When the tide rolls out along the shoreline of San Pablo Bay, plots of long, sinewy grass, known as eel grass, peak out from the water. Researchers have long known these plots of grass as a favorite ...

Beneath the surface of the Chesapeake Bay, a subtle but dramatic shift is taking place as eelgrass gives way to its warmer-water relative, widgeon grass. A new study from researchers at William & Mary ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - In 2021, an estimated 67,470 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries, achieving 37% of the ultimate restoration goal of 185,000 acres, ...

The grasses in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay play a big role in the survival strategies of blue crabs, and a recent survey shows the number of acres of bay grasses is up 12%. That’s good news for ...

CAMBRIDGE, MD - Environmentalists and watermen are optimistic about the health of the Chesapeake Bay following a report indicating an increase in bay grasses. Scientists at the Virginia Institute of ...

Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay increased 10 percent last year but fell far short from the target, an annual aerial survey released Monday found. The grasses ? a major indicator of the ...

The Department of Natural Resources? release is discouraging. Maryland Chesapeake Bay underwater grasses declined in 2006, down about 9,734 acres to 32,586 from the 42,320 acres of 2005. Include ...

A few months ago, a worker at Crandon Marina on the northern tip of Key Biscayne noticed a strange-looking seagrass on the floor of Biscayne Bay. When Florida International University marine scientist ...

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, especially ...