Tagged Stories: "agriculture"
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A quest to bring back habitat for grassland birds
May 3, 2024Washington College and Queen Anne’s County transition farmland to habitat at Conquest Preserve
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Get to know these eight regenerative farms throughout the Bay watershed
April 19, 2023These farms grow food in a way the protects local streams and rivers
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Watershed jurisdictions help lower nutrient and sediment pollution entering the Bay
June 22, 2022Bay model shows slight decline of pollution in 2021, thanks to agricultural conservation practices
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The solar paradox
June 17, 2022Solar power is helping the Chesapeake Bay watershed meet its renewable energy goals—but what is it doing to our waters and forests?
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A not so impossible sustainable beef operation demonstrates success
October 14, 2021Hedgeapple Farm has practiced regenerative farming for over 20 years
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For a crucial conservation effort, the decades have made the difference
August 12, 2021One farm’s forests show how planting trees has come into its own
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A heritage trail effort aims to preserve both land and legacy
July 22, 2021Community members restore a church with the help of the American Chestnut Land Trust
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Since before the Revolutionary War, agriculture has dominated Pennsylvania’s economy
June 3, 2021A new report shows that despite a decline in farms, agriculture is still big business
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Beautiful Bay blooms
May 7, 2021Neighborhood flower farms support the local economy while helping keep our waters clean.
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Five sustainable vineyards in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
April 27, 2021These vineyards utilize sustainable agricultural practices to limit pollution
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