Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Type: Organization

Name: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Stormwater pollution continues to increase

When is a good time to introduce a new tax or fee? How about 30 years ago? Maybe that’s when we should have introduced a stormwater fee.That’s when we first noticed something was wrong with our streams. They were starting to look more like gullies. The ... [Published SoMdNews.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Stormwater, Pollution, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Discharge, Maryland Department of the Environment

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Floating wetland absorbs harmful fertilizer runoff

The little crab on the corner of Virginia "Friend of the Chesapeake" Bay license plates that motorists pay $25 annually for became relevant to Henrico County on Wednesday afternoon.The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Floating Island Southeast of North Carolina ... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Fertilizer, Lewis Ginter, Algae, Nitrogen

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Fish clearly sick, solution unclear

10 mins agoMulti-media JournalistShare UpdateFor years, the smallmouth bass in the Lower Susquehanna River clearly have been sick. Fishermen are finding some of them covered in black lesions, showing signs of having both male and female anatomy or dying ... [Published FOX 43 - May 15 2013]

Entities: Pollution, Smallmouth Bass, Nitrogen, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protec...

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA: Susquehanna River water quality uncertain

There is not enough data to determine whether the lower Susquehanna River is “impaired” or not, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.The EPA changed the designation of 100 miles of the main branch of the river from "unimpaired" to having ... [Published Central Penn Business Journal - May 15 2013]

Entities: US Environmental Protection Agency, Smallmouth Bass, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, River basin

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Hampton Crabtown Environmental Expo

Sandy Bottom Nature ParkHampton, VA 23669 757-727-1401 L earn about oysters, local aquaculture, water quality, wetland restoration, sea level rise, environmental indicators, sustainability, and storm-water stress from guest speakers and exhibitors. ... [Published New Journal Guide - May 14 2013]

Entities: Sea Level Rise, Environment, Michael Cobb

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Ken Maurer's Outdoors column: Bass problems exaggerated

— Much of the news about the smallmouth bass on the river has been negative to downright dismal. The PFBC (PA Fish and Boat Commission), the DEP (PA Department of Environmental Protection), the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and other groups are hard at work ... [Published Daily Item - May 14 2013]

Entities: Pollution, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Smallmouth Bass

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Steny Hoyer

Shady Side Students Recognized for Bay Fundraising Efforts

Shady Side fifth-graders walked across the street to Discovery Village on Monday afternoon to present a check worth $1,611 to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF).The students created and sold Chesapeake Bay-themed postcards to raise money for the CBF ... [Published Edgewater Davidsonville Patch - May 14 2013]

Entities: Shady Side (United States), Steny Hoyer, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Fundraising

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Maryland to limit female crab catch

Maryland moved Monday to reduce the commercial harvest of female blue crabs in the wake of a survey finding that the Chesapeake Bay's crab population hit a five-year low last winter.The Department of Natural Resources announced that it was lowering the ... [Published Baltimore Sun - May 13 2013]

Entities: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Potomac River, Crustacean

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Hoyer Meets with Shadyside Elementary Students on Oyster Restoration Project

SHADYSIDE, MD – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) met with fifth grade students from Shady Side Elementary for a presentation on their oyster restoration project. Throughout the 2012-2013 school year, the students have studied oyster growth and ... [Published Congressman Steny Hoyer - May 13 2013]

Entities: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, William Baker, Business Plan, Well-being

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Cicadas go where they will

aftershock Alum Spring Park bass blue crabs burning Chesapeake Bay Foundation City Dock conservation conservation easement Cossey Pond earthquake environment EPA falcon flooding Fort A.P. Hill Fredericksburg Fukushima Germanna Community College green ... [Published Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star - May 13 2013]

Entities: Cicada, Germanna Community College, A. P. Hill

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Coalition for an Affordable Bay Solution Supports Objectives of Chesap...

