Jun 1, 2026
The Chesapeake Bay Journal introduces listeners of its award-winning podcast, Chesapeake Uncharted, to its latest audio offering, the Chesapeake Bay Journal Newscast. Each month, Newscast listeners will get up to date with environmental news from Bay Journal reporters in a lively roundtable format. Subscribe...
Jul 16, 2025
Shorebirds appear plentiful on any visit to the beach. But their habitat is under threat from climate change and the legacy of a Great Depression-era work program. This is the last in our series of episodes spotlighting the Bay Journal documentary film, "Chesapeake Rhythms."
Jul 2, 2025
Tundra swans are among the most magnificent birds in North America and the largest waterfowl, traveling thousands of miles from the high Arctic to their winter home on the Chesapeake Bay. So, why aren't there as many of them as there used to be in the region?
Jun 18, 2025
Monarch creatures may be small creatures, but they go on an epic adventure every year across much of the globe. Now, the federal government is stepping in. In December, the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list monarch butterflies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. But since then, the new Trump...
Jun 4, 2025
All about eels. Along with great blue herons and humans, eels are probably the most widely distributed of all Chesapeake Bay species. The returning eels will spread throughout the Chesapeake and its 40 some rivers and thousands of streams, eating and being eaten. It's hard to think of a more vital part of the region's...