
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Grades Chesapeake’s health a D-plus, Again
The ecological health of the nation’s largest estuary remains stuck at a low level, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The Annapolis, MD-based environmental group graded the Bay’s overall vitality a D+, the same lackluster mark it got in 2020. In a note introducing its biennial State of the Bay report, CBF President & CEO Hilary Harp Falk said it “shows there is still a long way ... [Continue Story]
Ecosystem Highlights

Conowingo Dam License Invalidated by Appeals Court
By John Domen A federal appeals court vacated a 50-year operating license for Constellation Energy‘s Conowingo Dam, which sits on the Susquehanna ... [Continue Story]
- Hogan Pausing MD Participation in Multi-state Alliance for Strict Vehicle Emissions Standards
- It Actually Might Happen: Jim Lighthizer on a Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area
- Our Debt to Naturalist Jan Reese by Matt LaMotte
- Mid-Shore Stewardship: ShoreRivers and Galena Elementary School
- Climate Funding could Suffer in the Farm bill under GOP Control of Congress
- MDE Gives Lakeside in Trappe a Limited Permit to Move Forward
- Chesapeake Bay Region Loses Ground to Increase Tree Canopy
- Westward Ho! Easton’s Rails to Trails Expansion with Project Manager Kody Cario
- States not on Track to Meet 2025 Chesapeake Bay Goals
- Federalsburg asks State to Deny AquaCon Discharge Permit
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