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Chesapeake Crabs: The Story of the Bay’s Most Iconic Seafood Kate Livie is a professional Chesapeake educator, writer, and historian An Eastern Shore native, Kate is passionate about the Chesapeake Bay’s culture and landscape She has written extensively about regional travel, history, environment and food ways for publications from Wooden Boat to Baltimore Magazine to Edible Delmarva
Explore Our Lifelong Learning Community - Chesapeake Forum Chesapeake Forum is a part of the YMCA of the Chesapeake, a public 501(c)(3) charity Contributions to Chesapeake Forum support the lifelong learning program and are fully tax-deductible as allowable by law Donate online below, or mail a check to Chesapeake Forum, P O Box 544, Easton, MD 21601
Loving Skipjacks and Oysters - Chesapeake Forum Discover the fascinating history of the iconic Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and their predecessors that sailed our local rivers This course is presented by the Dorchester Skipjack Committee, whose members have years of experience telling the maritime story of skipjacks on the Chesapeake Bay and their important relationship to oyster ecology
20,000 Years of History from One Oyster Reef in the . . . - Chesapeake Forum You will see the Choptank as an energetic, flowing, meandering river; the subsequent incursion of saltwater into the Chesapeake Bay; and sea level reaching its present level from 6,000 years ago The presentation will show the burying of that reef by sediments washing off the fields of the Wilhelmina Colony up by the Dover Bridge in the late
Fighting Pirates on the Chesapeake - Chesapeake Forum Pirates and privateers were a major presence in the Chesapeake Bay for nearly 200 years, and the area’s history is rich with stories of piracy Learn about the history of piracy on the Chesapeake Bay during the colonial period The Chesapeake Bay was at the center of economic development in colonial times with ships carrying priceless cargo
Oysters of the Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Forum 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 have all taken their toll, but many groups are fighting to restore this hardworking bivalve
Oh Wow! Warblers! - Chesapeake Forum Classes on Thursdays, 2:30 – 4:00 PM, in the Chesapeake Forum YMCA classroom and via ZOOM (also recorded): 10 April 2025: Introduction to warblers and warbler identification 5 June 2025: Warbler identification and conservation revisited Scheduled field trips (subject to change due to weather):
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