Recent News: #water quality
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June 17, 2021
‘Sneaker Index’ of 34 inches measured at Bernie Fowler Wade-In
Recent rain impacts water clarity of the Patuxent River.
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June 07, 2021
The more the merrier when it comes to underwater grass species in the Bay
A new study demonstrates how SAV biodiversity improves ecosystem health
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April 06, 2021
2019-2020 Bay Barometer shows an ecosystem in mixed recovery
The Chesapeake Bay Program releases annual assessment of Bay health
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February 11, 2021
It takes a village to monitor a watershed
The Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative creates a premier network of volunteer water quality monitors
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January 19, 2021
Five bugs that are a sign of clean water
These five macroinvertebrates can tell you a lot about the health of a waterway
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October 23, 2020
The health of the Potomac River plateaus after decades of progress
The Potomac Conservancy addresses negative trends and lays out a plan for improvement
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October 07, 2020
Finding a better way to track nutrients in the Bay
A new report discusses the importance of individual nutrient species when assessing environmental health
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September 29, 2020
Taking a deeper dive on oxygen in the Chesapeake Bay
New monitoring technology is helping scientists better estimate dead zones
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September 28, 2020
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor shows a decade’s worth of water quality improvements
The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore releases plan to make the Inner Harbor swimmable by 2030
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September 07, 2020
Having a beer? Thank clean water!
Brewers throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed are prioritizing sustainable practices
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