Wayward manatee may settle in Secaucus, N.J. Oct 17, 2009
Ilya was first spotted in the North Atlantic Ocean on July 22 in Chesapeake Bay. A month later, he was off New Jersey and then Connecticut on Sept. 2. (Boston Globe)
NRDC Report Issues Chesapeake Restoration Agenda Oct 10, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council has issued a legislative agenda for restoring the Chesapeake Bay ... Ben Cardin's Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Restoration Act, which includes a cap-and-trade system for bay pollution. (W-USA News, DC)
Fall still fine time to find good crabs Oct 9, 2009
2 pounds handpicked Chesapeake Bay lump crab meat. 1 teaspoon thyme. (Carroll County Times, MD)
• Capturing wild-eyed Alaska Oct 3, 2009
Perhaps it was the familiar ebb and flow of the tides that reminded him of his childhood home near Chesapeake Bay ... Perhaps it was the familiar ebb and flow of the tides that reminded him of his childhood home near Chesapeake Bay ... Perhaps it was the familiar ebb and flow of the tides that reminded him of his childhood home near Chesapeake Bay. (Juneau Empire)
The Secret Weapon in America's Revolution Sep 30, 2009
The key to victory at Yorktown came when, at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, the French navy helped to corner Cornwallis and his crew so they could not flee by sea, while Marquis de Lafayette, who, under Washington, led 5,000 American soldiers, blocked Cornwallis' escape by land. Lafayette was only 23 years old at the time. (Townhall.com)
First-time dad: Part-boy, part-seal, toddler shares his dad's love for the water Sep 22, 2009
Even louder were the pint-sized grunts and yelps that punctuated his discovery of the calf-high surf at Chick's Beach on the Chesapeake Bay. Perched on my shoulders as we cut through the dunes, he heard the sound of the waves before they could be seen - and when they finally popped into view he punched the air with excitement. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Ship from War of 1812 might be excavated Sep 21, 2009
Aboard a pontoon boat chugging past the marshland of Maryland's upper Patuxent River on a recent Saturday, Ralph Eshelman pointed to the spot where the muddy brown water hides a shipwreck nearly two centuries old, part of the American flotilla that defended the Chesapeake Bay when the British burned Washington during the War of 1812 ... In the summer of 1813, Barney, a Revolutionary War naval hero, proposed building a flotilla of shallow-draft gunboats and barges that could harass the British,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Now's the time to prep your lawn for that winter nap Sep 19, 2009
Yards that use compost need less water and fertilizer, according to nonprofit the Chesapeake Club, which promotes a lifestyle that benefits the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Grass clippings left on the lawn after mowing also do a lot of good work. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
California's Mercury Problem Sep 19, 2009
The Chesapeake bay is contaminated with mercury thanks largely to a cement company that lied about dumping hundreds of pounds of it into a local creek. Now the government says women and children should not eat fish from the Chesapeake bay because of all the poison. (CBS News)
Unregulated runoff seeps into drinking water Sep 19, 2009
Major waterways like the Chesapeake Bay have been seriously damaged by agricultural pollution, according to government reports ... "Our kid goes to school with their kids. It puts us in a terrible position, because everyone knows each other. "But what's happening to this town isn't right," he said. MORRISON, Wis. -- All it took was an early thaw for the drinking water here to become unsafe. There are 41,000 dairy cows here in Brown County, and they produce more than 260 million gallons of manure... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Arundel tourism bureau launches Chesapeake Bay promotion Sep 17, 2009
Got your own idea about what makes the Chesapeake Bay great. Visitors now have the chance to market the bay and Annapolis through an online video contest called Wonders of the Chesapeake, sponsored by the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Report: Great Lakes toxic cleanups lagging badly Sep 16, 2009
Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts are likely to require greater regulation of the region's large-scale animal farms, according to federal officials. Federal agencies issued 00002882 draft reports Thursday that also recommended expanded regulation of municipal stormwater runoff and requirements that pollution increases be offset by reductions from other sources. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Bred for birds Sep 3, 2009
"You can see that in them. Chesapeake Bay retrievers and springer spaniels and probably a mix-match of other things. You can see the 'Chessie' in their eyes.". The breed was developed by South Carolina hunters for hunting wild turkeys in the Wateree River Swamp around 1900. (News & Observer -- Sports)
