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  1. Recent Stories

Stories by Jake Solyst

As a web content specialist at the Chesapeake Bay Program, Jake writes, edits and manages content for the Chesapeake Bay Program’s flagship website while overseeing the partnership’s social media strategy. He has several years of content production experience and is currently enrolled in a Professional Writing M.S. program at Towson University. A Maryland-native, Jake was born in a suburb of Annapolis and now lives a dog-walk away from the waterfront in Canton, Baltimore.

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Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

Explore the hidden habitats of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

May 26, 2023

A turtle island, floating wetlands, oyster cages and more are sprinkled throughout the waterfront

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Six turtles sit on half of a platform in the water.

Over 31,000 miles of fish passage opened in the Chesapeake since 1988

May 3, 2023

Shad, herring, striped bass and more benefit from fish passage projects

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Three silver alewife swim underwater

Reforesting 36 acres of farm field near the Patuxent River

April 25, 2023

Chesapeake Bay Program staff help replant seedlings

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Two women secure a green tube around a young tree planted in an open field.

Looking for a new gardening project that’s good for the Bay? Try ‘rewilding’

April 17, 2023

Naturalistic gardens require less maintenance and have more environmental benefits

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New Bay Program report offers a roadmap for combating rising water temperatures

April 5, 2023

Planting trees and conserving forests is critical for combating temperature increases

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Hands hold a small trout by a stream.

From the fish kills to Conowingo Dam, USGS investigates the Bay watershed’s most complex issues

March 27, 2023

USGS Chesapeake Bay Coordinator weighs in on the agency’s achievements

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Bird's eye view of a woman carefully disecting a fish.

Watch ospreys, eagles, otters and more with these Chesapeake wildlife cams

March 14, 2023

Over a dozen wildlife cams can be found in the Chesapeake Bay watershed

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Chesapeake Bay Program expands on grant equity efforts with new workshop series

February 14, 2023

The Bay Program will host four virtual workshops in February and March 2023

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Tree leaves in the foreground and man securing tree into spot in the background.

A Baltimore-based climate activist puts people at the center of sustainability

February 9, 2023

Ava Richardson advances environmental sustainability efforts in Baltimore City

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Close up of Ava

Blue-billed and bound for the Bay

February 2, 2023

The lesser scaup is more common in the Chesapeake than the greater scaup

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Male lesser scaup.
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