2017 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card.

Maryland Coastal Bays report card gets a B- for the first time

Bill Dennison ·
28 September 2018
Environmental Report Cards | 

On 20 September 2018 on Fager’s Island, Ocean City, MD, the tenth annual Maryland Coastal Bays report card was released. The Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (IAN UMCES) has been partnering with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the National Park Service to produce report cards for the coastal lagoons that separate Fenwick and Assateague Islands from the mainland.

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Dave Wilson, Executive Director of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program. Credit: Bill Dennison

Coastal Bays report card launch

Bill Dennison ·
1 July 2013
Environmental Report Cards | 

The Maryland Coastal Bays report card launch was held on 27 June 2013, on a Mickey Fins balcony overlooking the Coastal Bays waterways. It was a gorgeous day with a nice breeze and stupendous views. Dave Wilson, the Executive Director of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, was the Master of Ceremonies for the report card launch. Bud Church, President of Worcester County Commission, welcomed everyone and acknowledged the elected officials in attendance.

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RV Rachel Carson

Kayak and R/V Rachel Carson sampling reveals nutrient sources for Chincoteague Bay

Bill Dennison ·
14 January 2013
Learning Science | 

We held a Maryland Coastal Bays Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) meeting at Horn Point Laboratory this past week. We had several notable scientific findings revealed at this STAC meeting. One of the pressing environmental issues that we have struggled with over the past several years has been the somewhat inexplicable degradation in water quality in Chincoteague Bay.

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