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April 2003 · Volume 2 Number 2

Volume 2 Number 2

An Urban Watershed and its Future (Part 1)

The Anacostia: Restoring a Ruined River

John R. Wennersten

The Anacostia Rive is listed by the American Rivers Association as among the most polluted in the nation. Fish advisories recommending limited consumption of fish from the river have been in place for many years - water quality is poor, especially because of bacterial contamination, and sediments are so degraded that the Chesapeake Bay Program has designated the Anacostia, along with Baltimore Harbor and the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, as one of three Regions of Concern in the Chesapeake. Any plan to restore the river to a measure of health depends on bringing together resources not only across jurisdictional lines in the District of Columbia and Maryland's Montgomery and Prince George's counties, but also among federal agencies, scientists, legislators, industry and civic organizations. 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 . . .

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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 . . .

An Urban Watershed and its Future (Part 2)

The Anacostia: Restoring a Ruined River

The Anacostia Rive is listed by the American Rivers Association as among the most polluted in the nation. Fish advisories recommending limited consumption of fish from the river have been in place for many years - water quality is poor, especially because of bacterial contamination, and sediments are so degraded that the Chesapeake Bay Program has designated the Anacostia, along with Baltimore Harbor and the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, as one of three Regions of Concern in the Chesapeake. Any plan to restore the river to a measure of health depends on bringing together resources not only across jurisdictional lines in the District of Columbia and Maryland's Montgomery and Prince George's counties, but also among federal agencies, scientists, legislators, industry and civic organizations. 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 . . .

An Ecologist on the Anacostia Watershed

John R. Wennersten

For the past fifteen years Margaret Palmer's work as a biology professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, has centered on solving problems of streams and watershed tributaries in metropolitan areas. Palmer, a watershed ecologist, and her colleagues have worked directly with land planners and environmentalists in the watershed - and pored over a host of variables from insect life to nutrients to the more difficult analysis of demographics, water flow and public conservation policy. 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 . . .

Child of the Urban Wilderness

Jack Greer

For Carl Cole, the Anacostia flows near the very heart of the nation's history. Raised near the Anacostia, where he learned to sail, paddle and swim, Carl Cole has become one of the river's chief advocates. He founded a rowing and sailing organization in 1987 and he devotes his time to introducing young people to the same river he knew as a boy. 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 . . .

Summer Students Explore the Bay

This summer marks the fifteenth year of Maryland Sea Grant's undergraduate fellowship program, an effort that has brought college students from Maine to Hawaii to the Chesapeake Bay to participate in marine research. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program pairs students with scientist-mentors at three estuarine research labs, the Horn Point Laboratory (HPL) and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) - both part of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science - and the ANSERC Estuarine Research Center (ANSERC). 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 . . .

A Blueprint for the Bay's Future?

Donald F. Boesch

As population growth, poorly planned development and stubbornly persistent nutrient problems continue to plague the Chesapeake Bay, concerns have heightened about the future of the nation's largest and historically most productive estuary. Precisely what does the future hold for the Chesapeake? 'Chesapeake Futures: Choices for the 21st Century' produced by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) provides some answers. 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 . . .

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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 . . .