https://chesapeake.org/stac-news/) - The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic
- [Director's Corner](https://chesapeake.org/directors-corner/) - Dear colleagues, With this, our 4th edition of the CRC Quarterly, we are completing our first annual cycle of quarterly updates to our community of readers at CRC member institutions, Chesapeake Bay Program partners, and other interested parties. We, the CRC staff, hope that your interest means you share our mission to facilitate the development
- [Staffer Attends CNU Conference](https://chesapeake.org/staffer-attends-cnu-conference/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. While the CRC Staffers provide critical support to the Chesapeake Bay Program, their time is also spent exploring their own
- [VIMS Underwater Grass Navy](https://chesapeake.org/vims-underwater-grass-navy/) - The Severn River Association has started a volunteer group called the Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Navy to help assist an aerial monitoring program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. So far, 25 volunteers have signed up to hunt down underwater grass and mark its location using GPS through August. The Severn River Association received funding
- [VIMS: Developing Coastal Resiliency](https://chesapeake.org/vims-developing-coastal-resiliency/) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Coastal Management recently awarded a nearly $835,000 Coastal Resilience Grant to the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). The award is matched by existing funds from partners at VIMS, the College of William & Mary Coastal Policy Center, and
- [Adapt Virginia](https://chesapeake.org/adapt-virginia/) - The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) recently launched their Adapt Virginia portal. The portal provides a one-stop shop of evidence-based planning tools and resources to respond to changing climate conditions. Adapt Virginia currently provides forecasts, adaptation case studies, risk assessment and guidance tools, maps and data,
- [Flood Funding for VIMS](https://chesapeake.org/flood-funding-for-vims/) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funded the Virginia Institute of Marine Science $835,000 to help the coastal Virginia to be more resilient to flood events. The money is part of a program that helps vulnerable communities protect themselves from extreme weather events. Funds will be used to support "nature-based infrastructure," like tidal wetlands and living shorelines, that
- [UMCES Featured in Podcast](https://chesapeake.org/umces-featured-in-podcast/) - Dr. Jeremy Testa of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science was featured on the Bioscience Talks podcast talking about low oxygen levels in the Chesapeake Bay. The phenomena, called hypoxia, can have large effects on fish and other organisms. In the podcast, Dr. Testa talks about how hypoxia
- [UMCES Appoints New President](https://chesapeake.org/umces-appoints-new-president/) - After 27 years, Dr. Don Boesch will step down from his position as President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) on August 31, 2017. Over his tenure, Dr. Boesch has received numerous awards and recognitions for his exemplary leadership on coastal and marine research and policy around the country, including being
- [Voluntary Farmland Conservation](https://chesapeake.org/voluntary-farmland-conservation/) - A partnership between The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Delaware Maryland Agribusiness Association, and funding from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has been providing tools to farmers in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia to prevent nutrient and sediment pollution in the Bay. Farmers want to prevent pollution while also increasing efficiency and productivity on their
- [UMBC: NSF Funds Blaney](https://chesapeake.org/umbc-nsf-funds-blaney/) - Lee Blaney, a researcher at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), recently received two separate pieces of very good news from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The first was that his proposal for a CAREER Award on Environmental forensics–Emerging water quality tools to detect leaking sewers in urban streams was selected for funding. This project
- [SERC: Archaeological Dig](https://chesapeake.org/serc-archaeological-dig/) - A group of scientists and volunteers gathered in July to take part in an archaeological dig at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. They worked in the sweltering heat to uncover dozens of artifacts right on the center's campus. The group is directed by Jim Gibb, an archaeologist who is currently running 14 different projects, all
- [PSU: Treating Wastewater](https://chesapeake.org/psu-treating-wastewater/) - Researchers at Penn State University studied the effectiveness of wastewater treatment by tracking the fate of different contaminants. Their goal was to track the compounds through wastewater treatment and at the wells at their Living Filter, a place where treated water is sprayed to undergo additional filtration. The contaminants tracked were acetaminophen, ampicillin, caffeine, naproxen, ofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole,
- [Riparian Forest Buffer Strategy](https://chesapeake.org/riparian-forest-buffer-strategy/) - Penn State News– Researchers from Penn State University (PSU) are leading a team to study a new flexible strategy to ramp up installation of riparian buffers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded the group that includes several PSU researchers across multiple disciplines, along with a USDA researcher and a University of Maryland economist nearly
- [JHU: Wastewater Contaminants](https://chesapeake.org/jhu-wastewater-contaminants/) - Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials and antibiotics is one of the most pressing public-health concerns around the world. Water systems are one of the major contributors to the spread of resistance, as improperly treated drinking water and wastewater can concentrate antibiotic and antimicrobial compounds while also carrying pathogens to and from human hosts. In the United
- [Oysters on Alternative Substrate](https://chesapeake.org/oysters-on-alternative-substrate/) - The oyster season in the Chesapeake Bay recently ended, but this year oysters harvested in the Rappahannock River came from an unusual home. Some of the oysters they harvested were grown on gravel-sized stones that had been put in the river to provide an unconventional growing spot. Usually, baby oysters, or spat, are grown on
- [Reducing Nutrient Pollution](https://chesapeake.org/reducing-nutrient-pollution/) - Pennsylvania State University has partnered with University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the USDA Agricultural Research Service to form the The Center for Integrated Multi-Scale Nutrient Pollution Solutions (Center for Nutrient Solutions or CNS for short). The project is funded under the EPA STAR program establishing “national centers for innovative and sustainable water research, incorporating
- [New Virginia Center tackles coastal flooding](https://chesapeake.org/crc-members-partner-on-new-coastal-flooding-center/) - Fall will soon be here and as children get ready to head back to school, coastal residents brace for the annual hurricane season. Coastal storms threaten communities with high winds and inundation but in low-lying areas throughout our region, recurrent flooding has become a regular nuisance. In some areas, like Norfolk, Virginia, even high tides
- [INCLUDES Network Expanding](https://chesapeake.org/includes-network-expanding/) - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced an effort to expand their INCLUDES National Network. Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) is a comprehensive effort to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering discovery and innovation by proactively seeking and effectively developing science, technology,
- [NASA Research Opportunity](https://chesapeake.org/nasa-research-opportunity/) - ROSES-17 Amendment 18: Final Text for A.39 Health and Air Quality ROSES-17 Amendment 18 presents final text for program element A.39 Earth Science Applications: Health and Air Quality, which seeks proposals for the use of Earth observations in air quality management and public health, particularly regarding infectious disease and environmental health issues. The area addresses
- [RFP for Riparian Buffers](https://chesapeake.org/rfp-for-riparian-buffers/) - The Chesapeake Bay Trust, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks services for technical assistance to support key Chesapeake Bay Program Goals and Outcomes through two separate projects: 1) Assessing Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer Benefits 2) Preliminary State-Identified Healthy Watersheds Vulnerability Assessments for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Please see the attached Request for
- [STOTEN Call for Papers](https://chesapeake.org/stoten-call-for-papers/) - Science of TOtal ENvironment Journal (STOTEN) has announced two special issues with relevance for Chesapeake Bay researchers and managers. The journal will soon be accepting applications for papers to be included in a special issue on Eutrophication: A new wine in an old bottle. The web site for application will be open from early August
- [CRC Board Contacts Congress Reps](https://chesapeake.org/crc-board-members-send-letter-to-members-of-congress-in-chesapeake-bay-watershed/) - On June 1 of this year, six members of the CRC Board of Trustees and the CRC Director co-signed and mailed individually addressed letters to 54 members of Congress, explaining that they were writing "to seek [the Congressional delegate's] support for sustained federal investments in science that are critical to the protection and restoration of
- [CBED is Live!](https://chesapeake.org/cbed-is-live/) - Chesapeake Research Consortium is pleased to announce that its database of expertise in the Chesapeake research and management community is now live! Please check it out here.

## Pages

- [Home](https://chesapeake.org/) - Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) is a non-profit association of seven research and education institutions around the Chesapeake Bay region.
- [Staff](https://chesapeake.org/staff/) - In addition to the Executive Director, the CRC also comprises numerous staff who coordinate and assist the work of the CRC itself and the Chesapeake Bay Program
- [Leadership](https://chesapeake.org/leadership/) - The Chesapeake Research Consortium is led by Executive Director Denice H. Wardrop, and the Board of Trustees representing each of the seven member institutions.
- [CRC Roundtable](https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable/) - CRC Roundtable is a monthly virtual seminar series, to host targeted, inclusive, and informed conversations matching scientific advances and management needs.
- [Chesapeake Bay Internship Program](https://chesapeake.org/chesapeake-bay-internship-program/) - The Chesapeake Bay Internship Program (CBIP) develops the next generation of impactful environmental leaders by forming a connected cohort of interns working for organizations across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The CBIP builds community and supports professional growth through mentorship, professional development, and networking. Interns will participate in a shared orientation, educational workshops, end-of-summer symposium, and
- [CBIP Symposium 2026](https://chesapeake.org/cbip-symposium-2026/) - Welcome to the 2026 Chesapeake Bay Internship Program (CBIP) Intern Symposium page!At the beginning of August 2026, CRC held our first annual CBIP Symposium at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center. Interns in the CBIP cohort, representing our partner organizations, gave impactful presentations on their internship activities and accomplishments in front of an
- [C-StREAM Symposium 2025](https://chesapeake.org/c-stream-symposium-2025/) - (Photo by CRC) Welcome to the Summer 2025 Symposium page!At the beginning of August 2025, we held our annual C-StREAM Symposium. C-StREAM interns gave presentations on their research and work in front of an audience of mentors and guests from the Chesapeake Bay Region. You can view the student presentations and abstracts below. The projects
- [CRC Annual Report](https://chesapeake.org/crc-annual-report/) - The Chesapeake Research Consortium annual report features program updates and highlights CRC’s accomplishments from the past year.
- [NCBO Internships](https://chesapeake.org/ncbo/) - CRC and the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office offer paid summer internships that contribute to ecological research critical to understanding the Chesapeake Bay.
- [Career Development & Internships](https://chesapeake.org/careerdevelopment/) - (Photo by Alicia Pimental/Chesapeake Bay Program) CRC aims to evolve and strengthen a leadership pathway so that the necessary diversity of perspectives is applied to the protection and restoration of complex human-impacted ecosystems. CRC works towards this goal by providing entry-level, science-based environmental management positions and a variety of environmental science and management summer internships
- [C-StREAM Fellowships](https://chesapeake.org/c-stream/) - The C-StREAM Fellowship program (2018 - 2025) mentored college students from historically excluded or underrepresented in environmental research and management professions through internship placements with professionals at organizations across the watershed.
- [Mission, Vision, and Values](https://chesapeake.org/mission/) - (Photo by Carlin Stiehl/Chesapeake Bay Program) VisionA sustainable and regenerative Chesapeake Bay ecosystem that plays a vital role in the health and well-being of the greatest diversity of stakeholders. MissionThe Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) fully enables its member institutions and the broader scientific community in the region to inspire and implement solutions to the understanding
- [C-StREAM Symposium 2024](https://chesapeake.org/c-stream-symposium-2024/) - (Photo by CRC) Welcome to the Summer 2024 Symposium page!At the beginning of August 2024, we held our annual C-StREAM Symposium. C-StREAM fellows and NCBO Interns gave presentations on their research and work in front of an invited audience of mentors and guests from the Chesapeake Bay Program, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, and the Chesapeake
- [C-StREAM Symposium 2023](https://chesapeake.org/c-stream-symposium-2023/) - (Photo by CRC) Welcome to the Summer 2023 Symposium page!At the beginning of August 2023, we held our annual C-StREAM Symposium. C-StREAM fellows gave presentations on their research and work in front of an invited audience of mentors and guests from the Chesapeake Bay Program, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, and the Chesapeake Research Consortium. You
- [C-StREAM Symposium 2022](https://chesapeake.org/c-stream-symposium-2022/) - (Photo by CRC) Welcome to the Summer 2022 Symposium page!At the beginning of August 2022, we held our end-of-summer C-StREAM Symposium. C-StREAM fellows gave presentations on their research and work in front of an invited audience of mentors and guests from the Chesapeake Bay Program, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, and the Chesapeake Research Consortium. You
- [Chesapeake Community Research Symposium](https://chesapeake.org/chescrs/) - The Chesapeake Community Modeling Program will convene the 2024 edition of our biennial Csymposium June 10-12, 2024 in Annapolis, Maryland and online.
