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CBIBS water-quality monitors play an important role in tracking the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

The new Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, officially launched on July 30, includes 560 miles on land and water in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and follows the path of the British invasion during the War of 18

An update of the CBIBS mobile app for Android is now available. Users who update to the new version will be able to monitor new CBIBS parameters that were activated earlier this summer—heat index and sea nettle probability.

Late on Friday, June 29, a straight-line windstorm known as a “derecho” and associated severe thunderstorms hit the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

As the weather heats up, many Bay residents and visitors consider taking a swim in the Chesapeake. Knowing where they might see the sea nettle Chrysaora quinquecirrha—commonly referred to as “jellyfish”—can help swimmers avoid a stinging encounter.

Now available at the Susquehanna CBIBS buoy: nitrate levels. The first nitrate sensor in the CBIBS system was deployed on the Susquehanna buoy because the Susquehanna River provides roughly 40% of the freshwater flow into the Chesapeake Bay.

Many people who enjoy spending time on and in the Bay are planning summer getaways and adventures. And it’s getting hot!

This year the nation commemorates the bicentennial of the start of the War of 1812, which saw conflict between the young United States and Great Britain that lasted through 1815.

The Susquehanna CBIBS buoy, located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River near Havre de Gr

On February 28, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, which manages the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), welcomed regional scientists and observation network experts to talk about how they currently use data from CBIBS—and how they might in the future.