Fort Defiance High School team preps for Envirothon championship
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The Fort Defiance High School team will travel to Canada in July to compete at the National Conservation Foundation’s Envirothon.
Search Results for wildlife
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UVA-led project brings greener look to D.C.
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Humans are meant to live in nature, even when they live in cities. University of Virginia architecture professor Tim Beatley calls it “biophilia.”
Bluegrass for the long haul
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A recent article in Kentucky’s leading paper, The Lexington Herald Leader, discusses the down-fall of coal in the Bluegrass State.
Homecoming: The reintroduction of Virginia elk
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The prospect of elk roaming the mountains of Virginia like they did hundreds of years ago is fascinating.
Tuberculosis infection in mongoose driven by social communication behavior
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An emerging strain of tuberculosis, closely related to human TB, has been killing banded mongoose in Northern Botswana.
Endangered woodpecker expands home with fungus
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An endangered woodpecker carries wood-eating fungi into its tree cavity home that ultimately help to expand the home’s size.
McAuliffe announces recipients of 2016 Governor’s Awards for Public Service
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the recipients of the Governor’s Public Service Awards at a ceremony today at the Executive Mansion.
Congressman Morgan Griffith visits Virginia Tech’s aviary
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Congressman Morgan Griffith visited Virginia Tech’s new aviary on the Blacksburg campus last week to learn about its research.
New mapping approach reveals benefits, shortcomings of flood-control strategies
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It should come as no surprise that urban areas, with impenetrable rooftops and parking lots, contribute to flooding.
Grant to send two Virginia Tech undergraduate students to study disease ecology in Africa
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Two Virginia Tech undergraduates will conduct research on the ecology and evolution of infectious disease in northern Botswana.
