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Resident geese: invited guests that never went home
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (804+ words) A Canada goose sits on her nest in the parking lot of an Appleby's restaurant in Fairfax County, VA. (F. A. Martin/CC BY-SA 4. 0) The October sunset was casting shadows, 70 years ago. Dad rose from his easy chair and stepped to the…...
Project examines what "thriving ag" could look like in future
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1304+ words) The Thriving Ag project supported research in Maryland to better monitor how and when water-polluting nutrients escape from farm fields. (Dave Harp) Farming in the Chesapeake Bay watershed is difficult. That's in part because much of it takes place in…...
Amid federal rollbacks, Delaware may step in to help save wetlands
2+ week, 1+ day ago (507+ words) A small wetland is hemmed in by new houses in a subdivision in Delmar, DE." In the wake of federal court rulings that have rolled back protections for freshwater wetlands, a bipartisan effort in the First State is pushing back....
With window and lights, do your part to help migrating birds
2+ week, 2+ day ago (323+ words) After a ferocious winter, the ice is finally gone. The redbuds and dogwoods have bloomed, and it's time to welcome avian visitors and passers-through from the south. From February to May, the Atlantic Flyway " the migration superhighway that runs from…...
We must build our mussels for stronger rivers and streams
3+ week, 4+ day ago (251+ words) Green floater mussels, once common in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, is now considered by the Nature Serve Network to be imperiled or critically imperiled in all Bay states. (U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service) At the bottom of our streams and rivers…...
Dragon Run Swamp conservation project protects habitat, history
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (226+ words) Friends of Dragon Run and the Chesapeake Conservancy hosted a dedication ceremony on April 7 to celebrate protecting 650 acres of Dragon Run Swamp in Mascot, VA. Dragon Run Swamp flows into the Piankatank River on Virginia's Middle Peninsula. The conserved area…...
Protected grassland showcases rare birding habitat on Eastern Shore
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1481+ words) Bird enthusiasts exercise their enthusiasm for winged creatures at Oxford Conservation Park on Maryland's Eastern Shore." About two dozen people garbed in winter clothes massed at the edge of a grassy field alive with the sound of murmuring birds. Pretty…...
EPA proposes "significant" funding cuts to Chesapeake Bay advisors
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (824+ words) A kayaker pulls his boat toward a marsh gut in lower Dorchester County, MD. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing deep spending cuts on the Chesapeake Bay cleanup that critics say will undermine the effort's scientific integrity and public outreach. The…...
EPA proposes "significant" funding, staff cuts to Chesapeake Bay advisors
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (824+ words) A kayaker pulls his boat toward a marsh gut in lower Dorchester County, MD. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing deep spending cuts on the Chesapeake Bay cleanup that critics say will undermine the effort's scientific integrity and public outreach. The…...
EPA regional administrator draws on farm experience
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1248+ words) When Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey was a teen growing up on a small dairy farm in northern Pennsylvania, she developed a firm commitment to conservation. She started an organization, Teens United to Conserve, whose members would plant trees, monitor streams, look…...