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: Rivanna Conservation Society
May 9, 2012RCS is dedicated to cleaning up the Rivanna River, a 42-mile James River tributary that flows through central Virginia.
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Tributary Tuesday: Larrys Creek (Lycoming County, Pa.)
May 1, 2012Larrys Creek is rather remote, but its watershed offers 9,000 acres of fishing and hunting areas.
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Watershed Wednesday: Upper Susquehanna Coalition (N.Y. and Pa.)
April 25, 2012The Upper Susquehanna Coalition works to enhance the health of the land that flows to the Susquehanna's headwaters.
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Tagged brook trout reveal pristine health of Md.’s Savage River
April 23, 2012Scientists use brook trout as an indicator of the health of the Chesapeake's local streams and rivers
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Chuckatuck Creek (Isle of Wight County, Virginia)
April 17, 2012Chuckatuck Creek and its surrounding Lone Star Lakes offer abundant fishing and a rich local history.
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Watershed Wednesday: Savage River Watershed Association (Garrett County, Md.)
April 11, 2012SRWA helps monitor and protect this pristine western Maryland river.
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40+ Earth Day events to protect and celebrate the Bay watershed
April 9, 2012Read our list of more than 40 Earth Day restoration and celebration activities to find one near you!
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Tributary Tuesday: Difficult Run (Fairfax County, Va.)
April 3, 2012This Potomac River stream winds through development-burdened Northern Virginia before ending near Great Falls Park.
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Watershed Wednesday: Clean Bread and Cheese Creek (Dundalk, Md.)
March 28, 2012Clean Bread and Cheese Creek's goal is as simple as its name states: clean up trash and stop illegal dumping.
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Capturing sea ducks on the Chesapeake Bay
March 22, 2012Take a midnight trip on the icy Bay to learn how scientists brave sleep deprivation and frigid weather to monitor sea ducks.
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