Legacy Project

Improving Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

Funder: National Science Foundation

Project Timeline: This project was completed in September 2018.

Program Areas: Water and Forestry & Natural Resource Management

Healthy and well-managed coastal areas provide local populations with everything from tasty seafood to protection from damaging storm surges. As part of the National Science Foundation’s Coastal SEES (Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability) program, this project analyzes and measures how utilizing best land management practices impacts the water quality in three watersheds in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay.