Stream Restoration & a Healthier Bay

North Cypress Branch had been identified by the county government as one of Anne Arundel's most degraded streams. Stormwater that drained into it had eaten away at its channel, leaving bare banks and exposing the roots of nearby trees. The makeover began when contractors arrived to cut down trees along the stream, a sight which troubled some neighbors. The point of this work was to slow the flow of water that sped through North Cypress Branch during and after storms. That could help reduce erosion and remove some of the pollutants carried downstream to the Magothy River and, eventually, the mainstem of the Chesapeake Bay. 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 When a Slow, Lazy River Is a Cleaner River

North Cypress Branch had been identified by the county government as one of Anne Arundel's most degraded streams. Stormwater that drained into it had eaten away at its channel, leaving bare banks and exposing the roots of nearby trees. The makeover began when contractors arrived to cut down trees along the stream, a sight which troubled some neighbors. The point of this work was to slow the flow of water that sped through North Cypress Branch during and after storms. That could help reduce erosion and remove some of the pollutants carried downstream to the Magothy River and, eventually, the mainstem of the Chesapeake Bay. 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 To Map Streams for Restoration, First Go to the Source

People use online maps for a lot of different tasks: to plot out their road trips or find a late-night pizza place. Now, a group from Maryland has created a site for mapping how Marylanders are working toward cleaning up their local waterways. It's called the Stormwater Management and Restoration Tracker (SMART) tool. 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 Getting SMART about Clean Water

Three graduate students from Maryland will employ their scientific knowledge to help the federal government develop marine policy in 2015. With support from Maryland Sea Grant, these students began their year-long Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships in February. All three are working for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Washington, D.C. area. 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 Knauss Fellows from Maryland for 2015

when we hear a summer thunderstorm at night, many of us roll over and go back to sleep. Solange Filoso, on the other hand, gets in her car and drives to a stream. To study restored streams in Anne Arundel County, Filoso went driving by day and sometimes by night, in summer and in winter. Every two weeks, in daylight, she collected water samples from the streams for chemical analyses. She also measured the speed of stream flow during storms. 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 Through Rain and Cold, the Monitoring Must Go On

Science teachers in Maryland are facing several problems. And the Chesapeake Bay may offer some solutions. A goal of marine educators working around the Bay is to make learning about the estuary a requirement in K-12 schools. 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 Two Takes on Stream Restoration