The Chesapeake in focus : transforming the natural world / Tom Pelton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pelton, Tom, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Pollution--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.).

Water.

Water--Pollution.

Ecology.

Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Environmental conditions.

Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.).

Atlantic Ocean--Chesapeake Bay.

Physical Description:

viii, 252 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This book takes tours the histories of the Chesapeake, as well as the ecological challenges faced by its major tributaries. It details the management of blue crabs, striped bass, and other delicious wildlife, profiles leaders and little-known characters involved in the restoration campaign, and warns of the dangers of anti-regulatory politics that threaten to reverse what has been accomplished.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The Waters

Susquehanna River: A Winter's Journey to the Father of the Bay

Gunpowder River: Development Patterns, as Reflected in the Water

Corsica River: A Murky River Experiment's Clear Lessons

Patuxent River: The Patuxent River Will Break Your Heart

Potomac River: Black Roses in the Nation's River

James River: The Spirits of the Swamp

Southern Bay: A Kayak Expedition to the Mouth of the Chesapeake

The People

Harry Hughes: The Unexpected Captain of the Bay Cleanup

Parris Glendening: The Green Governor and the Cell from Hell

John Griffin: Watching Over the Wild

Bonnie Bick: A Soft-Spoken Warrior for the Chesapeake's Forests

Michael Beer: The Lorax of Baltimore

Carole Morison: Free as a Bird Now

Ooker Eskridge: Piling Rocks against the Rising Sea

The Wildlife

Oysters: Pearl of an Idea: Ban the Oyster Dredge

Dermo and MSX: The Parasite Paradox

Blue Crabs: The Ugly Truth about the Beautiful Swimmers

Striped Bass: Recovery and Sickness in Maryland's State Fish

American Eels: River of Trouble for a Backward Fish

Sturgeon: The Dinosaur Matchmaker Meets His Match

The Policies

Enforcement: Words versus Water

Pennsylvania: The Bay Cleanup Collides with the Politics of Rural America

Air Pollution versus Water Pollution: Cleaning the Water from the Sky

Agriculture: A Tale of Two Farmers

Climate Change: At War with a Changing Climate

Advocacy and Pollution Trading: How "Save the Bay" Became "Trade the Bay"

Accountability: The Bay Numbers Game.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-246) and index.

ISBN:

9781421424750

1421424754

OCLC:

1005199633

Publisher Number:

99987580303

40028080470