Our Changing Vision of the Chesapeake

There is no question that our views of the Chesapeake Bay, and of nature in general, continually shift over time, moving through cycles of political and cultural change. This article discusses how several works articulate the ways in which we have come to value nature and the Chesapeake. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Merrill Leffler. more . . . about Learning to Value the Bay

One thing the signers of the 1983 Bay Agreement could not have foreseen was the reappearance, with a vengeance, of a scourge that had first struck the Bay 25 years earlier. The appearance of MSX, an oyster disease, threw managers, focused on cleaning up pollution and restoring oysters, a wicked curve. Many conservationists pointed to environmental factors, such as toxic compounds in the water, that could be stressing the oysters and making them vulnerable to disease. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Merrill Leffler. more . . . about Disease - An Unexpected Curve

Despite model results that suggest a 15 percent reduction in nitrogen entering the estuary between 1985-2000, monitoring data from the Bay's largest tributaries in 2001 revealed no discernable trends in nutrient loads. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Merrill Leffler. more . . . about Thinking Big, Thinking New

Four University of Maryland graduate students, one in the Conservation Biology program and three in the Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Science (MEES) program, are recipients of Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships for 2002. Aleria Jensen is in the Conservation Biology program; David Scheurer, Stacy Swartwood and Lynn Takata are in the MEES program. The fellowship program, begun in 1979 and coordinated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant Office, provides graduate students across the country with an opportunity to spend a year working with policy and science experts in Washington, D.C. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Merrill Leffler. more . . . about Four Maryland Students Receive Knauss Fellowships

News and Views items for this issue are: Maryland Sea Grant Celebrates 25th Year; NOAA Awards Funds to Maryland Sea Grant; Remote Sensing in the Chesapeake Bay; Summer Fellowships for Teachers; Saving Trees; and Moving Day. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receive support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Merrill Leffler. more . . . about News & Views

End Notes: With the first issue of Chesapeake Quarterly,< we'd like to take a moment to speak about Maryland Marine Notes, the publication it replaces. We mailed a survey a few months ago to our readers to ask for feedback about what was valuable and what needed improving, and to help us as we planned our new publication. Out of some 4,300 readers, 730 responded with praise, helpful criticism, and encouragement to continue doing what we were already doing. Their responses are summarized in this article. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Merrill Leffler. more . . . about End Notes