The Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center in Grasonville presented the 10th Annual Wade-In Festival on June 7. This free event is held annually on the first Saturday of June.

Scores of local residents joined political leaders and CBEC representatives to explore the area's native watershed habitats with guided canoe and kayak tours, trail hikes, seining, children's programs and more. They enjoyed lunch, music and a sunny day, which was a pleasant change from the recent storms.

Participants really took the water during the wade-in. It was a refreshing contrast to the high temperatures that day


This event, an informal gauge of the Bay's health, has taken place throughout the region since 1988. It was inspired by Bernie Fowler, a fisherman and retired political leader in Maryland and Calvert County.


The plan is to form a line and wade in to the point where you can't see your feet. This year, participants reached a depth of two feet at the CBEC, not as much as they would have liked but enough to keep hope alive.








Volunteer Terry Willis, Chairman of the DNR's Upper Eastern Shore
Tributary Strategy Team holds a Secchi Disk, which is used to measure water clarity.

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