Democratizing Science in the Chesapeake Bay Citizen science creates a participatory pathway for the public to engage in the scientific process and data collection. Through our conversations with the community, we’ve learned that the term “citizen science” can be exclusive and wanted to clarify the use of the term in this article. Citizenship, or the [...]
Taking Action for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice 2020 has brought unprecedented change to our world, including the global COVID-19 pandemic, protests against systemic racism, and welcomed discussions about ensuring that diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) goals are actualized and institutionalized. One of the many benefits of the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) umbrella of [...]
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” Mary Oliver, American poet Paying attention. What an almost overwhelming thought at this point in 2020. And yet, we are generally in this line of work because we do pay attention to things that are unseen for many: movement of organisms and constituents; presence or [...]
Research in the Time of COVID-19 In the midst of great uncertainty brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Chesapeake Research Consortium’s (CRC) seven member institutions have shown resilience and adaptivity in conducting research, both in maintaining essential research but also in pursuing new and innovative research avenues. While we highlight how members of [...]
It’s a turbulent time, waters once calm are now swirling, and footing is harder to come by. We can’t work in the usual way, can’t communicate in the manner we’re accustomed to, can’t assume that the trajectories of programs and efforts will continue on the same path. But we still have work to do, we crave [...]
Suddenly, Dual Citizenship Did you wake up one morning in March and feel as if you had arrived in a foreign land on an overnight flight, lost your laptop on the way, were scheduled to be the speaker at some sort of event, and didn’t know the language? That’s how I’ve viewed my sudden travel to [...]
Shoreline and pier at the Naval Weapons Station Norfolk in Yorktown The Chesapeake Research Consortium is funding the design of a nearshore habitat restoration project on the York River in Virginia. The $40,000 in funding support will enable the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to develop a detailed blueprint and monitoring plan for an [...]
Meet Our New CRC Director, Denice Wardrop! Denice Wardrop began her position as the new Executive Director of the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) at the start of the new year. As the first executive director that is also a watershed scientist from the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay, she understands the importance of connecting the [...]
The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) recently hosted a group of environmental professionals managing the Chaohu Lake in Anhui Province, China. CRC director Denice Wardrop and former director Bill Ball welcomed the visitors to a mini-workshop/symposium on the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) campus, where the CRC is located. The SERC campus served as an excellent site for [...]
Dear Colleagues, Weaving has always fascinated me, both the process and its possible results. Teaching and research over the past ten years have given me the gift of significant time in the Peruvian Andes, where pieces woven by experienced hands tell beautiful and detailed stories of place and culture, but only if one learns how to [...]