NYC School Makes Harbor Its Classroom Aug 24, 2009
The setting could be a barren stretch of the Chesapeake Bay, but it's New York City, jets from JFK audible when the wind dies down. Fisher follows the students along a grassy dune to the water's edge, pointing out clams, oysters and scallops, before climbing back on the school bus to return to central Brooklyn. (KERO 23, CA)
China drought leaves 5 million short of water Aug 23, 2009
California's ongoing water crisis is a major national priority, akin to restoring the Chesapeake Bay or Florida's Everglades, a top Obama administration official said Wednesday ... California's ongoing water crisis is a major national priority, akin to restoring the Chesapeake Bay or Florida's Everglades, a top Obama administration official said Wednesday. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Does your dog have game? Aug 22, 2009
We're heading to my brother's this weekend to his river house near the Chesapeake Bay. His neighbor's black and tan dachshunds run down the pier barking to make sure they don't get left out of the adventure on the motorboat. (USA Today -- Life)
NOAA plans $40M survey of coastal seafloors Aug 22, 2009
Locke said contractors will conduct 39 surveys in the Chesapeake Bay and the coastal waters of Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Louisiana, Virginia, and Washington. Contractors will map the sea floor, measure the water depth, search for debris and record coastal seabeds' natural features and aquatic life. (Juneau Empire)
Calif. sets guidelines for chromium 6 in water Aug 21, 2009
Top Obama administration officials say fixing California's ongoing water crisis is a major national priority, akin 00001983 to restoring Florida's Everglades or the Chesapeake Bay. Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes says the administration plans to host a meeting in Washington next month designed to spur solutions. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Hannity's America Aug 20, 2009
CBS 47 of California reports that just one day after our show aired, Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes held a public meeting and said, "California's Delta is as important a national resource as the Everglades or the Great Lakes or the Chesapeake Bay.". It's also been announced that additional meetings will be held next month in Washington to discuss this issue. (Fox News)
Mercury in Fish Widespread, Study Shows Aug 20, 2009
Here in Maryland the ENTIRE Chesapeake Bay has been contaminated with murcury because one cement factory dumped hundreds of pounds of it into a local river. The state government has warned children and women to not eat fish from the bay because of the high level of murcury contamination. (CBS News)
NorCal neighbors poisoning the delta Aug 20, 2009
California's ongoing water crisis is a major national priority, akin to restoring the Chesapeake Bay or Florida's Everglades, a top Obama administration official said Wednesday. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will hold a public meeting in Washington next month to discuss plans to restore the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the freshwater estuary that supplies drinking water to two-thirds of Californians and is one of the most vital wildlife habitats on the West Coast, Deputy Interior Secretary... (Fresno Bee)
EPA Meets With Marylanders On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Aug 15, 2009
(AP) -- Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency met with members of Maryland's agriculture community Thursday in a renewed push to develop a Chesapeake Bay restoration strategy ordered by President Barack Obama. More than 50 people turned out to hear the presentation by Chuck Fox, senior EPA adviser on the Chesapeake Bay ... Those efforts, however, have not stopped the decline of blue crabs and oysters, eliminated low-oxygen dead zones and have led to plans by the Chesapeake Bay... (W-USA News, DC)
Scientists Warn Restoration-based Environmental Markets May Not Improve Ecosystem Health Aug 14, 2009
But in the regions throughout the world, including the Chesapeake Bay, many people hope that voluntary markets will expand outside of a regulatory context and result in a net gain of ecosystem services rather than just offsets for lost ecosystem services. Examples include markets for flood protection created by restoring floodplains or wetlands and markets for improving water quality by restoring streams or rivers. (Science Daily)
New Research Provides Insight Into Ice Sheet Behavior Aug 11, 2009
The Rutford Ice Stream is also the size of Chesapeake Bay, in the US. Background. (Science Daily)
A $191 Million Question Aug 8, 2009
They got together whenever they could, sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, traveling to business conferences, taking long walks ... They also continued sailing together on the weekends, plying the Chesapeake Bay on a 40-foot Catalina 400 sailboat called Sea Eagle. (CBS News -- US)
Green.view: Plucked from the depths Aug 4, 2009
