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Openings in EMCDP
Through the Environmental Management Career Development Program, CRC works in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to provide three-year, entry-level positions for individuals looking to begin their careers in environmental science, policy and management. The Chesapeake Bay Program hosts CRC Environmental Management Staffers at its partnership office in Annapolis, Maryland....
Read MoreDirector’s Corner May 2019
Dear Colleagues, Ever since I first began work with the CRC in 2004 (as a research PI from a member institution and alternate Board Representative), I have gained increasing appreciation of the CRC’s importance to the CBP partnership. This importance derives not only from the science coordination, advisement, and career development work that it does through cooperative agreements with the EPA...
Read MoreUncertainties in Bay Models
How can managers and scientists use models to answer questions if they don’t understand the uncertainties of the models? Researchers at Virginia Tech and the Chesapeake Bay Program recently published a paper in Environmental Modeling and Software using a new technique to analyze the uncertainties of three models of the Susquehanna River Watershed. Their results suggest that the models preformed...
Read MoreNew Technique for PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were used extensively in building materials and electronic transformers until their ban in 1979. PCBs are persistent carcinogenic compounds that bioaccumulate in aquatic and terrestrial environments and are frequently cause for fish consumption advisories across the US. Managing these compounds has been the center of many engineering efforts for decades, but a...
Read MoreWetlands and Carbon Storage
As Sea Level Rises, Wetlands Crank Up Their Carbon Storage Written by Kristen Minogue for the Shorelines Blog Some wetlands perform better under pressure. A new study revealed that when faced with sea-level rise, coastal wetlands respond by burying even more carbon in their soils. Coastal wetlands—which include marshes, mangroves and seagrasses—already store carbon more efficiently than any...
Read MoreMethod for Nutrient Management
Scientists have long sought ways to help reduce nutrient pollution to the Chesapeake Bay from agricultural lands, particularly in Pennsylvania. To test different methods of manure application, researchers from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) compared plots with manure injected into the soil with plots where manure was broadcasted over the soil to compare phosphorous runoff. This research...
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