- [Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP)](https://chesapeake.org/community-modeling/) - (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) The Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP) is an association of researchers throughout the Chesapeake Bay Basin who work together to further the development of watershed and estuarine modeling. The Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP) is a long-term collaborative effort between the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC), the University of Maryland Center
- [Environmental Management Career Development Program (EMCDP)](https://chesapeake.org/emcdp/) - CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program (EMCDP) gives early career environmental managers and scientists an entry point into the Chesapeake Bay’s restoration community in a way that not only provides critical professional experience but that also advances individual growth so that future leaders are prepared to continue the restoration and management of the Chesapeake Bay
- [Press Center](https://chesapeake.org/press-center/) - Learn about the latest happenings at CRC! Media Release: Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) Report in Brief New, short visual summary now available for important Bay scientific report Media Release: Chesapeake Research Consortium Executive Director Receives 2024 Sellner Chesapeake Guardian Award Honored for lead role in new, pivotal Chesapeake Bay report Media Release: Virginia
- [Institutions](https://chesapeake.org/institutions/) - The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) is an association of seven institutions, each with long-standing research on problems affecting the Chesapeake Bay.
- [CRC Streamline](https://chesapeake.org/crc-streamline/) - The monthly CRC Streamline newsletter featuring articles on collaborative research efforts in Chesapeake science, member news, and more!
- [About](https://chesapeake.org/about/) - Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) is a non-profit association of seven research and education institutions around the Chesapeake Bay region.
- [Expertise (CBED)](https://chesapeake.org/expertise-cbed/) - (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) Chesapeake Bay Expertise DatabaseCBED allows scientists, managers, research funders, and other interested parties to identify experts at CRC member institutions and other CBP partner institutions through searches by scientific discipline, management area, research interests, or institution. Please choose your search category (Expertise, First Name, Last Name, etc) from the drop-down list, enter your keyword
- [Fifty Years](https://chesapeake.org/fifty-years/) - Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) is proud to be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2022. As part of this celebration, we have developed a video that highlights our origins, our involvement in Chesapeake management, restoration, and career development, and our path forward.
- [Convening](https://chesapeake.org/convening/) - (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) Convening brings together a diverse team with different areas of expertise to tackle a shared problem, taking advantage of collective intelligence. It requires a clear purpose that a diverse group of participants can work towards in a collaborative effort. In the case of the CRC, restoration of the Bay
- [Explore a Topic](https://chesapeake.org/explore/) - (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) The Chesapeake Research Consortium’s partner institutions provide expertise on a variety of topics in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Explore articles on Climate Change & Sea level Rise, DEIJ, Estuarine Processes, Watershed Processes, and Living Resources from our website and newsletter by clicking on the tabs below. Living ResourcesClimate/Sea Level
- [Providing Science to the Partnership](https://chesapeake.org/providingscience/) - (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) The seven member institutions of the CRC collectively represent an astounding engine of discovery and innovation; the partnership represents an organization that provides unmatched ability to scale up solutions, provide accountability, and efficiently improve. The perfect marriage of innovation and implementation can happen if we effectively link both of
- [Science Needs Database](https://chesapeake.org/science-needs/) - (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) Science Needs DatabaseThe Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) has developed a Strategic Science and Research Framework (SSRF) to consistently identify and assess both short- and long-term science needs of the partnership. These science needs are captured and tracked in a the Chesapeake Bay Program Science Needs Database, which is continually updated throughout
- [Career Development News](https://chesapeake.org/career-development-blog/) - (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) CRC Roundtable | January 2026 Gallery CRC Roundtable | January 2026 Career Development, Climate/Sea Level Rise, CRC News, CRC Roundtable, Estuarine Processes, Living Resources, Watershed Processes CRC Roundtable | January 2026 Greener Workforce, Greener Chesapeake Bay Watershed A healthy [...] CRC Roundtable | April 2022 CRC’s 50-Year-Long Role in
- [CRC Jobs & Internships](https://chesapeake.org/positions/) - (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) CRC employees and interns represent a wide range of expertise and talent that is applied to executing the core functions of our mission. We offer a variety of opportunities ranging from full-time staff positions, entry-level development positions, and internships both within the CRC offices and embedded with our members
- [CRC Publications](https://chesapeake.org/crc-publications/) - (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) Welcome to the CRC Publications database. Here, you can search for and access over 150 documents published by the CRC since its founding in 1972, including numerous research project reports, conference proceedings, research synthesis reports, and other original documents produced by the CRC. These include, for example, searchable PDF
- [Publications & Newsletter](https://chesapeake.org/pubsandnews/) - CRC publications include an online library of all reports and documents created since its founding, publications from the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), and its bi-monthly newsletter, which features articles on member institution research efforts taking place in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. CRC Publications CRC maintains a searchable online library
- [Job Board](https://chesapeake.org/job-board/) - The Chesapeake Research Consortium maintains an job board targeted towards young environmental science professionals and students.
- [Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)](https://chesapeake.org/science-review/) - By building on the professional and academic contacts and organizational networks of its members, the CRC works collaboratively with various stakeholders in the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to populate and coordinate scientific reviews of technical reports, policy statements, and activities. Currently, the most significant current review activity of the CRC is coordination of the Chesapeake
- [Chesapeake Bay Expertise Database Signup](https://chesapeake.org/chesapeake-bay-expertise-database-signup/) - Chesapeake Bay Expertise Database (CBED) SignupPlease fill in the form below to be added to the Chesapeake Research Consortium’s Expertise Database (CBED). Once you submit your responses, they will be reviewed by CRC for addition to the database. (If there are concerns regarding your application, we will contact you with follow-up.). Thank you for your
- [Staff Test](https://chesapeake.org/staff-test/) - Business Manager Environmental Management Staffer - Protect and Restore Water Quality Goal Implementation Team Management Location Position & Location
- [show cat](https://chesapeake.org/show-cat/) - CRC Roundtable | January 2026 Gallery CRC Roundtable | January 2026 Career Development, Climate/Sea Level Rise, CRC News, CRC Roundtable, Estuarine Processes, Living Resources, Watershed Processes CRC Roundtable | January 2026By Abby|2026-01-26T15:14:38-05:00January 26th, 2026|Categories: Career Development, Climate/Sea Level Rise, CRC News, CRC Roundtable, Estuarine Processes, Living Resources, Watershed Processes|Tags: CRC News, CRC Roundtable| Greener Workforce,
- [Climate Change Internship](https://chesapeake.org/climate-change-internship/) - Development Support for Chesapeake Bay Climate Change IndicatorsProject Description: The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) and the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seek a summer intern for late May through mid-August 2021 (approximately 12 weeks) to assist with the development of a framework document for climate change indicators that includes conceptual case studies on connecting physical
- [Facilitation of Collaborative Research](https://chesapeake.org/collaborative-research/) - Chesapeake Bay Expertise Database (CBED)CBED allows scientists, managers, research funders, and other interested parties to identify experts at CRC member institutions and other CBP partner institutions through searches by scientific discipline, management area, research interests, or institution. Instructions for CBED Online searching of this database is by one field only. For more complex searches, see
- [Institution Example](https://chesapeake.org/institution-example/)
- [Staff Example](https://chesapeake.org/staff-example/)
- [Directions & Contact](https://chesapeake.org/directions-contact/) - Contact Address: Chesapeake Research Consortium 645 Contees Wharf Road Edgewater, MD 21037 Phone: (410) 798-1283 (410) 798-4500 Fax: (410) 798-0816 Driving Directions From the Eastern Shore: Take Route 50 West over the Bay Bridge Take Exit 23A onto Md. Route 2 (Solomon's Island Road) toward MD-450/Parole Go approximately 5 miles and turn left at
- [Cooperative Agreement](https://chesapeake.org/cooperative-agreement/) - The CRC has cooperative agreements with both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Through these agreements we work with these entities to further Chesapeake Bay research and understanding. The EPA cooperative agreement provides a groundwork for the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) and the Environmental Management Career
- [2020 CCRMS](https://chesapeake.org/2020-ccrms/) - Schedule Venue Sponsors Social Media 2020 Chesapeake Community Research & Modeling Symposium
- [Moderator Signup](https://chesapeake.org/moderator-signup/)
- [Calendar](https://chesapeake.org/calendar/)
- [Events](https://chesapeake.org/events/) - CONTENTS
- [Locations](https://chesapeake.org/events/locations/) - CONTENTS
- [Categories](https://chesapeake.org/events/categories/) - CONTENTS
- [Tags](https://chesapeake.org/events/tags/) - CONTENTS
- [My Bookings](https://chesapeake.org/events/my-bookings/) - CONTENTS
- [Education, Training, & Research Initiatives](https://chesapeake.org/crc-projects-and-initiatives-cstream-more/) - Below we list some on-going projects and initiatives of the CRC that are aimed at our core mission of facilitating the development and application of better science to Chesapeake Bay management. This includes work aimed at recruiting and training a more diverse and capable workforce, better connecting our partnering research scientists and faculty, facilitating and
- [Collaborative Research Around the Bay](https://chesapeake.org/collaborative-research-around-the-bay/) - Here is a list of articles from the Collaborative Research Around the Bay section of the CRC Chesapeake Quarterly Newsletter. CRC members are an active bunch, addressing some of the most critical issues in Chesapeake Bay. In this section of the newsletter, we highlight collaborative projects involving investigators from two or more CRC member institutions,
- [Zotero Test](https://chesapeake.org/4674-2/) - [zotpress style="apa" showimage="yes" download="yes" abstract="yes" title="yes"]
- [Education Initiatives](https://chesapeake.org/education-initiatives/) - The Chesapeake Research Consortium is uniquely positioned at the intersection of the Chesapeake Academic, Research, and Environmental Management Communities to assist interested undergraduate and graduate level students information about and access to career enhancing educational opportunities. For students interested in discovering what the research interests and expertise of members of the CRC community, please be
- [Field Technician](https://chesapeake.org/field-technician/) - Field Technician Internship Project Description (application is now closed): The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) and Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seek a) summer intern for late May through mid-August 2019 (12 weeks) to assist with field work on our hydrographic observing systems in Chesapeake Bay. NCBO scientists conduct regular hydrographic surveys to better understand the delicate
- [Environmental Literacy](https://chesapeake.org/environmental-literacy/) - Environmental Literacy Internship Project Description (application is now closed) The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) and Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seek a summer intern for late May through mid-August 2019 (12 weeks) to assist our Environmental Literacy programs. NCBO’s Environmental Literacy and Partnerships branch encourages and supports efforts in K-12 education to develop and implement
- [Oceanographic Instrumentation](https://chesapeake.org/oceanographic-instrumentation/) - Oceanographic Instrumentation Support Intern Project Description (application is now closed) The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) and Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seek an intern to assist with instrumentation, data entry, and field work on oceanographic observing systems in Chesapeake Bay. NCBO scientists conduct hydrographic surveys and operate the buoy system to better understand the Chesapeake
- [Test Collaborative Research](https://chesapeake.org/test-crab/) - Stay up to date on the latest research around the Chesapeake with current Collaborative Research Around the Bay (CRaB) articles of our Chesapeake Quarterly newsletter. Here we highlight collaborative projects involving investigators from two or more CRC member institutions, whether recently completed, on-going, or newly initiated.
