Bay Watershed Digest

Underwater Grasses Decrease Dramatically In Mid-Bay, 04/25/2011, TheBayNet.com, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, new report says, 04/25/2011, Baltimore Sun – Online, View Clip

Underwater Grasses Decrease Dramatically In Mid-Bay, 04/26/2011, Baynet.com, The, View Clip

Legislators miss the boat for the bay, 04/23/2011, Capital - Online, The, View Clip

Legislator in Muncy talks anti-pollution requirements for Chesapeake watershed (Sun Gazette) --People attending a meeting hosted by state Rep. Garth Everett, R-Muncy, to discuss the Chesapeake Bay cleanup wanted to know when the financial burden will ease for local communities faced with helping fund it., 4/22/2011, Sun Gazette, http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/563057/Legislator-in-Muncy-talks-anti-pollution-requirements-for-Chesapeake-watershed.html?nav=5011

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, WWBT-TV – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, WVVA-TV – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, WVEC-TV – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, WVBT-TV – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay Grasses Decline, Water Temps Blamed, 04/21/2011, WUSA-TV – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay Grasses Decline, Water Temps Blamed, 04/21/2011, WJTV-TV – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay Grasses Decline, Water Temps Blamed, 04/21/2011, WBOC-TV – Online, View Clip

Bay Grasses Decline; Water Temps Blamed, 04/21/2011, WBAL-TV – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, WAVY-TV – Online, View Clip

Aerial survey: Chesapeake Bay grasses in decline, 04/21/2011, Virginian-Pilot – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, Republic - Online, The, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, News-Times - Online, The, View Clip

MARYLAND: Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, Daily Times - Online, The, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, Daily Record - Online, The, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay Grasses Decline, Water Temperatures Blamed, 04/21/2011, CBS Baltimore, View Clip

Bay Grasses Decline; Water Temps Blamed, 04/21/2011, BaltimoreNews.net, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, Associated Press (AP) - Richmond Bureau, Text

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, Associated Press (AP) - Dover Bureau, Text

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, Associated Press (AP), Text

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/21/2011, AP Alert - DC Daybook, Text

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/22/2011, WBFF-TV – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed, 04/22/2011, Times Union, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline; water temperatures blamed, 04/22/2011, Richmond Times-Dispatch – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temperatures blamed, 04/22/2011, Lancaster Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, new report says, 04/22/2011, Baltimore Sun – Online, View Clip

Chesapeake Bay Program to release bay grass data, 04/20/2011, Pennlive.com, View Clip

Residents in Fairview, Lower Allen townships surprised by rapid flooding along Yellow Breeches Creek (Patriot News) -- Neighbors of the Yellow Breeches Creek in Fairview and Lower Allen townships did not expect the flooding overnight Saturday. 4/21/2011, Pennlive.com, http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/04/residents_in_fairview_lower_al.html

A water walk for awareness (River Reporter) -- A beautiful vessel holding water from Buttermilk Falls in New York’s Catskill Mountains will be borne by five women on a 90-mile trek beginning at the Neversink Reservoir near Liberty, NY and concluding at Salt Springs State Park in Susquehanna County, PA. The women will walk 15 miles daily to accomplish their mission to raise awareness of the sacredness of the water and the land upon which life depends. 4/15/2011, River Reporter Online, http://www.riverreporteronline.com/news/14/2011/04/12/water-walk-awareness

Webb, Warner introduce Bay-restoration bill, 04/12/2011, Augusta Free Press, The, View Clip

Four Penn State Water-quality Projects Honored by USDA (Gant Daily) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Water Program has selected four clean-water projects initiated by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences as Regional Projects of Excellence for the mid-Atlantic region. 4/12/2011, Grant Daily, http://gantdaily.com/2011/04/09/four-penn-state-water-quality-projects-honored-by-usda/

Continuing Resolution Threatens Progress in Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, 04/06/2011, National Wildlife, View Clip

What was behind HRPDC's threat to the EPA? 04/05/2011, Daily Press - Online, The, View Clip

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed: The One and the Many, 04/05/2011, Care2 News Network, View Clip

Letter Protests Goodlatte's Attempts to Keep Federal Funding from Bay Cleanup, 04/05/2011, WHSV-TV-Online, View Clip

Current Bay-Restoration Effort Dealing With Centuries-Old Land Uses, 04/05/2011, Greater Annapolis Patch, View Clip

2 former Md. Govs., GOP Rep. oppose EPA bay rider, 04/05/2011, Republic - Online, The, View Clip

Representative plans talk about Chesapeake Bay (Sun Gazette)  -- An opportunity to learn how purifying the Chesapeake Bay continues to affect local residents will be offered by a speaker knowledgeable about the ongoing efforts. 4/4/2011, sun Gazette, http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/562220/Representative-plans-talk-about-Chesapeake-Bay.html?nav=5011

Cleaner Woods And Streams Mean A Cleaner Bay, 03/31/2011, CBS Baltimore, View Clip

Chesapeake cited for sediment in Galeton’s water supply (Wellsboro Gazette) -- Development of a well site in West Branch Township led to an erosion problem last Thursday that resulted in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issuing a cease-work order to Chesapeake Energy. DEP Northcentral Regional Director Nels Taber said “a significant amount of sediment and silt was discharged from the site into a stream that is a tributary to a water source serving Galeton’s system.”, 3/31/11, Wellsboro Gazette, http://www.tiogapublishing.com/articles/2011/03/30/free_press_courier/doc4d937686a9ffe719868176.txt

Stream assessment topic of Trout Unlimited meeting (Sun Gazette) -- The initiative to assess the water quality of unassessed streams in Pennsylvania will be discussed at a meeting of the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited. 3/31/11, Sun Gazette

http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/562181/Stream-assessment-topic-of-Trout-Unlimited-meeting.html?nav=5011

Lawns are adding to Chesapeake Bay pollution, study says, 03/29/2011, Washington Post, View Clip

Senator Cardin Joins MD Environment Community to Curb Urban Fertilizer Pollution in Bay Watershed,

03/29/2011, WaterWorld, View Clip

Chesapeake advocates target lawn fertilizer, 03/29/2011, Daily Record - Online, The, View Clip

Sediment floods Chesapeake Bay when it pours, 03/30/2011 Baltimore Sun  View Clip

Cardin urges careful fertilizer use on lawns, 03/29/2011, Capital - Online, The View Clip