Media articles featuring UMCES personnel http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/ Integration and Application Network FROSTBURG, Md. — Cradling her small American chestnut tree as if it were a newborn baby, Nancy Bean was ready Saturday afternoon to return to her Backbone Mountain home where she would grab a shovel and plant a part of the country's heritage. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2522/western_md_residents_adopt_chestnut_trees_will_report_seedlings_progress_to_researchers_2013-05-20/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2522/western_md_residents_adopt_chestnut_trees_will_report_seedlings_progress_to_researchers_2013-05-20/ Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:08 -0400 Filter-feeding oysters have long been prized for their natural ability to turn murky waters clear. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2521/oysters_show_talent_for_filtering_nitrogen_from_water_2013-05-21/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2521/oysters_show_talent_for_filtering_nitrogen_from_water_2013-05-21/ Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:52 -0400 EASTON — Tuesday, May 28 through Saturday, June 1 is River Appreciation week in Talbot County, and residents will have several opportunities to participate. Paddles will begin at various locations around the county, including Easton Point Marina, Coveys Landing Road, Bellevue Park, Phillips Wharf, Oxford Community Center and Environmental Concern in St. Michaels. There are a limited number of kayaks available so advanced registration is urged. People are also welcome to bring their own kayaks. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2520/choptank_tributary_teams_encourages_residents_to_celebrate_river_appreciation_week_2013-05-18/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2520/choptank_tributary_teams_encourages_residents_to_celebrate_river_appreciation_week_2013-05-18/ Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:17 -0400 TILGHMAN ISLAND—It's planting time in the Chesapeake Bay, just as it is on land for farmers and gardeners across Maryland. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2519/agencies_aim_to_restore_bay_s_depleted_oysters_a_creek_at_a_time_2013-05-19/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2519/agencies_aim_to_restore_bay_s_depleted_oysters_a_creek_at_a_time_2013-05-19/ Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:54 -0400 FROSTBURG — Cradling her small American chestnut tree as if it were a newborn baby, Nancy Bean was ready Saturday afternoon to return to her Backbone Mountain home where she would grab a shovel and plant a part of the country's heritage. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2518/residents_adopt_american_chestnut_trees_new_owners_will_report_to_researchers_how_seedlings_are_doing_2013-05-18/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2518/residents_adopt_american_chestnut_trees_new_owners_will_report_to_researchers_how_seedlings_are_doing_2013-05-18/ Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:51 -0400 Might the tiny oyster be a major pollution solution for the Chesapeake Bay? And what effect might that have on Lancaster County homeowners? http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2517/of_oysters_and_oil_2013-05-13/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2517/of_oysters_and_oil_2013-05-13/ Mon, 13 May 2013 14:04:31 -0400 A new study warns that drilling for natural gas in the sliver of Marcellus Shale that stretches across Western Maryland could cause significant problems for the region's forests, water quality and water quantity. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2516/study_lists_significant_negative_impacts_of_gas_drilling_in_md_umces_study_says_forests_water_quality_tourism_and_biodiversity_would_suffer_2013-04-01/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2516/study_lists_significant_negative_impacts_of_gas_drilling_in_md_umces_study_says_forests_water_quality_tourism_and_biodiversity_would_suffer_2013-04-01/ Mon, 13 May 2013 14:00:42 -0400 Superstorm Sandy barely laid a glove on Smith Island last fall, to hear residents tell it. Though storm-driven flooding damaged hundreds of homes in Crisfield and the rest of Somerset County, only a couple islanders got any water in their homes from the surging Chesapeake Bay. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2515/smith_islanders_debate_buyout_2013-05-12/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2515/smith_islanders_debate_buyout_2013-05-12/ Mon, 13 May 2013 13:56:30 -0400 CAMBRIDGE - Mud is messy, uninteresting to the average observer, but valuable in its scientific revelations, particularly in a local river once considered impaired due to its pollution. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2514/mud_may_be_messy_but_it_s_also_telling_2013-05-10/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2514/mud_may_be_messy_but_it_s_also_telling_2013-05-10/ Mon, 13 May 2013 13:52:14 -0400 Behold the tiny oyster. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2513/to_clean_up_the_chesapeake_bay_researchers_say_we_need_to_unleash_oyster_power_2013-05-06/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2513/to_clean_up_the_chesapeake_bay_researchers_say_we_need_to_unleash_oyster_power_2013-05-06/ Wed, 08 May 2013 14:16:04 -0400 Behold the tiny oyster. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2512/to_clean_up_the_chesapeake_bay_researchers_say_we_need_to_unleash_oyster_power_2013-05-06/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2512/to_clean_up_the_chesapeake_bay_researchers_say_we_need_to_unleash_oyster_power_2013-05-06/ Wed, 08 May 2013 14:07:17 -0400 Behold the tiny oyster. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2511/to_clean_up_the_chesapeake_bay_researchers_say_we_need_to_unleash_oyster_power_2013-05-06/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2511/to_clean_up_the_chesapeake_bay_researchers_say_we_need_to_unleash_oyster_power_2013-05-06/ Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:57 -0400 AP -- Behold the tiny oyster. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2510/researchers_say_more_oysters_needed_to_clean_up_chesapeake_bay_2013-05-06/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2510/researchers_say_more_oysters_needed_to_clean_up_chesapeake_bay_2013-05-06/ Wed, 08 May 2013 09:18:27 -0400 It's a shell of a wastewater treatment system. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2509/study_restored_oyster_reefs_better_at_absorbing_pollution_2013-05-06/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2509/study_restored_oyster_reefs_better_at_absorbing_pollution_2013-05-06/ Wed, 08 May 2013 08:26:08 -0400 With warmer weather approaching, county officials want to make sure the public is aware of the possibility of contracting a type of bacteria that can sometimes be life threatening. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2508/calvert_county_urges_residents_to_protect_against_vibrio_2013-05-03/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2508/calvert_county_urges_residents_to_protect_against_vibrio_2013-05-03/ Mon, 06 May 2013 13:04:28 -0400 Walter Boynton of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory delivered a bit of good news to county commissioners Tuesday that the county's watershed water quality improved in 2012. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2507/county_receives_positive_watershed_quality_report_2013-05-03/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2507/county_receives_positive_watershed_quality_report_2013-05-03/ Mon, 06 May 2013 13:01:33 -0400 Behold the tiny oyster. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2506/researchers_think_industrious_oysters_could_clean_up_chesapeake_2013-05-05/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2506/researchers_think_industrious_oysters_could_clean_up_chesapeake_2013-05-05/ Mon, 06 May 2013 12:58:36 -0400 BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Scientists knew oysters were good for the bay but they never knew how good until now. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2505/oysters_more_effective_than_previously_believed_in_filtering_water_2013-04-30/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2505/oysters_more_effective_than_previously_believed_in_filtering_water_2013-04-30/ Mon, 06 May 2013 12:52:07 -0400 In the 1980s I was working in the middle of nowhere to build Louisiana's first marine laboratory. We had two new research vessels in the works, but before they were in the water, my colleagues and I were working farther offshore in the Gulf of Mexico than we should have, in small boats on unpredictable seas. We were beginning to document a disturbing region in the Gulf where the oxygen is depleted from bottom waters during the summer. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2504/science_communication_both_an_opportunity_and_an_obligation_2013-04-30/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2504/science_communication_both_an_opportunity_and_an_obligation_2013-04-30/ Mon, 06 May 2013 12:47:56 -0400 In the 1980s I was working in the middle of nowhere to build Louisiana's first marine laboratory. We had two new research vessels in the works, but before they were in the water, my colleagues and I were working farther offshore in the Gulf of Mexico than we should have, in small boats on unpredictable seas. We were beginning to document a disturbing region in the Gulf where the oxygen is depleted from bottom waters during the summer. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2503/science_communication_both_an_opportunity_and_an_obligation_2013-04-30/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2503/science_communication_both_an_opportunity_and_an_obligation_2013-04-30/ Mon, 06 May 2013 12:45:23 -0400 An optimistic tone highlighted the latest report from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) regarding the water quality of several Calvert County creeks. The report on 2012 data was presented to the Calvert County Commissioners by CBL's Dr. Walter Boynton during the board's Tuesday, April 30 meeting. