Researchers with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) are asking for your help in tracking dolphins in Chesapeake Bay waters as they look into what brings the iconic animal to our aquatic backyard - and there’s an app for that.

DORCHESTER COUNTY, Md. -- The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $40 million for a project in the Chesapeake Bay. It will help kickstart the second phase of Mid-Bay restoration work on the barrier islands surrounding Dorchester County.