By admin on August 28, 2010
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office is a division of the National Marine Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation, which works to protect and restore coastal and marine habitat at the national level. The Office is also a key collaborator with NOAA’s North Atlantic Regional Team, which integrates NOAA’s program activities to address priorities at both the national and regional [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Government, Nature, Water Tagged chesapeake bay program, environmental protection agency, fisheries office, habitat conservation, marine habitat, national marine fisheries, national oceanic and atmospheric administration
By admin on April 2, 2010
15 billion years ago, in a great flaring-forth, the story of our Universe began unfolding. About 12,000 years ago, with the melting of glacial ice, the story of the Mid-Atlantic coastal riverlands and culture emerged. Join us in re-envisioning — with story, song and art — the on-going wonder of The Chesapeake Story…
Posted in Arts, Chesapeake Bay, History, Water
By admin on March 5, 2010
The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network connects you with the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers through 150 exceptional parks, wildlife refuges, museums, sailing ships, historic communities, trails and more. Gateways are the special places where you can experience the authentic Chesapeake.
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Nature, Parks Tagged museums, sailing ships, trails, wildlife refuges
By admin on February 19, 2010
The Maryland Watermen’s Association is dedicated to the interests of all who derive beauty & benefit from Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Waters.
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Community Groups, Water
By admin on January 7, 2010
The AAWRA is an alliance of communities, dredging officials, Chesapeake Bay associations and trusts, and boaters on navigable waters in Anne Arundel County supporting deeper tidal water channels, sediment reclamation, tidal habitats, and natural fisheries.
Posted in Anne Arundel County, Chesapeake Bay, Community Groups, Nature, Water
By admin on December 2, 2009
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge has its own web site by the Maryland Transportation Authority. Here you can read about the history of the bridge, view images, view live web cams of traffic on the bridge and at toll booths, get toll rates and traffic advisories, and sign up for email alerts for bridge information.
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Government, Transportation
By admin on November 18, 2009
The Chesapeake Bay Program is a unique regional partnership that has led and directed the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983. The Chesapeake Bay Program partners include the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia; the District of Columbia; the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative body; the Environmental Protection Agency, representing the federal government; [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Nature, Water Tagged chesapeake bay program, environmental protection agency
By admin on November 4, 2009
The Critical Area Act, passed in 1984, was significant and far-reaching, and marked the first time that the State and local governments jointly addressed the impacts of land development on habitat and aquatic resources. The law identified the “Critical Area” as all land within 1,000 feet of the Mean High Water Line of tidal waters [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Government, Nature, Water
By admin on October 21, 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is a volunteer, civilian, non-military arm of the U.S. Coast Guard. It serves the general public through boating-safety classes, vessel safety checks, and safety patrols on the water and in the air. Members of the Auxiliary have no law-enforcement powers and issue no permits or citations. However, we do work closely [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Government
By admin on August 4, 2009
The Chesapeake Bay Recovery Partnership is a newly formed public-private partnership between the Oyster Recovery Partnership and the State of Maryland (Department of Natural Resources).The partnership was created to raise funds from public and private sources and to implement large-scale, integrated Chesapeake Bay restoration projects that will include oyster restoration, bay grass replenishment, planting of [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Nature, Water Tagged chesapeake bay restoration, department of natural resources, oyster recovery partnership, oyster restoration, restoration projects, sediment reduction
By admin on July 28, 2009
786-acre Sandy Point State Park is located along the Northwestern shore of the majestic Chesapeake Bay. The park’s beaches and picnic areas are well known for their breathtaking scenic water views that overlook one of Maryland’s true treasures, the Chesapeake Bay. The park was first opened on June 25, 1952 and has provided its guests [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Parks Tagged boating, Chesapeake Bay, chesapeake bay bridge, crabbing, fishing, park, Parks, sailing, swimming
By admin on June 8, 2009
The Annapolis Chapter is one of the largest and most active chapters in the MSSA. Our Members share a passion for Saltwater Fishing in both the Chesapeake Bay and the Bluewater found off the Delmarva Coast. In addition to fun and informative meetings, our members organize and participate in numerous events during the year.