- [CB Research Highlights](https://chesapeake.org/projects/) - Faculty, students, and other research scientists at CRC institutions have been collaborating on research relevant to management of the Chesapeake Bay since the CRC's inception in 1972. In addition to direct research on the Bay's living resources and many important fisheries, our scientists have also been responsible for developing most of our current understanding about the
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- [RCCP Pubs](https://chesapeake.org/rccp-pubs/) - The collection of "Recent CRC Community Publications" (RCCP) is a new CRC service that is still under development. Its holdings will be continually growing over time but are currently limited to a single list of Virginia Tech publications that were highlighted in our Winter 2018 Newsletter. The fledgling database can be accessed and explored through an interface
- [RCCP4](https://chesapeake.org/rccp4/) - [zotpress style="apa" sortby="date" sort="DSC" title="yes"]
- [RCCP3](https://chesapeake.org/rccp3/) - [zotpressLib collection="73GY28ZA" style="apa" sortby="year" order="desc"]
- [People](https://chesapeake.org/people/) - The people that make up the Chesapeake Research Consortium comprise not only CRC staff but also the faculty and staff of all of our member institutions. Please visit the Chesapeake Bay Expertise Database (CBED) to familiarize yourself with the talents and research interests of various members of the Chesapeake Bay research and management community. Additionally, you
- [RCCP: Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications](https://chesapeake.org/publications-expertise/other-publications-1/) - The collection of "Recent CRC Community Publications" (RCCP) is a new CRC service -- still under development -- that will provide easy access to recent (post 2016) Bay-relevant peer-reviewed publications from Chesapeake Bay Program partners. Its holdings are continually growing with time. At present, however, the collection is limited to some "prototypical" entries (as highlighted in
- [Featured Member Publications](https://chesapeake.org/publications-expertise/featured-publications/) - Note: This page is not yet well populated, but please stay tuned and plan to return! The page will ultimately provide citation information (and links where possible) to member-nominated peer-reviewed publications of special interest and/or broad application that are either recently published (within the last 12 months) or especially seminal and highly cited (>100 citations) . The highly
- [Environmental Management Careers](https://chesapeake.org/emcdp/environmental-management-career-development-program/) - Interested in learning how management and science connect to protect and restore our natural world? Passionate about the Chesapeake Bay, its resources and its people? Looking for a place to start your career? Welcome! Through the Environmental Management Career Development Program, Chesapeake Research Consortium works in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Program to provide three-year,
- [STAC Publications](https://chesapeake.org/publications-expertise/stac-publications/) - STAC Publications STAC Publications
- [Breadcrumb News](https://chesapeake.org/breadcrumb-news/)
- [Opportunities for Young Scientists: Training, Education, and Research](https://chesapeake.org/education-initiatives/opportunities-for-young-scientists-training-education-and-research/) - A regular feature of our Chesapeake Quarterly Newsletter is the Opportunities for Young Scientists: Training, Education, and Research (OYSTER) section. Here we feature educational and internship experiences that CRC is either directly involved with or have been brought to our attention. Below is a summary list of these opportunities sorted by the newsletter edition they were
- [Publications & Expertise](https://chesapeake.org/publications-expertise/) - Publications & Expertise
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## Events

- [Assessing the impact of uniqueness of water quality model kinetic parameter and model uncertainty on phytoplankton simulations in the tidal James River, Virginia, USA](https://chesapeake.org/events/assessing-the-impact-of-uniqueness-of-water-quality-model-kinetic-parameter-and-model-uncertainty-on-phytoplankton-simulations-in-the-tidal-james-river-virginia-usa/) - Event information
- [Sediment dynamics in Conowingo Pond from days to decades](https://chesapeake.org/events/sediment-dynamics-in-conowingo-pond-from-days-to-decades/) - Event information
- [Assessing Freshwater Flow Impacts on NOS Chesapeake Bay Operational Forecast System (CBOFS) Salinity Simulations](https://chesapeake.org/events/assessing-freshwater-flow-impacts-on-nos-chesapeake-bay-operational-forecast-system-cbofs-salinity-simulations/) - Event information
- [Assessing fine-scale land cover and land use conditions in the Bay watershed: 1984 – 2025](https://chesapeake.org/events/assessing-fine-scale-land-cover-and-land-use-conditions-in-the-bay-watershed-1984-2025/) - Event information
- [Evaluating Current and Future Influences on James River Water Quality Condition](https://chesapeake.org/events/evaluating-current-and-future-influences-on-james-river-water-quality-condition/) - Event information
- [Sediment-Process Studies in the Chesapeake Bay Region, including Recent Studies from Conowingo Reservoir](https://chesapeake.org/events/sediment-process-studies-in-the-chesapeake-bay-region-including-recent-studies-from-conowingo-reservoir/) - Event information
- [Biogeochemical and Ecological Forecasting: Challenges and Successes](https://chesapeake.org/events/biogeochemical-and-ecological-forecasting-challenges-and-successes/) - Event information
- [Change in the Chesapeake: Moving Toward Finer Scales In Watershed and Estuarine Modeling](https://chesapeake.org/events/change-in-the-chesapeake-moving-toward-finer-scales-in-watershed-and-estuarine-modeling/) - Event information
- [2020 Chesapeake Community Research and Modeling Symposium](https://chesapeake.org/events/2020-ccrms/) - Register for the 2020 CCRMS Today!
- [Lunch](https://chesapeake.org/events/lunch/)
- [Real Time ADCIRC Modelling for Coastal Zone Decision Support](https://chesapeake.org/events/real-time-adcirc-modelling-for-coastal-zone-decision-support/) - Event information
- [Break](https://chesapeake.org/events/break/) - Event information
- [Shallow Water Management Models for Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/events/shallow-water-management-models-for-chesapeake-bay/) - Event information
- [Introduction and Welcome](https://chesapeake.org/events/introduction-and-welcome/) - Introduction information.
- [Three Decades of Using Science as the Foundation for Collaborative Bay and Watershed Restoration Decision-making - a Behind the Scenes Look at How the Partnership Works](https://chesapeake.org/events/three-decades-of-using-science-as-the-foundation-for-collaborative-bay-and-watershed-restoration-decision-making-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-how-the-partnership-works/) - Event information

## Locations

- [Empire State Building](https://chesapeake.org/locations/empire-state-building/)

## Calendars

- [Default Calendar](https://chesapeake.org/calendar/76/) - [title] [when] - ,[link newwindow="yes"]See more details[/link]

## Documents

- [CRC Annual Report 2022](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/crc-annual-report-2022/)
- [Effects of Sewage Treatment Plant Effluents on Fish: A Review of Literatures University of Maryland CEES No. 637](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/effects-of-sewage-treatment-plant-effluents-on-fish-a-review-of-literatures-university-of-maryland-cees-no-637/) - This literature review was a part of the research project, "Research on the Chesapeake Bay to provide a knowledge base for waste outfall management," conducted by the Chesapeake Research Consortium, Inc. The primary objective of this review was to prepare a digest of the known effects of sewage treatment plant effluents on estuarine fish drawing
- [Non -Point source Studies on Chesapeake Bay: II. Nutrients in Land Runoff from Rhode River Watersheds in 1975 and 1976](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/non-point-source-studies-on-chesapeake-bay-ii-nutrients-in-land-runoff-from-rhode-river-watersheds-in-1975-and-1976/) - In this publication, further pursue the analyses of nutrient discharge from Rhode River watersheds and the detailed data gathered in 1975 and 1976. Extensive data from 1974 was published previously (1973-74)/.
- [Non -Point Source Studies on Chesapeake Bay: III. Relationship between Bacterial Contamination and Land Use in the Rhode River Watershed, and Survival Studies of Streptococcus faecalis in the Estuary](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/non-point-source-studies-on-chesapeake-bay-iii-relationship-between-bacterial-contamination-and-land-use-in-the-rhode-river-watershed-and-survival-studies-of-streptococcus-faecalis-in-the-estuary/) - The contribution of 983 hectare of rural watershed to the fecal coliform (FC) and fecal streptococci (FS) pollution in water runoff entering the Rhode River was examined. The survival of Streptococcus faecalis MC-5 of fecal origin in the Rhode River estuary as affected by time, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity and montmorillonite in diffusion chambers
- [Chesapeake Bay Marine Environmental Assessment, 1985 Annual Summary](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-marine-environmental-assessment-1985-annual-summary/) - The Chesapeake Bay 1985 Annual Summary presents a synoptic view of the marine and atmospheric conditions and the direct and indirect impacts of these conditions on the Bay system. The environmental and human use relationships detailed in this reJX)rt indicate the interdependent nature of economic activity and Ratural processes that coexist in the Chesapeake Bay
- [Proceedings of March 1988 Chesapeake Bay Conference](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/proceedings-of-march-1988-chesapeake-bay-conference/) - Estuarine research is coming of age in terms of scientific credibility. For years, many scientists engaged in oceanographic or limnological studies considered estuarine research as a spin off or splinter effort of blue-water or freshwater work. Now, the realization is growing that estuaries are unique areas, worthy of focused attention. This recognition comes none too
- [Management, Policy, Science, and Engineering of Nonstructural Erosion Control in the Chesapeake Bay/CRC 0164_08](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/management-policy-science-and-engineering-of-nonstructural-erosion-control-in-the-chesapeake-bay-crc-0164_08/)
- [Hurricane Isabel in Perspective/CRC 0165-05](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/hurricane-isabel-in-perspective-crc-0165-05/)
- [A Chesapeake Bay Directory](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-chesapeake-bay-directory/)
- [Report of the Scientific Review Panel on the Chesapeake Bay Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/report-of-the-scientific-review-panel-on-the-chesapeake-bay-program-of-the-u-s-environmental-protection-agency/)
- [CRC Researchers and Facilities](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/crc-researchers-and-facilities/)
- [Waste Water: Comparative Segmentation Studies on the Rhode and South Rivers](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/waste-water-comparative-segmentation-studies-on-the-rhode-and-south-rivers/) - The responses of plankton (bacteria, phytoplankton, and zooplankton) in a series of estuarine segments, characterized by various rates of flushing, to nutrient loading are being studied. At least two segments with each range of flushing rate are being studied presently. Earlier studies in which three segments were studied intensively but not frequently were completed. Such
- [Alternatives for a National Water Resources Research Center and Information Clearinghouse/CRC 0120_84](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/alternatives-for-a-national-water-resources-research-center-and-information-clearinghouse-crc-0120_84/)
- [Lessons We Have Learned, Ohio River Basin Research Consortium Planning /CRC 0121_84](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/lessons-we-have-learned-ohio-river-basin-research-consortium-planning-crc-0121_84/)
- [Waste Water: Studies of Certain Nutrient Sediments and Bacterial Constituents of Run-Off from Rhode River Watershed](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/waste-water-studies-of-certain-nutrient-sediments-and-bacterial-constituents-of-run-off-from-rhode-river-watershed/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Northampton County, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 54](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-northampton-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-54/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Newport News, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 55](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-newport-news-virginia-sramsoe-no-55/)
- [Pressure on the Edges of Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/pressure-on-the-edges-of-chesapeake-bay/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Charles City County, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 112](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-charles-city-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-112/)
- [Non -Point Source Studies on Chesapeake Bay: V. The Eastern Shore Watersheds at Horn Point](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/non-point-source-studies-on-chesapeake-bay-v-the-eastern-shore-watersheds-at-horn-point/)
- [Waste Water: Physical, Chemical and Biological Process in Rhode River](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/waste-water-physical-chemical-and-biological-process-in-rhode-river/)
- [Shoreline Erosion in Tide Water Virginia](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-erosion-in-tide-water-virginia/) - Virtually every owner of waterfront property in Tidewater Virginia has gained an awareness of the importance of the problem of shoreline erosion either through the loss of his own property or through his observations of other properties. The problem is particularly acute for the homeowner who watches the reduction in the width of the fastland
- [Case Study of a Corps of Engineers Permit Application: NABOP-P](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/case-study-of-a-corps-of-engineers-permit-application-nabop-p/)
- [Survey of State Coastal Management Laws](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/survey-of-state-coastal-management-laws/)
- [A Survey for the Use of Remote Sensing in the Chesapeake Bay Region NRI Ref. No. 74-21](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-survey-for-the-use-of-remote-sensing-in-the-chesapeake-bay-region-nri-ref-no-74-21/)
- [West River: An Analysis of Land and Water Use Issues Within a Chesapeake Bay Watershed Draft](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/west-river-an-analysis-of-land-and-water-use-issues-within-a-chesapeake-bay-watershed-draft/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: New Kent, King William and King and Queen Counties, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 99](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-new-kent-king-william-and-king-and-queen-counties-virginia-sramsoe-no-99/)
- [Research and Management Shoreline (RAMS) Data Bank: Users Guide](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/research-and-management-shoreline-rams-data-bank-users-guide/)
- [Non -Point Source Studies on Chesapeake Bay: I. Bacterial Contamination from the Rhode River Watershed, Concentrations and Survival Studies in the Estuary](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/non-point-source-studies-on-chesapeake-bay-i-bacterial-contamination-from-the-rhode-river-watershed-concentrations-and-survival-studies-in-the-estuary/)
- [Non -Point Source Studies on Chesapeake Bay: IV. Weekly Surface Hydrology of Seven Subbasins within the Rhode River Watershed, Calendar years 1974, 1975 & 1976](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/non-point-source-studies-on-chesapeake-bay-iv-weekly-surface-hydrology-of-seven-subbasins-within-the-rhode-river-watershed-calendar-years-1974-1975-1976/)
- [Data Importance in Relation to Chesapeake Bay Pollution Paper Presented at CODATA Conference, Palermo, Italy](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/data-importance-in-relation-to-chesapeake-bay-pollution-paper-presented-at-codata-conference-palermo-italy/)
