Headwaters Newsletter

Headwaters is a publication that provides information and resources for Extension and watershed protection professionals. It is produced by watershed educators from the University of Maryland Extension and Maryland Sea Grant Program. If you have comments, questions, or ideas for Headwaters, contact one of the specialists listed below. (Learn more about the services they offer.)

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Watershed Restoration Specialists

Kelsey Brooks, kebrooks@umd.edu (Northern Maryland)

Eric Buehl, ebuehl@umd.edu (Mid and Upper Eastern Shore)

Jennifer Dindinger, jdinding@umd.edu (Lower Eastern Shore)

Amanda Rockler, arockler@umd.edu (Central Maryland)

Jacqueline Takacs, takacs@mdsg.umd.edu (Southern Maryland)

Volume 5, Issue 4 / December 2018

Inside this Issue

From Gray to Green
UMD Senate — what’s it all About?
‘Tis the season . . . to put your best foot forward on your Trust Fund application
Stormwater Permit Requirements
Need Help Educating This or the Next Generation?
Got Septic - Do You Know What Type?

Volume 5, Issue 3 / September 2018

Inside this Issue

ANREP Membership has its Privileges
Welcome Kate and Kelly
Septic Systems — More than a Flush and Forget it Home Appliance
Korea — Maryland Sea Grant Program Information Exchange
Central Maryland in 2080: Predicting the Future to Plan for Today
Our New Normal? I hope not
Social Marketing Association of North America Inaugural Forum October 10

Volume 5, Issue 2 / June 2018

Inside this Issue

What Can I Do With the Water?
Why the Watershed Team Is a Better Fit Than Dating Apps
Native Plants, Get Your Native Plants!
A Change In Plans
Touring Baltimore’s Jones Falls Watershed With the One Water Partnership

Volume 5, Issue 1 / March 2018

Inside this Issue

Rain Tax Sturm und Drang: Was the Fee Repeal Worth All the Storm and Stress?
Build It and They Will Come!
The Perfect Storm for Lake Ontario
Sustainable is Not Good Enough
Slurping Our Way Toward Meeting TMDL Goals
Only Rain Down the Drain

Volume 4, Issue 2 / November 2017

Inside this Issue:

Increasing Stormwater Best Management Practice Adoption Rates
What is the Trust Fund?
Small Stream, Big Impact
Is Where You Live or Work Served by a Regulated MS4?
Outlander!
The Journey of a Thousand Miles

Volume 4, Issue 1 / May 2017

Inside this Issue:

Welcome Kelsey
Welcome Alexis
Small BMPs can make a BIG difference
The Power of Design
Small but Mighty
How Vulnerable is the Maryland Coastal Bays Program?
WSA Eligible for MSDE Credits

Volume 3, Issue 4 / December 2016

Inside this Issue:

Bon voyage to a wonderful friend and colleague
Greening with consistency
Halfway there. . . midpoint assessment draws near
Cost share for homeowner practices? Coming soon to a city near you!
Preparing for winter
Who's your watershed specialist?

Volume 3, Issue 3 / August 2016

Inside this Issue:

Bay Clarity
Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
Go native!
Recent review spottedon ConfAdvisor
Training the Next Generation

Volume 3, Issue 2 / May 2016

Inside this Issue:

Character Stream
A Rain Garden Sign for the Four Seasons
Outdoor Ethics for Patagonia and Your Local Park
Does it need a boarding pass?
Building Resilience from the Ground Up
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Pond Maintenance

Volume 3, Issue 1 / March 2016

Inside this Issue:

Snowzilla vs. Clean Water
The Stormwater Bachelor Returns
SOILS – Nature’s secret weapon to achieve better water quality
A Focus on Sea Level Rise and Coastal Inundation

Volume 2, Issue 4 / December 2015

Inside this Issue:

Slowing the Flow at Oregon Ridge
Hot on the Streets — the Outreach Program Audit Tool
Seeking Tall, Attractive Native Grass to Help with Bay Clean-up
Restoring the American Chestnut
Risk Perceptions in Vulnerable Communities

Volume 2, Issue 3 / August 2015

Inside this Issue:

The Susquehanna Flats: Epicenter of Research
Landlocked: Developing a Study Abroad Course in Ethiopia
The River Seldom Seen: Learning about the Lesser-known Choptank
Project Based Learning with Chestnuts and Aquaculture: Professional Development for Teachers
Adventures in Team Teaching: Educators Enliven the Green Youth Summer Program

Volume 2, Issue 2 / May 2015

Inside this Issue:

Inside this Issue:
4-H Bay Stewards Build Capital
Howard County Students Take Weather to the Extreme
Empowering Women Farmers in Afghanistan
Stormwater Law and You
Cecil County WSA – Off and Running!
Southern Maryland Counties Support Watershed Restoration
Changes to the Watershed Protection and Restoration Program, or "SB 863"

Volume 2, Issue 1 / February 2015

Inside this Issue:

Dundalk Renaissance Corporation’s Fall Tree Give Away
What is Social Marketing?
Introduction to Stormwater Law and You
The UME Land Use and Watershed Action Team
Cecil County Stewards are Full Speed Ahead

Volume 1, Issue 4 / December 2014

Inside this Issue:

Conservation Landscaping in Action
SOS, SOS! Septic Owner Stewardship Clinics
Stormwater Remediation comes to Maryland
The Twins have Arrived!
Watershed Assistance Collaborative
What the Bay means to me…and a few million other Marylanders
Chesapeake Quarterly

Volume 1, Issue 3 / August 2014

Inside this Issue:

Finding the Food-Water Connection: Integrating Urban Agriculture and Urban Stormwater
Designing Rain Gardens of the Future
Marine Educators From Around The World Converge in Annapolis
The Grass is Greener...in College Park
From Research and Development to Implementation: Redesigning Living Roof Substrate

Volume 1, Issue 2 / May 2014

Inside this Issue:

Spring has Sprung and Projects Abound!
Saving the Bay…one Academy at a time
Galesville’s Summerpalooza
New weTable Technology Facilitates HABs Workshop
Climate Corner: Examining the 2014 National Climate Assessment

Volume 1, Issue 1/ February 2014

Inside this Issue:

A Tree Grows in Chestertown
Need a Rain Garden? There’s an App for That!
The New Website
What’s The “Dib” with Stormwater?
Climate Corner

Program Announcements

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Maryland Sea Grant seeks to hire a Science Writer / Editor to explain and share findings from scientists, extension agents, and other sources to help advance public understanding and management of Maryland's natural resources. More details.

Upper-level undergraduates are invited to apply for the Maryland Sea Grant REU program. This is a great opportunity to conduct research with a mentor and spend a summer by the Chesapeake Bay. Apply Here

Maryland Sea Grant is currently accepting applications for four graduate fellowship programs. Check out our fellowship page for more details!

Knauss legislative fellowships in Congress help build careers — and they're fun and educational. See our video and fact sheet for details.

Maryland Sea Grant seeks to hire an Assistant Director for Communications and Engagement to lead our team of writers and content producers. More details.

Maryland Sea Grant has program development funds for start-up efforts or strategic support for emerging areas of research. Apply here.

Featured Research Project

Abundance and Variety of Microplastics in Surface Waters, Sediments, and Oysters: Relationship to Point-Sources and Land Use Practices

The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, has historically been a species of tremendous importance to the Chesapeake Bay economically and ecologically and provides numerous ecosystem services, including water filtration, habitat and food for many other Bay species. Significant hatchery and aquaculture efforts are currently underway to recapture the economic and ecological benefits of a robust oyster population within Chesapeake waters, whether for human consumption or to promote improvements in water quality and benthic habitat.