Stream Corridor Protection and Restoration (17 KB)

Publication date: 10/11/2001 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

Stream corridor protection options for local decision makers

A Stream Corridor Protection Strategy for Local Governments (1.57 MB)

Publication date: 7/1/2002 | Type of document: Report

Protection strategies for preserving and restoring stream corridors.

MOU regarding cooperative efforts for Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality in the Streams and Rivers of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (61 KB)

Publication date: 9/23/2004 | Type of document: MOU/MOA

Representatives from the District, state, interstate and Federal entities with responsibility for the quality of the waters flowing through the creeks, streams and rivers of the Chesapeake Bay agree to cooperative efforts for monitoring and assessing water quality in the Streams and Rivers of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Chesapeake 2000 Stream Corridor Restoration Goals Workshop (572 KB)

Publication date: 2/1/2004 | Type of document: Report

Available in digital format and hardcopy. Streams are in integral part of the Chesapeake Bays natural infrastructure. Stream networks interconnect the land, water, living resources and human communities of the Bay watershed (Chesapeake 2000). As such, improving, restoring, and protecting stream ecosystems assumes a pivotal point in moving the Bay and its watershed resources towards the ideal condition. The primary goal of this Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) workshop was to promote science-based approaches to assist the Chesapeake Bay Program partner jurisdictions and their local partners in creating new or enhancing existing efforts to develop stream corridor restoration ...

Water Quality Functions of Riparian Forest Buffer Systems in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Publication date: 8/1/1995 | Type of document: Report

The strategy for development of the document was to bring together researchers in this field to: 1) discuss the current state of knowledge of RFBS; 2) determine how that knowledge related to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed; and 3) reach consensus about the functions of RFBS in the Bay watershed based on that current state of knowledge.

Adoption Statement - Local Government Partnership Initiative (24 KB)

Publication date: 10/10/1996 | Type of document: Adoption Statement

In 1996, the Chesapeake Executive Council signed the adoption statement on Local Government Participation Action Plan dealing with several key theme areas, including: land use management, stream corridor protection, infrastructure improvements.

The Restoration of the Anacostia River

Publication date: 7/1/1992 | Type of document: Report

A report on the Restoration of the Anacostia River.

Blue Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay (555 KB)

Publication date: 7/7/2003 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

This fact sheet overviews blue crab anatomy, life cycle, habitat and current status of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population

Forested Riparian Zones and Benefits to Anadromous Fish (98 KB)

Publication date: 11/11/2001 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

Riparian forests are essential interfaces between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They intercept surface runoff, subsurface flow and deeper ground water flows for purposes of removing or buffering effects from nutrients, pesticides or other pollutants which could otherwise enter streams and other larger bodies of water.

Bald Eagles and the Chesapeake Bay (364 KB)

Publication date: 3/1/2001 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

This fact sheet overviews the restoration and protection of bald eagles and provides information on current status and tends of blad eagles in the Bay watershed

Riparian Forest Initiative (370 KB)

Publication date: 11/11/2001 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

Represents recent actions of the Forest Service S&P-NA taken in support of riparian forest buffer protection and restoration and stream corridor enhancement in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Contaminant Trace Element Loads at the Susquehanna River Fall Line During the Spring 1993 High Flow Event

Publication date: 1/1/1994 | Type of document: Report

Addendum to the Fall Line Toxics 1992 Final Report

2002 Bald Eagles and the Chesapeake Bay

Publication date: 3/2/2002 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides an overview of the history of balc eagle restoration in the Bay watershed an update on the current status of bald eagles

Forestry Best Management Practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Tracking Accomplishments (120 KB)

Publication date: 12/1/1996 | Type of document: Report

Documents current levels of monitoring carried out by Bay jurisdictions for the purpose of tracking forestry Best Management Practices implementation and effectiveness

Stewardship and Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (100 KB)

Publication date: 3/1/2001 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

This document defines a common set of criteria to help the Bay Watershed jurisdictions meet the intent of the Meaningful Bay or stream outdoor experience as outlined in the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement

Conserving the Forests of the Chesapeake: The Status, Trends and Importance of Forests for the Bay's Sustainable Future (966 KB)

Publication date: 1/1/1996 | Type of document: Report

Overview of the historical background, environmental significance, and current status of forested areas in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Forestry Best Management Practices and Water Quality in the Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Provinces of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (123 KB)

Publication date: 12/16/2003 | Type of document: Report

The 2003 Chesapeake Bay Education Summit fulfilled the goal of creating a strategy that will guide the Chesapeake Bay Program Education Workgroup to meet its Chesapeake 2000 commitments. The summit emphasized the commitment to provide all students in the watershed with a meaningful Bay or stream outdoor experience by 2005. The strategy focuses on the areas of marketing, quality control, funding, tracking and a Web site. The insights gained from the summit will greatly help the Education Workgroup to further their successes and to focus their energy on the areas needed to provide all students in the watershed with a meaningful Bay and stream outdoor experience.

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model Application & Calculation of Nutrient & Sediment Loadings-Appendix A: Phase IV Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model hydrology Calibration Results (8.6 MB)

Publication date: 5/15/1998 | Type of document: Report

Comparison of simulated and observed flow for 8 years of calibration (1984-1991).

The State of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Watershed: A Report to the Citizens of the Bay Region (2004) (1.51 MB)

Publication date: 12/1/2004 | Type of document: Environmental Assessments

The State of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Watershed provides current information on the conditions and challenges that face the Chesapeake Bay today. Through an intricate suite of environmental indicators, Bay scientists assess both the state of the Bay and the state of the Bay’s restoration. Chesapeake Bay Program partners track some 100 indicators of Bay health – 89 are based on environmental monitoring and tracking data, while 11 employ computer model forecasts to project future water quality conditions resulting from today’s restoration initiatives. This suite provides us the most comprehensive look at the current state of the Bay while allowing Bay scientists to predict likely ...

Chesapeake Bay White Paper-Chesapeake Bay Toxics Strategy

Publication date: 6/1/1994 | Type of document: Report

The Strategy Reevaluation was designed to evaluate toxic conditions of the Bay, assess the effects of current programs, and identify additional actions needed to further reduce toxics impacts in the Bay.