Accomplishment Highlights

Aug 2012
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Finds “Foster Homes” for Osprey Chicks

Jul 2012
• Biologists and Volunteers Band Over 600 Brown Pelicans in Chesapeake Bay
• Water buffalo help Delaware’s wildlife

Jun 2012
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Instructs Maryland Port Administration on Minimizing Impacts to Nesting Birds

Apr 2012
• Deputy Director Tours Fish Passage Facilities of the Susquehanna River
• International Journalists Tour Local River For Answers to Global Problems
• Schoolyard Habitats and Conservation Measures Earns Maryland School Green Ribbon Recognition

Jan 2012
• Educators Receive Training on Junior Duck Stamp Contest Basics
• Agreement Cements Commitment to Maryland Partnership for Children in Nature
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Confirms Nutria Population in Delaware

Dec 2011
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office’s Measuring the Value of a Liaison Webinar Presented for Federal Highway Administration
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office’s Support to Maryland Translates into Successful Restoration
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Presents in National Green Schools Webinar Series
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Presents the Stream Functions Pyramid Approach to Restoring Streams in a Webinar
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Recognized for Exceptional Environmental Stewardship
• Native Plant Websites Featured at Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Conference.

Nov 2011
• Environmental Protection and Stewardship Plays Huge Role in New Maryland Toll Road
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Hosts the 6th Mid-Atlantic Stream Restoration Conference
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office: Restoring Urban Watersheds Starts With Streams
• Protecting Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Eastern United States
• Catfish Tumors in the South, Severn, Rhode, and Choptank Rivers: Survey 2004-2008

Oct 2011
• Group Aims to Rid the Delmarva Peninsula of Damaging Nutria

Sep 2011
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Convinces Corps “Wrong Place, Wrong Plan” for Wetland Creation Project

Jul 2011
• Poplar Island: the Power of Collaboration
• Golden Eagle Wintering Population Discovered on Maryland’s Eastern Shore!

Jun 2011
• Reef  Will Complete the Hail Cove Living Shoreline Project
• Fish Increasing at Hail Cove Living Shoreline Project    
• Home Grown Oysters Create Underwater Habitat and Improve Water Quality 
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Connects Kids With Nature at Local Bay Days Event
• Experts Select Representative Species to Guide Conservation in the Mid-Atlantic

May 2011
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Protects 600 Acres of Vital Migratory Bird Habitat
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Connects People With Nature
• Elementary Students Learn about Chesapeake Bay Species and Their Habitats Firsthand at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
• Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge Completes 31 Acres of Forested Buffer Restoration
• Middle School Students Take Charge of Creating Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat

April 2011
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Biologist Speaks at Local School
• Appalachian Stream Mitigation Workshop
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Co-Presents at Maryland Seminar Series
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office - Partnerships to Benefit Trust Fish Species in Virginia
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Supports Sea Duck Research
• Appalachian Stream Mitigation Workshop
• New Schoolyard Habitat Guide Now Available

March 2011
• New Publication and Model Estimates Risk to Birds from Ingesting Lead Shot and Contaminated Grit
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Works With Private Landowners To Restore Bog Turtle
• Chesapeake Bay Blog Features Biologists in the Field

February 2011
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Promotes Outdoor Exploration with Chesapeake Childhood Discovery Hour!
• Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education Conference
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Trains "Stream Wader" Volunteers
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office's Stream Restoration Kicks Off in Washington D.C.

January 2011
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Biologist Frees Cooper's Hawk Trapped in the Library of Congress

November 2010
• 21st Century Classroom Conference Includes Chesapeake Bay Field Office
• Schoolyard Habitat Math: It All Adds Up!

September 2010
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Hosts Delegation From Southeast Asia
• Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Participates in Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel Atlas Project
• Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Partners with Chesapeake Bay Field Office to Improve Monitoring for Endangered Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel

June 2010
• Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2nd Edition Emphasizes the Effects of Contaminants on These Declining Populations
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Uses LiDAR to Identify Delmarva Fox Squirrel Habitat

May 2010
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Connects Students With Nature Using Schoolyard Habitats
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Assists Army with Bald Eagle Surveys

April 2010
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Receives Coastal America Award
• Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge Hail Cove Habitat Restoration Team Receives Recognition with Coastal America Award
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office - Building Bridges to Nature
• Reforestation Work on Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Biologists Release Brown Pelicans to Smith Island in Chesapeake Bay
• Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge Partners with the Friends of Eastern Neck and the Center for Environment & Society at Washington College to Develop Education and Outreach Programs

March 2010
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Service Receives Environmental Award from Baltimore Gas and Electric
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Conducts Wetland Restoration Workshop With State Partner
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Video Reveals the Splendor of Poplar Island Restoration
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Biologist Coauthors Papers on Catfish as Habitat Quality Indicators

January 2010
• Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Office and Chesapeake Bay Field Office Coordinate Comments on Conowingo Hydroelectric Project
• CBFO Workshops help State Partners Develop Conservation Plans to Benefit Threatened and Endangered Species
• CBFO Coastal Program Protects the 2,500th acre ln the Pocomoke River Watershed
• CBFO Protects Rare Butterfly Habitat and Forests
• CBFO's Poplar Island Wildlife Restoration to be Highlighted at DOI Conference on the Environment
• CBFO Hosts Chinese Conservation Delegation
• CBFO Coastal Program Conservation Partnerships Awarded National Coastal Wetlands Grants

