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- Loving Skipjacks and Oysters - Chesapeake Forum
Join us as we delve into the rich history, current challenges, and future prospects of the Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and the oyster industry What to Expect: Gain a comprehensive understanding of skipjacks, their evolution and appreciate the dedicated efforts to preserve and restore these iconic boats on the Eastern Shore
- Explore Our Lifelong Learning Community - Chesapeake Forum
Our Mission Chesapeake Forum, an Academy for Lifelong Learning, provides affordable courses and discussions on a wide variety of topics for people of all ages and backgrounds where ideas are shared with civility and mutual respect
- Chesapeake Crabs: The Story of the Bay’s Most Iconic Seafood
Kate explores the diverse story of the Bay’s staple seafood, blue crabs Crabs reveal the complex, deeply nuanced connection between the Bay’s environment and the Chesapeake people and how that relationship has transformed due to industry, adaptation, pollution and climate change She also explores the foodways and history of the beautiful swimmer— a story of diversity, from enslaved
- Explore Our New Course Offerings - Chesapeake Forum
Discover new courses and register today at Chesapeake Forum Enhance your skills and knowledge Sign up now!
- 20,000 Years of History from One Oyster Reef in the . . . - Chesapeake Forum
A sonar mapped oyster reef reveals geologic history of the Chesapeake Bay from 20,000 years ago
- Boats for the Bay – Exploring Chesapeake Watercraft
Using the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Water Lines exhibition in the new Welcome Center as a classroom, Pete will show specific examples of regional watercraft types and the cultures that produced and used them in the Chesapeake Bay region
- Fighting Pirates on the Chesapeake - Chesapeake Forum
The Chesapeake Bay was at the center of economic development in colonial times with ships carrying priceless cargo Find out how piracy impacted the shipping on the Bay and colonial trades
- Oysters of the Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Forum
Oysters are considered a keystone species in many aquatic systems around the world, including the Chesapeake Bay However, a variety of factors have contributed to a major decline in Chesapeake oyster populations Disease, overfishing, and pollution have all taken their toll, but many groups are fighting to restore this hardworking bivalve
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