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Horn Point volunteers contribute to Bay research

January 2, 2017
Horn Point celebrates a year of volunteer work. Fifteen dedicated volunteers contributed 1,200 hours to Bay research at the Horn Point Laboratory in 2016. Essential tasks included feeding sturgeon and monitoring the water quality in their tank, sorting marsh grass by species and counting attached insect larvae, organizing an insect collection, counting phytoplankton under a microscope, and growing copepods in the lab.

Scientists partner with farmers and landowners to help reduce runoff

December 29, 2016
Tom Fisher and his UMCES team are working directly with farmers and residents on the Eastern Shore to measure the impacts of best management practices like cover crops and steam buffers on water quality.

Using science to inspire real change

December 14, 2016
Using report cards, IAN has helped our partners catalyze improvements in ecosystem health, guide restoration efforts, and stimulate new research.

Walter Boynton honored with the 2017 Ruth Patrick Award

December 12, 2016
The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography has awarded Dr. Walter R. Boynton this distinguished honor in recognition of his research to solve environmental problems and shape policy with long-lasting impacts on estuarine ecosystems.

Chesapeake Bay scientist Walter Boynton awarded Mathias Medal

December 5, 2016
The prestigious honor has gone to just seven people in nearly three decades. Maryland Sea Grant College awards the medal jointly with Virginia Sea Grant and the Chesapeake Research Consortium.

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