On Tuesday evening I attended a Networking Fundraising event at Hemmyway’s Restaurant in Stevensville for Haven Ministries. The even didn’t begin until 5pm around 15 minutes before Sunset. I made sure I got there early to catch this Sunset on the Chesapeake Bay. ——- Delmarva Scenes is a photo project of SG Atkinson, Publisher and […]
Continue ReadingMotorists should prepare for experiencing major delays on the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge (US 50/301) beginning Tuesday, September 24, 2019 when two-way operations on the westbound span cease in preparation for the Maryland Transportation Authority’s (MDTA) $27 million deck rehabilitation project. MDTA had initially announced the two-year Bay Bridge project would begin […]
Continue ReadingAs part of Tier 1 of the ongoing Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study, the federal environmental process is taking to the public four preliminary alternatives, including three preliminary corridors and a no-build alternative. Data indicates these three preliminary corridor alternatives are the only corridors to sufficiently meet the purpose and need in accordance with the National […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports that Chesapeake Bay underwater grass abundance fared better than expected in 2018, despite extreme rainfall causing a spike in nutrients and sediments. An estimated 50,015 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Baywide, about 91,559 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in […]
Continue ReadingWith the July 4th holiday falling on a Thursday this year, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) anticipates heavy traffic volumes on the Bay Bridge starting Wednesday, July 3,through Sunday, July 7, 2019. Weather permitting, the MDTA will utilize two-way traffic operations to help alleviate eastbound delays. The MDTA offers the following travel tips for this […]
Continue ReadingFor many their way onto Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the Delmarva Peninsula is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, or simply the Bay Bridge. The bridge, which opened in 1952, is officially called the Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge. A parallel span was added in 1973. The Bay Bridge and the C&D Canal Bridge are […]
Continue ReadingA draft plan for continued progress in restoring Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay is now available for public review and comment. The draft Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan represents the next step in Maryland meeting its commitments as part of a multi-state bay restoration effort. Maryland developed the draft plan to meet targets by […]
Continue ReadingFollowing deliberations by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) on the status of the striped bass population along the Atlantic Coast, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources continued its ongoing leadership in striped bass conservation efforts. At this week’s ASMFC meeting, Maryland again addressed the most pressing problem facing the Chesapeake Bay’s striper population […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources has been approved to invest more than $3 million in oyster recovery and restoration activities in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, following unanimous support from the Board of Public Works. The board, consisting of Governor Larry Hogan, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Treasurer Nancy Kopp, approved three contracts to the […]
Continue ReadingDissolved oxygen conditions for the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay for the summer of 2018 were average compared to the long-term average from 1985-2017, reports the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Low dissolved oxygen volume averaged 0.97 cubic miles from June through September. Crabs, fish, oysters and other creatures require oxygen to survive. Scientists and […]
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