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CBF President Will Baker talks with esteemed estuarine scientist Walter Boynton about trends in the Bay's health.
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Program Notes:
3:46 The 'Whole system' approach to ecology
7:35 Scientific signs that the Bay is turning the corner
9:40 Improvement to the Chesapeake Bay system is not accidental
15:17 Three things we can do as individuals continue to forward restoration of the Bay
17:55 The role of the Chesapeake Bay Program, our federal partner in the Bay restoration effort
22:27 Loss of funding for the Chesapeake Bay Journal
26:46 The impact of climate change on the Chesapeake Bay
33:46 Complex marine systems around the globe--what areas are seeing progress, what areas are being stressed, what can we learn?
36:00 How dead zones are changing in the Chesapeake Bay
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