Wildlife
Learn more about your favorite Chesaepake Bay wildlife.
A brood awakening
May 4, 2021Brood X cicadas emerge every 17 years to blanket the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Read storyHow to use your yard to save birds and bugs
April 23, 2021Native plants are key in supporting local wildlife
Read storyGlobetrotters of the Chesapeake region
April 22, 2021These six species travel great distances to visit the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Read storyThe first blooms bring the heat
April 1, 2021Skunk cabbage has the ability to create its own warmth and serve as an early food source for pollinators.
Read storyLife under the fallen leaves
March 9, 2021Bees, butterflies, moths and other insects use leaf cover to weather the winter
Read storyTrying to keep its head above water
March 1, 2021As climate change claims tidal marshes, the saltmarsh sparrow struggles to survive
Read storyThe buzz around buying native plants
February 24, 2021As insect and bird numbers decline, states and plant businesses take a closer look at selling invasives
Read storyA feast for the eyes and for wildlife
February 1, 2021While other plants sleep, this plant shines
Read storyRestoration turns back the clock on a trout stream
January 21, 2021A conserved northern Virginia property is the focus of efforts to improve habitat
Read storyA small hunter faces a big problem
January 4, 2021Like other critters in the Bay, the ferocious mink is threatened by chemical contaminants
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