- [A Perspective on Estuarine and Coastal Research](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-perspective-on-estuarine-and-coastal-research/)
- [Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Construction and Operation of the Hart and Miller Islands Containment Facility, Second Interpretive Report, August 1982](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/assessment-of-the-environmental-impacts-of-construction-and-operation-of-the-hart-and-miller-islands-containment-facility-second-interpretive-report-august-1982/)
- [Chesapeake Research Exchange – Design Analysis Report](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-research-exchange-design-analysis-report/)
- [Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Construction and Operation of the Hart and Miller Island Containment Facility, Data Report 1981](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/assessment-of-the-environmental-impacts-of-construction-and-operation-of-the-hart-and-miller-island-containment-facility-data-report-1981/)
- [Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Construction and Operation of the Hart and Miller Island Containment Facility, First Interpretive Report, August 1981](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/assessment-of-the-environmental-impacts-of-construction-and-operation-of-the-hart-and-miller-island-containment-facility-first-interpretive-report-august-1981/)
- [Chesapeake Bay: Productive? Polluted? Planned?](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-productive-polluted-planned/)
- [Ten Critical Questions for Chesapeake Bay in Research and Related Matters](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/ten-critical-questions-for-chesapeake-bay-in-research-and-related-matters/)
- [Research and Management Shoreline (RAMS) Data Bank](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/research-and-management-shoreline-rams-data-bank/)
- [The Fate of Nutrients in Back River](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/the-fate-of-nutrients-in-back-river/)
- [Research and Management Shoreline (RAMS) Data Bank: Maryland Waterway Codes](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/research-and-management-shoreline-rams-data-bank-maryland-waterway-codes/)
- [Report on the Shenandoah River: An Investigation to Determine Navigability Prepared for the Baltimore District Corps of Engineers](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/report-on-the-shenandoah-river-an-investigation-to-determine-navigability-prepared-for-the-baltimore-district-corps-of-engineers/)
- [Water Quality Criteria and the Biota of the Chesapeake Bay NRI Contribution No. 638. SRAMSOE No. 90](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/water-quality-criteria-and-the-biota-of-the-chesapeake-bay-nri-contribution-no-638-sramsoe-no-90/)
- [Research and Management Shoreline (RAMS) Data Bank: Virginia Waterway Codes](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/research-and-management-shoreline-rams-data-bank-virginia-waterway-codes/)
- [Proceedings of the Bi-State Conference on Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/proceedings-of-the-bi-state-conference-on-chesapeake-bay/)
- [Physical Alterations of Coastal Shorelines: An Analysis of Chesapeake Bay Shore Zone Development and Regulation](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/physical-alterations-of-coastal-shorelines-an-analysis-of-chesapeake-bay-shore-zone-development-and-regulation/)
- [Expansion of the Public Participation Portion of Maryland’s Coastal Zone Management Program Final Report to Energy and Coastal Zone Administration, Maryland Department of Natural Resources](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/expansion-of-the-public-participation-portion-of-marylands-coastal-zone-management-program-final-report-to-energy-and-coastal-zone-administration-maryland-department-of-natural-resources/)
- [An Abbreviated Listing of Data Sets Relating to Chesapeake Bay Compiled Under EPA Contract No. 68-1-3994](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/an-abbreviated-listing-of-data-sets-relating-to-chesapeake-bay-compiled-under-epa-contract-no-68-1-3994/)
- [Chlorine – Bane or Benefit? Proceedings of a Conference on the Use of Chlorine in Estuaries in Cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Citizens Program on Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chlorine-bane-or-benefit-proceedings-of-a-conference-on-the-use-of-chlorine-in-estuaries-in-cooperation-with-the-chesapeake-bay-foundation-and-citizens-program-on-chesapeake-bay/)
- [Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Construction and Operation of the Hart and Miller Islands Containment Facility, Data Report 1982](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/assessment-of-the-environmental-impacts-of-construction-and-operation-of-the-hart-and-miller-islands-containment-facility-data-report-1982/)
- [The Value of the Living Resources of Chesapeake Bay Keynote address, Chesapeake Bay Conference](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/the-value-of-the-living-resources-of-chesapeake-bay-keynote-address-chesapeake-bay-conference/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Anoxia: Origin, Development & Significance](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-anoxia-origin-development-significance/)
- [Case Study of a Corps of Engineers Permit Application: NABOP-P (Watergate Village, Annapolis, MD)](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/case-study-of-a-corps-of-engineers-permit-application-nabop-p-watergate-village-annapolis-md/)
- [Classification and Mapping of the Patuxent Estuary Shore Zone](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/classification-and-mapping-of-the-patuxent-estuary-shore-zone/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Charles City County, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 115](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-charles-city-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-115/)
- [Trends in the Bay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/trends-in-the-bay/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Matthews County, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 77](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-matthews-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-77/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Stafford County, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 79](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-stafford-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-79/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Prince George County, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 114](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-prince-george-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-114/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Toxics in the Chesapeake Bay Preliminary Report](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-toxics-in-the-chesapeake-bay-preliminary-report/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Eutrophication](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-eutrophication/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Dredging and Spoil Disposal](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-dredging-and-spoil-disposal/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Modification of Fisheries](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-modification-of-fisheries/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Hydrologic Modifications](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-hydrologic-modifications/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Wetlands Alteration](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-wetlands-alteration/)
- [Estuarine Response to Nutrient Enrichment, A counterpart of Eutrofication](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/estuarine-response-to-nutrient-enrichment-a-counterpart-of-eutrofication/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: City of Hampton, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 76](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-city-of-hampton-virginia-sramsoe-no-76/)
- [Report on the Effects of Tropical Storm Agnes on the Chesapeake Bay Estuarine System](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/report-on-the-effects-of-tropical-storm-agnes-on-the-chesapeake-bay-estuarine-system/) - During June 1972 Tropical Storm Agnes released record amounts of rainfall on the watersheds of most of the major tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. The resulting floods, categorized as a once-in-100-to- 200-year occurrence, caused perturbations of the environment in Chesapeake Bay, the nation's greatest estuary. This volume is an attempt to bring together analyses of the
- [Water Quality Criteria and The Biota of Chesapeake Bay NRI Contribution No. 638. SRAMSOE No. 90](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/water-quality-criteria-and-the-biota-of-chesapeake-bay-nri-contribution-no-638-sramsoe-no-90/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report Charles City County, Virginia](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-charles-city-county-virginia/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report Surry County, Virginia](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-surry-county-virginia/)
- [Alternatives for a National Water Resources Research Center and Information Clearinghouse](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/alternatives-for-a-national-water-resources-research-center-and-information-clearinghouse/)
- [Estuarine Response to Nutrient Enrichment – A Counterpart of Eutrophication An Annotated Bibliography](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/estuarine-response-to-nutrient-enrichment-a-counterpart-of-eutrophication-an-annotated-bibliography/)
- [Response to Freshwater Inflow in the Rappahannock Estuary, Virginia](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/response-to-freshwater-inflow-in-the-rappahannock-estuary-virginia/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: York County, Virginia SRAMSOE NO. 82](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-york-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-82/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Report](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-submerged-aquatic-vegetation-report/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report Isle of Wight County, Virginia](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-isle-of-wight-county-virginia/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Gloucester County, Virginia SRAMSOE NO. 83](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-gloucester-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-83/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Henrico, Chesterfeld, and Richmond](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-henrico-chesterfeld-and-richmond/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: James City County Virginia SRAMSOE No. 81](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-james-city-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-81/)
- [Exploration and Research in Chesapeake Bay: Being a Brief History of the Development of Knowledge of the Bay of Santa Maria](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/exploration-and-research-in-chesapeake-bay-being-a-brief-history-of-the-development-of-knowledge-of-the-bay-of-santa-maria/)
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Isle of Wight County, Virgina SRAMSOE No. 97](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-isle-of-wight-county-virgina-sramsoe-no-97/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Shellfish Bed Closures](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-shellfish-bed-closures/)
- [Impacts of Coastal Land Use and Shoreline Armoring on Estuarine Ecosystems: an Introduction to a Special Issue](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/impacts-of-coastal-land-use-and-shoreline-armoring-on-estuarine-ecosystems-an-introduction-to-a-special-issue/) - The nearshore land-water interface is an important ecological zone that faces anthropogenic pressure from development in coastal regions throughout the world. Coastal waters and estuaries like Chesapeake Bay receive and process land discharges loaded with anthropogenic nutrients and other pollutants that cause eutrophication, hypoxia, and other damage to shallow-water ecosystems. In addition, shorelines are increasingly
- [Effects of Local Watershed Land Use on Water Quality in Mid-Atlantic Coastal Bays and Subestuaries of the Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/effects-of-local-watershed-land-use-on-water-quality-in-mid-atlantic-coastal-bays-and-subestuaries-of-the-chesapeake-bay/) - Nutrient inputs have degraded estuaries worldwide. We investigated the sources and effects of nutrient inputs by comparing water quality at shallow (< 2m deep) nearshore (within 200 m) locations in a total of 49 Chesapeake subestuaries and Mid-Atlantic coastal bays with differing local watershed land use. During July–October, concentrations of total nitrogen (TN), dissolved ammonium,
- [Integrating Regional Management Needs into a Mid-Atlantic Shorelines Research Project](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/integrating-regional-management-needs-into-a-mid-atlantic-shorelines-research-project/) - We provide an example of how one estuarine research project engaged regional managers to help guide the research towards the needs of managers and policymakers dealing with shoreline management in the Mid-Atlantic region of the USA. Elements of the approach that contributed to success included a well-targeted initial request for proposals, a review process that
- [Phosphorus Sequestration in Sediments Along the Salinity Gradients of Chesapeake Bay Subestuaries](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/phosphorus-sequestration-in-sediments-along-the-salinity-gradients-of-chesapeake-bay-subestuaries/) - We used a sequential extraction technique to compare the forms and amounts of particulate phosphorus (PP) deposited in the top meter of sediment spanning salinities from 0 to 10 in three Chesapeake Bay subestuaries: the Potomac, Choptank, and Bush Rivers. Fe-bound P (i.e., citrate-bicarbonate-dithionite (CDB)-extractable P) was the most dynamic fraction of PP, dominating oligohaline
- [Linking the Abundance of Estuarine Fish and Crustaceans in Nearshore Waters to Shoreline Hardening and Land Cover](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/linking-the-abundance-of-estuarine-fish-and-crustaceans-in-nearshore-waters-to-shoreline-hardening-and-land-cover/) - Human alteration of land cover (e.g., urban and agricultural land use) and shoreline hardening (e.g., bulkheading and rip rap revetment) are intensifying due to increasing human populations and sea level rise. Fishes and crustaceans that are ecologically and economically valuable to coastal systems may be affected by these changes, but direct links between these stressors
- [Using Bayesian hierarchical models to better understand nitrate sources and sinks in agricultural watersheds](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/using-bayesian-hierarchical-models-to-better-understand-nitrate-sources-and-sinks-in-agricultural-watersheds/) - Export coefficient models (ECMs) are often used to predict nutrient sources and sinks in watersheds because ECMs can flexibly incorporate processes and have minimal data requirements. However, ECMs do not quantify uncertainties in model structure, parameters, or predictions; nor do they account for spatial and temporal variability in land characteristics, weather, and management practices. We
- [Balancing watershed nitrogen budgets: accounting for biogenic gases in streams](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/balancing-watershed-nitrogen-budgets-accounting-for-biogenic-gases-in-streams/) - Denitrification is critical for removal of reactive nitrogen (Nr) from ecosystems. However, measuring realistic, scalable rates and understanding the role of denitrification and other dissimilatory processes in watershed nitrogen (N) budgets remains a significant challenge in biogeochemistry. In this study, we focused on the stream reach and network scale in three Mid-Atlantic coastal plain watersheds.
