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The Annapolis Capital (Sat 21 May, 2011)
Our Bay: Oysters: On the brink of recovery?
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
For nearly a century, oysters have been pummeled from two sides: us and nature.
The Baltimore Sun (Mon 16 May, 2011)
Commentary: Don't give up on the Chesapeake Bay oyster
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
For nearly a century, oysters have been pummeled from two sides: us and nature. Our appetite for oysters has spurred overharvesting; at the same time, pollution has made oysters more vulnerable to disease, and sediment has smothered oyster beds. Conservationists, lawmakers and natural resource experts have been scratching their heads for nearly as long, trying to figure out how to save Crassostrea virginica populations. Now, solutions that give us hope are coming from us — and nature.
Southern Maryland News (Tue 10 May, 2011)
Commentary - Bay Oysters: On the Brink of Recovery?
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
For nearly a century, oysters have been pummeled from two sides: us and nature. Our appetite for oysters has spurred overharvesting; at the same time, pollution has made oysters more vulnerable to disease, and sediment has smothered oyster beds. Conservationists, lawmakers and natural resource experts have been scratching their heads for nearly as long, trying to figure out how to save Crassostrea virginica populations. Now, solutions that give us hope are coming from us — and nature.
The Salisbury Daily Times (Sun 24 Apr, 2011)
It's gifted and talented time
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
The registration dead- line is looming for the 10 Maryland Summer Cen-ters for Gifted and Talented students that are coordinated through the Maryland State Depart- ment of Education. Appli- cations must be post- marked by Saturday. Information on the Mary- land Summer Centers and the application to attend are posted at http://www. msde.maryland.gov/MSDE/programs/giftedtalented/centers.htm. For 44 years, the Summer Cen- ters program has offered unique instructional ex- periences for gifted and talented students entering grades four through 12. Students have the oppor- tunity to work with like-minded peers in an area of ability and interest. The centers offer one- to three-week residential and non-residential programs with a focus on the arts, sciences, technology and engineering. The activities are designed to encourage critical thinking, creativity and problem solving while challenging students aca- demically.
The Easton Star Democrat (Mon 4 Apr, 2011)
Horn Point continues Bay health seminars
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
CAMBRIDGE - The Chesapeake Bay and its rivers are the lifeblood of the Eastern Shore, defining the region like no other water body in the world.
The Baltimore Sun (Mon 14 Mar, 2011)
Maryland: The state of science
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
Science education in the U.S. faces many challenges. Our national school reform effort, crystallized in No Child Left Behind in 2002, concentrated first on mathematics and language arts. Science has not been emphasized in our teacher preparation programs. Building state-of-the art science labs for middle and high school students is expensive.
The Washington Post (Thu 23 Dec, 2010)
A shell game for a cause
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
Restaurants throughout the region are helping to restore the Chesapeake Bay's health, one oyster shell at a time.
Bay Weekly (Thu 9 Dec, 2010)
Editorial: 'Tis the Season ...
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
Chesapeake Bay oysters, at the peak of their season, contribute to our seasonal well-being by starring in many of our favorite traditional recipes: oyster dressing; its succulent who-needs-the-bird cousin, oysters au gratin; oysters on the half shell; oysters Rockefeller.
The Frederick News-Post (Thu 2 Dec, 2010)
Editorial: Shell Game
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
Sometimes the question "Why didn't they think of this before?" comes immediately to mind upon hearing about something new.
The Easton Star Democrat (Thu 28 Oct, 2010)
Bay among issues at Dist. 37 forum
Staff quoted: Horn Point Laboratory
EASTON - With a week left before the 2010 general election, the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Shore hosted a forum Tuesday night for Mid-Shore candidates running for state senator and delegates in District 37.