1 Largest U.S. estuary Six-states and DC, 64,000 square mile watershed 10,000 miles of shoreline (longer then entire U.S. west coast) Over 3,600 species.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project and Bay Water Quality SFEI Letitia Grenier, Jay Davis, Robin Grossinger.

Advertisements

CHESAPEAKE BAY. Chesapeake as an Estuary An estuary is a semi-enclosed body of water that has a free connection with the sea An estuary is a semi-enclosed.

Critters of the Chesapeake Bay Squid.

Delta Facts Major Cities Partly Within the Delta: Sacramento, Stockton, West Sacramento, Oakley, and Rio Vista.

Restoring Estuaries: Chesapeake Bay

Where Fresh Water Meets Salt Water

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nate de Kieffer Michelle Miller.

Introduction to Tampa Bay

Point Source POLLUTION: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

Understanding the Link Between Physical Conditions and Biodiversity.

THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL: Restoring Waters of West Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay Bay TMDL Public Meeting November 4, 2009 Martinsburg, WV Rich Batiuk.

BUYER INFORMATION Overview Development Description Design Breakdown Sales Information.

AMAZON RAIN FOREST I CAN teach the class about one of the groups that has an interest in the preservation or use of the resources of the Amazon rainforest.

WHAT MAKES THE EDWARDS UNIQUE? > 1.8 million people depend on it for their source of water.

Kiersten Honig. Lynnhaven River Watershed Comprises approximately 64 square miles of land and water, with nearly 150 miles of shoreline Used to be a prime.

2/24/2009 Describe how environmental issues of the Chesapeake Bay affect watermen, farmers, businessmen, and citizens of the Bay. What kinds of “environmental.

Biomes of the World.

Warm Up What is an ESTUARY? /watch?v=XLumSN4G5P4.

Introducing the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes and their connecting channels form the largest fresh surface water system on Earth. –Visible from the moon.

The Virginia Bar Association October 22, 2009 Richmond, Virginia Reginald Parrish U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program Update on.

The Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay by the Numbers The watershed includes parts of six states and the District of Columbia, with headwaters in Cooperstown,

INTRODUCING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL PROCESS TO VIRGINIA Public Meeting October 2, 2009 Webinar will begin shortly. Please stand by… Please stand by…

The Chesapeake Bay’s “Dead Zone” Created by Jeff DeHart October 2007.

On which continent is Venezuela?South America.

$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300.

Water, Water, Everywhere The Earth’s Oceans and Seas Jamel Thomas Earth Science 203.

Matthew Otterbein Earth Sciences 203. Major Bodies of Water Four oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Pacific is that largest and deepest 64,186,300.

Ecosystem Interactions. Ecosystem: Living and non- living things that interact in an environment.

 The Chesapeake Bay  History  How it affect agriculture enterprises  How does it affect Mineral County  Water Runoff  Careers related to the Chesapeake.

5 Different Types. Agriculture Economy During the 1800s – most businesses based on farming Made/grew what families needed 70% of population worked.

Tampa Bay Nitrogen Management Consortium Update Holly Greening Tampa Bay Estuary Program March 2014.

Activity 72: The Miracle Fish Challenge: What are the trade- offs of introducing a species into a new environment? Key Vocabulary: Evidence Trade-Offs.

All about the….. Chesapeake Bay Watershed. About the Watershed…..  The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is the biggest of 130 estuaries in the U.S. and include.

Objective: TSW describe the biodiversity of the Amazon River Basin and analyze the effects of deforestation.

Chesapeake Bay.

Review Ch. 13 Sec Why is it so important that elements cycle through ecosystems? Ch. 14 Sec Explain the difference between primary and secondary.

CHESAPEAKE BAY NOTES. Estuary:  Body of water where fresh and salt water mixes  Largest of the 130 estuaries in the United States.

OCEANS By Sean Bailey. OCEANS ARE BIG AND VERY DEEP Oceans are huge and deep. The Mariana trench is the deepest recorded part in all the oceans. It is.

KEY VOCABULARY Ecologists Evidence Eutrophic of a lake or other body of water, rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition.

The Chesapeake Bay By: Ray Carlton III. How water is in the Chesapeake Bay? There is fifteen trillion gallons of water.

$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300.

Is an estuary where fresh and salt water mix. Its watershed includes parts of 6 states. It’s is about 200 miles long. It supports more than 3,600 species.

$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300.

The Great Barrier Reef By: Alex Sullivan. The Great Barrier Reef has many beautiful sites to see. It is home to hundreds of living things. It is found.

RIVERS Europe. DANUBE RIVER To learn more about the Danube River, visit slides 3-6.

CHESAPEAKE BAY. Chesapeake as an Estuary An estuary is a semi-enclosed body of water that has a free connection with the sea An estuary is a semi-enclosed.

Working to Improve Water Quality What can we do to help improve the Chesapeake Bay? David O’Brien NOAA Fisheries Service Gloucester Point, VA.

The Ocean and the Coral Reef Michael Thompson Nick Dykstal 4 th Hour Biology 9/23/10.

Chesapeake Bay. Is the largest estuary in the United States The Bay’s watershed is 64,000 square miles (60% forested) and covers parts of 6 states These.

CHESAPEAKE BAY BASICS. Chesapeake as an Estuary An estuary is a semi-enclosed body of water that has a free connection with the sea and within which seawater.

The Chesapeake Bay: How is it Doing? An Overview of The Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

CHESAPEAKE BAY. Menidi, Greece, February 29, 2008—A man stands in front of a cage full of dead fish at a farm off the coast in the Gulf of Amvrakikos,

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel from 10,000 feet  An area of land that is drained by a river or other body of water.

Buffer Zones Laurie J. Fox Virginia Tech Hampton Roads AREC.

Introduction to Oceanography What do you know about the ocean – and what do you know that just ain’t so?

The Earth’s Oceans and Seas Robbie Campbell Earth Science 203.

CHESAPEAKE BAY.

The Chesapeake Bay: A Socio-Environmental Perspective

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed!

Chesapeake Bay and Ships

Estuaries are dynamic environments where rivers flow into the ocean.

The Great Lakes By James And Green yay.

CHESAPEAKE BAY BASICS.

CHESAPEAKE BAY BASICS.

Жирэмслэлт ба тархины харвалт

Estuaries BY: HAley MOORE.

Key Focus Area Messaging

Facts about the United States

Presentation transcript:

1 Largest U.S. estuary Six-states and DC, 64,000 square mile watershed 10,000 miles of shoreline (longer then entire U.S. west coast) Over 3,600 species of plants, fish and other animals Average depth: 21 feet $750 million contribution annually to local economies Home to 17 million people (and counting) 77,000 principally family farms Declared “national treasure” by President Obama Source: 1 Chesapeake Bay 101

Insufficiently Defined

Adaptive Management is the Architecture Learning by Doing (≠ Experimentation) System Monitoring 1.Elaborate Theories 2.Test Implicit Assumptions a.Systematic reviews b.Micro-experimentation on key design elements (experimental or quasi-experimental designs) c.Observational studies.