Turning the tide : saving the Chesapeake Bay / Tom Horton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horton, Tom, 1945-

Contributor:

Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water quality management--Government policy--Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Water quality management.

Land use--Government policy--Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Land use.

Land use--Environmental aspects--Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Estuarine area conservation--Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Estuarine area conservation.

Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 386 p. : ill.

Edition:

Rev. and expanded ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, authored by Tom Horton and published by Island Press in collaboration with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, examines the environmental challenges facing the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. It discusses critical issues such as water quality, pollution, habitat loss, overfishing, and population growth, while emphasizing the ecological importance of the bay. The book provides scientific insights, historical context, and policy recommendations aimed at restoring and preserving the bay's natural resources. The revised and expanded edition highlights the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's ongoing efforts to protect and rehabilitate the bay through education, advocacy, and partnerships. It is intended for environmental professionals, policymakers, educators, and concerned citizens seeking actionable knowledge for conservation and sustainable resource management. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Foreword

Preface: Saving the Bay, Failing the Bay: The Last Decade and the Next

About This Book

Part I: The Chesapeake Ecosystem

Ch. 1: The Bay Connects Us, the Bay Reflects Us

The Small, Skinny Bay

The Great, Green Filter

The Amputated Bay

An Unruly Beast-The Estuary

A Rare Flower-The Geologic Bay

Slosh and Burp-The Wind's Will

The Only Constant Is Change

Invisible Fences

If You Harvest the Bay, Pray for Drought

Avalanche! A Bit of River Goes a Long Way

Productivity-The Bay's True Value

Doing More with Less

Ordering the Bay's House

Oysters Are Much More than Hors d'Oeuvres

The Chesapeake Ecosystem

What the Animals Are Saying

Vicious Cycles in Reverse

Part II: State of the Bay

Ch. 2: Pollution

Agriculture

Sewage-Real Progress, but Big Tests to Come

Air

Susquehanna-The River That Is the Bay

Sediment-Dirt's Long, Slow Dance

Dredging

Stormwater Pollution

Toxics and Bacteria

Dissolved Oxygen-The Bay's Bottom Line

Oil Spills

Recreational Pollution-Boats

If Fish Made Clean Water Rules

Ch. 3: Harvests

Lessons of the Rockfish

Managing Fish-The Big Picture

Crabs-A Historic Opportunity Lost

Oysters: Rebuilding, Restoring

Shad: Welcome Home

Management of Other Species

Watermen

Waterfowl

Ch. 4: Resilience

Forests

Nontidal Wetlands

Edges of the Bay

Bottom of the Bay

Upstream and Down

Ch. 5: The Ultimate Issue: People

How We Live

How Many of Us?

Part III: Lessons and Recommendations

Ch. 6: Recommendations

What Kind of Bay Do We Want?

Pollution

Harvests

Resilience

The Ultimate Issue: People

Toward an Environmental Ethic

Appendix A: CBF's State of the Bay Report

Appendix B: Chesapeake 2000.

Appendix C: Chesapeake Bay Timeline

Glossary

References

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

"Chesapeake Bay Foundation."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-374) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.

ISBN:

9781597269377

1597269379

9781435651784

1435651782

OCLC:

1244626866