ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report: 8/8
Along with summer swimming comes ShoreRivers Bacteria Monitoring season. It is advised that people not swim 24-48 hours after a major rain. Every summer, ShoreRivers deploys a team of community scientists to monitor bacterial levels at popular swimming and boating sites, providing vital information on human health risks to the public. Their samples are then processed, according to standard ... [Continue Story]
Ecosystem Highlights
ShoreRivers Director to Step Down, Search for Successor Begins
ShoreRivers, a leading environmental organization dedicated to protecting the Eastern Shore waterways, announced that Executive Director Isabel ... [Continue Story]
- McCown Presented with Shorerivers Award for Environmental Stewardship
- ShoreRivers welcomes new board members, executive committee
- Maryland Levies Fines on Perdue, Valley Proteins for Environmental Violations
- Bay Climate Adaptation: The TNC Guide in Finding the Money for Major Infrastructure Change
- Mid-Shore Arts Plein Air Easton and ESLC Pair Up to Promote Land Conservation
- University of Maryland Gives Chesapeake Bay a C+ in Overall Health; Best in 21 Years
- Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness
- Blue Crab Populations are Down, But Experts are Not Worried
- First Baby Eagles Hatch on Reborn Chesapeake Island
- A Defining Moment for the Lakeside Development? A Chat with County Council Member Pete Lesher
Mid-Shore Science by Al Hammond
Mid-Shore Science: Wetlands and Climate Resilience with Dr. Ariana Sutton-Grier
Ariana Sutton-Grier is a distinguished scientist with expertise in coastal ecosystems. In particular her research has focused on the role these ... [Continue Story]
- The Future of Finance…and much Else by Al Hammond
- By the Way, How Do You Predict the Behavior of Rockfish or Crabs? By Al Hammond
- Why Farming Data, Not Soybeans, Might Be the Future by Al Hammond
- Minding a Big Gap: Digital Divide Leaving Students Behind by Al Hammond
- The Transportation Revolution by Al Hammond
- Saving the Choptank…and the Bay? By Al Hammond
Ecosystem Notes
Environmental Education Comes Home for Students During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has launched a new online environmental learning series designed to be a resource for teachers, parents, and ... [Continue Story]
- Stewards for Streams Seeks to Engage Queen Anne’s County Faith Community
- Impacts of Ocean Warming, Sea-Level Rise, and Coastline Management for Chesapeake Bay
- ShoreRivers Presents Lawn Fertilizer Awareness Campaign
- Hillsboro Recognized as Maryland’s Newest Sustainable Community
- Imagine, Draw, Discover New Birds
- ShoreRivers Announces Teacher Training “Academy”
- ShoreRivers Announces Cancellations, Postponements
- ShoreRivers Gears up for Spring with River-Friendly Yards
- Meet the Scientists Behind the Science at Horn Point Laboratory’s Science Bytes
- Bird Lecture: Helping Birds Adapt to a Changing World