Maryland Sea Grant

06/18/2026

We're looking for a research, proposal, and reporting coordinator to join our team! This contract position is ideal for an organized, intellectually curious professional interested in shaping, supporting, and managing impactful research programs that advance coastal and marine science across the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays.

📝 Apply by July 10: https://loom.ly/rGj_N70

06/17/2026

What happens upstream doesn’t stay upstream. Behind the Conowingo Dam, a 9,000-acre reservoir has been steadily filling with sediments, which flow over the dam and into the Chesapeake Bay during heavy storms. Researchers are studying the dam’s impact on the Bay and the role the Susquehanna Flats play in filtering these flows.

Read more in our latest issue of Chesapeake Quarterly magazine:

Sediment and Nutrients from the Conowingo Dam’s Reservoir Add Complexity to the Bay’s Water Quality Goals

06/16/2026

Every spring, we partner with Carroll County Public Schools under a special permit from to bring spotted salamander eggs into local classrooms. 🦎 Over the course of a month, students watch the eggs hatch, care for the larvae, and learn firsthand about amphibian life cycles and aquatic ecosystems.

Recently, teachers returned the young salamanders to their natural habitat, completing an unforgettable hands-on learning experience.

Learn more about the spotted salamander program in our Chesapeake Quarterly archives: https://loom.ly/P3UQcCU

06/15/2026

Join us in welcoming our community engaged intern Christina Long! Christina is a rising senior at University of Maryland, College Park, majoring in environmental science and technology, with a concentration in ecosystem health and a minor in sustainability. She's interested in environmental toxicology and the "one health" approach to science, which recognizes the interconnection between environmental, public, and wildlife health.

Christina is passionate about sharing environmental science with the general public. This summer, she looks forward to making new connections, informing people about the tiny aquatic organisms that live in the Baltimore Harbor, and promoting community engagement in the world of science.

06/14/2026

Underwater grasses, also known as submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), keep Chesapeake Bay waters clean, provide food to small critters and waterfowl, and shelter fish and blue crabs.

This , consider becoming an SAV watcher to help collect data for research: https://loom.ly/l9tV7to

Learn more about SAV in our latest issue of Chesapeake Quarterly magazine: https://loom.ly/japUAMQ

📸: Chesapeake Bay Program

06/13/2026

For thousands of years, Tribal Nations across the Chesapeake region have stewarded and cared for the land and waters of the Bay. Today, the Indigenous Conservation Council of the Chesapeake Bay serves as an organized body through which Tribal Nations from across the region can share and create resources to return to and reconnect with their ancestral landscapes.

This , learn more about their important work: https://loom.ly/qo_WyfM

📸: Chesapeake Bay Program

In September 2022, the leadership of the seven-federally-recognized tribes of Virginia agreed to form a new intertribal council focused on supporting tribes in Virginia and across the Chesapeake Bay to re-matriate ancestral lands. Representatives from each of these tribes provide leadership and guid...

06/11/2026

What are all of those tiny fish in Baltimore's Inner Harbor? We're seeing schools of menhaden in the harbor. Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) are an important forage species, which means they are an important food for predators like striped bass and birds. Huge schools of menhaden visit the Chesapeake Bay to filter feed on plankton throughout the summer.

06/10/2026

Submerged grasses. Waterfowl. Blue catfish. Bass tournaments. The Susquehanna Flats are one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most dynamic ecosystems.

Our latest issue of Chesapeake Quarterly magazine explores the ecology, history, and culture of the Flats, from habitat recovery and water quality challenges to commercial fishing and recreation. Discover what makes this shallow underwater delta so important to the Bay: https://loom.ly/japUAMQ

06/09/2026

Billions of gallons of freshwater flow into the Chesapeake Bay each day from the hundreds of thousands of creeks, streams, and rivers throughout the watershed. These water sources support diverse populations of invertebrates, amphibians, fish, and mammals. Learn more about the Chesapeake region's rivers and streams: https://loom.ly/0VvOtns

Hundreds of thousands of creeks, streams and rivers flow through the Chesapeake Bay region, sending fresh water to the Bay and providing habitat to aquatic plants and animals.

06/08/2026

Forests are one of the Chesapeake Bay’s strongest natural defenders. Tree roots stabilize soil, capture rainfall, and filter pollutants before they ever reach local streams and rivers. Protecting our forests helps to keep the Bay healthy.

Learn more about forest health: https://loom.ly/Bj-SNt8

Forests are critical to the health of the Chesapeake Bay—but human activities have altered the region’s forests, reducing tree cover and fragmenting forests that still exist.