Trunk Show
John Bennett measures notable trees in the footsteps of Maryland’s original tree hugger
Nature
The latest on nature, wildlife, and the environment around the Chesapeake Bay.
Lights Out
Prospects are dimming for the rare Bethany Beach firefly.
Blue Bloods & Red Knots
Horseshoe crabs return to the Bay, along with their avian companions.
The Shark Whisperer
Captain Mark Sampson charts the way for shark fishing and research.
Dolphin Watch
Keeping tabs on the Bay’s dolphin population
Racing the Tide
Documenting the sinking cemeteries of the Eastern Shore
Urgent Science
Citizen science, education, and crucial research come together along the Rhode River at the Smithsonian
Beneath the Surface
Photographer Jay Fleming dives deep on underwater Bay grasses
Druid of the Chesapeake
Hope springs eternal in the persistence of Nick Carter.
From the Editor: Rockfish Trouble
By Joe Evans Those of us who fished in the late 1970s and ‘80s, when
Snakes in the Grass
Citizen scientists band together for the Maryland herp count