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Chesapeake Uncharted

The story of America"s largest estuary, its vibrant ecosystem and the people who rely on its health.

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32:32

Shorebirds, Mosquito Ditches and Climate Change

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2025/07/16

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."

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29:10

When the Tundra Swan Song Plays

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2025/07/02

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?

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29:34

Monarch Butterflies: A Tiny Global Traveler Fights...

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2025/06/18

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 administration has begun discussing rescinding the definition of “harm” in the act. That could remove certain protections for all listed species and their habitats.

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33:10

The Importance of Being an Eel

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2025/06/04

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 aquatic ecosystem.

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21:26

Chasing Migrations

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2025/05/21

Take a sound journey with the makers of the Chesapeake Bay Journal's latest documentary film, "Chesapeake Rhythms." Dave Harp, Tom Horton and Sandy Cannon Brown share the behind the scenes story of how they captured footage of tundra swans, monarch butterflies, eels and shorebirds.

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02:23

Season 4 Trailer: Chasing Migrations

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2025/05/13

Migrations shape life in the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Follow along with Chesapeake Bay Journal filmmakers David Harp, Tom Horton and Sandy Cannon Brown as they track the journeys of monarch butterflies, eels, tundra swans and shorebirds in their latest documentary, Chesapeake Rhythms. Hear behind-the-scenes interviews with the filmmakers as well as original reporting by Jeremy Cox and Lauren Hines-Acosta. The new podcast season debuts May 21.

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30:55

Connor Tupponce: How a Treaty from 1677 Can Help Save...

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2024/05/31

Connor Tupponce, a member of the Upper Mattaponi and Chickahominy tribes, discusses his work promoting tribal consultation in environmental and land-use matters in Virginia. Indigenous voices are crucial in managing public lands, he says. That's especially true at Werowocomoco, the recently rediscovered site along the York River that was once the seat of the Powhatan Confederacy.

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30:22

Ron Lopez: Hunting Down Potentially Toxic Algae in a...

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2024/05/17

Ron Lopez is a researcher in wetlands ecology at Virginia Commonwealth University who is part of a team breaking ground on our understanding of potentially toxic algae blooms in the Shenandoah River. His efforts toward developing remote-sensing methods to map those slilmy blooms are the basis of his ongoing doctoral thesis. So, yes, we will be talking about drones. Lopez also discusses his atypical path into academia.

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27:15

Symone Barkley: Why Our Children Need Environmental...

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2024/05/03

Symone Barkley, a Baltimore native, is a recipient of the North American Association for Environmental Education’s "30 Under 30 Award," which recognizes young leaders in the field worldwide. And she’s a fellow traveler in the podcast world, hosting a pair of podcast series for her employer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These would be “Planet NOAA” and "The NOAA Ocean Podcast.” She discusses the state of environmental education in America and what can be done to get kids more

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25:44

Grace Ziegmont: She Caught the EPA by the Ear, and...

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2024/04/19

The Pennsylvania 4-H chapter has named Grace Ziegmont as one of its state project ambassadors. These are members who provide guidance to 4-H staff statewide on programming and projects. The 16-year-old York County resident also serves as the president of the Governor’s Youth Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation. And we haven’t even gotten to her role in making historic change happen within a federal agency.

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29:55

Jay Fleming: Capturing the Chesapeake Bay's...

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2024/04/05

Jay Fleming has devoted his life to documenting a dying way of life on the Chesapeake Bay. He has compiled his photographs of watermen into two popular books. His photographs, more than anyone else's, tell the tale of of the estuary's seafood industry.

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27:30

Maya Alexander: Building Stronger Connections Between...

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2024/03/22

Helping others fall in love with nature is one of Maya Alexander's main passions. She is African American and has experienced first hand the challenges of engaging with the outdoors, a pasttime that has traditionally been associated with the white middle class. Yet, Alexander, a community engagement manager for Virginia's Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley, finds a way to keep moving forward in the face of adversity. We talked about her strategies for encouraging more diversity in outdoor pursuits

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30:39

Noah Bressman: Fighting Invasive Fish Species with...

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2024/03/08

Noah Bressman, a Salisbury University researcher, has quickly made a name for himself as a marine biology researcher and a science communicator. He’s active on social media. He organizes fishing tournaments that incorporate environmental education. He envisions a world with fewer invasive fish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries -- a world made possible by people making subtle shifts to their diets.

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28:17

Carmera Thomas-Wilhite: Putting Environmentalism on a...

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2024/02/23

In early 2023, Carmera Thomas-Wilhite joined the Chesapeake Bay region’s most influential environmental group, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, as its first vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. How’d she get there? What’s her mission? Find out in our conversation.

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28:25

Anna Killius: At the Center of Environmental Policy

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2024/01/26

Anna Killius is a political wrangler. Her formal title: executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Commission. She occupies a space with few peers in American politics: a regional influencer of environmental policy with her sights set on a single watershed. Here, she discusses how she builds consensus -- and steers clear of infighting -- to drive better results for the cleanup of America's largest estuary.

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26:17

Randy Rowel: Overcoming a troubled youth to be a...

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2024/01/12

If anyone has the word "mentor" written all over them, it's Randy Rowel. He coordinates the Chesapeake Research Consortium's C-StREAM (Chesapeake Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring) program, helping to guide people of color into green careers. He talks with us about how the environmental sector can bring more diversity into its ranks and, in turn, be more effective in underserved communities.

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28:14

Luke McFadden: The Influencer in Brown Coveralls

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2023/12/29

Within three years, Luke McFadden has built a mini-empire on social media, accumulating 1.6 million followers on TikTok and hundreds of thousands more on other sites. He simply shows what life is like as a crabber on the Chesapeake Bay. No one has been more surprised with his success than the unassuming 27-year-old from Pasadena, Maryland.

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28:18

Imani Black: Blazing a Trail in Aquaculture

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2023/12/15

Imani Black founded Minorities in Aquaculture in 2020. In doing so, she set out to help people of color, especially women of color, enter the growing field of aquaculture. Aquaculture is the technical name for fish farming or, in this case, oyster farming. This is a story about seismic shifts in an industry, a Chesapeake Bay way of life. But it’s also a story about the power of one person trying to make a difference.

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Season 3 Trailer: Wave Makers

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2023/12/01

The federally led campaign to save the Chesapeake Bay is officially 40 years old. This season, we turn to movers and shakers in the Bay sphere who weren't born when the effort got started. With the cleanup facing a critical inflection point, these younger voices -- we call them "wave makers" -- offer a tantalizing glimpse into what the future may hold.

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34:11

Clues From a Drowning Island

Chesapeake Uncharted ·

2023/06/09

As climate change fuels more Agnes-like storms, what will we do to protect vulnerable communities? Tangier Island in Virginia's portion of the Chesapeake Bay offers clues.

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