Chesapeake Quarterly Volume 10 Number 1

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The Bays Beneath the Bay April 2011 • Volume 10, Number 1 Channeling the Chesapeake: In Search of Ancient Estuaries Michael W. Fincham The image of a "drowned river valley" has been widely accepted for 80 years as the creation story for Chesapeake Bay, but like evolution theory and big bang theory and other big-picture origin stories, it leaves some important questions unanswered. If, for example, the end of the last ice age created the current estuary, then what happened when other ice ages flourished and faded? As earlier glaciers melted, sea levels must have risen then also, flooding earlier river valleys. If so, where were those earlier river channels? more . . . Geology Below the Bay Bridge An Imprint of an Impact It came from outer space. A massive meteoroid, at least 2 miles wide, hurtled toward Earth at 60,000 miles per hour. Upon impact it extinguished life within several hundred miles. Its force: 100 times greater than the entire nuclear arsenal of the world. Tsunami waves crashed on land. Clouds of pulverized debris blocked the sun. Then, acid rain poured. Be thankful you didn't call the Chesapeake Bay home 35 million years ago. more . . . Bridge over Buried Rivers Engineers building the Bay Bridge left a geological treasure trove. more . . . Knauss Fellow Links Law & Science Megan Mueller is Maryland's Knauss Fellow for 2011. more . . . Oyster Film Released on DVD Our documentary chronicles the fall and rise of Bay oysters. more . . .		Download pdf Crossing Over A View from the Bridge When you cross the Bay Bridge, you'll also be crossing over the graves of several ancient estuaries. more . . . Related Links Photo Galleries Videos CQ Archive Ready for Rising Water? Restoring the Bay One River at a Time A Future for Oyster Farming? Of Marsh & Mud on the Anacostia River
		Chesapeake Quarterly : Volume 24 Number 1 : Restoration Takes Root: Living Shorelines for Changing Coasts Maryland Sea Grant Subscribe Magazine Current Issue Archive Order Back Copy Online Only On The Bay Blog Gallery Video About About CQ Contact Us Awards & Acclaim Support Us Donate to Maryland Sea Grant Home > Volume 24 Number 1 > Restoration Takes Root: Living Shorelines for Changing Coasts Restoration Takes Root: Living Shorelines for Changing Coasts June 2025 • Volume 24 Number 1 Roots at the Water’s Edge By Ashley Goetz As erosion threatens treasured places around the Chesapeake Bay, communities are turning to nature-based solutions. Explore how living shorelines are helping to protect coasts and heritage on opposite shores of the Bay. Seeding Shorelines By Madeleine Jepsen Living shoreline plants have a tough job: they must hold down the sandy shoreline with their roots and ease waves with their stems, all while surviving salty water. Designing with Nature By Madeleine Jepsen Researchers are on a mission to determine which key components make a living shoreline successful at preventing erosion—but first they must gather crucial data. Living Rocks for Living Shorelines By Madeleine Jepsen Oyster biology is both an obstacle and an opportunity when it comes to living shorelines. Learn how and why oysters are sometimes included in living shoreline projects. A Marsh Grows in Brooklyn By Ashley Goetz A living shoreline is under construction in Baltimore City—part of a sweeping project that aims to restore more than 50 acres of habitat along 11 miles of shoreline. Download pdf Cover photo by Logan Bilbrough Living shorelines protect coastal areas from erosion using natural materials. In this issue, learn about how science steers shoreline restoration projects around the Chesapeake Bay. In This Issue Roots at the Water’s Edge Seeding Shorelines Designing with Nature Living Rocks for Living Shorelines A Marsh Grows in Brooklyn Related Links CQ Archive Bay Blues: How Blue Catfish Are Changing the Bay Complicated Contaminants: Finding PFAS in the Chesapeake Bay A Growing Industry: Advancing Oyster Aquaculture in Maryland Boats on the Bay Equity and the Chesapeake Bay On the Bay Blog Photo Galleries Videos Maryland Sea Grant 5825 University Research Court Suite 1350 College Park, MD 20740 Stay Connected Support Maryland Sea Grant Chesapeake Quarterly is published by Maryland Sea Grant \| Privacy Policy \| © 2025 Maryland Sea Grant Maryland Sea Grant 5824 University Reasearch Court, Suite 1350 College Park, MD 20740 Stay Connected Support Maryland Sea Grant

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