Tagged Stories: "wetlands"
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How one town is determined not to drown
June 10, 2024Collaboration and local engagement aim to restore an Eastern Shore community
Read story![Salt marsh wetlands eroding into the Bay.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_900x600_crop_center-center_none/20231109-5K1A9237.jpg)
Wetlands see a small but mighty increase across the Chesapeake watershed
January 22, 2024New Chesapeake Bay Program tracking tool expands data collection
Read story![Waterfowl floating on a wetland.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jan_19_24_1800a-01-9E3A5912.jpg)
Twenty-five acre farm in Delaware begins its transition to a multi-habitat wetland
December 14, 2023U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Delaware Wild Lands restore a critical landscape
Read story![Two men, wearing the same blue baseball hat, standing outside in a farm field. The older man speaks, gesturing with his hands. To his left, the younger man listens.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/dec_14_23_1800-02-9E3A5169.jpg)
Harnessing people power to restore Lafayette River wetlands
May 18, 2022The Lafayette Wetland Partnership is a small but mighty community group
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Tracking the elusive tiger salamander on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
March 30, 2022Vernal pool monitoring programs track the breeding activity of endangered tiger salamanders.
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Maximizing a short supply of black duck habitat
December 17, 2021Chesapeake Bay Program launches a habitat vulnerability tool
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Sea level rise forces wetlands inland. But is there room for them?
May 25, 2021New data sources help prioritize where wetland restoration and conservation should take place.
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Magnolia bogs are a trove of rare wetlands species
May 20, 2021Suitland Bog escaped development to offer a relic community of carnivorous plants
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A feast for the eyes and for wildlife
February 1, 2021While other plants sleep, this plant shines
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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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