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April 30, 2012 Event Celebrates Oyster, Wetlands Restoration in Norfolk Partners and friends of NOAA, along with state and local elected officials, gathered to celebrate NOAA’s support for oyster and wetland restoration in the Lafayette River.... Read more...   April 24, 2012 Educators Focus on Keystone Species at NOAA ESTC Some environmental educators around the Chesapeake Bay know more about recent science related to “keystone species” in the Bay, thanks to an NCBO workshop series.... Read more...   April 09, 2012 Could Warmer Water Affect Bay Species This Spring? Relative to other winters, the winter of 2011-12 didn’t require much bundling up around the Chesapeake Bay. So how might warmer waters affect Bay species?... Read more...   April 02, 2012 Reports on Executive Order Progress, Plans Released The team of federal agencies collaborating on Bay protection and restoration released a look back at progress in fiscal year 2011 and a look at plans for fiscal year 2012.... Read more...   March 19, 2012 NCBO Science Supports Harris Creek Oyster Restoration Project How do experts decide where—and how—to implement oyster restoration projects? By using cutting-edge technology and science.... Read more...   February 09, 2012 Now Everyone's Using the Same Yardstick: Oyster Restoration Metrics The adoption of a report detailing how oyster restoration will be measured means that people can now speak the same “language” to talk about restoration efforts.... Read more...   January 12, 2012 NCBO Funding Supports Needed Fisheries Science Research Scientists in Maryland and Virginia are diving in to new research enabled by funding from the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office’s Fisheries Science Program.... Read more...   December 20, 2011 2011 Blue Crab Advisory Report: Population Doing Well Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are continuing to show signs of rebounding even though this year’s numbers dropped compared to last year’s, and currently support a healthy commercial and recreational fishery.... Read more...   December 05, 2011 NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Announces FY11 Support for Environmental Education in Maryland, Virginia Fostering a population that has the knowledge and skills to make informed environmental decisions is key to the long-term success of efforts to protect and restore the Bay.... Read more...   November 02, 2011 The Way Forward for Environmental Education: What Do You Think? Environmental education in the Chesapeake Bay watershed took another big step forward with the release of a federal pre-K–12 Environmental Literacy Strategy.... Read more...   November 02, 2011 College Students: Consider NCBO Internship Opportunities! While winter is just settling in around the Chesapeake Bay watershed, college students may already be considering what to do in summer 2012.... Read more...   September 26, 2011 How Hot Did the Bay Get This Summer? Just how hot did water in the Bay get—and what does that mean for fish and shellfish that live in the Bay?... Read more...   September 21, 2011 NCBO Monitors Plume Location Just where is the sediment plume caused by large amounts of rainfall in early September? Scientists have been tracking its location.... Read more...   NCBO Supports Environmental Education Evaluation Initiative How can you tell if your environmental education program is having its intended effects? Evaluate! But, how to evaluate?... Read more...   September 13, 2011 NCBO, Partners Research Sediment "Plume" What do the effects of large amounts of rainfall in the past few weeks around the watershed mean for the Bay?... Read more...   September 03, 2011 NCBO Monitors the Bay after Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene roared up the East Coast August 27-28. What did the storm mean for the Chesapeake Bay?... Read more...   August 24, 2011 Online Hurricane Resources Current NOAA forecasts bring Hurricane Irene off the mid-Atlantic seaboard this weekend. Be safe—be prepared and know what weather may be headed your way.... Read more...   August 12, 2011 How Low Will It Go? Oxygen isn’t important only for air-breathing land animals; fish and other in-water residents need sufficient oxygen in the water—“dissolved oxygen”—to survive.... Read more...   August 09, 2011 2011 Blue Crab Stock Assessment Released A new scientific report confirms that Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are becoming more abundant and provides important new data.... Read more...   July 27, 2011 RSS Feed Archive   June 22, 2011 NCBO Launches New CBIBS Website, iPhone App Those looking for on-the-water observations from up and down the Bay now have two new ways to get data from NCBO’s Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoys.... Read more...   May 24, 2011 NCBO, Chesapeake Bay Trust to Host Education Evaluation Workshop Want to learn more about how your environmental education program affects participants? Check out info about a June 22 event.... Read more...   May 17, 2011 NCBO Releases 2009-10 Biennial Report to Congress The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office sent its Biennial Report for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to Congress in early May 2011.... Read more...   May 17, 2011 B-WET FY11 Funding and FY12 Competition Update Due to cuts in the federal budget, NCBO did not receive an allocation to fund new B-WET applications in FY11.... Read more...   May 17, 2011 NOAA Launches 10th "Smart Buoy" near Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Boaters and fishermen have a new way to check conditions at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, thanks to a new NOAA “smart buoy”.... Read more...   May 11, 2011 NOAA Volunteers Restore Habitat in Virginia A team of volunteers from NOAA recently celebrated NOAA Restoration Day by restoring shoreline habitat in Norfolk, Virginia.... Read more...   May 03, 2011 NOAA Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System Update Early spring is usually when the CBIBS buoys that have been pulled for the winter (to avoid ice damage) are redeployed.... Read more...   April 13, 2011 Celebrate National Environmental Education Week 2011! 2011 National Environmental Education Week—the nation’s largest education event to inspire K–12 students to learn more about and care for the natural world—runs through April 16.... Read more...   March 28, 2011 Draft Comprehensive Blue Crab Report Undergoing Peer Review A group of internationally renowned scientists met recently to review the draft of a comprehensive report that describes the health of the blue crab.... Read more...   March 03, 2011 Cownose Rays: What Effect Are They Having? Cownose rays—a species native to the Chesapeake Bay— have recently gotten some bad press. Is it warranted?.... Read more...

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