This looked at the restoration of oyster beds in Chesapeake Bay, an inlet that lies between Maryland and Virginia, in the United States ... The researchers constructed oyster reefs in nine protected sanctuaries on the Great Wicomico River, which flows into Chesapeake Bay. (The Economist)
College student seeks future as marine biologist Aug 2, 2009
When I was really young I wanted to be a lawyer. But then my dad and I always watched National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Tide Turning in Fight Against Overfishing Aug 1, 2009
A separate study, also in Science, reports that researchers have successfully restored populations of native oysters to the Chesapeake Bay. The local oyster population had collapsed after years of overfishing. (CBS News)
Dominion earnings rise on natural gas Aug 1, 2009
The higher earnings were attributed to higher merchant generation margins, higher contributions from it natural gas business and the completion of its Cove Point expansion project, natural gas storage and receiving facility on the Chesapeake Bay. Dominion (NYSE: D) also lowered its 2010 per share earnings estimates to as much as $3. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Overfishing easing in some areas, study finds Jul 31, 2009
Oyster breakthrough in Chesapeake BayA separate study, also in Science, reports that researchers have successfully restored populations of native oysters to the Chesapeake Bay. The local oyster population had collapsed after years of overfishing. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Back to the Buckeye State Jul 29, 2009
Still, the practice field of Rip Miller Stadium on the edge of the Chesapeake Bay is a far cry from the 110,000 screaming fans in Columbus, Ohio; a fact that DeMell knows all too well. While hes confident in his ability to control his emotions during the game itself, DeMell isnt shy when speculating about his gameday feelings in Columbus. (GoMidshipmen.com)
Mark Burgess Jul 29, 2009
" Unfortunately, as a result of the cold nights even the smaller fish backed off of their beds and the surrounding shallow cover. The fish that I had caught "just fishing" during practice had moved too they had abandoned the brush and wood where they'd been stacked up just a few days before. They were gone, so I had to drop back and punt. I ended up catching a limit that weighed over 9 pounds off of the beds, but I kept looking for that 3-, 4- or 5-pounder that would boost me up. I never found... (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Caroline grad is youngest competitor in Bassmaster Open pro tour Jul 25, 2009
His best showing this season is a 57th-place finish in the Chesapeake Bay Northern Bassmaster Open in April. He has five of nine tournaments remaining beginning with a Northern division event Aug. 20-22 in Plattsburgh, N.Y. His goal as a rookie is to achieve one top-50 finish. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Framingham teacher to join National Science Foundation Jul 24, 2009
Aside from her eight-year teaching career, Pacheco has studied the geology in eastern Nevada and in the mines of Colorado, plus the chemistry and biology of the Chesapeake Bay and Colorado River. She holds a master's degree in education from UMass-Boston, and plans to earn a doctorate in her field. (Framingham TAB, MA)
King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water Jul 20, 2009
(June 6, 2007) Chinese mitten crabs, first reported in the Chesapeake Bay, are more widespread than initially thought. Four crabs have now been caught in Delaware Bay during the last week of May 2007, and may occur. (Science Daily)
Quebec's Blue Gold: Project Aims To Channel Northern Rivers To Generate Power Jul 20, 2009
19, 2007) The Chesapeake Bay ecosystem (near Washington D.C.) earned mostly a D grade on an annual report card, according to a team of scientists led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Spending bill would help high-speed rail projects Jul 18, 2009
That bipartisan measure has money for everything from clean energy research to restoring oyster beds in the Chesapeake Bay. Unlike virtually every other spending bill moving through Congress for the upcoming budget year that begins Oct. 1, the measure essentially freezes spending for the programs covered by it. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Colonial American Glassmakers and G... Jul 10, 2009
When the first English settlers sailed into Chesapeake Bay and started building cabins along the James River, one of the first things they needed was glass for windowpanes. To help the settlers with this, the London Company sent eight skilled glass blowers, Dutchmen and Poles, in 1608. (Suite101.com)
Python Attack: Peril of Invasive Species Jul 9, 2009
From a mysterious fungus attacking bats in the Northeast to zebra mussels in the Great Lakes and snakehead fish in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, native wildlife is facing new threats nationwide. Lawmakers are considering a variety of measures to address the problem, including a bill that would require cargo ships to discharge ballast water to ensure that invasive species do not attach themselves to their hulls. (CBS News)
