Chesapeake Waters and Their Caretakers: Three Stories From Three Perspectives To celebrate Earth Day, we reflected on decades of Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts informed by the journeys of three panelists with multidimensional experiences in various components of the Bay health effort, including the Bay Program, research, and activism. We asked our community to reflect on [...]
Taking A Deep Dive Into Shallow Waters Our March webinar took place on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 from 12-1pm. We discussed the progress being made on the science of shallow water monitoring, modeling, and management, as shallow water is a dynamic piece of the Chesapeake Bay watershed puzzle. There are myriad interactions between land and sea [...]
Keeping Our Heads Above Water: Understanding Sea Level Rise Around the Bay Our February webinar took place on Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 from 12-1pm. We built on last month’s climate resilience discussion to talk specifically about sea level rise. Sea level rise is one of the most tangible symptoms of climate change and it impacts a variety [...]
Tackling a Global Problem at the Community Level: Building Climate Resilience Our January webinar took place on Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 from 12-1pm. We discussed progress, challenges, and a way forward on delivering climate change information to local communities with the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Climate Resiliency Workgroup. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview [...]
Citizen Science for the Win-Win Our December webinar took place on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from 12-1pm and we discussed citizen science with two of the Bay region’s most far-reaching citizen science programs: the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) and Chesapeake DolphinWatch. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview of their respective programs. For the second half of the [...]
Adding EJSCREEN and Local Tools to Your Environmental Justice Toolbox Our third webinar took place on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 from 12-1pm and we discussed Adding EJSCREEN and Local Tools to Your Environmental Justice Toolbox. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview of two environmental justice tools. For the second half of the [...]
Integrating Environmental Justice into Decision-Making Our second webinar took place on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 from 12-1pm and we discussed Integrating Environmental Justice into Decision-Making. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview from federal, state, and citizen perspectives. For the second half of the webinar, we invited your [...]
Environmental Monitoring in the Time of COVID-19 Our first webinar took place on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 from 12-1pm and we discussed Environmental Monitoring in the Time of COVID-19. During the first half of the webinar, our invited speakers provided an overview from federal, state, and citizen perspectives. For the second half of the [...]
