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In case you haven’t seen the buoy team in action and read about @noaa’s Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), here’s a preview of the video. Go to www.chesapeakebay.net for the full story. #noaa #cbibs #nature #outdoors #md #susquehanna #chesapeake #chesapeakebay #havredegrace

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I thought snow was supposed to be white. Annapolis, Md.

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New things to learn, new things to see. (4/4) #chasingfog #classicchrome #vscocam #landscape #Maryland #ChesapeakeBay #Fujifilm #x100t (at Chesapeake Bay, Maryland)

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@chesapeakebayfoundation announced their 2014 State of the Bay report this morning in the Foundation's offices in Annapolis offices, near the water. The report highlights improvements in water quality and oysters, but the health of the Bay received a D+ grade overall. Will Baker, President of CBF, emphasized the economic benefits of restoring the Chesapeake Bay during the press conference. "The economy and the environment are simply two sides of the same coin," Baker said. #chesapeakebay #maryland

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Exploring the family photos and films, in all their disarray, making mental notes for a way to archive everything the next time I visit.

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Imaginary rodeo bullriding with the nephew. He got 27 points. I was the buzzer. #hometown #bakopride

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Pops plays Lengthwise Pub in Bakersfield with Eric Hershkowitz on dobro and Bunky Spurling. #hometown #bakopride

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Fish biologist Vicki Blazer first discovered intersex fish a little over ten years ago while studying the cause of fish kills in the Potomac and Shenandoah River watersheds. Recently her team from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) revisited the Shenandoah River in Front Royal, Va, to collect and study specimens of smallmouth bass, a species in which intersex characteristics have been caused by exposure to chemical contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Intersex conditions occur when exposure to chemicals disrupts the hormonal systems of an animal, leading to the presence of both male and female characteristics in an animal that should exhibit the characteristics of just one sex in its lifetime. In the case of smallmouth bass, male intersex fish are found with immature eggs in their testes, which indicates exposure to estrogenic and anti-androgenic chemicals.

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Strolling through Shepherdstown, W. Va., where the leaves are turning brick red. #chesapeakebay #fall #leaves

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Crisfield, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, is a waypoint for ferry-goers. This week Chesapeake Bay Program's Forestry Workgroup is showing its partners the direct impact their restoration efforts have down-Bay with a trip to Smith Island for @chesapeakebayfoundation's education program there. #chesapeakebay #restoration #forestry #crab #watermen

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Photo for @chesbayprogram. Nahshon Forde, operations assistant with the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS), returns to shore after assisting with a free paddle night on the Anacostia River at Kenilworth Park in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2014. AWS puts on the events to help people develop relationships with the river, which is often seen as polluted. For my photo essay on the Anacostia Water Trail visit www.chesapeakebay.net. #anacostia #chesapeake #chesapeakebay #water #kayak #dc

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Taking it slow in Acadia National Park a while back. Meant to think of some word play about speeding it up, but it escapes me. Also, I have a feeling you should beware the hashtag #weiner.

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For @chesbayprogram: I met a rare albino snapping #turtle at the Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary nature center in Prince Frederick, Md., on Sunday. It can't see well but it likes having its shell scrubbed - it would stop to brace himself upward against the brush when a worker reached down with it.

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"Your picture editor has decided that your coverage is inadequate, and the story has been canceled. Work more closely with your picture editor in the future. Try to move your Marker to your next assignment within 10 seconds. If you're late, pay the bank 2 tokens. Your turn ends." #onassignment #natgeo

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Triggered by air bubbles, a giant salamander (Cryptobranchus) executes its suction feeding mechanism at 1/100 slow-motion. The two largest species of giant salamander live in Asia, but the third-largest is North America's own Eastern Hellbender, which is highly susceptible to poor water quality.

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Researchers led by @usgs scientist Vicki Blazer dissect smallmouth bass on the shore of the Shenandoah River in Front Royal, Va., on Sept. 29. The team is studying the high prevalence of intersex fish in the region, caused by chemical pollutants from developed areas and agriculture that mimic sex hormones. Be sure to follow my posts about the Chesapeake Bay region at @chesbayprogram. #usgs #watershed #chesapeakebayprogram #chesapeakebay #conservation #fishing #fish #science #wildlife

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On top of Mt. Ascutney with Katie yesterday. #Vermont #outdoors