As more people move into the Chesapeake Bay region, development has turned forests, farms and other landscapes into subdivisions, shopping centers and parking lots. As more people have moved in, the health of the Bay has, inevitably, declined.
Over the past twenty-five years, NumbersUSA has published numerous scientific reports on the causes and consequences of sprawl in the United States. Our most recent study quantifies ecological decline in the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed over the past three decades. Looking forward, we explore a path toward ecological sustainability centered on stabilizing the region’s population through reduced immigration.
Despite half a century of efforts to improve water quality and restore fisheries in America’s Chesapeake Bay, its ecological health continues to decline. A new study from NumbersUSA quantifies this ecological decline within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, explores its causes, and discusses possible futures.
