Stories by Joan Smedinghoff
Joan is the Web Content Specialist at the Chesapeake Bay Program. Originally from Chicago, she was introduced to the Chesapeake Bay region through the streams of central Pennsylvania. She received her Bachelor's in Environmental Studies from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., where she first discovered her passion for storytelling.
Year in review: Our most popular articles about the Bay in 2019
December 31, 2019A look at the Chesapeake region over the past year through our most popular articles
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An interview with a mermaid
December 20, 2019The Chesapeake Mermaid uses storytelling to engage kids with nature and conservation
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Ten places where we’re restoring oyster populations
August 15, 2019Maryland and Virginia will each be home to five oyster reefs
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A country boy from East Baltimore
June 19, 2019Vincent O. Leggett discusses his early connection to the environment
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‘Sneaker index’ of 47 inches measured at Bernie Fowler Wade-In
June 12, 2019Annual event measures clarity of Patuxent River
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A tirelessly fighting son of the Patuxent
June 7, 2019Riverkeeper Fred Tutman empowers communities and takes on polluters
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Check out what’s happening around the watershed
May 31, 2019The Chesapeake Bay Program helps find fun events near you
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All of us have a hand in restoring the Bay
May 30, 2019Celebrate Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week at an event near you
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Mr. Trash Wheel gobbles up what we feed him
May 16, 2019The diet of this trash-eating machine shows us the impact of our litter
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Trees are keeping Baltimore cool
May 3, 2019While reducing air and water pollution, city trees can also manage the heat island effect
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