Chesapeake Bay

Larry Simns: Recollections from an Eastern Shore Waterman

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:13:34 GMT

His determination to make an extra $50 or so cost him around $10,000 in repairs to his damaged workboat, and most importantly, that bad decision almost cost Simns his life.

In Love with a Mollusk

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:47:00 GMT

She came up with a creative idea to not only support both her retail operations and a worthy cause but, maybe even more importantly, provide an opportunity for local fashionistas to increase awareness of environmental concerns related to the Bay.

Getting CLEEn at Chesapeake College

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:17:00 GMT

Farley wanted to learn firsthand about training people for “green” careers, so he designed a sabbatical leave to study the sustainability program at a community college on Maui.

There's Something About a Ferry

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:54:00 GMT

There are no U-turns, no gridlock, no highway rest stops, no security lines. Ferries mean hard-to-get-to locations, accompanied by expansive views and the white noise of the foamy waves.

Bridges to Growing a Cleaner Bay

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Tom Leigh and Drew Koslow discuss the need to maintain both agriculture and water quality. As Koslow puts it, “It is our God given right to be able to go out on the water and catch a fish; that right is being taken away due to pollution.”

A Way of Life, Then and Now

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:10:00 GMT

With photographs of life on the water spanning more than seventy years, much of the historical and present nature of the work is captured in beautiful pictures.