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Southern Maryland News (Fri 13 Apr, 2012)
Mill Creek study brings 'bad news'
Staff quoted: Walt Boynton
The latest report from scientists studying the Mill Creek watershed shows a negative trend with increasing algae and decreasing oxygen levels, and on Tuesday the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners suggested using the watershed as a starting point for implementing a federally mandated bay restoration plan.
The Bay Net News (Wed 11 Apr, 2012)
Slow Degradation Reported in Water Quality
Staff quoted: Walt Boynton
Because 2011 was a very wet year, water quality in two prominent Southern Maryland creeks sustained some degradation, a scientist from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) in Solomons reported Tuesday, April 10. The annual water quality report—the 2011 Mill Creek and Calvert County Creeks Study—was delivered to the Calvert County Commissioners by Dr. Walter Boynton.
The Urbanite (Fri 30 Mar, 2012)
The Era of Suburban Sprawl Has to End. So, Now What?
Staff quoted: Walt Boynton
Rich Hall, Maryland's director of planning, with the state agency since 1992, has a bird's eye view of the state's past. Here's what he sees: While it took three centuries to develop the first 650,000 acres in Maryland, the next million acres have been paved over in just the last forty years—and at a rate three times faster than the state's population. In the last half-century, the Era of Suburban Sprawl, Maryland has lost 873,000 acres of farmland and nearly 500,000 acres of forest. The average Marylander now has one of the longest commutes in the country. Many cities around the state—and not just Baltimore—have seen their populations crash, their infrastructure crumble, and their budgets collapse.
Chesapeake Bay Journal (Thu 1 Mar, 2012)
David Flemer, in studying tiny plankton, was able to see Bay's big picture
Staff quoted: Walt Boynton
Events far in the past conspire to bring us David A. Flemer's story and reveal his deep relationship to the Chesapeake, but before we go too far, a little background is in order.
Chemical and Engineering News (Mon 12 Dec, 2011)
Cleaning the Chesapeake - Latest plan creates a firestorm amid hints of progress
Staff quoted: Don Boesch, Walt Boynton
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the U.S. and home to an estimated 3,600 plant and animal species, including more than 300 types of fish. The 64,000-sq-mile bay watershed is also home to about 17 million people and worth an estimated $1 trillion in terms of fishing, tourism, shipping, and property values.
Chesapeake Bay Journal (Sat 1 Oct, 2011)
Storms leave trail of debris, sediments in their wake - Scientists say it is too early to tell full impact of flooding
Staff quoted: Walt Boynton, Mike Roman
From streams whose banks were shredded by floodwaters in New York, to a cascade of chocolate-brown water that spread halfway down the Chesapeake, severe late summer weather delivered a heavy blow to the Bay and its watershed.
Southern Maryland News (Fri 8 Jul, 2011)
Wisner's legacy continues through Chestory
Staff quoted: Walt Boynton
At the late Tom Wisner's celebration of life in April 2010, many spoke about his unfinished work, and this past year his friends have continued his work ensuring that his creativity will last generations and foster respect for the environment.
The Calvert Recorder (Wed 15 Jun, 2011)
Canvas shoes have a tale to tell
Staff quoted: Walt Boynton
Beside the podium sat a pair of old, white, canvas tennis shoes. There are holes in the toes and along the heels where the canvas and rubber are beginning to separate.
The Bay Net News (Mon 13 Jun, 2011)
Bernie's "Sneaker Index" Drops
Staff quoted: Walt Boynton
For nearly a quarter-century, Calvert County's Bernie Fowler has held hands with friends and family on the second Sunday of June and waded into the Patuxent River. The ritual was repeated Sunday, June 12 and was held for the second year in a row at Jefferson Patterson Park in St. Leonard.
Southern Maryland News (Wed 1 Jun, 2011)
Calvert science students share knowledge at summit
Patuxent River on nutrient overload
Staff quoted: Walt Boynton
Calvert environmental science high school students had a chance this year to step away from the classroom and experience what it is like to collect and analyze scientific data like a real marine scientist. The program, in which all four county high schools participated for the first time, was titled "Plankton And Nutrient Studies for the Chesapeake Bay," and it investigated nutrient enrichment and the role of algae in the bay watershed, and was taught in conjunction with Morgan State University Estuarine Research Center at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum and nonprofit The Society for Ocean Sciences.