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Long Term Plan for Communicating the State of the Bay and the State of the Bay Restoration
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Publication date: 12/6/2006 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
Accurately conveying the health of the Chesapeake Bay and it watershed to policy
makers, political leaders and watershed residents is critical to the maintaining
the long-term momentum of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort.
This long-term vision for future Chesapeake Bay Health and Restoration
Assessments is an integral part of the Chesapeake Bay Programs Overarching
Communications Strategy and Annual Communications Cycle. By focusing on target
audiences addressed in the strategy and developing the annual communication
vehicle outlined in the annual communications cycle, the Bay Program will be
able to lead the communications aspects of the Bay restoration
Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
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Publication date: 10/22/2004 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
A Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience, or MWEE, enables students to participate in hands-on environmental learning about the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This experience will serve as the foundation for a rich, lifelong relationship between students and their Bay. Throughout the MWEE process, students develop a sense of environmental ethics and stewardship that are essential to the long-term sustainability of the Chesapeake Bay. In addition, studies have shown that hands-on environmental education increases the academic performance of students in a variety of subjects.
What is Dissolved Oxygen and Why is it Important to the Chesapeake Bay?
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Publication date: 7/12/2004 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
Dissolved oxygen is vital to the health of the living resources in
Chesapeake Bay. This background fact sheet explains the sources of
dissolved oxygen, the role dissolved oxygen plays in the Bay ecosystem,
and explains low dissolved oxygen conditions sometimes observed in the
Bay.
What are Tributary Strategies?
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Publication date: 4/30/2004 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
To accelerate the protection and restoration of the Bay watershed,
Chesapeake Bay Program partners are developing 36 river-specific
cleanup strategies that cover all 64,000 square miles in the basin.
These "Tributary Strategies" aim to reduce nutrient and sediment
pollution coming from all non-point pollution sources.
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Blue Ribbon Finance Panel Members
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Publication date: 3/11/2004 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
The Chesapeake Executive Council selected fifteen members to a new
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Blue Ribbon Finance Panel charged with
developing innovative solutions to financing the multi-billion dollar
Bay restoration effort. The 15-member panel includes high-level
business leaders of major companies, financial and economic experts,
and stakeholders with experience in storm water, agriculture, air
emission and wastewater treatment plant funding and pollution control.
Restoring Fish Passages Throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
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Publication date: 2/24/2004 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
Mill dams, hydroelectric dams and small blockages constructed over the
past two centuries prevent fish throughout the Bay watershed from
reaching their natal rivers.
Many migratory fish populations consequently have suffered severe
declines. With the removal of Embrey Dam, Chesapeake Bay Program
partners have undertaken 123 fish passage projects, reopening more than
1,300 river miles to migratory fish in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
These removals allow critical species such as American shad and river
herring to reclaim their native waters.
Shad in the Chesapeake Bay
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Publication date: 2/20/2004 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
American shad constituted one of the most important mid-Atlantic
fishery until the early 20th century, but by the mid-19th century,
their populations had begun to decline. Over-harvesting, pollution and
habitat degradation led to a sharp downturn in shad numbers. The
construction of small mill dams and other obstructions, and later the
development of large hydroelectric dams, blocked migratory fish from
their spawning habitat. Bay Program partners have undertaken 123 fish
passage projects, reopening more than 1,300 river miles to migratory
fish in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. When combined with stocking
efforts, fish passages and dam removals have led to significant
increases in ...
Blue Ribbon Finance Panel: Seeking Solutions to Secure the Bays Future
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Publication date: 12/10/2003 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
On December 9, 2003, the Chesapeake Executive Council called for the
establishment of a Chesapeake Bay Watershed Blue Ribbon Finance Panel
to seek new and innovative ways to finance and secure the Bay's future.
The Blue Ribbon Panel has been asked to consider funding sources to
implement the tributary strategies basin-wide and to make
recommendations regarding other actions at the federal, state and local
level to the Executive Council.
An Introduction to Watershed Management Planning: Planning for the Future of Your Watershed
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Publication date: 10/1/2003 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
Watershed management planning provides opportunities to address water
quality and habitat issues within the physical boundaries of a
watershed rather than political boundaries. It is an inclusive approach
to support environmental protection, quality of life issues, and
economic development- using the watershed as a holistic planning
framework
Getting Started: Planning for the Future of Your Watershed
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Publication date: 10/1/2003 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
Watershed management planning establishes partnerships between local
and state governments, community organizations and any other groups
with the common goal of protecting your watershed. Additionally,
watershed management planning is a holistic approach to implementing
many existing programs. Coordinating community efforts to create a
watershed-focused plan can help you more efficiently reach your goals.
2002 Chesapeake Bay SAV Abundance and New Baywide Restoration Goal
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Publication date: 9/22/2003 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
In 2002, Chesapeake Bay submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), or bay
grasses, coverage reached a record 89,658 acres - more than twice the
level first recorded in 1978. While this increase is impressive, a
great deal more needs to be done to reach the Bay Programs new
185,000-acre baywide restoration goal. This backgrounder helps to put
SAV restoration efforts into perspective through a table that
highlights SAV acreage in 1984 (the sparsest year on record), 2002 (the
most abundant year on record) and new segment specific restoration
goals adopted by the Bay Program in April 2003.
Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses
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Publication date: 9/22/2003 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
Bay scientists believe that underwater bay grasses, also called
submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), once blanketed nearly 200,000 acres
in the shallow waters along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay. The
Chesapeake Bay Program partners recently adopted a bold, new goal to
restore bay grasses to 185,000 acres in the Chesapeake and its tidal
tributaries by 2010. It is important to restore Bay grasses because
they provide essential food and habitat for many Bay species of
waterfowl, fish, shellfish and invertebrates; remove suspended
sediments from the water; protect shorelines from waves and erosion;
and reoxygenate the waters of the Bay. Nutrients, such as nitrogen and
phosphorus, ...
Non-native Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay
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Publication date: 8/14/2003 | Type of document: Fact Sheet
While Chesapeake Bay Program partners continue their work to restore
native oysters, efforts are also underway to better understand the
risks and benefits surrounding the possible introduction of non-native
oysters into the Bay. This backgrounder provides a brief history of the
study of non-native oysters in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the
debate surrounding the issue
Blue Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay
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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