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USGS translates our science from reports and journal articles, and engages stakeholders, to inform restoration and conservation decisions across the Chesapeake watershed. Multimedia information includes geologic maps, and from publications, videos, and Geonarratives that provide stories and maps about selected findings.
Sams Creek is an 11 square mile watershed which sits in both Frederick and Carrol counties in Maryland. This watershed as a mixture of cattle and cropping practices.
The purple dot on the map represents the location of the future Sams Creek monitoring site.
Sams Creek is an 11 square mile watershed which sits in both Frederick and Carrol counties in Maryland. This watershed as a mixture of cattle and cropping practices.
The purple dot on the map represents the location of the future Sams Creek monitoring site.
War Branch is an 11 square mile watershed in Rockingham County, Virginia with mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities.
War Branch is an 11 square mile watershed in Rockingham County, Virginia with mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities.
Locations of the current monitoring sites that are a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
Locations of the current monitoring sites that are a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
Hammer Creek is a 13 square mile watershed in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It has a mixture of cropland and animal-raising activities.
Hammer Creek is a 13 square mile watershed in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It has a mixture of cropland and animal-raising activities.
Little Conewago Creek is a 5 square mile watershed in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Like Hammer Creek, it has a mixture of animal and crop agricultural activities.
Little Conewago Creek is a 5 square mile watershed in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Like Hammer Creek, it has a mixture of animal and crop agricultural activities.
Bucks Branch is a 7 square mile watershed in Sussex County, Delaware with mostly poultry and row-crop agricultural activities.
The green dot on the map represents the location of the Bucks Branch monitoring site. Stream monitoring data from this iste can be viewed here.
Bucks Branch is a 7 square mile watershed in Sussex County, Delaware with mostly poultry and row-crop agricultural activities.
The green dot on the map represents the location of the Bucks Branch monitoring site. Stream monitoring data from this iste can be viewed here.
This video acts as a “visual abstract” for a recent publication analyzing the stormwater management practices in Clarksburg, MD. The video features interviews with the team of USGS scientists as well as a water specialist from Montgomery County.
This video acts as a “visual abstract” for a recent publication analyzing the stormwater management practices in Clarksburg, MD. The video features interviews with the team of USGS scientists as well as a water specialist from Montgomery County.
This video acts as a “visual abstract” for a recent publication analyzing the stormwater management practices in Clarksburg, MD. The video features interviews with the team of USGS scientists as well as a water specialist from Montgomery County.
This video acts as a “visual abstract” for a recent publication analyzing the stormwater management practices in Clarksburg, MD. The video features interviews with the team of USGS scientists as well as a water specialist from Montgomery County.
The Chesapeake Bay is one of the Nation's largest ecosystem restoration efforts, so monitoring to assess changes in condition is crucial. The USGS is monitoring the status and trends of key indicators for the health of streams and rivers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The Chesapeake Bay is one of the Nation's largest ecosystem restoration efforts, so monitoring to assess changes in condition is crucial. The USGS is monitoring the status and trends of key indicators for the health of streams and rivers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The Chesapeake Bay is one of the Nation's largest ecosystem restoration efforts, so monitoring to assess changes in condition is crucial. The USGS is monitoring the status and trends of key indicators for the health of streams and rivers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The Chesapeake Bay is one of the Nation's largest ecosystem restoration efforts, so monitoring to assess changes in condition is crucial. The USGS is monitoring the status and trends of key indicators for the health of streams and rivers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Narrated presentation that provides a unique, long-term perspective (1950-2050) of the major drivers of nitrogen change up to the present, and forecasts how they may affect nitrogen into the future for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Information is based off of U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1486.
Narrated presentation that provides a unique, long-term perspective (1950-2050) of the major drivers of nitrogen change up to the present, and forecasts how they may affect nitrogen into the future for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Information is based off of U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1486.
