Summary
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), with headquarters in Annapolis, Md., is the only independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated solely to restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers. The organization's mission is to restore and sustain the Bay's ecosystem by substantially improving the water quality and productivity of the watershed and to maintain a high quality of life for the people of the Chesapeake Bay region. To achieve its mission, CBF seeks to reduce pollution, restore habitat and replenish fish stocks, and e...
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), with headquarters in Annapolis, Md., is the only independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated solely to restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers. The organization's mission is to restore and sustain the Bay's ecosystem by substantially improving the water quality and productivity of the watershed and to maintain a high quality of life for the people of the Chesapeake Bay region. To achieve its mission, CBF seeks to reduce pollution, restore habitat and replenish fish stocks, and educate and engage constituents to take action for the Bay through blogs and other activism. CBF measures the health of the Bay in its annual State of the Bay Report. Fewer than one-third of the bay's water quality goals have been met, according to the 2006 report card from the federal- and state-funded bay program. More than half of the bay's tributaries carry warnings against eating fish because of chemical pollution. Over the course 2006, the critical habitat of underwater grasses declined to its lowest acreage since 1989.
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School news
In an effort to understand its students better, Rappahannock Community College recently participated in the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). This nationwide assessment's Community College Student Report, provides information...Tags: Ceremonies, Environmental Pollution, Society, Universities, Public Holidays
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Wetlands' destruction affects bay
Joseph Landrum takes Newport News City Councilwoman Madeline McMillan and other letter writers to task for suggesting the King William Reservoir might be an environmental disaster ("Reservoir will be a boon to area," April 27). He also states that Newport...Tags: Wetlands, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Natural Resources, Aquaculture
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Disaster status eyed for Md. crab fishery
Baltimore sunMaryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has asked the U.S. commerce secretary to declare the Chesapeake Bay's blue crab fishery a federal disaster — a move that officials hope will generate $15 million to create jobs for watermen. If granted, the designation...Tags: Trade Policy, State Budgets, Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Aquaculture
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Md. asks disaster status for crab
Sun reporterGov. Martin O'Malley has asked the U.S. commerce secretary to declare the Chesapeake Bay's blue crab fishery a federal disaster, a move officials hope will generate $15 million to create jobs for watermen. If granted, the designation would mark the first...Tags: Executive Branch, Natural Resources, Government, Disasters, State Budgets
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2 area students win high honor
Sun reporterTwo Baltimore-area high school seniors have been recognized for accomplishments in the arts and are among 139 students nationwide selected as 2008 Presidential Scholars, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced yesterday. Jennifer S. Liu,...Tags: Government, National Government, Photography, Heads of State, Clarksville
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A call to act on streams, bay
special to the sunThe theme of the first major HoCoH2O event was connection. Speaker Fred Tutman, the Patuxent Riverkeeper, used slides and words to show how waterways are connected, and pollution in a small stream can trickle down to the Chesapeake Bay. The theme of...Tags: Rivers, Marketing, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Transportation
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William Warner
Sun reporterWilliam Whitesides Warner, a former Foreign Service officer, museum director and Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose 1977 book Beautiful Swimmers chronicled the life of the Chesapeake Bay blue crabs and the watermen who pursued them, died of Alzheimer's...Tags: Wildlife, Rivers, Roman Catholic, Endangered Species, Alzheimer's Disease
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Gwyneth Spangler
Sun reporterGwyneth J. Spangler, who despite being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was 18 months old went onto become a successful athlete and outdoorswoman while working as a hydrogeologist, died of pulmonary failure Thursday at Inova Fairfax Hospital in...Tags: Biotechnology, Health Treatments, Christianity, Anglican, Death and Dying
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It will take efforts on many fronts to save the bay
This month Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley stood together on the shores of the Potomac River in Colonial Beach to announce their respective state's commitment to immediately reduce the harvest of female blue crabs from the...Tags: Conservation, Water Restrictions, Environmental Pollution, Government, Population
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Farm bill may help the bay
Sun reportersA deal reached by congressional negotiators adds $380 million to the federal farm bill for programs to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, lawmakers said yesterday. The funding, which would to be spent over 10 years, would pay farmers to create buffer...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Fertilizer, Water, Laws, Ethanol
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