How can the Chesapeake Bay community learn together to support more informed decision-making? For CRC, the answer is convening.

This September, we celebrated five years since the first CRC Roundtable. Launched during pandemic lockdowns to provide space for conversation, the platform has only grown in reach and relevance. For decades, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), administered by CRC, has convened workshops exploring current science needs and emerging research relevant to Bay restoration, while the Chesapeake Community Modeling Program has hosted a biennial symposium every other year since the early 2000s with support from CRC. Through these efforts and others, CRC has facilitated discussions and knowledge-sharing on stream restoration, AI and machine learning, emerging concerns such as PFAS and microplastics, rising temperatures, invasive blue catfish, and more.