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07/07/2008 Cover Story: Crossing The Bay's Threshold For decades, Gunston Cove, a small tidal embayment off the Potomac River, was simply a mess. Its summertime water was painted green by algae blooms that long ago had smothered the last blade of underwater grass. More... |
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07/07/2008 Bay stakeholders taking first steps to offset 'nutrient footprints' When some corporations fly executives to meetings across the nation, they calculate the amount of carbon expended for the trip and buy "offsets" to erase the impact. More... |
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07/07/2008 Books On The Bay Bring a Book to the Beach, or Bring the Bay into Your Home with these Books More... |
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07/07/2008 Ecological report cards getting good marks for attracting public's attention Most kids with a bad grade on their report card are happy to avoid notice. But when rivers in the Chesapeake Bay region fail to make the grade, they often become front page news-and river advocates couldn't be happier. More... |
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07/07/2008 Grave shape of Bay resurrects Capt. John Smith's political ambitions It has been 400 years since he last held elected office, but Capt. John Smith is coming out of his political retirement and throwing his feather-adorned hat into the presidential campaign. More... |
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07/07/2008 House votes to maintain Gateways Network The House overwhelming approved a measure that would help secure the future of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails Network, which links Bay-related historic, cultural and natural sites throughout the watershed. More... |
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07/07/2008 Park Service adds 5 sites to Gateways Network The National Park Service recently announced that five new sites joined its Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertails Network.They include: More... |
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07/07/2008 Scientists predict widespread low-oxygen conditions in Bay's mainstem It's likely to be another summer of poor Bay water quality, according to the prediction by a team of scientists, who expect widespread low-oxygen conditions in the Bay's mainstem. More... |
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07/07/2008 States seek to accelerate development of TMDLs, want 2010 deadline Senior state officials signaled in June that they would like to accelerate the development of a new cleanup plan for the Bay. More... |
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07/07/2008 VA adds 1,100 miles of rivers to polluted list About 1,100 miles of Virginia's rivers and streams have been added to the state's list of polluted waters in the last two years, bringing the total to 10,600 miles, state environmental regulators said in June. More... |
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07/07/2008 Message from the President: Alliance forging solutions to help the Bay, its residents Our chairman, Bill Matuszeski, last month made an impassioned plea to join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay as we move forward with new leadership and a new strategic plan. I would like to highlight some of the work we will be advancing in the coming months to further encourage you to join with us as we turn the corner on the protection and restoration of the Bay and its watershed. More... |
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07/07/2008 Bay Buddies: Chart Smart! Maps can guide travelers to where they are going or show where places or things are located. Almost every map has a compass of some sort showing which way is east, west, north and south. Maps usually also have a scale, which helps its readers estimate distances, such as one inch on the map equals so many miles in reality. The other features of a map are as varied as their uses. Here are six categories of commonly used maps. Can you match them with their descriptions? Answers are on page 22 More... |
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07/07/2008 Editor's Note: Check out these Chesapeake books This is our one combined issue of the year, which means it's time (yeah!) for our annual summer break. More... |
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07/07/2008 Chesapeake Challenge: Do You Know Your Place? It's vacation time, and most likely there is a map involved, especially if one is traveling to a new destination. Early explorers to the Chesapeake region had maps, too. The key lines/numbers on their charts were not highways and mileage charts, but latitude (distance from the equator) and longitude lines (distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich, England). To learn more about these lines See "Past is Prologue," January-February 2003. More... |
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07/07/2008 Past is Prologue: Dominica's baths, wildlife welcome respite for adventurers in past, present Editor's Note: This is the last in a series of columns detailing Kent Mountford's journeys tracing the route of the early voyages from Europe to the Chesapeake. More... |
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07/07/2008 News in Brief: James River site of latest mystery fish kills; Maryland weakens new poultry regulations; and more... James River site of latest mystery fish kills More... |
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07/07/2008 Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network: Migrating birds have long known that VA's Eastern Shore refreshes a body It is the fascinating concept of the Eastern Shore funneling millions of songbirds and thousands of raptors toward its southernmost tip that lures me. Every fall, the birds bottleneck here, resting and replenishing before executing the long flight across the open water of the Chesapeake as they head south. More... |
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07/07/2008 Bay Naturalist: Nature's insect zappers now threatened by a new bug Bats. Just the word makes some people cringe. Despite what movies, television and literature would have us believe, bats are not terrors of the night. One of the most misunderstood and maligned animals, they are incredibly important to our ecosystem and economy. More... |
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07/07/2008 On the Wing: Red knot's, crab's survival tied to millions of eggs The sign said the road was closed, but a fisherman told us it might be passable. Trusting his local knowledge, we drove around the warning sign. More... |
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07/07/2008 Forum: Alliance forging solutions to help the Bay, its residents Our chairman, Bill Matuszeski, last month made an impassioned plea to join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay as we move forward with new leadership and a new strategic plan. I would like to highlight some of the work we will be advancing in the coming months to further encourage you to join with us as we turn the corner on the protection and restoration of the Bay and its watershed. More... |
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07/07/2008 Forum: Chart Smart! Maps can guide travelers to where they are going or show where places or things are located. Almost every map has a compass of some sort showing which way is east, west, north and south. Maps usually also have a scale, which helps its readers estimate distances, such as one inch on the map equals so many miles in reality. The other features of a map are as varied as their uses. Here are six categories of commonly used maps. Can you match them with their descriptions? Answers are on page 22 More... |
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07/07/2008 Forum: Check out these Chesapeake books This is our one combined issue of the year, which means it's time (yeah!) for our annual summer break. More... |
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07/07/2008 Forum: Do You Know Your Place? It's vacation time, and most likely there is a map involved, especially if one is traveling to a new destination. Early explorers to the Chesapeake region had maps, too. The key lines/numbers on their charts were not highways and mileage charts, but latitude (distance from the equator) and longitude lines (distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich, England). To learn more about these lines See "Past is Prologue," January-February 2003. More... |
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07/07/2008 Forum: Dominica's baths, wildlife welcome respite for adventurers in past, present Editor's Note: This is the last in a series of columns detailing Kent Mountford's journeys tracing the route of the early voyages from Europe to the Chesapeake. More... |
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07/07/2008 Forum: James River site of latest mystery fish kills; Maryland weakens new poultry regulations; and more... James River site of latest mystery fish kills More... |
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07/07/2008 Forum: Migrating birds have long known that VA's Eastern Shore refreshes a body It is the fascinating concept of the Eastern Shore funneling millions of songbirds and thousands of raptors toward its southernmost tip that lures me. Every fall, the birds bottleneck here, resting and replenishing before executing the long flight across the open water of the Chesapeake as they head south. More... |
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07/07/2008 Forum: Nature's insect zappers now threatened by a new bug Bats. Just the word makes some people cringe. Despite what movies, television and literature would have us believe, bats are not terrors of the night. One of the most misunderstood and maligned animals, they are incredibly important to our ecosystem and economy. More... |
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07/07/2008 Forum: Red knot's, crab's survival tied to millions of eggs The sign said the road was closed, but a fisherman told us it might be passable. Trusting his local knowledge, we drove around the warning sign. More... |
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