Oyster Awesome
Where oysters live. A similar structure to coral.
What is an oyster reef?
The consequence of too many nutrients running into the Chesapeake Bay.
What is pollution (bonus points for eutrophication)?
The latin name for this iconic Chesapeake Bay species means savory, beautiful swimmer.
What is the Blue crab?
One of the impacts of climate change on the Chesapeake Bay.
What is warmer water?
Like many towns in Virginia, this capital city faces hotter temperatures, extended heat waves and more extreme rain events due to climate change. In 1972, this city experienced it's largest flooding event due to Hurricane Agnes, flooding areas such as Broad Street and Shockoe Bottom.
What is Richmond, VA?
The number of gallons of water an adult oyster can filter in one day.
What is up to 50 gallons?
This upstream state, just north of Maryland, is the furthest behind on its Bay clean-up goals.
What is Pennsylvania?
The state fish of Maryland, also called a striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish.
What is a striped bass?
One impact of climate change where we are losing islands in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay or seeing flooding in places like Annapolis.
What is sea-level rise?
This city hosts the Great American Outdoor Show, the world's largest outdoor recreation show. Some of this town's top employers include: Giant Food Stores, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, and Penn State Medical Center. It is the capital city of Pennsylvania and lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna river.
What is Harrisburg, PA?
The name of a growing industry where oysters are farmed and sold to restaurants.
What is aquaculture?
Upgrading these treatment plants has been one of the best ways to reduce pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay.
What is wastewater/sewage treatment plants?
This tall, blue-ish, lanky wading bird has a neck that forms an S-shape.
What is a great blue heron?
Planting just one tree can help with taking this pollutant out of the air.
What is carbon pollution?
A historic city that sits on the Chesapeake Bay, it was the country's capital from November 26, 1783 until June 3, 1784. Also known as "America's sailing capital."
What is Annapolis, MD?
These small, vulnerable juvenile oysters freely navigate the water column before they settle on a hard surface.
What is spat?
Most of the pollution entering the Bay comes from this landuse.
What is agriculture?
This organism feeds at night on worms, small fish, clams and other mollusks, and crustaceans such as soft-shelled crabs. They can slide over rocks, dams, wet grass and other seemingly impassable blockages when migrating and are a delicacy in Asia.
What is the American Eel?
The Chesapeake Bay is very vulnerable to climate change for this reason. Hint, hint it's also the reason your average pro basketball player could walk across most of the Bay.
What is the Bay's shallowness?
What is the Potomac River?