Tagged Stories: "rivers and streams"
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Watershed Wednesday: Elizabeth River Project (Portsmouth, Virginia)
January 18, 2012The Elizabeth River Project's goal is to make the river safe for swimming and eating oysters by 2020.
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Tributary Tuesday: Tunkhannock Creek (Wyoming and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania)
January 10, 2012Tunkhannock Creek flows under the 240-foot-tall Tunkhannock Viaduct in Wyoming County, Pa.
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Watershed Wednesday: Cacapon Institute (High View, West Virginia)
January 4, 2012Folks at the Cacapon Institute in eastern West Virginia are spearheading efforts to help the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
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Tributary Tuesday: Clark Creek (Dauphin County, Pa.)
December 27, 2011Clark Creek, a 31-mile-long tributary of the Susquehanna River, is popular with hikers, cyclists and fly fishermen.
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Watershed Wednesday: Friends of Sligo Creek (Takoma Park, Md.)
December 21, 2011Friends of Sligo Creek is a volunteer organization that has worked since 2001 to clean up this Potomac River tributary.
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Tributary Tuesday: Cayuta Lake and Cayuta Creek (New York and Pennsylvania)
December 13, 2011Cayuta Lake and the surrounding areas provide a pristine habitat for rare plants and animals.
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Watershed Wednesday: Howard County Conservancy (Maryland)
December 7, 2011The Howard County Conservancy protects natural areas and educates the public about Maryland's environment.
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Tributary Tuesday: Loyalsock Creek (North Central Pennsylvania)
November 15, 2011The 64-mile long tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the watershed's most pristine streams.
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Tributary Tuesday: Passage Creek (Fort Valley, Va.)
November 1, 2011The 38-mile-long Passage Creek weaves in and out of a sheltered part of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
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Federal government pledges to revitalize Anacostia, Patapsco rivers through new partnership
June 24, 2011Federal agencies have joined together in a new initiative to revitalize the Anacostia and Patapsco rivers.
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