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Tracking Toxics in Baltimore
Despite having been banned for for decades, many toxic chemicals still show up in the Back River in Baltimore County. That is why the county and the U.S. Department of the Interior recently funded a team from University of Maryland Baltimore County and USGS to determine where the pollutants are coming from. The team at UMBC tackling this challenge is led by Upal Ghosh, a professor of chemical,...
Read MoreNCBO Cooperative Agreement
This October, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) signed a new two-year cooperative agreement with CRC. The agreement funds a few activities that are mutually beneficial to both organizations. “We are thrilled to continue our relationship with the Chesapeake Research Consortium through this new cooperative agreement. It allows us to expand internship opportunities for college students,...
Read MoreSpotlight on Staffers: Melissa Merritt
CRC’s Environmental Management Career Development Program works with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to offer three-year staff opportunities for science, management, and policy graduates as the partnership works to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. As part of their time in the program, CRC Staffers are encouraged to explore their career interests and take on projects that allow them...
Read MoreScarcity of Bay Nettles
Scientist at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have been investigating a Bay-wide scarcity of nettles (aka: jellyfish). The research, published in September in Estuaries and Coasts, serves as the most comprehensive study of Bay jelly populations ever undertaken. Though they aren’t always well appreciated by humans trying to enjoy the Bay, jellies are a crucial part of the...
Read MoreClimate Change and Amphibians
While a warming climate in recent decades may be a factor in the waning of some local populations of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders, it cannot explain the overall steep decline of amphibians, according to researchers. After analyzing many years of data for 81 North American amphibian species including more than 500,000 observations collected at more than 5,000 sites in 86 study areas by a...
Read MoreRecent Quarterly article on CBP Diversity Program
Although diversity has been a priority at Chesapeake Bay institutions for many years, the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) recently committed to a Diversity Directive to further promote increased diversity throughout the CBP community. In 2016, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay released the results of its first-ever diversity profile after surveying approximately 750 people who work with or for...
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