The Life of James W. Von Brunn Jul 7, 2009
And he had married into a family whose pedigree went back to England and whose roots were now in the gentility of rural life by the Chesapeake Bay ... Von Brunn's in-laws lived in New York but also had an 18th-century country home called Schoolridge Farm at the edge of the vast Chesapeake Bay marshland near the Annemessex River in Somerset County. (CBS News -- Politics)
Beach reads can be frothy fun or unexpectedly enlightening Jul 6, 2009
Her choice today is Sherryl Woods' Flowers on Main, from Woods' series of novels set in the nearby Chesapeake Bay area. She had just finished ' Without a Trace. (USA Today -- Life)
Dog day afternoon Jul 5, 2009
Chessie, the Bochenek's Chesapeake Bay retriever, sparked their interest in DockDogs when he used to leap into the lake to go for a swim. That was five years ago. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
VANISHING HABITAT Jul 5, 2009
In reality, the delta is an ecosystem - it is our Everglades, our Chesapeake Bay. An estuary's lifeblood is its freshwater inflow mixing with saline tidal flows to create a rich, brackish water that nourishes salmon, crabs, sole, oysters and shrimp. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stimulus money slow to create jobs Jun 30, 2009
He was a captain on the Chesapeake Bay and in Florida. He was earning $10 an hour, plus tips, as a mate in Fort Lauderdale when he got laid off in March of last year. (AZCentral -- News)
Plenty of the past is alive in Fort Landing Jun 30, 2009
His crustaceans are all bound for towns along the Chesapeake Bay. It is common to see teenagers loading crab pots as their summer jobs. (News & Observer)
Autos: What is it? Jun 26, 2009
"A half a century has passed since I drove that Thunderbird convertible along Chesapeake Bay beaches or through the Virginia mountains, but I still miss having that mechanical masterpiece in my driveway, beckoning me to the open road.". -- Jim Whitaker, Martinez. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Large Gulf Of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Predicted Jun 24, 2009
"Without determined local, regional and national efforts to control them, we are putting major fisheries at risk," said Scavia, who also produces annual dead-zone forecasts for the Chesapeake Bay ... Northeast of the Gulf, low water flows into the Chesapeake Bay shaped Scavia's 2009 forecast for that hypoxia zone ... "While it's encouraging to see that this year's Chesapeake Bay forecast calls for a significant drop in the extent of the dead zone, we must keep in mind that the anticipated... (Science Daily)
Nutrient Delivery To The Gulf Of Mexico Among Highest Ever Measured Jun 23, 2009
(July 17, 2008) Record-setting "dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay appear likely this summer, according to new forecasts. Scientists make the annual forecasts using models driven by nutrient load. (Science Daily)
Click here to read more. Jun 21, 2009
The two spent that Sunday, June 15, together fishing on the Chesapeake Bay. The next day, coincidentally, Al and his wife, Mary, marked their 18th wedding anniversary. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Md. awards $20M for water treatment plant Jun 19, 2009
That should significantly reduce nutrients discharged to the Patapsco River and ultimately to the Chesapeake Bay. Such nutrients kill plant life and harm the ecosystems in the river and bay. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Alan Wurtzel to Retire From Dollar Tree Board Jun 6, 2009
He currently serves on the boards of several nonpublic companies and several not-for-profit institutions including Oberlin College, the state Council of Higher Education of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. "At age 75, it is time to move on and allow someone younger with more current business operating experience to assume a larger role on the Board," said Mr. Wurtzel. (Primezone Releases)
Casting a wide telework net Jun 6, 2009
Tawny Stitelys regular commute covers 40 miles from Calvert County, down on Marylands Chesapeake Bay shore, into the Northern Virginia headquarters of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Also in this report. (FCW.com)
Cameron Davis appointed as Great Lakes czar Jun 5, 2009
Earlier this year, Obama named J. Charles Fox to a similar post, directing restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. In a statement, the EPA said Davis "will work closely with the administrator and senior staff on Great Lakes issues." The appointment and proposed funding "reflects this administration's commitment to protecting and cleaning up the largest freshwater lakes in the world," it said. (Anchorage Daily News)
D.C. to reduce Rock Creek pollution Jun 4, 2009
