Lectures on the Shore: Our Disappearing Osprey - Chesapeake Forum The recent dramatic drop in the osprey population serves as an early warning for the health of the Chesapeake Bay What does the future hold as fledging survivability reaches unsustainable levels? Each spring, the skies above the Chesapeake Bay come alive with the return of ospreys—majestic raptors whose arrival signals the end of winter and […]
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Discover Free Courses at Chesapeake Forum All Chesapeake Forum Library Courses are available FREE OF CHARGE After clicking the “Course Details” button to open a course, you will find the YouTube links for the course session (s), and in newer courses, links to any handouts that might have been provided, at the bottom of the course description Simply click the link (s) to get to the YouTube Video recording ENJOY!
Oysters of the Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Forum Learn about the oysters of the Bay, their important role in the Bay’s ecosystem, and how they are doing 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 […]
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
Great Decisions 2025 - Chesapeake Forum Join in on engaging conversations regarding the world’s most challenging geopolitical issues Rich Harrison and Bob DeGour are back for Chesapeake Forum’s Great Decisions discussion of world affairs Known for their deft moderation of in-depth discussions, the two have been teaming up to run the popular discussion group since 2017 The 2025 topics include: What […]
Understanding Coastal Erosion Island Loss - Chesapeake Forum Check out the geological, and archaeological histories of islands that have eroded away in the Chesapeake Bay region Darrin Lowery starts this program off with a discussion about coastal erosion by explaining that coastal erosion in the Chesapeake Bay region is not unique to the 20th or 21st centuries Many islands vanished long before the […]
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