Sophie Stern, center, of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, leads a water quality monitoring training session for Bowie State University students along the Patuxent River in Bowie, Md., on Feb. 6, 2021. Stern led the training as part of the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative, which serves to connect volunteer monitoring groups across the region to better understand the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Amy Imirie pours water a water sample into a beaker on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 on the Chesapeake Bay. The water passes through a filter which will be sent off to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources lab for analysis. (Photo by Ethan Weston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Fisseha Mengistu, a hydrologic technician with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), conducts water quality monitoring in Mattawoman Creek in Charles County, Maryland. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Brooke Landry, second from right, of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources leads a workshop on the Susquehanna Flats to show how to identify and monitor various species of submerged aquatic vegetation. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
At the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) in Gloucester Point, Virginia, a tray holds the remnants of some of the more unique organisms found in the stomach contents of fish collected by the Chesapeake Bay Multispecies Monitoring and Assessment Program (ChesMMAP) as well as the Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (NEAMAP), which samples the Atlantic coast. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Satellite imagery is used to determine the abundance and health of vegetation on the ground across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Data image courtesy of The U.S. Geological Survey)
Andrea Black, left, and Mary Haq of Green Aquia conduct water quality monitoring at Austin Run, which flows into Aquia Creek in Stafford County, Va., on Dec. 3, 2016. Green Aquia focuses on promoting a low environmental footprint through activities such as the monthly monitoring, creek cleanups and a community garden. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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