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Sports, Water Tagged fishing
By admin on February 15, 2009
The Chesapeake Bay Trust provides grant funding for on-the-ground Chesapeake Bay restoration projects throughout Maryland, reaching thousands of students, organizations and community leaders each year. Since its inception in 1985, the Trust has awarded more than $20 million in grants, funding thousands of projects that have made a measurable impact on improving the Bay’s health [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Community Groups, Nature
By admin on January 17, 2009
The Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is a marine research facility of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). UMCES sister campuses include the Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, in the mountains of Western Maryland. UMCES research fleet is located on the CBL Campus.
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Education, Nature, Water Tagged eastern shore, environmental science, horn point laboratory, marine research facility, university of maryland
By admin on January 1, 2009
My River Speaks: The History and Lore of the Magothy River is the first and only book detailing the history of the Magothy River. It reflects anecdotal and archival research on the history, geography, and lore of the Magothy. The once “forgotten river” of the Chesapeake now speaks. The author, Marianne Taylor, has lived along [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, History, Water Tagged Magothy
By admin on January 7, 2008
The mission of the Oyster Recovery Partnership is to restore the ecological and economic benefits of oysters to Chesapeake Bay by creating habitat through the rehabilitation of historically productive oyster bars and seeding those bars with hatchery disease-free oysters produced at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Lab.
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Nature, Water Tagged Chesapeake Bay, environmental science, university of maryland
By admin on December 30, 2007
In 1883 the Sandy Point Shoal caisson with a 37-foot Empire-style eight-sided, red brick tower with a white roof and black lantern housing a 4th order Fresnel lens was built. This caisson replaced an earlier Sandy Point Light that had been built on land where Sandy Point State Park is located now. It was an [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, History, Water Tagged Chesapeake Bay, History, lighthouse
By admin on December 28, 2007
Podickory Point is a privately owned yacht and beach club on the Chesapeake Bay, two miles northwest of the Bay Bridge, near the mouth of the Magothy River and is surrounded by the state-owned nature preserve of the Sandy Point State Park.
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Sports, Water Tagged beach, Chesapeake Bay, magothy river, sandy point state park, yacht club
By admin on December 22, 2007
The Upper Bay Charter Captains Association (UBCCA) is an organization whose members hold both United States Coast Guard captain license and a Maryland Fishing Guide license. The Association is dedicated to the promotion of the Upper Chesapeake Bay. Its primary focus is to offer world class Striped Bass fishing plus great opportunities for Black Drum, [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Water Tagged boating, Chesapeake Bay, fishing, striped bass
By admin on December 20, 2007
The mission of Chesapeake Children’s Museum is to create an environment of discovery about oneself, the peoples, the technologies, and the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay area for all our children and for the children in us all.
Posted in Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay, Education Tagged children, museum
By admin on December 14, 2007
The Chesapeake Research Consortium, Inc. (CRC) is a non-profit corporation chartered by the State of Maryland. It is an association of six institutions, each with a long-standing involvement in research on problems affecting the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The Chesapeake Research Consortium supports scientific and technical activities (including research) in the tidal Chesapeake Bay, its [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Nature, Water Tagged Chesapeake Bay, research, science
By admin on December 13, 2007
The Chesapeake Bay Commission is a policy leader in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. As a tri-state legislative assembly representing Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, the Commission’s leadership covers a full spectrum of Bay issues: from managing living resources and conserving land, to protecting water quality. By combining its unique access to both the legislative [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Government, Nature, Water Tagged bay restoration, Chesapeake Bay, water quality
By admin on December 13, 2007
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional nonprofit organization that builds and fosters partnerships to protect and to restore the Bay and its rivers. The Alliance does not lobby or litigate. Instead, we do the slow, hard work of bridging dialogue between groups that don’t see eye-to-eye, forming strategies for joint solutions, and [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Nature, Water Tagged Chesapeake Bay, rivers
By admin on December 6, 2007
Chesapeake Quarterly online is the web adaptation of Maryland Sea Grant’s quarterly magazine, which explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Education, Media, Nature, Water Tagged Chesapeake Bay, magazine
By admin on November 14, 2007
The South River Federation, Inc is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to restore, protect, preserve and celebrate the South River and its ecosystem. Behind this mission is growing movement to create a new mindset about the behavior and involvement of every individual who impacts the South River. The Federation is a growing, healthy, [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Community Groups, Nature, Water Tagged Chesapeake Bay, river, riverkeeper
