Swimmable ShoreRivers Program Returns
ShoreRivers is pleased to announce its Swimmable ShoreRivers bacteria testing program will return for the season on Thursday, May 21, and that weekly results from this annual program will once again be available this year in both English and Spanish. Every summer, ShoreRivers deploys a team of community scientists to monitor bacteria levels at […]
Living With Uncertainty: Flood Mitigation in Cambridge
Drone photo of Cambridge’s West End, with the addition of a computer rendering of the proposed shoreline modifications. Image courtesy of the Make Cambridge Resilient project. Cambridge City held a public meeting at the Dorchester County Library’s Cambridge Branch this week, originally scheduled for February 24th.* The reason for the delay is explained below. […]
Creatures of the Bay: A Chat with MPT Filmmaker Nick Caloyianis
Few filmmakers are better suited to reveal the hidden world beneath the Chesapeake Bay than Nick Caloyianis. A legendary underwater cinematographer and longtime Maryland Public Television collaborator, Caloyianis began his career not in film school, but as a young marine zoologist studying under famed “Shark Lady” Dr. Eugenie Clark at the University of Maryland. […]
Something of the Marvelous Features an Exciting Visit at Myrtle Grove
Myrtle Grove dates to the early 1700’s and is beautifully placed along the Miles River. Pickering Creek Audubon Center’s Something of the Marvelous spring fundraiser for 2026 is a dollar-for-dollar matching challenge with every dollar being matched up to $60,000! These funds support Pickering Creek’s science and nature education programs in Talbot, Caroline and […]
Amid Oyster Bounty, Chesapeake Bay Watermen Suffer Dismal Harvest
Chumley Fisher offloads oysters from Chet Schwartz’s boat on March 18, 2026, on Tilghman Island. (Photo by Dave Harp/Chesapeake Bay Journal) It’s the best of times in recent memory for Chesapeake Bay oysters. It’s just the opposite, though, for the Maryland and Virginia watermen who make a living harvesting them. The bay’s oysters have recovered […]
Riverkeepers to Host Annual State of the Rivers Series
ShoreRivers is pleased to announce the return of its highly anticipated State of the Rivers events — a series of free presentations held each spring to inform the public about the current state of our Eastern Shore waterways and what we can all do to protect and restore them. Whether this will be your […]
It’s Comp Plan Season: What You Need to Know about Comp Plans with ESLC’s Owen Bailey
As towns and counties across the Eastern Shore update their comprehensive plans this year, a once-a-decade process delayed by the pandemic, a bigger question sits beneath the paperwork: what kind of communities are we building? In this conversation, Owen Bailey, Director of Land Use at the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, explains why these plans matter […]
Maryland Requests Disaster Declaration for Chesapeake Oyster Fishery
Maryland requested a federal disaster declaration for the Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery Friday, after a perfect storm of bad weather and headline-grabbing environmental incidents depressed the market. It’s not that there aren’t enough oysters, state officials say, but that the falling prices are hammering the industry. In December, the Centers for Disease Control linked a […]
Conowingo Dam Appeal Dropped, Allowing $340M Settlement To Go Forward—Maryland Matters
Maryland’s $340 million settlement with the owner of the Conowingo Dam can now move forward, after a group of Eastern Shore counties dropped their challenge of the deal. The withdrawal came less than a month after the administrative appeal was originally filed. Officials at the Maryland Department of the Environment, which brokered the key settlement deal, […]
ESLC Protects 170-Acre Dorchester Farm with New WILD Grant
A Dorchester County family farm near Vienna has gained permanent protection from future housing subdivisions, warehouses, and commercial sprawl thanks to a pair of federal programs that conservation leaders hope will safeguard more of the Eastern Shore’s rural landscape. Late last year, the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) completed a conservation easement on the 170 […]