SAV in the Bay
Aerial SAV Surveys Support Collaborative Science, Management, and Restoration Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is a vital component in the health of the Chesapeake Bay and worldwide coastal ecosystems. The SAV program, centered at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) is world-renowned for its monitoring and restoration projects. Robert “JJ” Orth, program director of the SAV...
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Meet Our New CRC Director, Denice Wardrop! Denice Wardrop began her position as the new Executive Director of the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) at the start of the new year. As the first executive director that is also a watershed scientist from the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay, she understands the importance of connecting the whole Bay system from the top to the bottom....
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Chesapeake Bay Program Winter 2020 Update Relocation of the Chesapeake Bay Program The Chesapeake Bay Program, consisting of the National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Office, Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program Office, federal employees from the U.S. Forest Service and supporting grantees and contractors, will move to 1750 Forest Drive, Annapolis, Maryland later on this...
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NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Winter 2020 Update Chesapeake Bay Environmental Literacy Forum Highlights MWEEs The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Environmental Literacy Forum brought together roughly 200 educators and state education officials to focus on implementing Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) at the Environmental Literacy Forum, January 22-23, at the National...
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Virginia Tech to Receive Impact Innovations Award from Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society In late January, the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts (CENI), housed within Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, was selected to receive the inaugural Impact Innovations Award from the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS). The award...
Read MoreCoastal Flooding Implications
Virginia Tech Researcher Looks at Human Impacts of Coastal Flooding Over half of Virginia’s population lives along the coast and face increasing threats from extreme weather events and sea level rise. There is a need to better understand the impacts coastal flooding and hazards pose for these coastal communities and how to develop resilience strategies to prepare those affected. Anamaria...
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