D.C. s low-impact development proposal was one of 24 picked this year to get funding to weed out pollution in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. This grant gives us the opportunity to deal with stormwater differently and on a larger scale than ever before, said George Hawkins, department director. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Md. awarded $122M for water projects Jun 2, 2009
Maryland will receive nearly $122 million in federal stimulus funds to help boost state water infrastructure projects and improve the Chesapeake Bay ... The funds will be used to construct water infrastructure projects that create jobs, protect public health and bolster the Chesapeake Bay, according to a press release. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Future is murky for University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute Jun 1, 2009
While other USM schools land startups that develop lifesaving drugs, UMBI is figuring out how to save the Chesapeake Bay blue crabs and harness excess energy from electrons to generate fuel cells ... UMBI has been lauded for its efforts to restore the blue crab population in Chesapeake Bay. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Va. Urged To Regulate Fertilizer Tanks Along River May 29, 2009
The report said some of the nearly 2 million gallons of spilled fertilizer reached the Elizabeth River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. It blamed welding defects for the collapse. (W-USA News, DC)
Shellfish Face An Uncertain Future In High Carbon Dioxide World May 28, 2009
"In the Chesapeake Bay, oysters are barely holding on, where disease and overfishing have nearly wiped them out. Whether acidification will push Eastern oysters, and the many species that depend on them, beyond a critical tipping point remains to be seen" said Miller. With numbers so critically low the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay today stands at just 2 percent of what it was in colonial times future losses could have dire consequences, both environmentally and economically. (Science Daily)
AFG sees opportunities aplenty in commercial real estate May 27, 2009
The company s annual report indicates AFG s existing real estate operations employ 600 and include the Mountain View Grand Resort in New Hampshire, the Skipjack Cove Yachting Resort in Chesapeake Bay and the Sailfish Marina and Resort in Palm Beach, Fla. The division has been shrinking in recent years, generating $75. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Obama's Navy Speech May 25, 2009
"I will only send you into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary, and with the strategy, the well-defined goals, the equipment and the support that you need to get the job done," the president told more than 1,000 graduates during a sun-splashed ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stad 00004000 ium on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Obama said he has halted reductions in the Navy, is building up the Marine Corps and investing in the hardware combat ships, submarines and fighter... (CBS News)
Reader Gallery May 21, 2009
Daniel Lightfoot, 12, of Cary caught a big striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay on Dec. 8 while fishing out of Deltaville, Va. aboard the Restin' Easy. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Maryland panel recommends eradicating mute swans in Chesapeake Bay May 16, 2009
"The mute swan is an environmental hazard to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem," says a report being sent today to John R. Griffin, secretary of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources ... They defended the animals as an "engaging and captivating part of the Chesapeake Bay." ... "They cause extreme degradation to underwater grasses," said Kim Coble, executive director in Maryland for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. (Boston Globe)
Obama wants to pump $475M into Great Lakes cleanup May 15, 2009
The federal government has supported cleanups of numerous watersheds, such as Puget Sound and Chesapeake Bay, said George Kuper, director of the Council of Great Lakes Industries. The initiative would give industry and job growth a boost in the Great Lakes region, home to about 40 million people, Kuper said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Obama issues order on restoring Chesapeake Bay May 13, 2009
The executive order establishes a Federal Leadership Committee, led by the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee restoration programs and orders the EPA to research its authority under the Clean Water Act to restore the Bay (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Tough times are keeping anglers closer to home May 10, 2009
The Maryland Office of Tourism, which markets Deep Creek Lake, Ocean City and the Chesapeake Bay to Pennsylvanians, has changed its regional sales pitech to "Pretty.Close.". "People are fatigued by the economic doom and gloom, but they're trading down, not out," said tourism office spokesman Liz Fitzsimmons. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
