A new NOAA “smart buoy” deployed near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel will help boaters and fishermen in the Chesapeake to check conditions at the mouth of the Bay. The highly sophisticated buoy is the newest addition to NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), a network of buoys that transmit multi-use oceanographic and meteorological data [...]
The Maryland Lighthouse Challenge will be held September 17-18, 2011 from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm, both days. Join the U.S. Lighthouse Society Chesapeake Chapter and the lighthouse organizations of Maryland as they host this educational and fun-filled weekend celebrating the lighthouses of Maryland. Tour any number of the lighthouse attractions along the Challenge route and [...]
Maryland is implementing a new streamlined and centralized aquaculture permitting process for growing oysters and other shellfish in Maryland waters. Thanks to a realignment of State requirements approved by the General Assembly earlier this year and a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, qualifying [...]
An important new scientific assessment of the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab stock has been released by the federal government, setting higher abundance thresholds and crab population targets that will dictate how the agency manages the fisheries in the years to come. A new scientific assessment of the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab population indicates significantly more [...]
The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin invites the public to paddle with members on the Potomac River for the Shepherdstown Brunch Trip Sunday, September 11, 2011. NOTE : The event has been re-scheduled due to water conditions. The make-up date is set for Sunday October, 16 2011. Spend a day on the Potomac [...]
The Third Maryland Streams Symposium and Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Monitoring Conference will be held August 10-13 at Carroll Community College near Westminster, MD. Stakeholders from Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia will meet to discuss stream-related issues. The theme of the Volunteer Conference is Sustaining Volunteer Involvement in Water Quality Management: Key Roles to Play [...]
The Board of Trustees of the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) have awarded $26,000 in grants to 11 community groups and schools to restore streamside habitats, create community gardens and educate citizens about the environment across the State as part of the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. The Margaret Rosch Jones Award is given to ongoing projects [...]
Highcamera Aerial Photographic Service recently released for sale a new series of aerial photographs. The photographs provide aerial views of well known Chesapeake Bay landmarks including Smith Island Maryland, the USAS American Mariner, Tangier Island Virginia, and Watts Island. Images in the Smith Island gallery include aerial photos of Rhodes Point, Tylerton and Ewell, the [...]
The National Park Foundation (NPF) has awarded three grants totaling $39,700 to national parks in Maryland. Among the funding is in $10,450 grants to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and the Catoctin Mountain Park, respectively. The grant will be applied to assist area teachers in developing service-learning projects and other lesson plans [...]
A variety of icons represent the Chesapeake Bay region. Instantly recognizable, these images have strong cultural ties with the people that live and work on the water and in nearby communities. Seafood is closely intertwined with Chesapeake Bay culture. Blue crabs, oysters, clams, rockfish and other seafood are traditional icons of the estuary [...]
