Community Events in for April 23, 2020

A look at one family's multi-generational efforts to protect a Chesapeake Bay stream and The Nature Conservancy's work to assure that it continues to flourish as an 11,000-acre preserve.

Every year, when cold weather starts to hit the East Coast, hundreds of endangered, cold-stunned sea turtles wash ashore in Cape Cod Bay. The National Aquarium in Baltimore works with their conservation partners on a lengthy, challenging, and rewarding journey to rescue, treat, rehabilitate and ultimately return home these stranded turtles.

17th century Irish essayist Jonathan Swift dared say what so many before him believed: "He was a bold man that first ate an oyster." The lowly oyster is a delicacy the world over, yet many people say enjoying one is an acquired taste. In the Chesapeake Bay region, the Chesapeake Oyster is King. Whether it's […]

Three short films about oysters: Lifeline: A Chesapeake Oyster Documentary - the decay of the oyster and its impact on the society that thrived on it; The Incredible Oyster Reef - explores oysters as a keystone species with an indispensable ability to heal the Bay's waters; The Local Oyster Stout - An oyster farmer, a […]

Journey back in time and across the world to learn the history of energy and water. Today, water and energy are interconnected, for better or worse, but how can we make energy less "thirsty" and water less energy intensive? This will be broadcast on MPT2.

An aerial survey of Chesapeake Bay lighthouses, beacons awash with maritime history, legend and lore. Repeats April 25 10 pm.