Stability of Freshwater Fish Populations and Resilience to Climate Change
USGS Collaborates on Maryland Healthy Watersheds Assessment
Land Use and Land Cover Data Now Published in Additional Formats
Improving Understanding and Coordination of Science Activities for
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Agricultural Best Management Practices Can Improve Water Quality
And Conditions for Fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
USGS Revises 2020 Nontidal Load and Trend Results
Temporal Trends in Risk Factors Associated with Endocrine Disruption in Smallmouth Bass
Understanding Factors Affecting Stream Condition
USGS and CBP Produce Report to Enhance Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Monitoring Networks
USGS Calculates Loads and Trends Through 2021 for the Nine Major Rivers Entering Chesapeake Bay
New High-Resolution, Land-Use and Change Data Improves Decision-Making in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
A Science-Based Approach for Targeting Resources to Achieve Multiple Chesapeake Outcomes
Publications
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Chesapeake Bay Activities
The Chesapeake Bay is our Nation’s largest estuary and provides over $100 billion in annual economic value. The USGS works with Federal, State, local, and academic partners to provide research and monitoring and to communicate results to inform management for the Chesapeake and other important landscapes across the Nation.
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Learn more about USGS science activities in the Bay from our Science Strategy. Additional summaries of the USGS Chesapeake Bay Activities are available in the science topics section.
News
Scientists ponder: How well are ag practices helping the Chesapeake Bay?
Chesapeake Bay Activities Newsletter July-September 2023
PFAS chemicals detected in many rivers and streams across Pennsylvania
Publications
The effects of wastewater reuse on smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) relative abundance in the Shenandoah River Watershed, USA
Evaluation and review of best management practices for the reduction of polychlorinated biphenyls to the Chesapeake Bay
Planning hydrological restoration of coastal wetlands: Key model considerations and solutions
The hydrological restoration of coastal wetlands is an emerging approach for mitigating and adapting to climate change and enhancing ecosystem services such as improved water quality and biodiversity. This paper synthesises current knowledge on selecting appropriate modelling approaches for hydrological restoration projects. The selection of a modelling approach is based on project-specific factor