UVA’s Dave Smith explains the roles of each player in the seven watersheds.
VIRGINIAforever board members and staff are seated according to the watershed they represent.
The Bay Game is a web-based computer simulation model created by UVA faculty.
Each player takes on a role, such as a waterman as seen here, where the individual catch limit is set by a policy maker.
VIRGINIAforever board member Kevin Finto (Hunton & Williams LLP) discusses the impact of agriculture on the bay’s health.
VIRGINIAforever board members Ted Henifin (HRSD) and Nikki Rovner (The Nature Conservancy) talk to students from UVA and Randolph-Macon during the game play.
A student takes on the role of land developer and sees the impact of his decisions on the health of the bay.
VIRGINIAforever board member Dennis Treacy (Smithfield Foods) plays the role of a policy maker and negotiates limits on crabbing.
VIRGINIAforever staff members Preston Bryant and Ginny Boland are teamed up with Randolph-Macon students to represent the Potomac.
Students from Randolph-Macon seek to save the bay during the 2-hour game play.