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  1. Recent Stories

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

Searching for bog turtles in a disappearing habitat

July 9, 2018

Vanishing wetlands threaten these tiny turtles

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Monitoring marsh birds in Monie Bay

September 7, 2017

By counting bird calls, researchers get estimate of marsh habitat health

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Could blue crabs weather a changing climate?

August 24, 2017

Researchers work to predict how warming temperatures, increased acidity might affect iconic crustaceans

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How invasive species could be impacting salamander habitat

June 29, 2017

Investigating connection between invasives, groundwater and the vernal pools it supports

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Tracking the health of Baltimore's hidden streams

February 17, 2017

Follow Blue Water Baltimore as they monitor water quality in the Jones Falls

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Trash Trawl hauls microplastics from Bay waters

March 31, 2016

A research effort seeks to determine the extent of plastic pollution in the Chesapeake

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Winter dredge survey counts Chesapeake Bay crabs

April 25, 2013

The annual estimate of blue crab abundance is critical to managing the species.

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Rebuilding oyster reefs in Harris Creek, Maryland

March 19, 2013

State and federal partners are working to restore oysters to 20 Chesapeake Bay tributaries by 2025.

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Finding out what’s in the water

September 7, 2012

Scientists track nutrient pollution and measure water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

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Scientists on a small boat manipulate monitoring equipment rising from the water and covered in underwater plants.

Capturing stormwater naturally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

June 28, 2012

Cities in the bay watershed use the natural environment to clean stormwater on-site.

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