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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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Comets upset Towson in field hockey
Having most of the best competition at the end of the season allowed Catonsville first-year field hockey coach Lindsey Springer to build momentum. Yesterday, the Comets hit a season high when they upset No. 10 Towson, 3-2, to stand on the verge of earning...Tags: Ice Hockey, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Maryland, Margaret Smith
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No. 6 Perry Hall falls to Franklin
From Sun staff reportsWhile No. 1 River Hill and No. 3 Dunbar had no trouble last night, rolling to impressive shutouts, the same was not true for No. 6 Perry Hall. Visiting Franklin used three touchdowns each from Navassa Brown and Carl Fleming to pull off a 45-41 victory....Tags: New England Patriots, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Basketball, Football, Florida Panthers
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To help chrysanthemums survive, you must take care of their roots
Special to The Baltimore SunWhy don't my chrysanthemums keep blooming through the whole fall season? Most years, I have to buy mums twice. Then they die! Aren't they supposed to be perennials? Yes, chrysanthemums are perennials, but to survive the winter they need time for their...Tags: Maryland
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Foreign or domestic?
It's pleasant to imagine that all that ails Maryland's once-thriving oyster industry could be swept away if a few healthy, disease-resistant Asian oysters could be tossed into the Chesapeake Bay and given a little privacy. Instead of harvesting 80,000...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Basketball, Nature, Aquaculture, Maryland
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Final rest goes green in the bay
Donald Francis Duncan loved the sea as a kid growing up in California and he loved it throughout his adult life, when he sailed on boats with names such as the Odyssey and Vaya - Spanish for "go."
Now, in death, he won't be separated from the water he so...Tags: Metal and Mineral, California, Building Material, Television Industry, Memorial Stadium
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Activities
activities events 32nd Street Farmers' Market Open year-round, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 32nd Street in Waverly. Shoppers will find fresh produce, plants, breads, ethnic foods and more. Go to 32ndstreetmarket.org. Baltimore Farmers' Market Open Sundays...Tags: Homewood, Whole Foods Market, Road Transportation, National or Ethnic Minorities, Fells Point
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Asian oyster holds promise, risk
Seeding the Chesapeake Bay with disease-resistant Asian oysters could significantly boost the bay's depleted population of the water-cleaning shellfish, according to a federal study to be released next week.
But the study, a copy of which was obtained by...Tags: Armed Forces, Water Pollution, Diseases, Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Anne Arundel Datebook
TODAY Assistance League The Assistance League Chesapeake will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Severna Park library branch, 45 W. McKinsey Road. 410-729-9169. Poetry lecture Anne Arundel Community College will offer "Wordscapes with John Lane" at 2 p.m. in...Tags: Armed Forces, Jazz Music, Fires, Los Angeles, Glen Burnie
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LNG is no certainty
Officials at AES Corp. and others who advocate for the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at Sparrows Point would be wise to view the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision not to take up the matter as a minor victory at best. While the Federal Energy...Tags: Local Authority, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Emergency Incidents, Energy, Energy Resources
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Community events
Flotilla 64 will offer a Safe Boating Class from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 14, 16, 21 and 23 (Tuesdays and Thursdays); Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Waterman's Hall, Route 1208, Greate Road in Gloucester Point. The course satisfies the Virginia...Tags: Assault, George Washington, American Legion, Tickets, Children
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No watermen subsidy
A recent column in the Daily Press and subsequent letter to the editor stated that watermen should be subsidized. Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, "heavy handed regulations" and overharvesting have all been mentioned as causes for their current dilemma....Tags: Environmental Politics, Williamsburg, Virginia, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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The native pearl in that Asian oyster study
baltimoresun.comWhile spending four years and $17 million studying whether it would be a good idea to try Asian oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, it seems researchers discovered newfound promise in the sick old native oyster.The massive draft Environmental Impact...
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