ESI Receives Funding to Continue Innovative Seed Based Eelgrass Restoration | Jan-2011

Several partners have joined ESI in its innovative seed based eelgrass restoration program. Dominion Power – Cove Point Facility, Constellation Energy, the Anderson-Rogers Foundation, Dupont, Northrop Grumman, Maryland Technology Development Corporation, Salisbury University, DoD Legacy Resource Management Program, and the USDA/NRCS National Plant Materials Center have pledged support or collaboration for this important endeavour.

ESI Continues Work with NAVFAC to Study Shoreline Change at NSF Indian Head | Jan-2011

Ecosystem Solutions was awarded a fourth year of funding from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington to study the near shore effects of shoreline management on the fish community. As part of a larger shoreline stabilization project, NSF Indian Head is placing breakwaters and sills to help baffle wave energy and protect their eroding shoreline. ESI is studying how the nearshore fish community is utilizing the breaks in these structures and track the changes that are occurring in the fish populations and their bioenergetics. As well as looking at the shifts in the near- and off-shore fish community over time in response to the larger shoreline project. Click here to track the progress of their work.

ESI Partners with the Spa Creek Conservancy for Watershed Assessment | Nov-2008

Ecosystem Solutions has partnered with the Spa Creek Conservancy, located in Annapolis, MD to start work on a watershed assessment. Because of the myriad changes occurring in the watershed, the Conservancy has asked that ESI assess the overall health of the streams within the area. To do this, ESI has completed habitat assessments, fish and benthic macroinvertebrate sampling at five sites within the area. Click here to learn more about the watershed assessment and some of their preliminary findings.

ESI Receives Funding from NAVFAC to Study Shoreline Change at NSF Indian Head | Nov-2008

Ecosystem Solutions was awarded funding from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington to study the near shore effects of shoreline management on the fish community. As part of a larger shoreline stabilization project, NSF Indian Head is placing breakwaters and sills to help baffle wave energy and protect their eroding shoreline. ESI will study how the nearshore fish community is utilizing the breaks in these structures and track the changes that are occurring in the fish populations and their bioenergetics. This project will complement the ongoing work ESI has been doing at NSF Indian Head looking at the shifts in the near- and off-shore fish community over time in response to the larger shoreline project. Check back in the spring when sampling begins to track the progress of their work.

Chesapeake Research Consortium Announces Upcoming Workshop | Aug-2008

The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) has announced their regional conference entitled, "Ecosystem Based Management (EBM): the Chesapeake Basin & Other Systems". The conference is being held at the Baltimore Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on March 22-25, 2009. Click here for more information.

ESI Partners with Maryland DNR on Coastal Marsh Restoration Project | Aug-2008

Ecosystem Solutions will be partnering with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on a coastal marsh restoration project. The DNR will be plugging a series of mosquito ditches to help enhance tidal marsh habitat, and ESI will be carrying out the fish and invertebrate monitoring as part of their larger program assessing the effects of shoreline change on the aquatic environment. Check back over the next several months to track their progress.

Ecosystem Solutions Wins Grant to Assess the Effects of Shoreline Modification | Mar-2008

Ecosystem Solutions receives funding from the DoD to assess the effects of shoreline modification on water quality, fish and benthic populations. ESI will work with Aberdeen Proving Ground, NAS Patuxent River and Langley AFB to help quantify the effects their shoreline projects are having on the aquatic environment. Click here to check back over the next few months to track the progress of ESI scientists' work.

New Board Members | Mar-2008

Ecosystem Solutions is proud to announce the appointment two new board members. Mr. Eric Osberg and Mr. Beau Birch have recently joined the board of directors for Ecosystem Solutions. In addition, new officers have been elected to executive positions, please see our Board Members page for more information.

Ecosystem Solutions Renews Partnership with AEC for SAV Assessment | Mar-2008

Ecosystem Solutions will continue work with state and federal agencies, including the DoD, to assess long-term survival of restored submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds in Chesapeake Bay. In continued collaboration with the Chesapeake Research Consortium Freshwater SAV Partnership and the Army Environmental Center, ESI will serve as technical lead in monitoring SAV restoration site survival at selected locales in Chesapeake Bay. Click here for more about this project.

DoD Riparian Buffer Project Comes to a Close | Mar-2008

Researchers at Ecosystem Solutions have finished a two-year project with the Department of Defense examining the effects of riparian buffer restoration at military installations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Click here to find out their results.

Ecosystem Solutions Partners with Brookfield Homes in Green Development Project | Feb-2008

With support from Brookfield Home, Ecosystem Solutions will lead a group of scientists from the Chesapeake Research Consortium, Morgan State University Estuarine Research Center, Anne Arundel Community College, and Wayfarer Nursery to help restore, monitor and assess shoreline at Brookfield Homes’ Swan Point development. Brookfield Homes is a leader in the “Green Development” industry and is funding a living shoreline project at Swan Point on the lower Potomac River. Click here to find out more.

Ecosystem Solutions Golf Tournament A Success | Nov-2007

The first annual Ecosystem Solutions Go Green Golf Tournament was a rousing success. A field of golfers enjoyed a perfect day for golf on September 20, 2007 at the University of Maryland Audubon Certified golf course.

New Board Member | Aug-2007

Ecosystem Solutions is proud to announce the appointment of a new board member. Mr. Wes Johnson has recently joined the board of directors for Ecosystem Solutions. In addition, new officers have been elected to executive positions.

Ecosystem Solutions Teams with Army Environmental Center | Apr-2007

Ecosystem Solutions will work with state and federal agencies, including the Dept. of Defense, to assess long-term survival of restored submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds in Chesapeake Bay. In collaboration with the Chesapeake Research Consortium Freshwater SAV Partnership and the Army Environmental Center, ESI will serve as technical lead in monitoring SAV restoration site survival at selected locales in Chesapeake Bay.

Riparian Forest Buffer Research Funded | Mar-2007

Ecosystem Solutions receives funding from the Dept. Of Defense to continue riparian forest buffer research” Dr. Leslie Orzetti, senior scientist, will continue to serve as lead principal investigator examining how effective riparian reforestation efforts on DoD lands in the Chesapeake are functioning ecologically.

New board members | Feb-2007

Ecosystem Solutions is proud to announce the appointment of two board members”. Dr. Tyrone Wilson and Ms. Eileen DeCesare have recently joined the board of directors for Ecosystem Solutions.

Ecosystem Solutions Partners with Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council | Apr-2006

Ecosystem Solutions partners with Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC & D) and the US Navy to assess the potential impacts to the resident fish community as a result of shoreline modification and habitat enhancement at Indian Head Naval Surface Weapons Center on the Potomac River.