http://www.bayjournal.com Chesapeake Bay related news en-us Copyright 2007 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay http://backend.userland.com/rss Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST State efforts to reduce stormwater runoff from development sites in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania are facing an onslaught of questions and challenges that conservationists worry could weaken water quality protection in the Chesapeake region. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3788 Lara Lutz news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST The Chesapeake Bay region could lead the nation in developing a biofuels industry that will help wean Americans from dependence on foreign oil and keep farmers in business while also improving water quality. But to succeed, the states and the federal government must create markets and encourage the needed investments. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3789 Rona Kobell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST Charles McC. Mathias Jr., a three-term United States senator from Maryland who was instrumental in launching the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, died Jan. 25 at his home in Chevy Chase, MD, of complications from Parkinson's Disease. He was 87. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3790 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST The EPA has created an "Eyes on Drilling" tip line for citizens to report non-emergency suspicious activity related to oil and natural gas development. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3791 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST The debate over who could best manage Virginia's menhaden fishery proved to be short-lived. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3792 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST For many working on it, the Bay TMDL might instead be considered a TMLD-too many long days. Evening and weekend hours have become routine for many. Even when snow buried the government, arrangements were made to carry on with teleconference meetings, with participants calling in from home. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3793 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST The truck makes a sharp turn and drives along what looks like a finger of earth jutting into the Patapsco River. Slowly, Frank Hamons climbs out onto this dike, planting his feet on about 1.3 million cubic yards of dirt that not long ago sat at the bottom of the river. After 30 years with the Maryland Port Administration, Hamons can't help but smile about the progress here at Masonville Cove, one of the newest sites set to receive material dredged from the Baltimore Harbor. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3794 Rona Kobell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST With names like The Intimidator and The Subsurfer, the equipment on this one-time poultry farm near Princess Anne on Maryland's Eastern Shore looks and sounds like it could star in an action movie. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3795 Rona Kobell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST A veteran Maryland natural resources official has been named by the Obama administration to oversee national fisheries management. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3796 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST Most federal Bay-related programs are slated for significant funding increases in President Barack Obama's proposed 2011 budget, which would send more money to states to control nutrient pollution, improve fisheries habitat in the Chesapeake and help the region prepare for future climate change. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3797 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST Welcome to the first issue of the "new" Bay Journal. Based on the number of phone calls and e-mails I have received, there's a lot of understandable confusion about exactly what's changing with the Bay Journal. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3798 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST In the city of York, PA, streamflow in some sections of Tyler Run threatened pedestrians, infrastructure and water quality. That is until the city asked the York County Circuit Rider to help with the design and permitting on a stream stabilization project. The project, now under construction, is a concrete example of how a "circuit rider" can bring various resources together to help local governments get water quality projects under way. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3799 Rick Keister news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST This story starts in 1491, a year before the discoveries of Christopher Columbus. It ends in 2009, with preservation given to thousands of acres and many miles of the Chesapeake shoreline. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3800 Dr. Kent Mountford news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST Two of the most well-known islands in the Chesapeake Bay are Smith and Tangier. Can you match up these islands with their descriptions? http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3801 Kathleen Gaskell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST During his exploration of the Bay in 1608, Capt. John Smith came across a group of islands he collectively named Russel Isles, in honor of a doctor who saved his life. The two most prominent islands in the group are known today as Smith and Tangier islands. Test yourself on how well you know these Chesapeake communities. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3802 Kathleen Gaskell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST Snow swirled about us and punishing winds blew off the frigid Choptank River. Peering through frosted air, we could see scores of ducks huddled close to shore. It was a mixed flock of familiar winter visitors to the tidal rivers of Maryland's Eastern Shore. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3803 Michael Burke news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST The warmer temperatures have brought with them a familiar Chesapeake icon. Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) occur in nearly every corner of the globe, but nowhere as abundantly as on the Chesapeake Bay. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3804 Kathy Reshetiloff news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST Welcome to the first issue of the "new" Bay Journal. Based on the number of phone calls and e-mails I have received, there's a lot of understandable confusion about exactly what's changing with the Bay Journal. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3798 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST In the city of York, PA, streamflow in some sections of Tyler Run threatened pedestrians, infrastructure and water quality. That is until the city asked the York County Circuit Rider to help with the design and permitting on a stream stabilization project. The project, now under construction, is a concrete example of how a "circuit rider" can bring various resources together to help local governments get water quality projects under way. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3799 Rick Keister news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST This story starts in 1491, a year before the discoveries of Christopher Columbus. It ends in 2009, with preservation given to thousands of acres and many miles of the Chesapeake shoreline. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3800 Dr. Kent Mountford news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST Two of the most well-known islands in the Chesapeake Bay are Smith and Tangier. Can you match up these islands with their descriptions? http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3801 Kathleen Gaskell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST During his exploration of the Bay in 1608, Capt. John Smith came across a group of islands he collectively named Russel Isles, in honor of a doctor who saved his life. The two most prominent islands in the group are known today as Smith and Tangier islands. Test yourself on how well you know these Chesapeake communities. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3802 Kathleen Gaskell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST Snow swirled about us and punishing winds blew off the frigid Choptank River. Peering through frosted air, we could see scores of ducks huddled close to shore. It was a mixed flock of familiar winter visitors to the tidal rivers of Maryland's Eastern Shore. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3803 Michael Burke news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST The warmer temperatures have brought with them a familiar Chesapeake icon. Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) occur in nearly every corner of the globe, but nowhere as abundantly as on the Chesapeake Bay. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3804 Kathy Reshetiloff news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST