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The Galveston County Daily News (Thu 17 May, 2007)
Rooker named to endowed chair
Staff quoted: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
GALVESTON — Jay R. Rooker has been named to the McDaniel Chair in Sustainable Marine Fisheries at Texas A&M University at Galveston.
The Easton Star Democrat (Thu 17 May, 2007)
Day care at Horn Pt. destroyed by blaze
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
CAMBRIDGE — A day care facility on Horn Point Road was destroyed by fire Tuesday night and fire marshals are still investigating the cause.
The Baltimore Sun - Bay and Environment Blog (Thu 17 May, 2007)
Celebrating bay successes
Staff quoted: UMCES
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is bringing in the feds over the next week to celebrate its successes.
The Annapolis Capital (Tue 15 May, 2007)
Nutrient monitors could keep closer tabs on bay
Staff quoted: Mario Tamburri, Walt Boynton, Lou Codispoti
SOLOMONS - The Chesapeake Bay may be one of the most studied waterways in the world, but many scientists think there's still room for improvement.
The Cambridge Daily Banner (Mon 7 May, 2007)
Oyster project is in the bag; Volunteers take part in restoration process
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
HORNS POINT - "I'm having a lot of fun," said Brett Coster of Cub Scout Troop 994 in Arnold, "even though it is hard work."
The Baltimore Sun (Mon 7 May, 2007)
Unlocking secrets of bay's blue crab: Scientists raise crustaceans in UM hatchery, then release them to observe how they live
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
In a basement laboratory tucked amid the tourist attractions of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, two Israeli-born scientists are unlocking the mysteries of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab.
The Associated Press (Mon 7 May, 2007)
Maryland's Blackwater Refuge, preserved
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Md. - There's no golf course or hotel coming to the quiet marshes around this refuge, a spot prized by birdwatchers for its bustling waterfowl and bald eagle populations. But that doesn't mean there are no changes underway at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
The Easton Star Democrat (Mon 7 May, 2007)
Boesch to speak at meeting on warming
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
STEVENSVILLE — The Global Warming Action Alliance will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at the Kent Island Library, Stevensville, with social time at 6:30. Dr. Don Boesch of the University of Maryland will be reporting on the scientific data as it affects people living around the Chesapeake Bay.
The (London Guardian's) Observer Magazine (Sun 6 May, 2007)
Green Guage: A sorry lesson in pollution
Staff quoted: UMCES
A sorry lesson in pollution provided by Chesapeake Bay, America's largest estuary. Despite 22 years of clean-up efforts, the bay has just been graded a lowly D+ by Maryland's Center for Environmental Science.
WTTG (Washington) Television (Fri 4 May, 2007)
Man Fights to Preserve Buried History from Rising Waters
Staff quoted: Court Stevenson
Erosion from the Chesapeake Bay is threatening centuries old graves on Maryland's Eastern Shore. One man is on a crusade to preserve some of that history. Patrick McGrath reports.