Joe Zimmermann

Maryland’s Oyster Restoration Sanctuaries Show Promising Signs for Shellfish Recovery

Hi Dani! I'm a science writer based in Maryland, writing about environmental issues facing the Chesapeake Bay and many other topics. Would love to be part of the feed. Here's something I wrote about the state of oyster restoration in the Chesapeake: news.maryland.gov/dnr/2024/03/...

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This is one of the barred owls that lives in Wyman Park in Baltimore—love these guys #addBirder

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A common tern in Maryland with an orange band known as a “flag,” placed around its leg in Punta Rasa, Argentina. Photo by Kim Abplanalp

Where do some of the birds you see in your backyards or near your home go in the winter?

For Maryland birds, it can be pretty interesting, including this specific common tern that came all the way from Buenos Aires. Birds travel far—I wrote about some of them here

news.maryland.gov/dnr/2025/02/...

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Thank you Rachael!!

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Hi Dani! I'm a science writer with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and I'd love to be added. This is a recent piece I wrote about technological solutions to harmful algal blooms news.maryland.gov/dnr/2024/11/...

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A buoy sits in a lake in Maryland. It uses sound to prevent algal blooms from forming. My own image

Harmful algal blooms are becoming a bigger concern with climate change, but new tech — including a buoy that disrupts the algae life cycle with sound waves — offers new solutions 🧪 news.maryland.gov/dnr/2024/11/...

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