NPS: Assateague Island National Seashore: Climate Change
Project Dates : July 22, 2008 - December 31, 2012

Four diverse products designed for different audiences make up this project based on the effects of climate change on Assateague Island.

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NPS: ANTI-MONO-MANA: Natural Resource Condition Assessments
Project Dates : December 01, 2008 - December 31, 2011
The National Park Service is carrying out assessments of the natural resource condition (NRCA) for nearly 300 of the National Parks throughout the country deemed to have significant natural resources. This project, to assess the condition of Antietam, Monocacy, and Manassas National Battlefields in Maryland and Virginia, is aimed at collating and synthesizing all available data to assess current status and trend for each metric, combining these into an overall framework for each park. The focus of this study has been to develop a habitat based framework to assess natural resource condition.
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Forest Trends: Vision for Marismas Nacionales
Project Dates : January 01, 2013 - January 31, 2013
Forest Trends (FT) is a Washington D.C.-based international non‐profit organization whose mission is four‐fold: to expand the value of forests to society; to promote sustainable forest management and conservation by creating and capturing market values for ecosystem services; to support innovative projects and companies that are developing these markets; and to enhance the livelihoods of local communities living in and around those forests.
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Reclaim the Chesapeake Bay
February 4, 2013
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science has joined partners from state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, academic institutions and advocacy groups to kickoff Maryland’s Reclaim the Bay public awareness effort.

Appalachian Laboratory team receives NSF grant to predict how trees will adapt to rapid climate change
January 24, 2013

Appalachian Laboratory team receives NSF grant to predict how trees will adapt to rapid climate change
January 24, 2013
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science has joined partners from state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, academic institutions and advocacy groups to kickoff Maryland’s Reclaim the Bay public awareness effort.

Dr. Fredrika Moser named Director of Maryland Sea Grant

January 4, 2013

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: Hurricane Sandy report
Project Dates : December 01, 2012 - December 31, 2012

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation established a Hurricane Sandy Wildlife Response Fund to conduct a rapid assessment of the ecological impacts of Hurricane Sandy from North Carolina to Rhode Island, with emphasis on habitats and associated wildlife. Scientists from various organizations including government agencies, non-government organizations, and academic institutions provided data and information about Hurricane Sandy in relation to both Chesapeake Bay and the Delmarva Coastal Bays, which was then integrated into a 20-page summary report.

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Study of Atlantic menhaden will help identify balance between fishing and preserving this Chesapeake Bay forage fish

December 17, 2012

Atlantic menhaden study will help identify balance between fishing and preserving
December 17, 2012
Thanks to a grant from the Lenfest Ocean Program, renowned fisheries scientists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science will investigate the balance between fishing for menhaden and the value of the fish in the ecosystem.

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