

Meet NAPS' New Board Member
At its August meeting, the NAPS Board of Directors welcomed aboard new member Gena McKinley, PhD. She is Associate Professor, English at...


You’re Invited: NAPS Fall Social, Oct. 14
You are invited to the 2017 NAPS Fall Social to be held on Saturday, October 14, at Bay Quarter Shores Clubhouse from 4 to 7 p.m. We will...


NAPS Names Bill Estell Distinguished Citizen
Recognizing his contributions to Northumberland organizations and services performed for individuals, Northumberland Association for...
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...
Riparian Buffers
(Published July 2002) The word "riparian" refers to the bank adjacent to a body of water. Riparian buffers or riparian corridors are...
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...


Coastal Marshes
(Published April 2002) Coastal marshes or wetlands can be viewed from two perspectives. They can smell bad because of the release of...


Invasive species – "Phragmites"
(Published December 2003) Exotic species are a global problem. Before humankind could easily transport people and goods around the world,...
Dead Zones in Creeks
(Published August 2005) The water in estuaries and near-shore environments is normally saturated with oxygen gas and contains about 7...













































