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.
Tributary Tuesday: Loyalsock Creek (North Central Pennsylvania)
November 15, 2011The 64-mile long tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the watershed's most pristine streams.
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Watershed Wednesday: Friends of the Rappahannock
November 9, 2011Friends of the Rappahannock hosts clean-ups each fall and spring, but its environmental efforts span the entire year.
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BOO!s of the Bay: Nine scary Chesapeake stories
October 27, 2011Just in time for Halloween, we've compiled an eclectic list of hauntings, sightings and strange spooks from throughout the Bay region.
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Photo Tour: Cunningham Falls
August 4, 2011Bay Program staff Matt and Caitlin escape to Maryland's Cunningham Falls to photograph a waterfall that eventually flows to the Bay.
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Bay Program Updates Toxics of Concern List
May 1, 2007The Bay Program Toxics Subcommittee has updated its list of Toxics of Concern, ranking the toxic organic chemicals in the Chesapeake Bay.
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