Aligning Behavior for the Bay Of the 18 million people in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, no two are the same. Each person has their own beliefs, concerns, and motivations. Acknowledging this, how do we align social behavior, community sustainability, and the wider Bay restoration effort to achieve the best outcome for all? We [...]
Behavior and the Bay: The Human Dimension of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Collectively, we have been working towards the restoration of Chesapeake Bay for around five decades; in fact, CRC celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022. We have seen a lot of progress, but we also still have a long way to go. What needs [...]
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 [...]
Changing the Face of Bay Restoration and Science The environmental workforce that will inhabit and take care of the Bay area will be critical in bringing the full range of solutions to the table to face the challenges of the future. There are new faces emerging, including the new network of Bay professionals being [...]
A Restoration Conversation with the Nansemond Indian Nation and the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe Our community within the Chesapeake Bay watershed includes tens of thousands of people who identify as American Indian. We all have a common goal of restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. How can we better listen to, engage with, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