- [The Financial Impact of Different Stormwater Fee Types: A Case Study of Two Municipalities in Virginia](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/the-financial-impact-of-different-stormwater-fee-types-a-case-study-of-two-municipalities-in-virginia/) - Eight stormwater user fees (SUFs) were applied to the City of Roanoke and the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia, to determine the effect each has on how land use type impacts the sources of revenue. Roanoke is larger and includes more industrial areas, but less multifamily impervious areas than Blacksburg, which translates differently in the SUFs.
- [Evaluation of Continuous Monitoring as a Tool for Municipal Stormwater Management Programs](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/evaluation-of-continuous-monitoring-as-a-tool-for-municipal-stormwater-management-programs/) - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the uncertainty attributable to inadequate temporal sampling of stormwater discharge and water quality, and understand its implications for meeting monitoring objectives relevant to municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s). A methodology is presented to evaluate uncertainty attributable to inadequate temporal sampling of continuous stormflow and water quality,
- [Experiences of Green Building Professionals with Water Related Systems](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/experiences-of-green-building-professionals-with-water-related-systems/) - An internet survey sent to green building professionals explored the level of users' satisfaction with several water-saving products and methods.
- [Impervious Comparison of NLCD Versus a Detailed Dataset over Time](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/impervious-comparison-of-nlcd-versus-a-detailed-dataset-over-time/) - To address accuracy concerns of the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD), this case study compares impervious surface from the NLCD to a Detailed Land Cover Dataset (DLCD) for the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia over two time periods (2005/2006 and 2011) at spatial aggregation scales (30 m and 90 m) and scopes (site-specific to area-extent). When
- [Development of Effective Procedures for Illicit Discharge Risk Mapping](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/development-of-effective-procedures-for-illicit-discharge-risk-mapping/) - Authorities of municipal separate storm-sewer systems (MS4s) are required to address illicit discharges as part of the United States’ National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System’s (NPDES) stormwater program. Field reconnaissance is an effective measure to detect and identify illicit discharges, but requires substantial staff and financial resources to conduct. While risk-analysis techniques and guidelines have been
- [An Analysis of Patterns and Trends in United States Stormwater Utility Systems](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/an-analysis-of-patterns-and-trends-in-united-states-stormwater-utility-systems/) - Several factors, such as municipality location and population, are thought to influence trends among stormwater utilities (SWUs); however, no analysis of the relationship between these factors and SWU characteristics has been performed. This article corroborates hypothesized relationships and identifies trends and patterns in the establishment, funding mechanism, and magnitude of SWUs by analyzing location, population
- [Runoff Impacts and LID Techniques for Mansionization Based Stormwater Effects in Fairfax County, VA](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/runoff-impacts-and-lid-techniques-for-mansionization-based-stormwater-effects-in-fairfax-county-va/) - This case study uses the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) curve number method to quantify the increase in stormwater runoff volume from infill residential redevelopment, or mansionization, in a 0.13-km2 0.13 - km 2 residential subwatershed of Fairfax County, Virginia. Analysis of 10 redeveloped lots in the subwatershed showed an average increase in impervious cover
- [Benchmarking Laboratory Observation Uncertainty for In-Pipe Storm Sewer Discharge Measurements](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/benchmarking-laboratory-observation-uncertainty-for-in-pipe-storm-sewer-discharge-measurements/) - The uncertainty associated with discharge measurement in storm sewer systems is of fundamental importance for hydrologic/hydraulic model calibration and pollutant load estimation, although it is difficult to determine as field benchmarks are generally impractical. This study benchmarks discharge uncertainty in several commonly used sensors by laboratory flume testing with and without a woody debris model.
- [Improved Methods of Parameterization for Estimating the Magnitude and Frequency of Peak Discharges in Rural Ungaged Streams](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/improved-methods-of-parameterization-for-estimating-the-magnitude-and-frequency-of-peak-discharges-in-rural-ungaged-streams/) - For the past several decades, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and others have been tasked with development of regional predictor equations to determine flood peaks in unregulated and ungaged rural locations. This study tests several new watershed parameters not commonly used in past studies that have been extracted from available geomorphologic and climatic data
- [Comparison of effects of inset floodplains and hyporheic exchange induced by in stream structures on solute retention](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/comparison-of-effects-of-inset-floodplains-and-hyporheic-exchange-induced-by-in-stream-structures-on-solute-retention/) - The pollution of streams and rivers is a growing concern, and environmental guidance increasingly suggests stream restoration to improve water quality. Solute retention in off-channel storage zones, such as hyporheic zones and floodplains, is typically necessary for significant reaction to occur. Yet, the effects of two common restoration techniques, in-stream structures and inset floodplains, on
- [Comparing reach scale hyporheic exchange and denitrification induced by instream restoration structures and natural streambed morphology](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/comparing-reach-scale-hyporheic-exchange-and-denitrification-induced-by-instream-restoration-structures-and-natural-streambed-morphology/) - A common water quality issue is an excess of nutrients which can lead to problems such as eutrophication. Stream restoration is one method by which improvements in water quality may be attempted. One strategy is increasing hyporheic zone flow at baseflow by addition of instream structures. The hyporheic zone can be an area of increased
- [Variation of hyporheic exchange potential among urban streams and implications for stream restoration](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/variation-of-hyporheic-exchange-potential-among-urban-streams-and-implications-for-stream-restoration/) - Bidirectional (hyporheic) exchange of water between stream channels and sediments benefits stream ecosystems, yet the effects of urbanization on such exchange are poorly understood. Exchange is controlled by a set of geomorphic parameters collectively defined as “hyporheic potential,” including sediment hydraulic conductivity (K), vertical undulations of the streambed (VC), and channel sinuosity (S). We measured
- [Moving Beyond the Banks: Hyporheic Restoration Is Fundamental to Restoring Ecological Services and Functions of Streams](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/moving-beyond-the-banks-hyporheic-restoration-is-fundamental-to-restoring-ecological-services-and-functions-of-streams/) - Stream restoration needs to consider the hyporheic zone just as much as the surface and benthic regions.
- [Hyporheic Restoration in Streams and Rivers, in Stream Restoration in Dynamic Fluvial Systems: Scientific Approaches, Analyses, and Tools](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/hyporheic-restoration-in-streams-and-rivers-in-stream-restoration-in-dynamic-fluvial-systems-scientific-approaches-analyses-and-tools/)
- [Effects of inset floodplains and hyporheic exchange induced by in-stream structures on nitrate removal in a headwater stream](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/effects-of-inset-floodplains-and-hyporheic-exchange-induced-by-in-stream-structures-on-nitrate-removal-in-a-headwater-stream/) - Stream restoration efforts in the United States are increasingly aimed towards water quality improvement, yet little process-based guidance exists to compare pollutant removals from different restoration techniques for variable site conditions. Excess nitrate (NO3−) is a frequent pollutant of concern due to eutrophication in downstream waterbodies such as the Chesapeake Bay. We used MIKE SHE
- [Seasonal Variation in Floodplain Biogeochemical Processing in a Restored Headwater Stream](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/seasonal-variation-in-floodplain-biogeochemical-processing-in-a-restored-headwater-stream/) - Stream and river restoration activities have recently begun to emphasize the enhancement of biogeochemical processing within river networks through the restoration of river-floodplain connectivity. It is generally accepted that this practice removes pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus because the increased contact time of nutrient-rich floodwaters with reactive floodplain sediments. Our study examines this assumption
- [Effectiveness of a bubble-plume mixing system for managing phytoplankton in lakes and reservoirs](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/effectiveness-of-a-bubble-plume-mixing-system-for-managing-phytoplankton-in-lakes-and-reservoirs/) - Bubble-plume mixing systems are often deployed in eutrophic lakes and reservoirs to manage phytoplankton taxa. Unfortunately, inconsistent outcomes from bubble-plume (induced) mixing are often reported in the literature. The present study investigates the response of phytoplankton to induced mixing using a whole-reservoir field experiment and a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model (Si3D) coupled with the Aquatic EcoDynamics
- [Three-dimensional effects of epilimnetic mixing in a shallow drinking-water reservoir](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/three-dimensional-effects-of-epilimnetic-mixing-in-a-shallow-drinking-water-reservoir/) - Studies that examine the effects of artificial mixing for water-quality mitigation in lakes and reservoirs often view a water column with a one-dimensional (1-D) perspective (e.g., homogenized epilimnetic and hypolimnetic layers). Artificial mixing in natural water bodies, however, is inherently three dimensional (3-D). Using a 3-D approach experimentally and numerically, the present study visualizes thermal
- [Increased sediment oxygen flux in lakes and reservoirs: the impact of hypolimnetic oxygenation](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/increased-sediment-oxygen-flux-in-lakes-and-reservoirs-the-impact-of-hypolimnetic-oxygenation/) - Hypolimnetic oxygenation is an increasingly common lake management strategy for mitigating hypoxia/anoxia and associated deleterious effects on water quality. A common effect of oxygenation is increased oxygen consumption in the hypolimnion and predicting the magnitude of this increase is the crux of effective oxygenation system design. Simultaneous measurements of sediment oxygen flux (JO2) and turbulence
- [A coupled three-dimensional hydrodynamic model for predicting hypolimnetic oxygenation and epilimnetic mixing in a shallow eutrophic reservoir](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-coupled-three-dimensional-hydrodynamic-model-for-predicting-hypolimnetic-oxygenation-and-epilimnetic-mixing-in-a-shallow-eutrophic-reservoir/) - Artificial mixing and hypolimnetic oxygenation are two common methods for improving water quality in reservoirs. To examine the effects of their operation on the thermal structure of the water column, we used a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model coupled with a newly developed water-jet model and an existing linear bubble-plume model in conjunction with whole-reservoir in situ
