Ready for Rising Waters?

Hurricane Isabel left a mixed legacy on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Some Dorchester County residents were able to rebuild and elevate their house after the 2003 flood that inundated their whole first floor. But even with financial assistance from the state of Maryland and the National Flood Insurance Program, raising and reconstructing their 17th century-era residence proved costly and time consuming for them. Further south in the low-lying areas of Hooper's Island, many houses were abandoned. Some residents who owned their properties outright did not have federal flood insurance and assistance from the state would not prove sufficient. Others have only just begun rebuilding now, some seven years after the storm. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors and Science Writers, Michael Fincham and Erica Goldman. more . . . about Contending with Climate Change on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Climate Partners set their goal: to 'prepare local communities to adapt to and confront the impacts of climate change.' Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors and Science Writers, Michael Fincham and Erica Goldman. more . . . about Partnering for Climate Action

After six-and-a-half years as a science writer, Erica Goldman is leaving Maryland Sea Grant. During her tenure, she wrote about Bay science, led enthusiastic forays into new media like blogs and Facebook, and most recently produced several short videos. In between all her work projects, she and her husband Joel managed to organize several epic travel adventures and welcome the birth of two energetic children. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors and Science Writers, Michael Fincham and Erica Goldman. more . . . about Goldman Says Goodbye

The nation's capital is not New Orleans. Washington, D.C., stands along the banks of the Potomac River, not the Gulf of Mexico. As with the city of New Orleans, however, part of Washington went underwater during past hurricanes. To keep it above water in the future, the city will start building new levees and a storm wall on the National Mall in hopes of keeping the Potomac River out of downtown D.C. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors and Science Writers, Michael Fincham and Erica Goldman. more . . . about Down by the Levee