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Reporte de salud de 1925 sobre la bahía de Chesapeake (Page 1)

Reporte de salud de 1925 sobre la bahía de Chesapeake

Ann Foo, Lili Badri, Conor Keitzer, Alexandra Fries, Heath Kelsey, Bill Dennison, Dave Nemazie ·
10 June 2025

El Reporte de Salud de la bahía de Chesapeake de 1925 se elaboró ​​para celebrar el centenario de la UMCES. Inspirado en el diseño de la década de 1920, este informe ofrece una visión de cómo habría sido un Reporte de salud sobre la bahía de Chesapeake en 1925, cuando se fundó la UMCES. El estado de la bahía en 1925 no es una evaluación científica precisa, sino una estimación basada en opiniones fundamentadas, y generalizaciones históricas generales.

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Boletín informativo de 2025 sobre la bahía de Chesapeake y su cuenca hidrográfica (Page 1)

Reporte de salud de 2025 sobre la bahía de Chesapeake y su cuenca hidrográfica

Ann Foo, Conor Keitzer, Lili Badri, Heath Kelsey, Alexandra Fries ·
10 June 2025

Este informe proporciona una evaluación transparente, oportuna, y geográficamente detallada de la bahía de Chesapeake y su cuenca. Desde 2016, UMCES ha involucrado a las partes interesadas de toda la cuenca para transformar el informe en una evaluación de la salud de la cuenca de Chesapeake. Los indicadores de la bahía evalúan la salud del ecosistema acuático, mientras que los indicadores de la cuenca hidrográfica cubren las condiciones ecológicas, sociales, y económicas.

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Shaping the next generation of Chesapeake Bay report cards (Page 1)

Shaping the next generation of Chesapeake Bay report cards

Lili Badri, Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen ·
10 June 2025

On April 1, 2025, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) co-hosted the first joint Chesapeake Bay Report Card Networking Meeting at CBF’s Annapolis headquarters. Over 30 stakeholders from nonprofits, government, academia, and community groups gathered to advance a shared vision for more inclusive, responsive, transparent, and collaborative socio-environmental reporting across the watershed.

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SECOORA Modeling and Reporting Workshop (Page 1)

SECOORA Modeling and Reporting Workshop

Heath Kelsey, Alexandra Fries, Sidney Anderson ·
4 June 2025

The Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (SECOORA) hosted a workshop in Wilmington, NC to discuss several prediction and reporting tools in use in the Southeastern United States. Researchers, developers, and experts came together to identify gaps in reporting, ways to improve current tools, and possible future tools, reporting methods, and research objectives.

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Chesapeake Global Collaboratory: Baltimore Harbor in Context (Page 1)

Chesapeake Global Collaboratory: Baltimore Harbor in Context

Results of the Workshop on October 10th, 2024

Bill Dennison, Heath Kelsey, Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, Roshni Nair-Gonzalez ·
28 May 2025

The recent tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has highlighted the critical importance of Baltimore Harbor to the region’s infrastructure, environment, and economy. In response, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), through its Chesapeake Global Collaboratory (CGC), hosted “Baltimore Harbor in Context” on October 10, 2024. The event gathered diverse stakeholders and featured plenary talks, panel discussions, and interactive breakout sessions.

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Symposium on Alternative Substrate for Oysters (Page 1)

Symposium on Alternative Substrate for Oysters

Report on the Virtual Symposium held Feb 26-28, 2024

North, Elizabeth W., Monica Fabra, Conor Keitzer, Roshni Nair, and Matthew Gray. ·
7 April 2025

This symposium and report were sponsored by the State of Maryland and convened and produced … by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). Lead organizers were Dr. Elizabeth North and Dr. Matthew Gray of UMCES Horn Point Laboratory. The symposium team also … included David Nemazie, Conor Keitzer, Roshni Nair, Monica Fabra, and Kurt Florez. Graphic design … and logistical support were provided by the UMCES Integration and Application Network (IAN).

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Foundational Science in Flight: USGS Bird Programs Support Conservation, Culture, and a Thriving U.S. Economy (Page 1)

Foundational Science in Flight: USGS Bird Programs Support Conservation, Culture, and a Thriving U.S. Economy

Ziolkowski D, Celis-Murillo A, Malpass J, Pardieck K, Martin J, and Walker L ·
10 March 2025

Birds are vital to our economy, ecosystems, and cultural heritage. Investing in bird conservation benefits communities, businesses, and working lands while reinforcing our nation’s legacy of stewardship and biodiversity. By valuing birds, we ensure a richer, healthier, and more vibrant future for all Americans.

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METRIC: An interactive framework for integrated visualization and analysis of monitored and expected load reductions for nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed

Zhang Q, Shenk G, Bertani I, Bhatt G ·
2025

Reductions of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loads have been the focus of watershed restoration in many regions for improving water quality, including the Chesapeake Bay. Watershed models and riverine monitoring data can provide important information on the progress of load reductions but do not always generate consistent interpretations.

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