- [Assessing and Enhancing Environmental Sustainability – A Conceptual Review](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/assessing-and-enhancing-environmental-sustainability-a-conceptual-review/) - While sustainability is an essential concept to ensure the future of humanity and the integrity of the resources and ecosystems on which we depend, identifying a comprehensive yet realistic way to assess and enhance sustainability may be one of the most difficult challenges of our time. We review the primary environmental sustainability assessment approaches, categorizing
- [Whole-Catchment Manipulations of Internal and External Loading Reveal the Sensitivity of a Century-Old Reservoir to Hypoxia](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/whole-catchment-manipulations-of-internal-and-external-loading-reveal-the-sensitivity-of-a-century-old-reservoir-to-hypoxia/) - Climate change is predicted to have widespread impacts on freshwater lake and reservoir nutrient budgets by altering both hypolimnetic hypoxia and runoff, which will in turn alter the magnitude of internal and external nutrient loads. To examine the effects of these potential climate scenarios on nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) budgets, we conducted a whole-catchment
- [First Report of the Successful Operation of a Side Stream Supersaturation Hypolimnetic Oxygenation System in a Eutrophic, Shallow Reservoir](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/first-report-of-the-successful-operation-of-a-side-stream-supersaturation-hypolimnetic-oxygenation-system-in-a-eutrophic-shallow-reservoir/) - Controlling hypolimnetic hypoxia is a key goal of water quality management. Hypoxic conditions can trigger the release of reduced metals and nutrients from lake sediments, resulting in taste and odor problems as well as nuisance algal blooms. In deep lakes and reservoirs, hypolimnetic oxygenation has emerged as a viable solution for combating hypoxia. In shallow
- [Sulfurization of Dissolved Organic Matter Increases Hg-Sulfide-Dissolved Organic Matter Bioavailability to a Hg-Methylating Bacterium](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/sulfurization-of-dissolved-organic-matter-increases-hg-sulfide-dissolved-organic-matter-bioavailability-to-a-hg-methylating-bacterium/) - Reactions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) with aqueous sulfide (termed sulfurization) in anoxic environments can substantially increase DOM’s reduced sulfur functional group content. Sulfurization may affect DOM–trace metal interactions, including complexation and metal-containing particle precipitation, aggregation, and dissolution. Using a diverse suite of DOM samples, we found that susceptibility to additional sulfur incorporation via reaction
- [Spatial and Temporal Variation in Brackish Wetland Seedbanks: Implications for Wetland Restoration Following Phragmites Control.](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/spatial-and-temporal-variation-in-brackish-wetland-seedbanks-implications-for-wetland-restoration-following-phragmites-control/) - Chesapeake Bay tidal wetlands are experiencing a broad-scale, aggressive invasion by the non-native, clonal grass Phragmites australis. The grass is often managed with herbicides in efforts to restore native plant communities and wildlife habitat. Management efforts, however, can act as a disturbance, resulting in increased light availability, potentially fostering reinvasion from soil seedbanks. If native
- [Prior predation alters community resistance to an extreme climate disturbance](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/prior-predation-alters-community-resistance-to-an-extreme-climate-disturbance/) - Short-term physical disturbances occur amid a backdrop of longer-term biotic interactions, including predation, which shape communities. Effects of consumer interactions typically begin in early stages of assembly and continue throughout post-disturbance recovery. Despite decades of predation and disturbance research, few studies examine how consumer interactions during these different time periods may affect community responses to
- [Ocean deoxygenation – a climate-related problem](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/ocean-deoxygenation-a-climate-related-problem/)
- [Increased grassland arthropod production with mammalian herbivory and eutrophication: a test of mediation pathways](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/increased-grassland-arthropod-production-with-mammalian-herbivory-and-eutrophication-a-test-of-mediation-pathways/) - Increases in nutrient availability and alterations to mammalian herbivore communities are a hallmark of the Anthropocene, with consequences for the primary producer communities in many ecosystems. While progress has advanced understanding of plant community responses to these perturbations, the consequences for energy flow to higher trophic levels in the form of secondary production are less
- [Phosphorus uptake and availability and short-term seedling growth in three Ontario soils amended with ash and biochar](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/phosphorus-uptake-and-availability-and-short-term-seedling-growth-in-three-ontario-soils-amended-with-ash-and-biochar/) - Phosphorus (P) can be a limiting nutrient in terrestrial ecosystems and adding biochar or wood ash can increase plant-available P. We added wood ash and biochar to microcosms containing three acidic Ontario soils planted with red pine or sugar maple seedlings and observed seedling growth responses, as well as amendment-induced changes in soil P pools,
- [Phylogeography and connectivity of molluscan parasites: Perkinsus spp. in Panama and beyond](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/phylogeography-and-connectivity-of-molluscan-parasites-perkinsus-spp-in-panama-and-beyond/) - Panama is a major hub for commercial shipping between two oceans, making it an ideal location to examine parasite biogeography, potential invasions, and the spread of infectious agents. Our goals were to (i) characterise the diversity and genetic connectivity of Perkinsus spp. haplotypes across the Panamanian Isthmus and (ii) combine these data with sequences from
- [Latitude, temperature and habitat complexity predict predation pressure in eelgrass beds across the Northern Hemisphere](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/latitude-temperature-and-habitat-complexity-predict-predation-pressure-in-eelgrass-beds-across-the-northern-hemisphere/) - Latitudinal gradients in species interactions are widely cited as potential causes or consequences of global patterns of biodiversity. However, mechanistic studies documenting changes in interactions across broad geographic ranges are limited. We surveyed predation intensity on common prey (live amphipods and gastropods) in communities of eelgrass (Zostera marina) at 48 sites across its Northern Hemisphere
- [Asynchrony among local communities stabilises ecosystem function of metacommunities](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/asynchrony-among-local-communities-stabilises-ecosystem-function-of-metacommunities/) - Temporal stability of ecosystem functioning increases the predictability and reliability of ecosystem services, and understanding the drivers of stability across spatial scales is important for land management and policy decisions. We used species-level abundance data from 62 plant communities across five continents to assess mechanisms of temporal stability across spatial scales. We assessed how asynchrony
- [Effect of Biochar on Nitrate Removal in a Pilot-Scale Denitrifying Bioreactor](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/effect-of-biochar-on-nitrate-removal-in-a-pilot-scale-denitrifying-bioreactor/) - Bock, E. M., B. Coleman, and Z. M. Easton. 2016. Effect of Biochar on Nitrate Removal in a Pilot-Scale Denitrifying Bioreactor. J. Environ. Qual. 45:762-771. doi:10.2134/jeq2015.04.017
- [Where Did the Agricultural Nonpoint Source Trades Go? Lessons from Virginia Water Quality Trading Programs](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/where-did-the-agricultural-nonpoint-source-trades-go-lessons-from-virginia-water-quality-trading-programs/) - Stephenson, Kurt and Leonard Shabman, 2017. Where Did the Agricultural Nonpoint Source Trades Go? Lessons from Virginia Water Quality Trading Programs. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 53(5):1178–1194. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12565
- [Effects of Dairy Slurry Injection on Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/effects-of-dairy-slurry-injection-on-carbon-and-nitrogen-cycling/) - Bierer, Andrew M., R.,O. Maguire, M.S. Strickland, W.E. Thomason, R.D. Stewart, 2017. Effects of Dairy Slurry Injection on Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling, Soil Science, Vol 182 - Issue 5 - p 181–187. doi: 10.1097/SS.0000000000000209.
- [Improved simulation of edaphic and manure phosphorus loss in SWAT](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/improved-simulation-of-edaphic-and-manure-phosphorus-loss-in-swat/) - Collick, A.S., T.L. Veith, D.R. Fuka, P.J.A. Kleinman, A.R. Buda, J.L. Weld, R.B. Bryant, P.A. Vadas, M.J. White, D. Harmel, and Z.M. Easton. 2016. Improved simulation of edaphic and manure phosphorus loss in SWAT. J. Environ. Qual.
- [Nutrient biofilters in the Virginia Coastal Plain: Nitrogen removal, cost, and potential adoption pathways](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/nutrient-biofilters-in-the-virginia-coastal-plain-nitrogen-removal-cost-and-potential-adoption-pathways/) - Deboe, G., E.M. Bock, K. Stephenson, and Z.M. Easton. 2017. Nutrient biofilters in the Virginia Coastal Plain: Nitrogen removal, cost, and potential adoption pathways. J Soil and Water Conserv. 72(2):139-149; doi:10.2489/jswc.72.2.139
- [Transactions Costs of Expanding Nutrient Trading to Agricultural Working Lands: A Virginia Case Study](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/transactions-costs-of-expanding-nutrient-trading-to-agricultural-working-lands-a-virginia-case-study/) - DeBoe, Gwen and Kurt Stephenson. 2016. “Transactions Costs of Expanding Nutrient Trading to Agricultural Working Lands: A Virginia Case Study” Ecological Economics 130 (Oct):176-185. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.06.027.
- [Improving the spatial representation of soil properties and hydrology using topographically derived initialization processes in the SWAT model](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/improving-the-spatial-representation-of-soil-properties-and-hydrology-using-topographically-derived-initialization-processes-in-the-swat-model/) - Fuka, D.R., A.S. Collick, P. Kleinman, D. Auerbach, D, Harmel, and Z.M. Easton. 2016. Improving the spatial representation of soil properties and hydrology using topographically derived initialization processes in the SWAT model. Hydrol. Proc. doi: 10.1002/hyp.10899.
- [An Analysis of Stormwater Utility Incentive Programs in the Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/an-analysis-of-stormwater-utility-incentive-programs-in-the-chesapeake-bay/) - G. Gonzalez, A, Mosley, and K. Stephenson. 2016. An Analysis of Stormwater Utility Incentive Programs in the Chesapeake Bay. Watershed Science Bulletin, December. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD
- [Comparison of direct and indirect boundary shear stress measurements along vegetated streambanks](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/comparison-of-direct-and-indirect-boundary-shear-stress-measurements-along-vegetated-streambanks/) - Hopkinson, L.C. and, T.M. Wynn-Thompson. 2016. Comparison of direct and indirect boundary shear stress measurements along vegetated streambanks. River Research and Applications 32: 1755-1764. doi: 10.1002/rra.3010.
