Chesapeake Bay Activities Newsletter May-June 2021
Chesapeake Science Partners Produce Tributary Summaries
Issue
The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership is striving to improve water-quality conditions in the Bay and its tidal waters. The partnership needs to understand water-quality conditions in different tributaries to help assess the influence of nutrient-reduction practices and progress toward attaining water-quality standards.
For the second year in a row, smaller Chesapeake Bay dead zone forecast for the summer
Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — June 21, 2021
News Feature: The complex case of Chesapeake Bay restoration
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America — by John Carey — June 16, 2021
Science Summaries, Features, and Videos
Interagency Statement: USGS and Partners Investigating DC Area Bird Mortality Event
In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs. No definitive cause of death is identified at this time.
USGS Releases Nationwide Marsh Vulnerability Maps
Scientists developed high-resolution imagery of coastal wetlands to identify the most vulnerable marshes across the US
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 outcomes are “unlikely to be met without a significant change in course.