Discover the unique ecosystems and culture of our nation’s largest estuary during Maryland Public Television’s 21st annual Chesapeake Bay Week, premiering April 20-26. Audiences can enjoy more than 18 hours of Bay-focused programming, with even more compelling content available to stream using the free PBS app. 

On Sunday, April 20 at 7:30pm, witness the rebirth of a unique Chesapeake ecosystem in Resurrecting Poplar Island. Once home to a thriving community, Poplar Island was reduced to a few wispy bars of sand by the 1990s. Its reconstruction remains one of the most ambitious environmental engineering projects on the planet. 

Celebrate the seasonal movement of some of the region’s iconic species inChesapeake Rhythms, premiering Tuesday, April 22 at 8pm. Captivating visuals and lyrical prose chronicle the comings and goings of creatures like the tundra swan, monarch butterfly, and the American eel.   

And on Wednesday, April 23, kayak the length of the James River in back-to-back programs celebrating the tributary’s ecological and cultural importance: Headwaters Down at 7pm and Headwaters Down: Tidal River at 8pm.  

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