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Visual media has a role in saving the Chesapeake

Before the summer of 2014, I had hardly ever set foot in the Chesapeake watershed. Then I started a job that would take me all across its 64,000 square miles. As a photojournalist, I document the region — its people, places and wildlife — for stories published on the Chesapeake Bay Program’s website.

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Project Clean Stream: Spring Recap

Every year, Project Clean Stream (PCS) hosts several trash pickups, drawing tens of thousands of volunteers to come together with the common goal of cleaning up and promoting the health and restoration of their local waterways.

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The How and Why of Conservation Tillage

The spring and summer seasons are a very busy period on farms and in farm country, specifically for those who grow crops and produce. As temperatures warm, farmers start preparing the ground for planting season. Arguably, the most important part is tilling.

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Celebrate Our 2024 Taste Award Winners

One of our favorite parts of the Taste is honoring individuals who have gone above and beyond to help improve the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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From the Seine to the Patapsco, urban swimming is having a moment

Urban river swimming was on public display as the world’s best athletes raced through the iconic Seine River during the Olympic triathlon. And while the Seine did not perform as well as I had hoped—with two training days canceled due to substandard water quality—any swimming in the river at all gives hope to urban waterways across the world.

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Happy Graduation to a Riparian Rangers Buffer

It was recently graduation day in Manheim, and students are eager to embark on the next phase of their lives. Downstream, a different graduation is going on for two and a quarter acres of trees.

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Below the Surface of Monitoring: pH

Like water temperature and dissolved oxygen concentration, pH is an essential parameter in assessing habitat suitability for aquatic life. This is because pH determines the solubility and availability of nutrients and minerals for the survival of a species.

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Cultivating New Perspectives in Delmarva

With its flat, coastal plains, Delmarva has a distinctive rural character with deep agricultural roots and strong ties to the water.

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Bernie Fowler Patuxent River Wade-in: 37 Years of Community Science

This past June, I attended my first Bernie Fowler Wade-In on the Patuxent River in Calvert County, Maryland. I was grateful to be in community with other clean water champions, carrying on important traditions. As a community, we collected one more piece of evidence that together, we can go farther.

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Environmentally Themed Reads For Your Summer

Camping, hammocks, beach days, wherever you go, the too-hot afternoons and the long hours of daylight make reading one of the best summer pastimes.

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