A PERIODIC NEWSLETTER ON THE MARYLAND BIOLOGICAL STREAM SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MONITORING AND NON-TIDAL ASSESSMENT DIVISION, AND PRIMARILY FUNDED BY THE MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL TRUSTFUND

This Edition's Feature Articles

In this issue, our special features are highlights from the Lower Potomac River basin report and an article on TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads). In future issues, we’ll start exploring some of the results of the three year MBSS, with whole issues devoted to specific topics such as statewide water quality, the Unified Watershed Assessment for the Clean Water Action Plan, biodiversity, and physical habitat.

Please Pass the Gruel...At the moment there are about 6 billion humans on the planet— a number that is expected to double within 40 years. Interestingly, global carrying capacity estimates vary from 1-1000 billion people. In view of the unprecedented consumption of resources and depletion of plant and animal species, the smaller number may be closer to the truth...