Eyes on the Bay Partners

An alphabetical list of Eyes on the Bay partners.

  • Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) (opens in a new tab)

    The Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) is a NOAA-funded partnership of research institutions, state and regional resource managers, and private sector companies interested in developing and applying sensor/ sensor platform technologies for monitoring and studying coastal environments. DNR participates in many ACT workshops to evaluate and compare new monitoring technologies, and Eyes on the Bay links to two Patuxent River monitoring stations maintained by ACT.

  • Challenge.gov (opens in a new tab)

    Eyes on the Bay and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science were winners of a Phase 1 Prize of the Nutrient Sensor Action Challenge. The prize provided seed funds to pursue monitoring with low cost nutrient sensors.

  • Chesapeake Bay Program (opens in a new tab) / U.S. EPA (opens in a new tab)

    The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is a partner with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program. Monitoring data collected by MDNR is available through Eyes on the Bay and is also submitted to the Chesapeake Bay Program's Data Hub.

  • Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) (opens in a new tab)

    Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) (opens in a new tab)
    Maryland Department of Natural Resources works with the greater Chesapeake Bay management community to determine best monitoring and assessment techniques for restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.

  • Citizens of Maryland

    Eyes on the Bay staff regularly answer questions from citizens, students, and teachers about the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

  • County Governments

    In the recent past, DNR has received funding from Maryland counties, such as Harford (opens in a new tab) and Anne Arundel (opens in a new tab), to monitor local waterways for impairments and to develop bacterial tracking models. DNR, along with MDE and DHMH, coordinate with counties to monitor swimming beaches for human health hazards, such as harmful algal bloom toxins.

  • Dominion Foundation of Dominion Power

    Dominion provided a $200,000 grant for purchase of the Dominion Gooses Buoy to DNR with our NOAA, Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative and Coastal Conservation Association-Maryland partners. Water quality, weather, and current data is available via Eyes on the Bay or NOAA's www.buoybay.org (opens in a new tab).

  • Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) (opens in a new tab)

    MD DNR works with MDE on an inter-agency task force to determine causes of fish kills or other unusual water quality events. Water quality data are also shared with MDE in the assessment of water quality criteria.

  • Maryland Port Administration (MPA) (opens in a new tab) / Maryland Environmental Service (MES) (opens in a new tab)

    MD DNR has partnered with the Maryland Port Administration and Maryland Environmental Service to maintain a continuous monitoring site at Masonville Cove, adjacent to a dredged material containment facility (DMCF), to monitor water quality and evaluate conditions of the DMCF project as part of the mitigation plan.

  • MARACOOS (opens in a new tab)

    The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is a partner in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System, a regional association of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). Eyes on the Bay contributes data to MARACOOS OceansMap and collaborates with partners for external data outlets.

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (opens in a new tab)

    NASA provides MODIS Chesapeake Bay satellite imagery. Eyes on the Bay staff participate in the NASA LANCE User Working Group and collaborate to improve regional satellite products.

  • National Aquarium (opens in a new tab)

    Through a partnership with the National Aquarium, we are assessing water quality conditions using three continuous monitors deployed in Baltimore Harbor. These monitors measure the effects of restoration projects including floating wetlands and terraced edges.

  • National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF) (opens in a new tab)

    The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation provided funds for a real-time water quality monitoring buoy at Mallows Bay, Potomac River. Launched in 2018, Eyes on the Bay provides the maintenance and data management for the project.

  • NOAA (opens in a new tab)

    DNR was funded by NOAA in 1999 to develop real-time monitoring for Harmful Algal Blooms. DNR helps service the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS). NOAA Coastwatch provides MODIS satellite data for Eyes on the Bay.

  • CBNERR Maryland (opens in a new tab)

    MD DNR maintains continuous monitoring and weather stations within the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Maryland (CBNERR-MD) system at Jug Bay, Otter Point Creek, and Monie Bay.

  • National Park Service (NPS) (opens in a new tab)

    Through the Maryland Coastal Bays partnership, MD DNR and the NPS are the lead agencies responsible for implementing the comprehensive eutrophication monitoring plan for the Coastal Bays.

  • The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (opens in a new tab)

    The Nature Conservancy provides funding for water monitoring equipment, staff time, and supplies for continued monitoring of the Harris Creek oyster restoration project.

  • Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) (opens in a new tab) / NFWF (opens in a new tab)

    The ORP, with funding through the NFWF, provided funding for water monitoring equipment for use in monitoring the Harris Creek oyster restoration project.

  • Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) (opens in a new tab)

    DNR hosted a continuous monitoring site at SERC on the Rhode River from 2004-2006. SERC now maintains its own site and DNR collaborates with various researchers on grants studying water quality.

  • UMCES (opens in a new tab)

    DNR provides data to the UMCES Integrated Application Network for the annual Chesapeake Bay Report Card and periodic newsletters. The Nutrient Analytical Services Laboratory (NASL) at UMCES Chesapeake Biological Lab (CBL) processes samples for MD DNR.

  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (opens in a new tab)

    The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has provided DNR funding and logistical support to monitor the impact of new erosion control structures in National Wildlife Refuges.

  • Waterkeeper Alliance (opens in a new tab)

    DNR collaborates with Riverkeepers throughout Maryland who act as the eyes and ears of local watersheds. Follow their regional link to find your local Riverkeeper.