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Tagged Stories: "bay grasses"

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A look back at 30 years of water clarity

January 14, 2020

Our Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee reviews three decades of data

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Volunteer as a Chesapeake Bay SAV Watcher

August 30, 2019

A new monitoring program needs volunteers to help scientists collect valuable data on underwater grasses

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Despite record rainfall, underwater grass abundance remains strong

July 24, 2019

Experts believe more underwater grasses grew in Bay than mapped acreage suggests

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Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay experience record growth for third consecutive year

April 24, 2018

The total amount of grasses growing in the Bay marks 57 percent of our restoration goal

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Rebounding underwater grasses signal recovering Chesapeake Bay

March 6, 2018

Efforts to reduce pollution and conserve land are having positive effects, study finds

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Five types of underwater grasses found in the Chesapeake Bay

July 18, 2017

Aquatic grasses serve important role in estuary ecosystem

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More than 97,000 acres of underwater grasses recorded in Chesapeake Bay

April 27, 2017

2016 total marks highest-ever acreage measured by annual aerial survey

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Monitoring finds more than 91,000 acres of underwater grasses in Chesapeake Bay

April 28, 2016

The 2015 acreage exceeds the 2017 restoration target two years early

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Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grass abundance rises 27 percent in 2014

July 30, 2015

Widgeongrass grows where vegetation was not mapped before

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Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grass abundance rises 24 percent in 2013

April 21, 2014

Scientists attribute the boost in bay grasses to the expansion of widgeon grass in saltier waters.

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