Humans and aquatic organisms alike flock to Coastal environments. About half of the US population lives along our shorelines, and about 75% of commercially important fish species utilize and depend upon coastal environments. With such at stake, we must study, protect and conserve these ecosystems. The Center will strive to connect students with coastal environments, research important issues, and provide local opportunities to make a change.
Something as simple as water from a downspout contributes to a number of unwanted consequences. Roofs and other impervious surfaces alter natural hydrology, increasing the volume of stormwater runoff. This has a variety of impacts including streambank erosion, potholes, unwanted algae from nutrient pollution, bacterial contamination, and flash floods. Fortunately, there are simple, low-cost ways to help decrease the volume of runoff, and minimize the pollutant potential of surface water leaving our properties.
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Registration is open for the Coastal Studies Semester this fall. Click here for more information.
CCWS completes first semester of BWET-STEM program at Walkersville High
Project BWET-Schoolyard Thermal Evaluation & Mitigation (STEM) recently completed its very first semester at Walkersville High School. FOT students were trained in building custom temperature loggers, while EnvSci students used the loggers and other data variables to measure their schoolyard’s heat island impacts on a local stream. Read more about BWET-STEM’s first year…
Connie Ray, MNSP joins CCWS Staff
Welcome Connie Ray to CCWS! Connie is an Americorps VISTA volunteer for the 2017-2018 year, serving as project coordinator of the Growing for a Healthy Future program. Learn more about Connie and the Growing for a Healthy Future program.
Green Neighbor Festival May 20 & 21, 2017
A FREE Public Event No tickets are necessary and an event guidebook will be offered at the event. Lake Tour | Plant Sales | Eco-Friendly Vendors | Fish Release | Kid’s Activities | Tree Tours Hood College’s Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies (CCWS) and the Friends of Baker Park are excited to announce the NEW […]
Maryland Biological Stream Survey at Hood College
The Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies sponsored the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) annual Summer Maryland Biological Stream Survey training which was held at Hood College last week, May 27 – 30. More than fifty people from the DNR, Versar, and other environmental service organizations attended the training to learn more about freshwater taxonomy […]
Spring has come to Culler Lake
Nycticorax nycticorax is more commonly known as the Black Crowned Night Heron. Black Crowned Night Herons make their summer homes in Frederick (and other areas in North America) to breed, and then travel back down south to Mexico and Central America during their non-breeding season. As their name suggests, they are much more active at […]
Take a look at the architectural plans for the new Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies. Everything is still on task to begin construction at the end of May. Check back for more photos.
We are now accepting applications for the Coastal Studies Semester. If you are interested in applying, please contact Claire Hudson at hudson@hood.edu or Ron Albaugh at albaugh@hood.edu. Please visit www.hood.edu/coastal
CCWS is working on a campaign to incorporate research, citizen science and peer-peer mentorships. We will keep you posted as more information unfolds.
