Bay Grasses Slow to Gain, Report Says. Cleanup Officials Urge More Efforts. May 23, 2001. By Anita Huslin. They provide nurseries for baby blue crabs and feeding grounds for striped bass and ...

Oak Bay resident Anne Linton is concerned about a pesky plant found in many of the district’s parks. “There is so much spear ...

Crews are at the scene of a grass fire in Antioch that has burned through 10 acres, said the Contra Costa County Fire ...

A warm spell is taking hold of the Bay Area this week, bringing an “elevated threat” of grass and brush fires through Thursday, forecasters said. The heat is expected to peak on Wednesday ...

In the polyhaline zone (parts of the bay bordering Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton), the water is considered “very salty,” and underwater grass beds increased 12% from 19,200 acres in 2022 ...

A tale of two turfs: Bay Area residents split over using artificial grass As school districts seek to update their athletic fields and cities their public parks, local leaders have to decide what ...

On March 15, 2023, Gov. Wes Moore wrote to the U.S. secretary of commerce pleading for money because of an “ongoing commercial fishery disaster in the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay ...

Maryland Chesapeake Bay underwater grasses declined in 2006, down about 9,734 acres to 32,586 from the 42,320 acres of 2005. Include Virginia, and it is down to 59,090 in 2006 from 78,263 in 2005.

Biscayne Bay’s native turtle grass, which provides crucial habitat for marine life, has gone through catastrophic die-offs since 2011 due to algae blooms fueled by nutrient pollution.

Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay are on the rebound, but environmentalists say more needs to be done to improve the health of the bay and meet upcoming goals.