Stories by Will Parson
Will produces digital stories for the Chesapeake Bay Program. He studied ecology and evolution at University of California, San Diego. He reported on water and the environment as a graduate student at Ohio University's School of Visual Communication, and worked at newspapers in New England before landing in Maryland.
A microbial brew gobbles nutrients at Brewery Ommegang
February 18, 2016The craft brewery's wastewater treatment keeps nutrients out of the Susquehanna
Read storyPhoto Essay: Climbing aboard the Learning Barge
December 7, 2015Virginia students get hands-on with the Elizabeth River Project’s million-dollar floating classroom
Read storyFish facing warmer waters
November 25, 2015Chesapeake Biological Laboratory holds long-term temperature record
Read storyThe Grass Whisperer gets to the root of grazing
November 6, 2015Troy Bishopp is a grazing specialist and a ‘grass connoisseur’
Read storyConstruction complete at Harris Creek oyster reef
October 7, 2015Maryland sanctuary now home to more than two billion oysters
Read storyA bonsai endures, even after an atomic blast
August 4, 2015National Arboretum's bonsai and penjing museum offers a glimpse into a tiny forest
Read storyPhoto Essay: Researching the headwaters of the Chesapeake
July 28, 2015At SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station, scientists support the health of Otsego Lake
Read storyPhoto Essay: General Clinton Canoe Regatta
June 24, 2015A 70-mile test of endurance treats paddlers to views of the Susquehanna River
Read storyPhoto Essay: Student water sampling in Lititz Run
June 4, 2015Students get a hands-on learning experience testing water quality in their backyard
Read storyMicroplastics in the Chesapeake Bay
April 15, 2015Plastic containers and other trash that gets washed into the Bay doesn’t actually disappear
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