Stories by Will Parson
Will produces digital stories for the Chesapeake Bay Program. He studied ecology and evolution at University of California, San Diego. He reported on water and the environment as a graduate student at Ohio University's School of Visual Communication, and worked at newspapers in New England before landing in Maryland.
Access to green space makes social distancing a little easier
April 16, 2020At the same local park, the landscape changes every day if you look closely
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A garden for healing patients and the river
April 9, 2020In Baltimore, a hospital’s green space aids recovery and filters stormwater pollution
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For bees and other wildlife, a stretch of sand is a land of plenty
April 2, 2020Biologists visit a forgotten landscape that offers valuable habitat
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Researchers give mussels new power
March 26, 2020Transplanted mussels suggest more reintroduction efforts are possible in the Anacostia
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About a buoy
March 19, 2020The Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System delivers data online in real-time
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Bringing new hunters to the field
March 12, 2020Youth hunting days put the focus on the next generation
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A touching mural of Harriet Tubman goes viral
March 5, 2020The artwork is part of a historic trail celebrating the abolitionist’s life on the Eastern Shore
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New statues let history stand tall
February 27, 2020Sculptures of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass now live at the Maryland State House
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Eastern Neck is a quiet retreat for waterfowl lovers
February 20, 2020Wildlife has long lured (not too many) people to the island refuge
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Where deer weigh heavily on the ecosystem, a hunter serves a role
February 14, 2020Deer management helps maintain biodiversity amid human impacts
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