Highlights
The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the...
The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the Bay's overall health is still a struggle for environmentalists today. The Chesapeake Bay watershed includes parts of six states (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) and all of the District of Columbia. This vast watershed means agencies and environmental groups in several states must collaborate on Bay issues.
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Community events
A workshop, "Manage Your Diabetes, Don't Let Diabetes Control You," will be held 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 94 Lincoln St., Hampton. The Health Care Ministry of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is...Tags: Dressing and Stuffing, Thomas Nelson Community College, Festive Event, Macy's, The Griffin Corporation
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School news
Achievements • The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries' Virginia Naturally School Recognition program recognized 48 schools from across the state for their environmental efforts during the 2007-08 school year. The schools have made a long-...Tags: Sculpture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), West Point
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Officials won't set new target date to clean up Chesapeake Bay
By a Baltimore Sun reporterState and federal officials pledged today to redouble their efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay but declined to set a new target date for when they planned to do it. Instead, the officials – including the governors of Maryland and Virginia – agreed to...Tags: Dietary Supplements, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Executive Branch, Water, Environmental Pollution
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Alliance for the bay
The nonprofit Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is seeking volunteers to assist in restoration work, the spring Clean Stream program and water-quality monitoring projects. The alliance is also seeking help at events, festivals or environmental conferences... -
Which local high school had the best fall season?
Fallston has quantity By Katherine Dunn Fallston would get my vote. Led by the field hockey team's Class3A state crown, the Cougars have sent three teams to the state finals so far this fall. Boys and girls soccer also reached their title games. And,...Tags: Academic Progress, Volleyball, Field Hockey
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Takeout: Roy's Kwik Korner
Roy's Kwik Korner 1002 S. Crain Highway, Glen Burnie; 410-768-3369 Open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday Tucked on a corner between busy stretches of Quarterfield Road and Crain Highway, Roy's is a...Tags: Transportation, Foods and Beverages, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Road Transportation, Soups
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Activities
activities events Fall Chrysanthemum Show: Asian Roots Visitors can see a 10-foot-tall dragon made of gold, burnt orange and deep red mums during this annual show at the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore in Druid...Tags: Druid Hill, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Echo Park, National Aquarium Baltimore, Towson University
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Art Exhibits
Call for artists The Maryland Federation of Art is seeking submissions for its 32nd annual Art on Paper exhibition to be held March 6 to April 15. Any 2- or 3-D work on paper will be considered. Deadline for submitting works is Jan. 9. For details and...Tags: Euclid, Dining and Drinking, Colleges and Universities, Painting, Montpelier
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Sugar Toad: 3 stars
Tribune criticWhen Jimmy Sneed talks, it's best to have a tape recorder ready. An occasional profanity aside, the irreverent Southerner is a quote machine. "I look at some famous chefs' menus and think, 'That chef can't possibly want to eat that at the end of the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Aioli, Dining and Drinking, James Beard, Naperville
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Bay beat predictions, had "average" bad summer
baltimoresun.comThe Chesapeake Bay weathered this past summer better than scientists had predicted, it seems. The dead zone was "average" rather than awful, according to Chesapeake EcoCheck, a Web report card on bay health maintained by federal and University of Maryland... -
Staying high and dry for the winter
The sailboat called Windward wouldn't be going aground, in a good way, for another hour yet, but Russ Ward was happy to wait. Whenever the time came, he'd be watching as his prized 48-footer left the chilly waters of Back Creek for the high-and-dry. "I...Tags: Boeing Co., Sailing, Trips and Vacations, Bodies of Water, Thanksgiving
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Day on the bay is educational
Special to The Baltimore SunBundled in warm clothes, 13 Edgewood High School ninth-graders recently spent their school day on a boat on the Chesapeake Bay. For five hours, the students learned about how they affect the bay. "We want the kids to make the connection, not just...Tags: Ecosystems, Johns Hopkins University, Tilghman Island, Anchovies, Havre de Grace
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