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  1. Recent Stories

Stories by Jake Solyst

Jake has been telling environmental stories about the Chesapeake Bay watershed for over three years. He currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland, a dog walk from the Canton waterfront.

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40th Anniversary Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

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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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.

Celebrating 40 years of science, restoration and partnership

January 31, 2023

The Chesapeake Bay Program turns 40 in 2023

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Group of people hold hands while standing waist deep in the water.

The Chesapeake in 2022: Top stories from the Bay Program partnership

December 22, 2022

Take a look at the most popular articles we released in 2022!

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A uniquely Chesapeake holiday tradition lights up Kent Narrows

December 19, 2022

The Queen Anne’s Watermen’s Association shows its Christmas cheer

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Crab baskets stacked on top of each other to form a tree, lit up with yellow Christmas lights.

Shall I compare thee to an invasive species?

December 1, 2022

The European starling remains a curious case study on non-native species

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Two starlings sits at the edge of the land in a bit of water.

Chesapeake getaways we’re most thankful for

November 21, 2022

The Bay Program staff list their favorite outdoor spaces around the watershed

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