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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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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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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: Garlic, Butter, Chicago Tribune, Oysters, Salt
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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: Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Brad Brown
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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, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources
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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: Fishing, Martin O'Malley, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution
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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, Fishing, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Natural Resource Industry, Aquaculture
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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: U.S. Open Golf, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Cirque du Soleil, Hotels and Accommodations, Forests
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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: Conservation, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture, Pollution, Fertilizer
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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: Heads of State, National Government, Energy Saving, Barack Obama, Water Pollution
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Chesapeake Bay: VMRC lowers goal for large oysters
247-4760— A large Chesapeake Bay oyster is more than 4 inches long. Many are bigger in the Rappahannock River — but they're not keepers. Watermen know this. They snared thousands of these exceptional mollusks near Parrot Island this month. But...Tags: Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Oysters, Kilmarnock, Diseases
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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: Foods and Beverages, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Seafood
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Developing coastal low deals us rain into weekend
Maryland WeatherPersistent northeast winds, energized by a slow-moving coastal storm intensifying off the Carolinas, and high pressure over New England, will keep Maryland in a northeasterly flow off the Altantic for the rest of the week. And that will mean a......Tags: Weather Warnings, Weather Reports, Floods, Outer Banks, Tropical Storms
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