The Chesapeake Bay, a joint program with AWA | The Institute, Waynesboro

Tuesday April 9th, 2024 * 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Life on the Chesapeake Bay

A joint program of The Institute and the Antietam Watershed Association

Presented by Lara Lutz, editor of the Bay Journal and executive director of Bay Journal Media.

Admission is free.

The iconic Chesapeake Bay will be in the spotlight during this illustrated talk.

Captain John Smith explored the bay in 1608 and reported at length on the life of the waterway, including its bounty of fish, oysters and other aquatic animals, as well as the topography of the surrounding land.

Much has changed since the 17th century, but the bay is still home to an array of sea creatures, birds—and humans.

The bay is central to the livelihood of generations of watermen living along its shores.

The bay watershed includes six states and is fed by its main tributaries, the Susquehanna and the Potomac rivers.

 Lutz will talk about the problem of pollution, what progress has been made in clean-up efforts, and how can we help the bay.

Tourists have long visited sites along the bay like Smith Island, Annapolis, and Crisfield, and Lutz will highlight places to visit.

“To me, one of the most amazing things about the bay watershed is how connected everything is,” Lutz said.

“From our streams to the open bay, from the way the air moves and the timing of when our plants bloom or when the crabs migrate, and how we live on the land—it really is an interconnected web of existence.”

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