PFAS in the Chesapeake Bay Region The December CRC Roundtable webinar focused on what we currently know about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), what we need to know, and how the Bay states and EPA are tackling the issue. PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have been used in the U.S. [...]
Call for Special Session Proposals Deadline - December 8, 2021 We are excited to announce a call for special session proposals for the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2022! It is our sincere hope that you will consider putting together a proposal for a session OR workshop activity. All topics that fall within the [...]
Alien Invaders in the Chesapeake Bay From plants to insects to fish, it is estimated that there are more than 200 known or possible invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. These species, whether introduced accidentally or purposefully, can cause irreparable harm to native species in the region by competing for [...]
November 2021 Director's Corner in·va·sive /inˈvāsiv/ adjective (especially of plants or a disease) tending to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully. To most people, the operative and memorable terms in the above definition are “undesirably” or “harmfully”. If we are considering one species at a time, we have time to reflect [...]
Emerging Contaminants in the Bay From antibacterial soaps to sunscreen, chemicals are found in every facet of our daily life. Chemicals that make up our personal care products, pharmaceuticals, cleaning supplies, and cookware are often thought of as beneficial, especially to our quality of life. The downside, however, is that these [...]
October 2021 Director's Corner My husband and I recently joined my daughter and her husband for a day of flyfishing on Yellow Breeches, a beautiful limestone and well-known trout stream in south-central Pennsylvania. It was a remarkable Fall Day; the air was dry, the sky blue and clear, a slight breeze [...]
Interns Making Moves That Start Movements By Randy K. Rowel, C-StREAM Program Coordinator The need for a robust, innovative, and diverse set of solutions on the restoration table is well-recognized by the partnership, and a diverse workforce to provide those solutions is critical to that end. Current data outlines the scope [...]
August 2021 Director's Corner Beyond Pipelines What do diversity in the workforce, the infrastructure bill, and natural gas have in common? All have been described as complex interplays of pipelines, leaks, and capacity. In all instances, there is something of value being carried from one point to the next, whether talent, [...]
Reflections on the Bay Reflections on Chesapeake Bay Restoration from the first Earth Day (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) 51 years after the first Earth Day, Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) asked our community and member institutions to reflect on decades of Chesapeake Bay preservation and restoration efforts to [...]
May 2021 Director's Corner Inflection Points I have been thinking a lot about inflection points lately - changes in direction, changes in slope. ScienceDirect provides a useful definition as, “Inflection points are spots where the growth of the curve begins to slow (going from concave up to concave down), or increase [...]
