Stories by Caitlin Finnerty
Caitlin Finnerty is the Communications Staffer at the Chesapeake Research Consortium and Chesapeake Bay Program. Caitlin grew up digging for dinosaur bones and making mud pies in Harrisburg, Pa. Her fine arts degree landed her environmental field work jobs everywhere from Oregon to Maryland. Now settled in Baltimore, she is eagerly expecting her first child while creating an urban garden oasis on her cement patio.
Watershed Wednesday: Wilderness Leadership and Learning (WILL), Washington, D.C.
September 12, 2012Teens from Washington, D.C. give up their weekends to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
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Finding out what’s in the water
September 7, 2012Scientists track nutrient pollution and measure water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyEight simple ways to learn about the Bay
September 6, 2012Keep your students exploring the outdoors during the school year with these eight simple tips.
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Tributary Tuesday: Seneca Creek (Pendleton County, West Virginia)
August 28, 2012There aren't too many rock "peaks" in the Bay watershed; this creek runs by an impressive one!
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Watershed Wednesday: ECO (Engaged Community Offshoots) City Farms
August 22, 2012An urban farm cultivates crops and community on just one acre of land.
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Tributary Tuesday: Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County, Pa.)
August 14, 2012This 8,000 acre lake is formed by a dam on the Juniata River, a tributary to the Susquehanna.
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Watershed Wednesday: Listening to Bay residents’ diverse voices
August 8, 2012Hear what the Chesapeake Bay means to poultry farmers, watermen, developers and other residents in these interviews.
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Sustainable farming in Lancaster County, Pa.
August 1, 2012Dairy farmer Luke Brubaker's sustainable agriculture practices ensures his land will stay in the family for generations to come.
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Tributary Tuesday: Happy Creek (Front Royal, Va.)
July 31, 2012Take Rte 66 west from D.C. for about an hour, and you’ll find yourself far from beltways & bypasses, near Happy Creek.
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Watershed Wednesday: Back River Restoration Committee (Essex, Md.)
July 25, 2012One Baltimore organization has figured out what to do with trash in their local river: make art!
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