Existing solutions do not address costs, however, and are economically unsustainableThe Coalition for an Affordable Bay Solution (CABS) fully supports the objectives of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) 2013 Smallmouth Bass Report: Angling for Healthier ... [Published TeleTrader.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Nutrients, Coalition, Smallmouth Bass

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 3 reports

Washington Gas Energy Services and Sterling Planet Present $132,000 to Chesapeake Bay Foundation at Annual Earth Day Tree Planting

WASHINGTON & HERNDON, Va. & ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) and Sterling Planet will celebrate and strengthen the organizations’ unique partnership today with an annual tree planting, held ... [Published EnviroLib - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Washington Gas, Earth Day

Quotes

"It seems very easy, but it's making a huge impact" she said

Floating wetland absorbs harmful fertilizer runoff [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

...DEP says the causes "have not yet been determined or linked to any particular water quality issue."

EPA: Susquehanna River water quality uncertain [Published Central Penn Business Journal - May 15 2013]

"In May there's not as many people participating in the fishery," she explained, "and the odds of them catching more than the bushel limit is not very high."

Maryland to limit female crab catch [Published Baltimore Sun - May 13 2013]

"We will scrutinize this decision as we explore possible options," Campbell said. "But one thing is clear; we can and must do more than study the problem to save the smallmouth bass."

EPA: Susquehanna River not on impaired list, but not off it either [Published PennLive.com - May 09 2013]

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Stormwater pollution continues to increase [Published SoMdNews.com - May 17 2013]
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Floating wetland absorbs harmful fertilizer runoff [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Thomson Reuters Elite is Named As a 2013 Stevie... [Published Thomson Reuters - May 16 2013]
Obituaries, week of May 8: Dean, Cobb, Mathews,... [Published Northumberland Echo - May 15 2013]
Fish clearly sick, solution unclear [Published FOX 43 - May 15 2013]
EPA: Susquehanna River water quality uncertain [Published Central Penn Business Journal - May 15 2013]
Hampton Crabtown Environmental Expo [Published New Journal Guide - May 14 2013]
Ken Maurer's Outdoors column: Bass problems exa... [Published Daily Item - May 14 2013]
Shady Side Students Recognized for Bay Fundrais... [Published Edgewater Davidsonville Patch - May 14 2013]
Maryland to limit female crab catch [Published Baltimore Sun - May 13 2013]
Hoyer Meets with Shadyside Elementary Students ... [Published Congressman Steny Hoyer - May 13 2013]
Cicadas go where they will [Published Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star - May 13 2013]
Conowingo Dam Dirt Continuing Problem For The Bay [Published Citybizlist - May 13 2013]
Group to consider how to get more information a... [Published HERALD-MAIL Online - May 12 2013]
High-Class Glass for Sharp Shooters [Sponsored ... [Published Pop Photo.com - May 10 2013]
Virginia bear cubs star on `critter cam’ [Published Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star - May 10 2013]
EPA: Susquehanna River not on impaired list, bu... [Published PennLive.com - May 09 2013]
Dishing the Dam Dirt, Dealing with Sediment at ... [Published Southern Maryland Online - May 09 2013]
American Business Awards Announce Finalists in ... [Published PRWeb - May 09 2013]
For D.C. region, sewage pact is a rare success [Published Washington Post - May 09 2013]
Maryland Governor Signs Landmark Forest Legisla... [Published Timber Harvesting - May 08 2013]
Great Falls Exxon Environmental Meeting Set [Published Mount Vernon Gazette - May 07 2013]
Navy celebrates collaborative partnership with ... [Published Norfolk Navy Flagship - May 07 2013]
Foundation to host public forums on Susquehanna... [Published Carlisle Sentinel - May 07 2013]
Smallmouth Bass Repopulating in Shenandoah River [Published WHSV - May 06 2013]
Virginia ?Rae? Thompson, 86, St. Mary?s City [Published SoMdNews.com - May 04 2013]
Stormwater problem is real [Published Baltimore Sun - May 03 2013]
George McWilliams Returns for Weekend Show [Published Maryland Bay Net - May 03 2013]
Tackle fish problem now [Published Farmer's Friend - May 03 2013]