- [Manure Injection Impacts Fate of Pirlimycin in Surface Runoff and Soil](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/manure-injection-impacts-fate-of-pirlimycin-in-surface-runoff-and-soil/) - Kulesza, S.B., R.O. Maguire, K. Xia, J. Cushman, K. Knowlton, and P. Ray. 2016. Manure Injection Affects the Fate of Pirlimycin in Surface Runoff and Soil. J. Environ. Qual. 45:511-518. doi:10.2134/jeq2015.06.0266
- [Injecting poultry litter into orchard-grass hay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/injecting-poultry-litter-into-orchard-grass-hay/) - Kulesza, S.B., R.O. Maguire, W. Thomason, and D. Pote. 2016. Injecting poultry litter into orchard-grass hay. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 47:1389-1397. doi: 10.1080/00103624.2016.1178761
- [Verification of phosphorus site assessment tools: Lessons from the U.S.](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/verification-of-phosphorus-site-assessment-tools-lessons-from-the-u-s/) - Sharpley, A., P. Kleinman, C. Baffuat, Z.M. Easton, J. Lory, D. Osmond, and T. Veith. 2017. Verification of phosphorus site assessment tools: Lessons from the U.S. J. Environ. Qual. doi:10.2134/jeq2016.11.0427
- [Nutrient Assimilation Services for Water Quality Credit Trading Programs: A Comparative Analysis with Nonpoint Source Credits](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/nutrient-assimilation-services-for-water-quality-credit-trading-programs-a-comparative-analysis-with-nonpoint-source-credits/) - Stephenson, K. and L. Shabman. 2017. “Nutrient Assimilation Services for Water Quality Credit Trading Programs: A Comparative Analysis with Nonpoint Source Credits,” Coastal Management. 45(1): 24-43. doi: 10.1080/08920753.2017.1237240
- [Does it pay to be mature? Assessing the performance of a bioretention cell seven years post-construction.](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/does-it-pay-to-be-mature-assessing-the-performance-of-a-bioretention-cell-seven-years-post-construction/) - Willard, L., T. Wynn-Thompson, L.H. Krometis, T. Neher, and B. Badgley. 2017. Does it pay to be mature? Assessing the performance of a bioretention cell seven years post-construction. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 143(9). doi: 10.1061/%28ASCE%29EE.1943-7870.0001232
- [Boots on the Ground: Improving technical assistance for farmers](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/boots-on-the-ground-improving-technical-assistance-for-farmers/) - Farmers have been — and will continue to be — critical to the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and the thousands of miles of local streams and rivers that provide the Bay’s life-blood of clean water. Since the beginning of the restoration effort, farmers working with agricultural conservation professionals have planted cover crops, practiced no-till
- [Lower Susquehanna River Reservoir System Model Enhancements Peer Review](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/lower-susquehanna-river-reservoir-system-model-enhancements-peer-review/) - It is estimated to cost billions of dollars to reduce nutrients and sediment loads to the Bay to improve water quality enough to support fish, shellfish and other living resources and provide safe and clean water for recreational uses by the year 2025. To that end, state and federal agencies involved with the Chesapeake Bay
- [Shoreline Situation Report: Middlesex County, Virginia SRAMSOE No. 100](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/shoreline-situation-report-middlesex-county-virginia-sramsoe-no-100/)
- [Effects of Waste Water on Estuarine Ecosystems NRI Ref. No. 74-79](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/effects-of-waste-water-on-estuarine-ecosystems-nri-ref-no-74-79/)
- [Classification and Mapping of Shore Zone Features: Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/classification-and-mapping-of-shore-zone-features-eastern-shore-of-chesapeake-bay-in-maryland/)
- [Annual Technical Report NSF/RANN Grant GI 34869 Volume I: Summaries: Wetlands, Shorelines and Shallows and Emissions and Additions](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/annual-technical-report-nsf-rann-grant-gi-34869-volume-i-summaries-wetlands-shorelines-and-shallows-and-emissions-and-additions/)
- [Annual Technical Report NSF/RANN Grant GI 34869 Volume II: Wetlands, Shorelines and Shallows](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/annual-technical-report-nsf-rann-grant-gi-34869-volume-ii-wetlands-shorelines-and-shallows/)
- [Annual Technical Report NSF/RANN Grant GI 34869 Volume III: Emissions and Additions: Sources and Sinks](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/annual-technical-report-nsf-rann-grant-gi-34869-volume-iii-emissions-and-additions-sources-and-sinks/)
- [Annual Technical Report NSF/RANN Grnat GI 34869 Volume IV: Emissions and Additions: Dispersion](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/annual-technical-report-nsf-rann-grnat-gi-34869-volume-iv-emissions-and-additions-dispersion/)
- [Annual Technical Report NSF/RANN Grant GI 34869 Volume V: Emissions and Additions: Biological Transfers and Effects of Waste Components](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/annual-technical-report-nsf-rann-grant-gi-34869-volume-v-emissions-and-additions-biological-transfers-and-effects-of-waste-components/)
- [Inventory of Sewage Treatment Plants for Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/inventory-of-sewage-treatment-plants-for-chesapeake-bay/)
- [Segmentation of Chesapeake Bay: A Representative Exercise](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/segmentation-of-chesapeake-bay-a-representative-exercise/)
- [A Report on the Concentration, Distribution and Impact of Certain Trace Metals from Sewage Treatment Plants on the Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-report-on-the-concentration-distribution-and-impact-of-certain-trace-metals-from-sewage-treatment-plants-on-the-chesapeake-bay/)
- [Report on the Potomac River: An Investigation to Determine Navigability Prepared for the Baltimore District Corps of Engineers](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/report-on-the-potomac-river-an-investigation-to-determine-navigability-prepared-for-the-baltimore-district-corps-of-engineers/)
- [Non -Point Source Studies on Chesapeake Bay: VI. Particulate Discharge from Rhode River Subwatersheds](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/non-point-source-studies-on-chesapeake-bay-vi-particulate-discharge-from-rhode-river-subwatersheds/)
- [Non -Point Source Studies on Chesapeake Bay: VII. Metals Discharge from the Rhode River Watershed in 1975](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/non-point-source-studies-on-chesapeake-bay-vii-metals-discharge-from-the-rhode-river-watershed-in-1975/)
- [Non -Point Source Studies on Chesapeake Bay: VIII. Preliminary Tests of the Application of Rhode River Statistical Models to Patuxent River Subwatersheds](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/non-point-source-studies-on-chesapeake-bay-viii-preliminary-tests-of-the-application-of-rhode-river-statistical-models-to-patuxent-river-subwatersheds/)
- [Estuarine Response to Nutrient Enrichment – A Counterpart of Eutrophication A Bibliography](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/estuarine-response-to-nutrient-enrichment-a-counterpart-of-eutrophication-a-bibliography/)
- [A Preliminary Report on Selected and Developed Indices for Use in the Detection, Measurement and Assessment of Estuarine Nutrient Enrichment](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-preliminary-report-on-selected-and-developed-indices-for-use-in-the-detection-measurement-and-assessment-of-estuarine-nutrient-enrichment/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Effects of Boating and Shipping on Water Quality](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-effects-of-boating-and-shipping-on-water-quality/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition – Shoreline Erosion](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-baseline-data-acquisition-shoreline-erosion/)
- [Historical Review of Water Quality and Climatic Data from Chesapeake Bay with Emphasis on Effects of Enrichment](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/historical-review-of-water-quality-and-climatic-data-from-chesapeake-bay-with-emphasis-on-effects-of-enrichment/)
- [On the Application of Water Quality Indices to the Detection, Measurement and Assessment of Nutrient Enrichment in Estuaries](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/on-the-application-of-water-quality-indices-to-the-detection-measurement-and-assessment-of-nutrient-enrichment-in-estuaries/)
- [Indicators of Estuarine Over – enrichment](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/indicators-of-estuarine-over-enrichment/)
- [Conceptual Models and Processes of Nutrient Cycling in Estuaries](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/conceptual-models-and-processes-of-nutrient-cycling-in-estuaries/)
- [Summary of Background Information Employed in Development of a Candidate Index of Enrichment](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/summary-of-background-information-employed-in-development-of-a-candidate-index-of-enrichment/)
- [Special Characteristics of Estuaries](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/special-characteristics-of-estuaries/)
- [The Status and Potential of Virginia Fisheries – The Scientific View, Conference on Virginia Fisheries and the Environment Marshall-Wyeth School of Law, College of William and Mary](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/the-status-and-potential-of-virginia-fisheries-the-scientific-view-conference-on-virginia-fisheries-and-the-environment-marshall-wyeth-school-of-law-college-of-william-and-mary/)
- [A Biologist Views Chesapeake Bay 68th Convention International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Baltimore, MD](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-biologist-views-chesapeake-bay-68th-convention-international-association-of-fish-and-wildlife-agencies-baltimore-md/)
- [Pollution in Chesapeake Bay: A Case History and Assessment](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/pollution-in-chesapeake-bay-a-case-history-and-assessment/)
- [Comparison of Estuarine Species Sensitivities to Three Toxicants](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/comparison-of-estuarine-species-sensitivities-to-three-toxicants/)
- [Data Report Operation HiFlow ’78](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/data-report-operation-hiflow-78/)
- [Chesapeake Research Exchange – Ratings of Suggested Questions](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-research-exchange-ratings-of-suggested-questions/)
- [Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Construction and Operation of the Hart and Miller Islands Containment Facility-RECOMMENDATION](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/assessment-of-the-environmental-impacts-of-construction-and-operation-of-the-hart-and-miller-islands-containment-facility-recommendation/)
- [Fisheries of Chesapeake Bay](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/fisheries-of-chesapeake-bay/)
- [Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Construction of the Hart and Miller Islands Containment Facility](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/assessment-of-the-environmental-impacts-of-construction-of-the-hart-and-miller-islands-containment-facility/)
- [Report of Workshop on Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Statistics](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/report-of-workshop-on-chesapeake-bay-fisheries-statistics/)
- [Historical Summary of Environmental Data for the Area of the Hart and Miller Island in Maryland H&M Islands Special Report No. 1](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/historical-summary-of-environmental-data-for-the-area-of-the-hart-and-miller-island-in-maryland-hm-islands-special-report-no-1/)
- [Graphical Data Report on Currents, Vicinity of Hart and Miller Islands, 1981](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/graphical-data-report-on-currents-vicinity-of-hart-and-miller-islands-1981/)
- [Proposed Mission Statements for a National Water Resources Research Center and a National Clearinghouse for Water Information](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/proposed-mission-statements-for-a-national-water-resources-research-center-and-a-national-clearinghouse-for-water-information/)
- [Alternatives for a Water Resources Research Center and Information Clearinghouse](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/alternatives-for-a-water-resources-research-center-and-information-clearinghouse/)
- [The Chesapeake Research Consortium: Lessons We Have Learned](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/the-chesapeake-research-consortium-lessons-we-have-learned/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Marine Environmental Assessment, December 1985-February 1986](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-marine-environmental-assessment-december-1985-february-1986/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Marine Environmental Assessment, March 1986-August 1986](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-marine-environmental-assessment-march-1986-august-1986/)
- [Municipal Point Source Nitrogen Loadings to the Chesapeake Bay Drainage Basin](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/municipal-point-source-nitrogen-loadings-to-the-chesapeake-bay-drainage-basin/)
- [State of the Chesapeake Bay Second Annual Monitoring Report](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/state-of-the-chesapeake-bay-second-annual-monitoring-report/)
- [Available technology for the control of nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/available-technology-for-the-control-of-nutrient-pollution-in-the-chesapeake-bay-watershed/)
- [Perspectives on the Chesapeake Bay: Recent Advances in Estuarine Sciences](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/perspectives-on-the-chesapeake-bay-recent-advances-in-estuarine-sciences/)
- [Chesapeake Diamondback Terrapin Investigations for the Period 1987, 1988, & 1989 – Final Report](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-diamondback-terrapin-investigations-for-the-period-1987-1988-1989-final-report/)
- [Annotated Bibliography of the Literature on the Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys Terrapin](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/annotated-bibliography-of-the-literature-on-the-diamondback-terrapin-malaclemys-terrapin/)
