The oyster season in the Chesapeake Bay recently ended, but this year oysters harvested in the Rappahannock River came from an unusual home. Some of the oysters they harvested were grown on gravel-sized stones that had been put in the river to provide an unconventional growing spot. Usually, baby oysters, or spat, are grown on old [...]
Pennsylvania State University has partnered with University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the USDA Agricultural Research Service to form the The Center for Integrated Multi-Scale Nutrient Pollution Solutions (Center for Nutrient Solutions or CNS for short). The project is funded under the EPA STAR program establishing “national centers for innovative and sustainable water research, incorporating a [...]
Fall will soon be here and as children get ready to head back to school, coastal residents brace for the annual hurricane season. Coastal storms threaten communities with high winds and inundation but in low-lying areas throughout our region, recurrent flooding has become a regular nuisance. In some areas, like Norfolk, Virginia, even high tides can [...]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced an effort to expand their INCLUDES National Network. Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) is a comprehensive effort to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering discovery and innovation by proactively seeking and effectively developing science, technology, engineering [...]
ROSES-17 Amendment 18: Final Text for A.39 Health and Air Quality ROSES-17 Amendment 18 presents final text for program element A.39 Earth Science Applications: Health and Air Quality, which seeks proposals for the use of Earth observations in air quality management and public health, particularly regarding infectious disease and environmental health issues. The area addresses issues [...]
The Chesapeake Bay Trust, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks services for technical assistance to support key Chesapeake Bay Program Goals and Outcomes through two separate projects: 1) Assessing Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer Benefits 2) Preliminary State-Identified Healthy Watersheds Vulnerability Assessments for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Please see the attached Request for Proposals [...]
Science of TOtal ENvironment Journal (STOTEN) has announced two special issues with relevance for Chesapeake Bay researchers and managers. The journal will soon be accepting applications for papers to be included in a special issue on Eutrophication: A new wine in an old bottle. The web site for application will be open from early August through [...]
Dear colleagues, With this, our 4th edition of the CRC Quarterly, we are completing our first annual cycle of quarterly updates to our community of readers at CRC member institutions, Chesapeake Bay Program partners, and other interested parties. We, the CRC staff, hope that your interest means you share our mission to facilitate the development and [...]
On June 1 of this year, six members of the CRC Board of Trustees and the CRC Director co-signed and mailed individually addressed letters to 54 members of Congress, explaining that they were writing "to seek [the Congressional delegate's] support for sustained federal investments in science that are critical to the protection and restoration of the [...]
CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. There are currently thirteen CRC Environmental Management Staffers supporting Chesapeake Bay Program initiatives for various lengths of time as each position [...]
