All about the

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All about the..Chesapeake Bay Watershed
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About the Watershed..

• The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is the biggest of
  130 estuaries in the U.S. and include the states
  of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
  Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington D.C.
• The average depth of the watershed is 21 ft.
• Is home to more than 3,600 species plants and
  animals.
• Is occupied by 30 million people.

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Say WHAT?
I bet youre wondering what estuary or watershed
means.well let me explain

• A WATERSHED is the area of land where all of the
  water is under it or drains off of it goes into
  the same place.

• An ESTUARY is a partly enclosed body of water
  where fresh water from the river meets ocean salt
  water and the 2 mix.

FUN FACT The Algonquian Indians named the
watershed Chesepioc meaning the Great
Shellfish Bay.
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Animals and Plants
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed supports a variety
of species..in fact over 3,600!

• Animals in the watershed include blue crabs,
  oysters, striped bass, sharks, shrimp, snakes,
  frogs, turtles, ospreys, bald eagles, great blue
  herons, Canadian geese, and raccoons.

• Plants in the watershed include zooplankton,
  plankton, barnacles, sea squirts, and sponges.

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Pollution
Unfortunately, pollution is a big problem in the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed..

• Before European settlement, the watershed was 95
  forest. Today, only 65 is forest.
• Today, much of the watershed is polluted with
  excess nutrients, toxic/chemical contamination,
  car pollution, fossil fuels, and garbage.
• Another huge source of pollution is landscape
  changes.

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How you can Help?

• Farmers and other people are helping the
  environment by making sure cows dont go into
  streams and by making sure manure is cleaned up.
• Other people help by holding events to pick up
  litter.

• YOU can help by not polluting and asking other
  people to do the same.
• Remember, anything you throw on the ground can
  effect what will happen to this
  watershed.because youre in it!

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The End