Stories by Jake Solyst
Jake has been telling environmental stories about the Chesapeake Bay watershed for over five years. Having spent a decade in Baltimore, he now resides in Charlottesville, Virginia where water flows to the Bay via the James River watershed.
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Restoration project revives a beachfront at Franklin Point State Park
May 19, 2026Maryland DNR partnered with the Arundel Rivers Federation to install a living shoreline
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Chesapeake Bay science gets a boost from artificial intelligence
April 30, 2026Bay scientists hold a workshop to determine the uses and challenges of AI
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A sunny disposition
April 22, 2026Chesapeake farmers show that solar energy and agriculture don’t have to be at odds
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Restoring the star of Broadway (Virginia)
April 15, 2026Ecosystem Services chooses the Linville Creek mainstem to focus restoration
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Meet Seneca Creek, a freshwater trout stream at the base of a “true peak”
April 7, 2026There aren't too many rock "peaks" in the Bay watershed; this creek runs by an impressive one!
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The 2024-2025 Bay Barometer: A Defining Year for the Chesapeake
March 4, 2026Record-setting restorations, major gains and remaining challenges: takeaways from this year’s report
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Nearly 150 acres of wetlands restored at Doe Creek Wildlife Management Area
January 26, 2026Ducks Unlimited leads restoration project with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding
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Your New Year’s resolutions can help protect the Bay—you just don’t know it yet
January 14, 2026Achieve your personal goals while making a positive impact on the ands and waters of the Bay watershed
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2025’s most popular Bay stories highlight generational stewardship
December 22, 2025Take a look at the Chesapeake Bay Program’s most-read blogs from the past year
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Shenandoah County landowner turns a flooded farm field into a thriving wetland
November 24, 2025Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley and other partners provide support along the way
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