Shifting to the Shallows: Refocusing Chesapeake Restoration Efforts The implications of the Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) report ripple through all aspects of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. One of the core conclusions of CESR is that there is great potential and urgency in the restoration of shallow water areas; they are the [...]
Evaluating Chesapeake Bay System Response: A CESR Q&A The Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) report was released by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), an independent liaison between the Bay’s scientific community and the Chesapeake Bay Program. Over 60 experts were involved in its creation, and its pages reflect on how the restoration effort [...]
Expanding the Chesapeake Bay Watershed report card to include social, economic and environmental justice indices Geographically explicit, data-rich Chesapeake Bay report cards have been developed annually by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science for 16 years. But over the past several years, the report card expanded to include the Chesapeake watershed and [...]
Harvesting Restoration Opportunities from the Farm Bill Agriculture is one of the largest land uses in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The food produced here supports the growing population in the watershed and beyond, but production also leads to nutrients entering the Bay. The Farm Bill provides critical support to producers and environmental protections. While [...]
Improving Understanding and Coordination of Science Activities for PFAS in the Chesapeake Bay Those “forever chemicals” you may be hearing about are Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, more commonly known as PFAS. They persist in our environment and are linked to long-lasting impacts on fish, other wildlife, and human health. In response to growing concerns [...]
Integrating Social Science for Adaptive Management in Chesapeake Bay Program, Lisa Wainger and Daniel Read What do researchers and practitioners want from each other? Insights from the Advancing Engagement Workshop Series, Wes Eaton To continue December’s roundtable conversation on behavior change, February’s roundtable brought together a group of scholarly researchers with experience in [...]
CRC Member Webinar Take-Over Series Old Dominion University Research Updates: Seagrass Blue Carbon and Effects of Floods on Water Quality Coasts are dynamic areas of exchange between land and water. Nitrogen and phosphate from land, for example, are essential for growth of seagrasses and their production of “blue carbon”. Nutrients in the Bay often [...]
Growing Positive Action: An Introduction to Chesapeake Behavior Change During the December CRC Roundtable, we learned how behavior change is a buzzy phrase these days - and with good reason. The importance of social science in the Bay restoration effort is becoming clear, as we realize that the on-the-ground actions of the 18 million [...]
Targeting Resources to Accelerate Chesapeake Bay Restoration In 2014, the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement outlined dozens of outcomes organized under ten goals for the health and protection of the watershed Many of the outcomes are meant to be realized by 2025. With this deadline approaching fast and seeing various degrees of success so far, [...]
Listening and Learning: Achieving Environmental Wins Through Convening September marks the two year anniversary of the first CRC Roundtable. When establishing this platform, one of CRC’s priorities was to create a space where all people could gather and have an open, honest discussion. To celebrate the Roundtable’s birthday, we’re taking a look at lessons [...]