December 2009
• CBFO Protects Another 1,660 Acres in the Pocomoke River Watershed
• Mature Forest Protected: South River Greenway Grows
• To Catch a Mockingbird: (Safety First)
• South River Greenway a Top Conservation Priority for Washington D.C. Region
• CBFO Leads Outdoor Exploration in South River Greenway

November 2009
• CBFO Coastal Program Protects the 800th Acre in the Pocomoke River Watershed
• CBFO Environmental Contaminants Staff Present at Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Meeting
• Volunteers Provide Finishing Touch to Little Catoctin Creek Restoration Project
• CBFO Stream Staff Presents Innovative Techniques at the Mid-Atlantic Stream Restoration Conference

October 2009
• Forest Buffer Restored in South River Greenway
• Voice of America Tours Chesapeake Living Shorelilne Project
• Living Shorelines for the Chesapeake Bay: They're Working!
• CBFO Conducts Natural Channel Design Review Methodology Course

September 2009
• Living Shoreline Protects Fragile Eastern Neck Habitat

August 2009
• Connecting Kids with Nature -- Chesapeake Bay Field Office and Girl Scouts Ceate Schoolyard Habitat
• Update: Eagles Removed from Maryland Airport Doing Well

July 2009
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Completes Stream Assessment Protocol
• Natural Channel Design Review Course is a Hit!

June 2009
• CBFO's Stream Habitat Assessment and Restoration Program Affects Stream Restorations All Across the Country.

Apr 2009
• Easement Protects Critical Coastal Bays Habitats.
• Programmatic Consultation Will Help NRCS Determine Effect of Activities on Endangered Species.
• Innovative Approach Streamlines Protection for Chesapeake Bay Endangered Species.
• Native Oyster is Preferred Approach For Restoration.

Mar 2009
• Wicomico Wetlands Protected.

Jan 2009
• Mutiple Partners Come Together to Save a Gem.

Nov 2008
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Partner Named Maryland Conservationist of the Year.
• Restored Wetland Featured in The Nature Conservancy’s News.

Sep 2008
• Hungry Goats: The Newest Tool For Bog Turtle Restoration.
• Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge's Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle Population Continues to Expand.

Aug 2008
• Grant Will Help Protect Land in Greenway!
• Excluding Livestock Protects Potomac River

May 2008
• Living Shoreline: A New Approach To An Old Problem.

Mar 2008
• 450 Acres of Coastal Salt March Restored with Ditch Plugs.
• Osprey Adventure

Dec 2007
• 1,400 Acres Protected for the Endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel.

Nov 2007
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Teams Up with Ducks Unlimited and Others to Restore Prime Wildlife Habitat.

Oct 2007
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Gives New Life to Stream in Potomac River Watershed.
• Heinz Refuge Marsh Restoration Project Will Add 12 More Acres to Tinicum Marsh.
• Marsh Restoration Project Will Add 12 More Acres to Tinicum Marsh at John Heinz National Widlife Refuge.
• Connecting Children with Nature Through Their Own Schoolyard Wetland.

Jul 2007
• Exciting Find in Maryland Wetland.
• Shoreline Restoration Project at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge.

Jun 2007
• Army Honors Chesapeake Bay Biologist.

May 2007
• Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office Conducts HACCP Training Workshop at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.
• Schoolyard Habitat Program: Reconnecting Children with the Outdoors.

Apr 2007
• Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Participates in Annual Shad Festival.
• Schoolyard Habitats Highlighted at Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators (PAEE) Conference.
• 230 Afforestation Acres Completed on Delaware Agricultural Land.
• Delaware Residents Discover Many Restoration Programs Fit Their Needs.

Mar 2007
• Poplar Island Habitat Project on Washington Fox 5 News.

Jun 2005
• CBFO Develops Partnership with MD DNR for Fish Passage Projects.
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office begins restoring the U.S. National Arboretum's Hickey Run.
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office helps District of Columbia design stream restoration project.

Mar 2005
• Combined Computer Data Helps Recovery Efforts for Delmarva Fox Squirrel.

Jan 2005
• Donation Supports Learning on Nutria Eradication Program.
• Schoolyard Habitat Program Sees Growth Spurt in 2004.

Nov 2004
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Efforts Control Invasive Plant In Bay's Tidal Marshes.

Sep 2004
• CBFO's On the Wild Side Premiers as First Service E-Newsletter.
• Chesapeake Bay Coastal Program Contributes to Monocacy Management Area Forest Restoration.

Jun 2004
• Removal Permit Signals Successful Approach to Eliminating Obsolete Maryland Dams.

May 2004
• Chesapeake Bay Field Office Biologist Participates in International Breeding Waterfowl Survey.

Jan 2004
• National Hydric Soils Committee to Review Delaware Soils.

Dec 2003
• Outreach to Realtors Seeks to Protect Delmarva Fox Squirrel.
• Invasive Plants Publication Becomes Multi-Agency Project.
• Maryland Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Finds New Niche.

Sep 2003
• Geographic Analysis to Benefit Endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel.
• Grassland Bird Habitat Increased at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
• Delmarva Conservation Corridor Project Restores Habitat, Links Refuges.
• Report Focuses on Conserving Chesapeake Bay Fish, Wildlife and Habitats.

Jul 2003
• Investigation of American Eel Passage at Great Falls on the Potomac River--Study Update, May 2003.

Jul 2004
• Maryland Spill Settlement Creates Duck Habitat in South Dakota.