Tagged Stories: "bay grasses"

New research suggests higher-quality grass habitat could boost Chesapeake Bay blue crab populations.

Underwater grasses are sensitive to pollution and an indicator of Bay health.

Extreme weather conditions in 2010 and 2011 led to a substantial decrease in bay grasses throughout the Bay and its rivers.

The vast underwater grass beds of the Susquehanna Flats are in much better condition than scientists expected.

Aerial photos show the upper Bay’s grasses mostly survived muddy plumes.

In the days since Hurricane Irene, data show that the storm may have given the Bay a short-term water quality boost.

Scientists with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have released a mid-year update on bay grass monitoring in the Bay.

Underwater bay grasses covered 79,675 acres of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers in 2010, according to scientific data.

The Magothy River in Anne Arundel County, Md., received a D-minus on its latest health report card.

Todays question is about restoring bay grasses in the Chesapeake Bay. One of our readers wanted to know if he could help restore bay grass.