
DGIF confirms Chronic Wasting Disease in 28 deer
Chronic Wasting Disease was confirmed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in 26 deer from Frederick County and two deer from Shenandoah County during 2018.

Chronic Wasting Disease was confirmed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in 26 deer from Frederick County and two deer from Shenandoah County during 2018.

The Office for Inclusion and Diversity sponsored its 16th annual Advancing Diversity Workshop on Jan. 15 at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.

The National Park Service has abandoned its defense of the agency’s latest permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross the Blue Ridge Parkway.

To support the Virginia Environmental Endowment’s new James River Water Quality Improvement Grant Program, the Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Center recently developed a “Restoration Planner,” a web-based application to support planning and evaluation of restoration projects.

The 16th annual Advancing Diversity Workshop takes place Tuesday, Jan. 15, from 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Latham Ballroom Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.

Toucans, tarantulas, hoatzins, scarlet macaws, and caiman. Those are just a few of the species observed by Virginia Tech students this past summer while studying abroad in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.

Diseases have repeatedly spilled over from wildlife to humans, causing local to global epidemics, such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, SARS, and Nipah.

Diarrheal disease, a preventable and treatable illness, remains the second-leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 and a persistent public health threat in sub-Saharan Africa.

Chesapeake Conservancy celebrated the 2018 “Champions of the Chesapeake” at an awards ceremony.

Washington and Lee University will host a public talk and Q&A with Randy Hayes, executive director of Foundation Earth, and Brent Blackwelder, environmental organizer, teacher, vice-chair and treasurer of Foundation Earth’s board on Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Center for Global Learning Atrium.
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