Fourth CBIBS Buoy Deployed
July 19, 2008
The fourth CBIBS buoy was deployed on July 19, 2008, at the mouth of the Rappahannock River, near Deltaville, Va. (latitude 37.5517N, longitude 76.2514W). The buoy provides real-time meteorological, oceanographic, and water-quality data, as well as historical and seasonal information. The CBIBS toll-free phone number (877-BUOY-BAY) now features all this information from the buoy (press 5 for the Stingray Point buoy).
Stingray Point Deployment Press Release
Teacher Training on CBIBS-related Curricula Scheduled for August
June 24, 2008
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System and the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office are offering a four-day program to provide teachers with training on how to use the new Estuaries 101 and Chesapeake Exploration curricula. The training will be held August 11-14 in Gloucester Point, Virginia.
Potomac Spring Update April 17, 2008
The Potomac River CBIBS buoy, which had become separated from its ground tackle, has been redeployed and is once again relaying real-time observations. The CBIBS team is grateful for the support of Smith Point Sea Rescue, which made possible a seamless retrieval of the buoy over the winter.
Patapsco Spring Update April 2008
Warmer weather has returned to the Bay--and so has the Patapsco buoy. The buoy, which was pulled over the winter to avoid potential ice damage, has been redeployed and is once again collecting valuable data in the Chesapeake Bay. In addition, the CBIBS team is pleased to announce that sensors to track real-time current velocity have been added to the Patapsco buoy; real-time current velocity sensor data will be available starting on May 1, 2008.
Patapsco Winter Update January 2008
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office pulled the Patapsco CBIBS buoy out of the water in early January 2008 to protect it from potential overwinter ice damage. While the buoy is out of the water, maintenance will be performed and additional sensors to track real-time current velocity will be added. The Patapsco CBIBS buoy will be redeployed in March 2008 when the water is warmer.
Third CBIBS Buoy Deployed July 26, 2007
The third buoy in the CBIBS network was deployed on July 26, 2007 in the Patapsco River, near Baltimore (latitude 39.15191N, longitude 76.39115W). The buoy provides the same real-time data as the Jamestown buoy that was commissioned on May 11th, 2007, and the Point Lookout buoy which was commissioned on June 5, 2007. The CBIBS information number (1-877-BUOY-BAY) may now be used to hear real time observations from the buoy (Press 3 for the Patapsco buoy, then Press 4 for the Observations).
Patapsco NCBO Press Release
Second CBIBS Buoy Deployed June 5, 2007
The second buoy in the CBIBS network was deployed on June 5, 2007 at the mouth of the Potomac River, just off historic Point Lookout (latitude 38.0330N, longitude 76.3355W). The buoy provides the same real-time data as the Jamestown buoy that was commissioned on May 11th, 2007. The CBIBS information number (1-877-BUOY-BAY) may now be used to hear with real time observations from the buoy (Press 2 for the Point Lookout buoy, then Press 4 for the Observations).
First CBIBS Buoy Deployed May 11, 2007
The first buoy in the CBIBS network was deployed on May 11, 2007 in the James River, visible from Jamestown Island. The buoy provides access to near real time water quality, meteorological and oceanographic measurements. The CBIBS information number (1-877-BUOY-BAY) may now be used to hear real time observations from the buoy (Press 1 for the Jamestown buoy, then Press 4 for the Observations).
Jamestown NCBO Press Release
Jamestown 400th Anniversary Events and Captain John Smith Shallop Re-enactment Voyage
NOAA has exhibited at several Jamestown 2007 events that commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement and the Captain John Smith Shallop Re-enactment Voyage.
As part of the celebration, a crew of modern-day explorers, historians, naturalists and educators are retraced Captain John Smith's incredible 1608 expedition during the summer of 2007. Traveling in a 28-foot reproduction of Captain Smith's shallop, and living much as he and his men did 400 years ago, the shallop and her crew spent 121-days voyaging to the headwaters of almost every tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. This re-enactment voyage was a journey to more than 20 locations along the route for public exhibitions so that people from all around the region could learn about this important episode in the history of the Chesapeake.
