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USGS shares science results from selected publications through press releases written by the USGS and in cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Program. USGS results are also highlighted in the articles written by the Bay Journal staff and other media outlets. A USGS Chesapeake quarterly newsletter also provides news and reports.

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USGS Releases Nationwide Marsh Vulnerability Maps

USGS Releases Nationwide Marsh Vulnerability Maps

Scientists developed high-resolution imagery of coastal wetlands to identify the most vulnerable marshes across the US  

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Progress toward CBP outcomes

Progress toward CBP outcomes

A recent review by some members of the Chesapeake Bay Program, the federal-state partnership guiding the restoration effort, found that seven of those...

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Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different...

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2019-2020 Bay Barometer shows an ecosystem in mixed recovery

2019-2020 Bay Barometer shows an ecosystem in mixed recovery

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Rachel Felver — April 06, 2021

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USGS Releases First-of-its-Kind Survey of PFAS in Pennsylvania Surface Waters

USGS Releases First-of-its-Kind Survey of PFAS in Pennsylvania Surface Waters

USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center in cooperation with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) released a first-of-its-kind...

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Land use tied to ‘intersex’ smallmouth bass in Bay rivers

Land use tied to ‘intersex’ smallmouth bass in Bay rivers

Bay Journal — By Timothy Wheeler — February 25, 2021

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Fact sheet on nutrient trends in the Chesapeake now available

Fact sheet on nutrient trends in the Chesapeake now available

University of Maryland | Center for Environmental Science | Integration and Application Network — February 2021

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Prescription for Northern Virginia: low-salt diet

Prescription for Northern Virginia: low-salt diet

Bay Journal — By Timothy Wheeler — February 8, 2021

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Bass confusion from land pollution

Bass confusion from land pollution

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Caitlyn Johnstone — January 25, 2021

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