Summary
The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the Bay's overall h...
The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the Bay's overall health is still a struggle for environmentalists today. The Chesapeake Bay watershed includes parts of six states (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) and all of the District of Columbia. This vast watershed means agencies and environmental groups in several states must collaborate on Bay issues.
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Nonprofit pays fine for illegal work
Sun reporterThe bulldozing and tree-clearing occurred on environmentally sensitive soil about a hundred yards from the Chesapeake Bay - the kind of violation the Chesapeake Bay Foundation is accustomed to reporting. The nonprofit turned in the violator: itself....Tags: Punishment, Fines, Rental Service, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Heads of State
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School news
The Suffolk School Board is accepting applications for a Nansemond Borough representative to serve through Dec. 31. Candidates must be registered voters in the Nansemond Borough, and submit the following: • Statement of interest to explain why the...Tags: University of Iowa, Metal and Mineral, Clubs and Associations, Charity, Hampton Roads
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Community events
Clubs/Meetings Lunch with the League. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. July 25, Mathews Public Library, 251 Main St., Mathews. Invited guests are Kevin Wilson, Gloucester Commissioner of Revenue, Tara Thomas, Gloucester Treasurer, Raymond Hunley, Mathews Commissioner...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Awards and Prizes, Global Change, Marine Science, Fishing
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Too many crabs, not enough workers
John Graham has been buying crabs and selling their sweet white meat from a plant on the Hampton waterfront for decades. He officially is retired but on Monday was working and steaming crabs — for free — worried that the family business...Tags: Migration, Aquaculture, Livestock Farming, Personal Data Collection, John Graham
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Community Notes
The Maryland Woodland Stewards program (formerly the Coverts Program) is accepting applications. Owners and managers of small (1- to 10-acre) and large forest properties are welcome, as are environmentally concerned citizens. The outreach program of the...Tags: Radio Industry, Local Authority, Forestry and Timber, Photography, Rentals
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Anne Arundel Datebook
Today Concert The Annapolis Maritime Museum will hold its Summertime Maritime Concert Series at 7 p.m. on the museum campus, 400 Second St., and at noon at City Dock. The Eastport Oyster Boys will perform July 23 and Scurvy Crew will perform July 24....Tags: Local Authority, Fires, People, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Beverage Industry
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Shipping line to extend port pact
Sun reporterTaiwan-based Evergreen Marine Corp. will sign today an agreement to continue service to Baltimore for 10 years as it eyes an increase in traffic between the East Coast and Asia. The new longer-term contract keeps Evergreen's guarantee to move at least...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Marketing, Glen Burnie, Shipping Service
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By the rules
It must feel, to some watermen, a little like being smacked when they're down. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has been out on a law- enforcement blitz, checking crab pots to make sure they're legal. Some of them aren't. Of more than 3,000...Tags: Water Pollution, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Environmental Pollution
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Despite reports, crabs are plentiful
The article "Disaster status sought for crabs," June 26, says the crab industry is a disaster. Crab prices are down to $14 a bushel; they started the season at $65 a basket. How does this happen? Too many crabs on the market. Hard to believe if you read...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Disasters, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Plastic bag ban could clean harbor
The bill before the Baltimore City Council that would ban plastic bags at grocery stores and retail chains is an opportunity to remove one of the worst pollution offenders from the streams and storm drains that go directly to the harbor and the Chesapeake...Tags: Environmental Cleanup
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