Stories by Rachel Felver
Rachel is the Director of Communications for the Chesapeake Bay Program. She has the experience of growing up in a headwaters state--Pennsylvania--and is now living life right next to the Bay in Maryland. After obtaining her masters' in environmental policy and management from the University of Pittsburgh, she spent almost nine years with the Environmental Protection Agency before a stint with the National Aquarium. She loves to explore the watershed by hiking, paddleboarding and kayaking.
Five free tools that are helping to restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed
January 24, 2023For the past 40 years, the partnership has been on the forefront of cutting-edge data and information
Read storyRecord amount of funding awarded to spur watershed restoration
December 3, 2022Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund finances 104 projects throughout the region
Read storyExperts find 2022 dead zone to be 10th smallest since 1985
November 16, 2022Cool temperatures and strong winds in September shortened duration
Read storyLooking to the future, the Chesapeake Executive Council begins to set a plan to reach 2025
October 11, 2022Annual meeting hears messages of inspiration amid recent mixed results of progress
Read storyBay water quality continued to decline in 2018-2020
September 14, 2022Watershed tributaries see mixed results when it comes to pollution levels
Read storyPublic comments sought on changes to Watershed Agreement language
August 4, 2022Removal of the word “citizen” includes more people in Bay restoration
Read storyWhat do more underwater grasses mean for Chesapeake wildlife?
July 21, 2022Blue crabs have a larger habitat as Bay grasses slightly increase in 2021
Read storyBay’s dead zone is predicted to be 13% smaller this summer
June 28, 2022Thank cooler temperatures and less rainfall for a below average hypoxia forecast
Read storyWatershed jurisdictions help lower nutrient and sediment pollution entering the Bay
June 22, 2022Bay model shows slight decline of pollution in 2021, thanks to agricultural conservation practices
Read storyThe solar paradox
June 17, 2022Solar power is helping the Chesapeake Bay watershed meet its renewable energy goals—but what is it doing to our waters and forests?
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