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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...
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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Va. buying back 359 commercial crab licenses
Virginia is buying back 359 commercial crab licenses to ease pressure on the Chesapeake Bay's blue crab population. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission said Monday that the permanent retirement of those licenses means the removal of more than 75,...Tags: Virginia Marine Resources Commission
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Hampton notebook: Land dispute won't end with apology
Councilman George Wallace's apology to a citizen he interrupted during an October council meeting is unlikely to bring a long-running dispute to a close. During last week's council meeting, Wallace read from a letter he sent to Frank Ottofaro. Wallace...Tags: Floods, Regional Authority, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Hampton Bay Days
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Body washed ashore in Arundel still to be identified
Maryland Natural Resources Police were working Saturday to establish the identity of a person whose body washed ashore from the Chesapeake Bay and was found about 4:45 p.m. Friday. Natural Resources Police Sgt. Art Windemuth said it might take days to...Tags: Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry
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Middle-schoolers address environmental officials
Their first public appearance was a smash hit.
Six Chesapeake Bay Middle School students stood before state and federal environmental experts Wednesday in Annapolis to explain that they want to build an artificial reef at the Downs Park fishing pier in...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Fishing, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution
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The Season To Go
This is the season to travel. But why limit yourself to Grandmother's house? Why not go over the river on a luxurious Mediterranean cruise? Or through the woods to a powder-covered slope perfect for a downhill run? As we head into the holidays, there...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Holiday Vacations, Air Transportation, Black Friday (shopping), Natural Resources
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Let's not harass stripers; future may depend on it
As meetings go, Monday night's open house about proposed regulations to protect striped bass was a head scratcher. Members of the group with "conservation" in its name were saying very unconservationlike things. So were other recreational anglers....Tags: Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Fishing, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Natural Resource Industry
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Whitehouse Cove back on Poquoson council's agenda
247-4635Poquoson City Council will consider measures tonight intended to salvage a deal with the Whitehouse Cove developer. The council will meet at 6 p.m. and immediately go into closed session to discuss the troubled Poquoson Marina redevelopment proposal....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Brad Brown
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Oyster stew
Chicago TribuneGiving thanks is a lovely tradition, dating back to the early settlers, who joined the already settled for a feast of felled deer, boiled root and spare oyster. We, too, give thanks over felled beast, boiled root and spare oyster. We count our bounty....Tags: Bacon, Butter, Dining and Drinking, Onions, Garlic
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Water on the rise
I feel sorry for all the people who were flooded out by the nor'easter. For anyone who is thinking the rebuilding of Factory Point is going to keep this from happening the next time we have a hurricane or a bad storm, just think: Are we smarter than a...Tags: Floods
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Monday Morning Quarterbacking: Hell Point Seafood
Dining@LargeSometimes I wonder if readers read the same review I think I've written. This morning I got an e-mail from Laura in Queenstown saying, in part, Your evaluation couldn't have been any more off the mark. Our dinner was very......Tags: Seafood, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, Restaurants
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Annapolis' floating 'wetland' could help restore the bay
Capital News ServiceAnnapolis intends to test a floating island in a local lagoon that, if successful, could help clean the water in the Chesapeake Bay, according to Mayor Ellen O. Moyer. Moyer also announced an eco-friendly renovation of a city parking lot and the creation...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, National Government, Natural Resources, Government
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Heavy rains deter planting of cover crops
Hans Schmidt's fields were so muddy his van nearly bogged down as he drove across the flat Eastern Shore landscape to where he'd knocked off planting wheat the other night - just ahead of another downpour.
It's been a wet year for farmers, and that could...Tags: Fertilizer, Queen Anne's County, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Farms
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