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2502/study_shows_water_quality_improvement_2013-04-30/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2502/study_shows_water_quality_improvement_2013-04-30/ Mon, 06 May 2013 12:39:27 -0400 FROSTBURG — In recognition of outstanding contributions to environmental education in Western Maryland, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Appalachian Laboratory has selected the Forestry Technology Program at Allegany College as recipient of its 2013 Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2501/allegany_college_forestry_department_wins_environmental_award_from_appalachian_lab_2013-04-26/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2501/allegany_college_forestry_department_wins_environmental_award_from_appalachian_lab_2013-04-26/ Mon, 06 May 2013 12:35:33 -0400 Oyster Recovery Partnership Restored Oyster Reef Shows Highest Denitrification Rate of Any Natural System Documented in the Chesapeake Bay http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2500/restored_oyster_reef_shows_highest_denitrification_rate_2013-04-28/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2500/restored_oyster_reef_shows_highest_denitrification_rate_2013-04-28/ Mon, 06 May 2013 12:11:51 -0400 WASHINGTON -- More stringent regulations by the Obama administration and safety "lessons learned by industry" have contributed to make offshore drilling much safer than it was three years ago when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, according to the independent White House commission that examined the disaster. But the commission, in a report released Wednesday (April 17), faults Congress for failing to enact a single regulatory change or to raise the liability limits for major spills. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2499/oil_spill_commission_praises_industry_obama_administration_but_faults_congress_for_inaction_2013-04-17/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2499/oil_spill_commission_praises_industry_obama_administration_but_faults_congress_for_inaction_2013-04-17/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:04:14 -0400 My trusty handheld GPS helps keep me safe while kayaking, letting me know precisely where I am on a map. But bringing it along on kayaking trips, it turns out, can serve more than my own personal safety: It's also a useful tool to map the land-devouring effects of sea-level rise in the Chesapeake Bay. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2498/aquageddon_a_disappearing_island_shows_what_rising_sea_levels_mean_for_the_chesapeake_bay_2013-04-17/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2498/aquageddon_a_disappearing_island_shows_what_rising_sea_levels_mean_for_the_chesapeake_bay_2013-04-17/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:01:18 -0400 CAMBRIDGE - The Nanticoke Watershed Alliance will sponsor a discussion on the Conowingo Dam on Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Dorchester County Public Library, 303 Gay St. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2497/conowingo_dam_talk_wednesday_at_library_2013-04-16/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2497/conowingo_dam_talk_wednesday_at_library_2013-04-16/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:07:34 -0400 What do woolly mammoths wandering around the ancient spruce woodlands of eastern North America have to do with predicting how species could respond to climate change? Matt Fitzpatrick of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Appalachian Laboratory, along with researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California-Merced, have received a three-year, $670,000 award from the National Science Foundation to study how plants and animals responded to changes in climate during the ice age to better predict what we can expect in the near future. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2496/scientists_look_to_ancient_past_to_better_predict_how_species_may_respond_climate_change_2013-04-16/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2496/scientists_look_to_ancient_past_to_better_predict_how_species_may_respond_climate_change_2013-04-16/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:52 -0400 What do woolly mammoths wandering around the ancient spruce woodlands of eastern North America have to do with predicting how species could respond to climate change? Matt Fitzpatrick of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Appalachian Laboratory, along with researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California-Merced, have received a three-year, $670,000 award from the National Science Foundation to study how plants and animals responded to changes in climate during the ice age to better predict what we can expect in the near future. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2495/scientists_look_to_ancient_past_to_better_predict_how_species_may_respond_to_climate_change_2013-04-16/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2495/scientists_look_to_ancient_past_to_better_predict_how_species_may_respond_to_climate_change_2013-04-16/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:57:23 -0400 FROSTBURG — A Canadian geoscientist who has studied energy resources for nearly four decades will present a free public lecture April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Frostburg. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2494/geoscientist_will_give_talk_about_energy_april_23_canadian_is_expert_on_unconventional_natural_gas_2013-04-14/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2494/geoscientist_will_give_talk_about_energy_april_23_canadian_is_expert_on_unconventional_natural_gas_2013-04-14/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:54:45 -0400 WASHINGTON – A new set of goals unveiled Tuesday for what all American students should know about science could change the way it is taught, from kindergarten through high school. http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2493/new_guidelines_for_science_teachers_stress_depth_over_rote_2013-04-09/ http://ian.umces.edu/umcesmedia/article/2493/new_guidelines_for_science_teachers_stress_depth_over_rote_2013-04-09/ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:35:12 -0400