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U.S.-Australia environmental education partnership kicks off in Queen Anne's County

CENTREVILLE, MD (May 16, 2013)—This Friday, students from Queen Anne’s County High School will kick off a two-year environmental science project that spans the globe. The Eastern Shore high school is one of eight schools in the country that will be working with a sister school in Australia to learn about the sustainability of local water cycles as part of the U.S.-Australia Virtual Environmental Partnership, a U.S. State Department program designed to promote science education and raise awareness of environmental issues.

Horn Point Oyster Hatchery has record year

More than 880 million oyster spat add to Bay restoration effort

CAMBRIDGE, MD (October 4, 2012) —The Horn Point Laboratory Oyster Hatchery of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science produced a record number of oysters in 2012 as part of its efforts for the restoration of Chesapeake Bay. In partnership with the Oyster Recovery Partnership and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Horn Point Hatchery produced more than 880 million oyster spat (young oysters that are attached to a larger oyster shell) this year. This is the fifth year in a row that production has exceeded half a billion.

'Chesapeake Bay and Beyond' Open House at the Horn Point Laboratory, October 13

CAMBRIDGE, MD (August 17, 2012)–The Horn Point Laboratory invites the public to take part in its annual community Open House on Saturday, October 13, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Located on the banks of the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore, the laboratory is renowned for its study of marine ecosystems. The theme of this year’s event is “The Bay and Beyond" and features investigations by the laboratory's scientists in the Chesapeake Bay and coastal areas around the nation and the world.