Tagged Stories: "Virginia"
Tributary Tuesday: Chuckatuck Creek (Isle of Wight County, Virginia)
April 17, 2012Chuckatuck Creek and its surrounding Lone Star Lakes offer abundant fishing and a rich local history.
Read storyStates, D.C. submit final Bay cleanup plans to federal government
April 4, 2012Jurisdictions submit their final cleanup plans as part of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL.
Read storyTributary Tuesday: Difficult Run (Fairfax County, Va.)
April 3, 2012This Potomac River stream winds through development-burdened Northern Virginia before ending near Great Falls Park.
Read storyWater quality report shows majority of Va.'s streams unhealthy
March 27, 2012Virginia added approximately 840 miles of streams and 2 square miles of estuaries to its list of impaired waters in 2012.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Friends of Dyke Marsh (Alexandria, Va.)
March 14, 2012The nonprofit Friends of Dyke Marsh helps preserve, restore and celebrate this rare Potomac River ecosystem.
Read storyScientists to develop management plan for invasive catfish
March 2, 2012Blue and flathead catfish are two invasive species that threaten the Chesapeake Bay's rivers.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Friends of Accotink Creek (Fairfax County, Va.)
February 15, 2012Friends of Accotink Creek is a Fairfax-based volunteer group dedicated to battling illegal dumping in the county.
Read storyWatershed 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.
Read storySix great spots to explore the outdoors this winter
December 19, 2011Here are six great places across the Chesapeake Bay watershed to experience activities you can only enjoy in winter.
Read storyJames River gets “C” health grade in latest report
December 1, 2011The James River Association (JRA) has given Virginia’s James River a C in its latest State of the James report.
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