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 June 4, 2010
The Severn River Association is the oldest organization dedicated to the preservation of a river in America and Anne Arundel County’s largest and oldest civic group.
Posted in Community Groups, Nature, Water Tagged anne arundel county, civic group, severn river
By admin on March 26, 2010
The Earth 911 web site offers a service to check the Beach Water Quality for Beaches on the Magothy River. Resources also include information on how to keep beaches clean, beach safety, and water conservation.
Posted in Nature, 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 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 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 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 21, 2009
Broadneck Park is located at 618 Broadneck Road in Arnold and is open all year from sunrise to sunset. The park features Walking/Jogging Trails, an Exercise Course, Biking, Baseball/Softball Fields, Multipurpose Fields, Playground, Picnic Area, Pavilion, Concession Stand, Restrooms, Dog Park, the Andy Smith Equestrian Center, and the Noah’s Ark Wildlife Rescue Center. Broadneck Park [...]
Posted in Anne Arundel County, Nature, Parks Tagged baseball, broadneck, dog park, park, playground, trails
By admin on March 22, 2009
Dan Haas is a a musician, a singer and an avid birder. His site tells a story about a trio of Peregrine Falcons on the Severn River and the musician who spent a lot of time watching them.
Posted in Nature, Water
By admin on March 1, 2009
The Scenic Rivers Land Trust is unique as the organization in the Severn, South, Patuxent, Rhode and West River watersheds able to accept small private conservation easements as well as large parcels. A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust that permanently protects property through the property deed. The [...]
Posted in Nature, Water
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 December 27, 2008
Save The Creek is an informal group of concerned citizens working towards understanding, restoring and maintaining the health of Mill Creek on the Magothy River in Arnold, Maryland. Mission: To act as stewards of the health of Mill Creek, restoring the creek to an ecologically functional water system that is enjoyed for both its beauty [...]
Posted in Community Groups, Nature
By admin on September 30, 2008
The American Discovery Trail (ADT) is a new breed of national trail — part city, part small town, part forest, part mountains, part desert — all in one trail. Its 6,800+ miles of continuous, multi-use trail stretches from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California. It reaches across America, linking community to [...]
Posted in Nature, Parks, Sports Tagged bicycling, hiking, trails
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 January 6, 2008
The Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) is a nonprofit, statewide organization of people who are interested in birds and nature. It was founded in 1945 and incorporated in 1956 to promote the study and enjoyment of birds. MOS promotes knowledge about our natural resources, and fosters its appreciation and conservation. The Society also maintains a system [...]
Posted in Nature Tagged birds, Nature, ornithology
By admin on December 27, 2007
The purpose of the Greenbury Point Nature Center is to inform visitors of the rich local natural and cultural resources of Greenbury Point; to educate visitors of the ongoing ecosystem and wildlife habitat reconstruction efforts; and to provide a quiet, natural setting to appreciate nature and our heritage. The building sits on a mostly undeveloped 231 [...]
Posted in Education, Nature
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 December 2, 2007
The Friends of Quiet Waters Park is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 and duly registered in the state of Maryland. The objective of the Friends is to support the operations of Quiet Waters Park – an Anne Arundel County Park – and to receive and maintain funds and real and/or personal property and apply [...]
Posted in Community Groups, Nature, Parks, Water Tagged park
By admin on November 29, 2007
The Spa Creek Conservancy is a volunteer organization dedicated to the stewardship of the Spa Creek watershed through education, preservation, mitigation, and restoration. The Spa Creek watershed spans historic downtown Annapolis, Eastport, and the surrounding areas. The headwaters run through Truxtun Park and eventually open into the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn [...]
Posted in Annapolis, Community Groups, Nature, Water Tagged spa creek, watershed
By admin on November 17, 2007
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Sport License Sales web site allows you to apply for and print out hunting and fishing licenses online. It also provides regulations and other important information about outdoor recreation in Maryland.
Posted in Maryland, Nature, Sports Tagged fishing, hunting, license, outdoor recreation
