ShoreRivers Identifies Harmful Algal Bloom in Sassafras River
Warning – a harmful algal bloom in the Sassafras River poses a health risk to people and pets. In conjunction with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Sassafras Riverkeeper at ShoreRivers, Emmett Duke, first identified the harmful algal bloom on September 17 in the large tidal pond between Turners Creek and Lloyd’s Creek on the Kent County side of the Sassafras. The blue-green … [Read More...]
Ecosystem Highlights
Spy Moment: Adkins Arboretum Plays in the Meadow
The weather gods were watching out for Adkins Arboretum last Saturday night for its annual Magic in the Meadow gala; an event far more dependent on … [Read More...]
- Upper Eastern Shore Location to Provide Environmental and Recreation Benefits
- Eastern Neck Refuge Spared from Closure, but Funding Crunch Continues
- Darn Good News: Eastern Neck Refuge To Fill Position and Stay Open
- Supporters Rally to save Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge from Closing
- FERC Approves PA-to-WV Pipeline
- Life on the Disappearing Edge by Tom Horton
- Back home on their Range: Quail find Refuge on Restored Grassland by Tim Wheeler
- Man-Made Oyster Reef Near Key Bridge is Thriving
- Facing a Finite Future, Smith Islanders put Their Faith in Jetties and God By Jeremy Cox
- Chesapeake Bay’s Dead Zone to Grow this Summer; Breaks with Wave of Good News
Ecosystem Notes
Preservation Group Announces Phillips Packing House a New Preservation Project
As a part of Preservation Maryland’s strategic efforts to save threatened historic places, the organization recently announced its fourth class of … [Read More...]
- Plein Air Oil Paintings by Diane DuBois Mullaly at Adkins Arboretum
- CBF’s ‘VoiCeS’ Adult Education Classes Will Be Held in Centreville
- Open House at Horn Point Laboratory October 13
- Sultana Education Foundation Partners with Gunston School for Chesapeake Watershed Semester Kickoff
- Eliminate Litter and Enjoy Public Lands at Blackwater NWR
- October Nature Walk Connects Faith and Environment
- Talbot County Council Proclaims 2018 the Year of the Bird
- The Annual Cardboard Boat Race on September 22
- Rod and Reef Slam Fishing Tournament Returns for Second Year
- ShoreRivers Hosts 14th Annual Ride for Clean Rivers
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
Preservation Group Announces Phillips Packing House a New Preservation Project
As a part of Preservation Maryland’s strategic efforts to save threatened historic places, the organization recently announced its fourth class of … [Read More...]
- Save the Date: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy’s Party to Preserve Set for October 27
- Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Celebrates Spring with family-friendly LANDJAM Event
- Information Session on Maryland’s Next Generation Farmland Acquisition Program
- Culture, Climate, and Change: How Social Factors Shape the Climate Dialogue
- ESLC Offers New Culture, Climate, and Change Conference April 21
- Cambridge Residents Invited to Kick-Off Event for Cannery Park
ShoreRivers
ShoreRivers Adds Three to Staff
ShoreRivers is pleased to announce three new additions to its staff. Josh Biddle is ShoreRivers’s new Agricultural Specialist. Biddle is an Eastern … [Read More...]
- ShoreRivers Awarded 2.2 Million Dollar Grant
- Are Our Waters Safe for Swimming?
- ShoreRivers Honored with Prestigious Environmental Award
- ShoreRivers Hosts First Annual State of the Chester, Wye, and Eastern Bay
- Tour the Shore: ShoreRivers’ Guided Kayak Paddles
- C+ Grade for the Chester River
- ShoreRivers Needs Some Help: Development and Event Coordinator Position Available
- Senator Van Hollen to Speak at Inaugural ShoreRivers Event April 20
- ShoreRivers seeks an Agricultural Specialist
- Op-Ed: Hydraulic Dredging for Clams on the Rise as is the Damage by Jeff Horstman
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Man-Made Oyster Reef Near Key Bridge is Thriving
A man-made oyster reef finished a year ago next to Fort Carroll in the middle of the Patapsco River is in excellent condition. Recent monitoring … [Read More...]
- CBF experiment: a large man-made oyster reef that revives the dead zone
- Former Riverkeeper Tom Leigh to Help Eastern Shore Localities
- CBF Annual Photo Contest Gets Under Way
- CBF Notes: How About Home-Grown Oysters and Wine?
- Exelon’s Share for Mitigation on the Conowingo Dam by Tom Zolper
- “Most Important Fish in the Bay” Film at Library Oct. 23
- Diversity matters in this different kind of fishing tournament
- CBF on the Shore: Harris Creek Update and Rod and Reef Slam
- Op-Ed: The Good and Bad News on Oyster Restoration by CBF’s Tom Zolper
- Op-Ed: Why Cut a $73 Million Program that Provides Billions in Benefits? By Kim Coble
WC Center for Environment & Society
Electric Car Chargers for Chestertown?
The Chestertown Council, at its meeting Monday, May 7, heard a report from the Chestertown Environmental Committee on the benefits of installing … [Read More...]
- C+ Grade for the Chester River
- Sink or Swim! — The Cardboard Boat Race
- $500K Grant to Center for Environment and Society
- Cardboard Boats Make a Splash!
- Wye River Upper School Partners with Center for Environment & Society to Monitor the Corsica River
- RiverArts and Center for Environment and Society Announce “RiverFest” September 26
