When You Shop, Use Reusable Bags
Those flimsy disposable shopping bags are everywhere – and we're not just talking about every store and shop. Drive anywhere in the...
Changing Baselines
(Published June 2003) “You shoulda seen it when... you could see grass on the bottom in at least 10 to 12 feet of water. oyster reefs...
Flush Tax
(Published February 2005) Stewardship means not only taking practical individual actions to improve our community and especially water...
Marsh Grass for Shoreline Stabilization
(Published July 2005) The current Northumberland County Comprehensive Plan states (p. 5:10) “Vegetation as an alternative to structures...
Septic Systems
(Published May 2004) Responsible disposal of human wastes is a necessary, albeit unpleasant, part of everyone’s life. Here’s how it...
Crabs
(Published May 2002) Oysters and crabs are two marine resources for which Chesapeake Bay is famous. Both organisms have been, and...
Oyster Gardening
(Published September 2001) Shellfish have been cultured by humankind for millennia. Recently, Virginians and Marylanders have discovered...
Out Of Sight
(Published August 2004) “Out of sight and out of mind” is a very appropriate truism with regard to Chesapeake Bay. One of the Bay’s...
RPA – Resource Protection Area
(Published December 2003) Stewardship, at least to some Native Americans, meant abiding by the philosophy “We do not inherit from our...
Highway Litter
(Published January 2004) Keeping our highways clean is a difficult challenge. It is likely that we have all accidentally littered. The...
