Recent Stories
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Walking through old-growth forest in Pennsylvania
October 22, 2020Alan Seeger Natural Area escaped clear-cutting, but threats remain
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Showing love for Maryland’s favorite reptile
October 21, 2020The diamondback terrapin calls the state’s brackish water and wetlands home
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Local government and climate experts convene to problem solve on community flooding
October 20, 2020Federal funding, collaboration, environmental justice and more examined at the 2020 Local Government Forum
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Elk thrive once again in Pennsylvania
October 15, 2020Decades of management efforts benefit the elk as well other young forest species
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Feedback welcomed on draft Conowingo plan
October 14, 2020Partnership takes action to reduce additional pollution flowing into the Bay
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Who speaks for the trees?
October 9, 2020The U.S. Forest Service and State Foresters sign agreement to accelerate forest restoration around the watershed
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Uncovering a major landmark once used by Virginia’s Indigenous tribes
October 8, 2020Werowocomoco is the former residence of a prominent Native American leader known as Powhatan
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Finding a better way to track nutrients in the Bay
October 7, 2020A new report discusses the importance of individual nutrient species when assessing environmental health
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What habitats are found in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?
October 6, 2020These seven habitats play their own unique role in the Bay’s ecosystem
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Hunting an insidious disease that preys on bats
October 2, 2020The northern long-eared bat is one of many native to the Chesapeake that suffers from the deadly white-nose syndrome
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