A Model Cleanup for the Bay

Decades ago, experts focused much of their attention on the excess nutrients coming from the region's farms, usually through fertilizers or manure. But, as urban zones expanded across the region, scientists realized that the stormwater from developed lands also contributed a large share to the problem. Engineers have begun to think more about how to design greener cities, a trend called the low-impact development movement. 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. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Strain; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers. more . . . about A Garden of Opportunities for Cleansing Urban Storm Runoff

Maryland Sea Grant has a new science writer, Daniel Strain. He will travel the Chesapeake Bay region reporting on the area's coastal research and its people and economy. His writing will include outreach and education projects supported by Maryland Sea Grant Extension. 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. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Strain; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers. more . . . about MDSG Welcomes New Science Writer

Seeing, and listening, really does equal believing when it comes to sea level rise and the risk that it will worsen flooding around the Chesapeake Bay. A research team led by George Mason University recently tested new ways of communicating about these risks. 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. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Strain; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers. more . . . about Picture Tells Story of Future Flooding

Mandated in 2010 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under a section of the Clean Water Act, the cleanup push will take place over the next decade and beyond. Federal and state officials will use a tool called the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL, to require major cuts to the excess nutrients and sediments streaming from the region's land and skies into the Bay. The limits set by TMDLs have been dubbed the Chesapeake's 'pollution diet.' 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. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Strain; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers. more . . . about Big Science, Big Plan