Up in the Headwaters

Climate change is bringing early springs to the forests. Will they still be able to trap nitrogen and carbon? Ecologists at the Appalachian Laboratory, part of the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science, are putting tree core samples through their scientific paces to get the answers. Chesapeake Quarterly explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The magazine is produced and funded by the Maryland Sea Grant College. The college receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state of Maryland. Maryland Sea Grant College staff: Director, Fredrika Moser; Guest Editor, Don Schiller; Writer, Rona Kobell; Production Editor/ Graphic Designer, Nicole Lehming, more . . . about A Forest’s Story

In the Chesapeake Bay’s great grass revival, one species has proved resilient enough to withstand the heat, strong enough to endure the waves, and diverse enough to help repopulate much of the watershed. Meet the one they call Val – Vallisneria americana, also known as wild celery. Chesapeake Quarterly explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The magazine is produced and funded by the Maryland Sea Grant College. The college receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state of Maryland. Maryland Sea Grant College staff: Director, Fredrika Moser; Guest Editor, Don Schiller; Writer, Rona Kobell; Production Editor/ Graphic Designer, Nicole Lehming, more . . . about A Grass Grows in the Bay

Improvements to the Clean Air Act in 1990 were supposed to safeguard human health. Who knew they’d also protect the waterways? Chesapeake Quarterly explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The magazine is produced and funded by the Maryland Sea Grant College. The college receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state of Maryland. Maryland Sea Grant College staff: Director, Fredrika Moser; Guest Editor, Don Schiller; Writer, Rona Kobell; Production Editor/ Graphic Designer, Nicole Lehming, more . . . about The Air Fix

Biologists warned anglers to look out for this substance better known as rock snot. Where did didymo go? Will it be back? Chesapeake Quarterly explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The magazine is produced and funded by the Maryland Sea Grant College. The college receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state of Maryland. Maryland Sea Grant College staff: Director, Fredrika Moser; Guest Editor, Don Schiller; Writer, Alex Lopatka; Production Editor/ Graphic Designer, Nicole Lehming, more . . . about Didymo

Planners and engineers may place concrete over waterways and turn them into roads, but the water never forgets where it used to run. Chesapeake Quarterly explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The magazine is produced and funded by the Maryland Sea Grant College. The college receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state of Maryland. Maryland Sea Grant College staff: Director, Fredrika Moser; Guest Editor, Don Schiller; Writer, Rona Kobell; Production Editor/ Graphic Designer, Nicole Lehming, more . . . about A Buried Stream Runs Under It

The Appalachian Laboratory reaches out to its neighbors, and shares how to find the critters indicating that their streams are healthy. Chesapeake Quarterly explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The magazine is produced and funded by the Maryland Sea Grant College. The college receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state of Maryland. Maryland Sea Grant College staff: Director, Fredrika Moser; Guest Editor, Don Schiller; Writer, Rona Kobell; Production Editor/ Graphic Designer, Nicole Lehming, more . . . about Bugs and the Bay

Kelsey Brooks is helping Baltimore City and its suburbs with their stormwater control practices. Chesapeake Quarterly explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The magazine is produced and funded by the Maryland Sea Grant College. The college receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state of Maryland. Maryland Sea Grant College staff: Director, Fredrika Moser; Guest Editor, Don Schiller; Writer, Rona Kobell; Production Editor/ Graphic Designer, Nicole Lehming, more . . . about Meet the Extension Agent Kelsey Brooks

The first Kent County oyster farmer brings his enthusiasm and experience to Sea Grant. Chesapeake Quarterly explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The magazine is produced and funded by the Maryland Sea Grant College. The college receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state of Maryland. Maryland Sea Grant College staff: Director, Fredrika Moser; Guest Editor, Don Schiller; Writer, Rona Kobell; Production Editor/ Graphic Designer, Nicole Lehming, more . . . about Scott Budden Joins Board