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Regional Agricultural Coordination
Funding: About $67,000 per year since 1997 from Maryland DNR to support Dr. Tom Simpson’s work on the regional Chesapeake Bay activities. In addition, he serves as an advisor and technical resource to state agencies, cabinet members and legislators on Bay science and policy. He represents the College on the Governor’s Bay Workgroup and serve as an alternate for the Dean on the Governor’s Bay Cabinet.
These funds also allow Dr. Simpson to support the activities of the tri-state legislative Chesapeake Bay Commission and to serve as a reviewer and advisor to Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Trust, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Bay Funders network on topics needing research and outreach funding and on the merits of specific proposals. The P.I. for this project is Dr. Tom Simpson.
For more information, contact Dr. Tom Simpson
Last updated: 04/8/2009
Willie Lantz Receives Recognition at 2009 National Meeting
UMD Extension Educator received national achievement award. - posted Nov 5, 2009
GPS & TN Computer Workshops
The University of Maryland Extension is offering Beginner GPS Training workshops on how to use GPS handheld receivers with a computer, with specific applications to forestry and logging uses. - posted Oct 9, 2009
Mid-Atlantic Water Program announces nutrient budget tool
To help officials address water quality impairments stemming from agricultural production, the Mid-Atlantic Water Program, in partnership with the Chesapeake Research Consortium, has developed regional nutrient budgets that indicate possible excesses in available nitrogen and phosphorus across a five-state region. - posted Sep 1, 2009