- [Estuarine Response to Nutrient Enrichment, A counterpart of Eutrophication, Enrichment](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/estuarine-response-to-nutrient-enrichment-a-counterpart-of-eutrophication-enrichment/)
- [Chesapeake Basin Research Directory  Version 1](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-basin-research-directory-version-1/)
- [Final Report Chesapeake Diamondback Terrapin Investigations for the Period 1987, 1988, and 1989.](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/final-report-chesapeake-diamondback-terrapin-investigations-for-the-period-1987-1988-and-1989/)
- [Chesapeake toxicological workshop series: executive summary](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-toxicological-workshop-series-executive-summary/) - Includes Executive Summaries from a series of four STAC workshops held in 1990-1991 that deal with key contaminant issues as related to Chesapeake Bay system processes and living resources. The workshops addressed major categories of toxicological research, including suborganismal toxicity testing, whole organism toxicity, contaminant fate and transport, and ecological risk assessment. Also discussed are
- [Perspectives on the Chesapeake Bay, 1990](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/perspectives-on-the-chesapeake-bay-1990/)
- [New Perspectives in the Chesapeake System: A Research and Management Partnership – Proceedings of a Conference, December 4-6 1990](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/new-perspectives-in-the-chesapeake-system-a-research-and-management-partnership-proceedings-of-a-conference-december-4-6-1990/)
- [Potential Impacts From Marinas and Boats in Baltimore Harbor](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/potential-impacts-from-marinas-and-boats-in-baltimore-harbor/)
- [The Chesapeake Diamond Back Terrapin Investigations 1991 Final Report](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/the-chesapeake-diamond-back-terrapin-investigations-1991-final-report/)
- [Chesapeake Basin Research Directory Who’s Who in Chesapeake Bay Research Version 2.0](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-basin-research-directory-whos-who-in-chesapeake-bay-research-version-2-0/)
- [The Lower Patapsco River/Baltimore Harbor Contaminant Data Base Assessment Project – 1991](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/the-lower-patapsco-river-baltimore-harbor-contaminant-data-base-assessment-project-1991/)
- [Perspectives on Chesapeake Bay, 1992: Advances in Estuarine Sciences](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/perspectives-on-chesapeake-bay-1992-advances-in-estuarine-sciences/)
- [A Selected Bibliography of the Effects of Tempurature on Aquatic Animals](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-selected-bibliography-of-the-effects-of-tempurature-on-aquatic-animals/)
- [Chesapeake Diamondback Terrapin Final Report](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-diamondback-terrapin-final-report/)
- [Perspectives on Chesapeake Bay, 1994: Advances in Estuarine Sciences](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/perspectives-on-chesapeake-bay-1994-advances-in-estuarine-sciences/)
- [Toward a Sustainable Coastal Watershed: The Chesapeake Experiment –  Proceedings of a Conference 1-3 June 1994](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/toward-a-sustainable-coastal-watershed-the-chesapeake-experiment-proceedings-of-a-conference-1-3-june-1994/)
- [Increasing the Access of Minority Institutions to Chesapeake Bay Restoration Activities Proceedings of a Workshop](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/increasing-the-access-of-minority-institutions-to-chesapeake-bay-restoration-activities-proceedings-of-a-workshop/)
- [Chesapeake Bay Fisheries: Prospects for Multispecies Management and Sustainability](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-bay-fisheries-prospects-for-multispecies-management-and-sustainability/)
- [Alliance for Coastal Technologies Workshop Proceedings: ACT 2-02, University of Maryland Technical Report Series TS-2-374](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/alliance-for-coastal-technologies-workshop-proceedings-act-2-02-university-of-maryland-technical-report-series-ts-2-374/)
- [A Handbook for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation. Restoration, Monitoring, and Support. A Manual for Department of Defense Installations in the Chesapeake Bay Basin Prepared for Horne Engineering and the DoD Legacy Program](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-handbook-for-submerged-aquatic-vegetation-restoration-monitoring-and-support-a-manual-for-department-of-defense-installations-in-the-chesapeake-bay-basin-prepared-for-horne-engineering-and-the-d/)
- [Status of nutrients in Delmarva soils, groundwaters, creeks, and tributaries Summary of Chesapeake Research Consortium-University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science – University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Science Forum, October 21, 2003, Wye Research and Education Center](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/status-of-nutrients-in-delmarva-soils-groundwaters-creeks-and-tributaries-summary-of-chesapeake-research-consortium-university-of-maryland-center-for-environmental-science-university-of-mar/)
- [Zooplankton/Food Web Monitoring for Adaptive Multi-Species Management CRC – sponsored workshop January 12-3, 2005, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/zooplankton-food-web-monitoring-for-adaptive-multi-species-management-crc-sponsored-workshop-january-12-3-2005-smithsonian-environmental-research-center-edgewater-md/)
- [Hurricane Isabel in Perspective: Proceedings of a Conference CRC, UMCES, VIMS, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, EPA, MD DNR, VA and MD NERR, Campbell Foundation, and USGS sponsored conference, November 15](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/hurricane-isabel-in-perspective-proceedings-of-a-conference-crc-umces-vims-noaa-chesapeake-bay-office-epa-md-dnr-va-and-md-nerr-campbell-foundation-and-usgs-sponsored-conference-november-15/) - Downtown Annapolis, Alexandria, and Fells Point in Baltimore under water; piers and docks destroyed, cars parked several hundred yards inland inundated; year-plus frustrations with federal and personal insurance recoveries for storm damage. What was so different about this hurricane versus others that have blown over the Bay? In fact, Isabel was not a hurricane when
- [ABCs of EDCs Factsheet for CRC-MAWQ-COG-Hood College sponsored workshop November 16, 2006, Frederick, MD](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/abcs-of-edcs-factsheet-for-crc-mawq-cog-hood-college-sponsored-workshop-november-16-2006-frederick-md/)
- [Chesapeake Watershed Fish Health Workshop: Summary of Findings and Recommendations – Factsheet from a CRC, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, Keith Campbell Foundation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and CBF sponsored workshop January 12](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/chesapeake-watershed-fish-health-workshop-summary-of-findings-and-recommendations-factsheet-from-a-crc-noaa-chesapeake-bay-office-keith-campbell-foundation-us-fish-and-wildlife-service-an/)
- [Management, Policy, Science and Engineering of Nonstructural Erosion Control in the Chesapeake Bay: Proceedings of the 2006 Living Shoreline Summit](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/management-policy-science-and-engineering-of-nonstructural-erosion-control-in-the-chesapeake-bay-proceedings-of-the-2006-living-shoreline-summit/)
- [A Framework for Native Oyster Aquaculture Development in Maryland](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/a-framework-for-native-oyster-aquaculture-development-in-maryland/)
- [SAVe The Bay – Responsible Boating Near Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay – 169, College Park, MD](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/save-the-bay-responsible-boating-near-submerged-aquatic-vegetation-in-the-chesapeake-bay-169-college-park-md/)
- [Native Oyster (Crassostrea Virginica) Restoration in Maryland and Virginia, An Evaluation of Lessons Learned 1990-2007](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/native-oyster-crassostrea-virginica-restoration-in-maryland-and-virginia-an-evaluation-of-lessons-learned-1990-2007/)
- [Potential effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on bivalve populations in Chesapeake Bay: A review of current knowledge and assessment of research needs](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/potential-effects-of-endocrine-disrupting-compounds-on-bivalve-populations-in-chesapeake-bay-a-review-of-current-knowledge-and-assessment-of-research-needs/) - Numerous compounds in the environment interfere with normal endocrine function in humans and other animals. These compounds, which include heavy metals, a wide variety of anthropogenic organic compounds, steroids and steroid-mimicking compounds, are collectively termed endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). Over the past 20 years, research on the impacts of EDC exposure has identified a range
- [An Analysis of the Physical Characteristics of the Shenandoah River which Affect its Navigability – A Technical Supplement to CRC Publication No. 37](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/an-analysis-of-the-physical-characteristics-of-the-shenandoah-river-which-affect-its-navigability-a-technical-supplement-to-crc-publication-no-37/)
- [An Analysis of the Physical Characteristics of the Potomac River which Affect its Navigability – A Technical Supplement to CRC Publication No. 38](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/an-analysis-of-the-physical-characteristics-of-the-potomac-river-which-affect-its-navigability-a-technical-supplement-to-crc-publication-no-38/)
- [An Index to CRC – 67](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/an-index-to-crc-67/)
- [Virginia Oyster Restoration Review Workshop Summary](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/virginia-oyster-restoration-review-workshop-summary/) - Chesapeake Research Consortium’s (CRC) Kevin Sellner was asked to attend a NOAA-sponsored Virginia Oyster Restoration Review workshop, assist Mr. Bill Goldsborough (Chesapeake Bay Foundation) in meeting facilitation, record comments, and derive a summary of the workshop’s presentations and open discussions. Ms. Paula Jasinski, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office-VIMS, organized the workshop, identifying key Virginia participants from
- [Baywide and Coordinated Chesapeake Bay Fish Stock Monitoring](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/baywide-and-coordinated-chesapeake-bay-fish-stock-monitoring/) - The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) and NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office(NCBO) co-hosted a baywide workshop of scientists and managers from academic,federal, and state agencies in early March 2006. The workshop’s focus was discussion ofa potential baywide, integrated, fish stock monitoring program that facilitates cross-bayfisheries management. The opening remarks by J. Travelstead, Virginia MarineResources Commission (VMRC), outlined
- [Plankton Monitoring Design Workshop Summary & Recommendations](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/plankton-monitoring-design-workshop-summary-recommendations/) - As part of NOAA’s response to Executive Order 13508: Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration, NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) outlined several activities to support fisheries and water quality management, including a plankton monitoring program. At the request of NCBO, the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) convened a Plankton Monitoring Design workshop on February 7-8, 2011 in
- [Estimating Land Management Effects on Water Quality Status and Trends](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/estimating-land-management-effects-on-water-quality-status-and-trends/)
- [Designing Sustainable Stream Restoration Projects within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/designing-sustainable-stream-restoration-projects-within-the-chesapeake-bay-watershed/)
- [Exploring Applications of Behavioral Economics Research to Environmental Policy-making in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/exploring-applications-of-behavioral-economics-research-to-environmental-policy-making-in-the-chesapeake-bay-watershed/)
- [Assessing the Chesapeake Bay Forage Base:  Existing Data and Research Priorities](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/assessing-the-chesapeake-bay-forage-base-existing-data-and-research-priorities/)
- [Re-plumbing the Chesapeake Watershed: Improving Roadside Ditch Management to Meet TMDL Water Quality Goals](https://chesapeake.org/document-library/re-plumbing-the-chesapeake-watershed-improving-roadside-ditch-management-to-meet-tmdl-water-quality-goals/)

## Staff

- [Tou Matthews](https://chesapeake.org/staff/tou-matthews/)
- [Kyra Madunich](https://chesapeake.org/staff/kyra-madunich/)
- [Kami Lentzsch](https://chesapeake.org/staff/kami-lentzsch/)
- [Aleyna Loughran-Pierce](https://chesapeake.org/staff/aleyna-loughran-pierce/)
- [Erin Sonnenburg](https://chesapeake.org/staff/erin-sonnenburg/)
- [Petra Baldwin](https://chesapeake.org/staff/petra-baldwin/)
- [Meredith Lemke](https://chesapeake.org/staff/meredith-lemke/)
- [Gabriel Duran](https://chesapeake.org/staff/gabriel-duran/)
- [Daniel Koval](https://chesapeake.org/staff/daniel-koval/)
- [Christina Garvey](https://chesapeake.org/staff/christina-garvey/)
- [Allison Welch](https://chesapeake.org/staff/allison-welch/)
- [Caroline Kleis](https://chesapeake.org/staff/caroline-kleis/)
- [Melissa Fagan](https://chesapeake.org/staff/melissa-fagan/)
- [Meg Cole](https://chesapeake.org/staff/meg-cole/)
- [Jeremy Hanson](https://chesapeake.org/staff/jeremy-hanson/)
- [Mike Skuja](https://chesapeake.org/staff/mike-skuja/)
- [Matthew Trommatter](https://chesapeake.org/staff/matthew-trommatter/)
- [Jennifer Doudney](https://chesapeake.org/staff/jennifer-doudney/)

## Expertise

- [Lincoln Lewis](https://chesapeake.org/expertise/lincoln-lewis/)
- [Renee Thompson](https://chesapeake.org/expertise/renee-thompson-2/)
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- [Paula Jasinski](https://chesapeake.org/expertise/paula-jasinski/)
- [Ken Staver](https://chesapeake.org/expertise/ken-staver/)
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- [Virginia Tech](https://chesapeake.org/institution/virginia-tech/) - Here is some text about Tech
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