The Batten School & VIMS campus will be closed on Monday, March 15 due to the National Weather Service prediction for severe weather including periods of rain, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes.

- About
- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Engage
- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- News & Events
- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- Giving
- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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Nor'easter: late September 2008

A disturbance related to Hurricane Kyle affected lower Chesapeake Bay in late September 2008, bringing 2 feet of extratidal high water (XBH) to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

Available Tidewatch Charts

Sewell's Point (SWPT): 30-day record | 3-day record
Jamestown Ferry Pier (JMTN): 30-day record | 3-day record
Yorktown Coast Guard Training Center (YRCG): 30-day record | 3-day record
Windmill Point (WMPT): 30-day record | 3-day record
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT): 30-day record | 3-day record
Money Point (MNPT): 30-day record | 3-day record
Kiptopeke (KIPT): 30-day record | 3-day record