Read For the Win encourages summertime reading
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Augusta County Library is offering children ages birth to grade twelve the opportunity to Read For the Win June 8 through July 30.
Search Results for wildlife
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How is global warming impacting the world’s penguins?
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Not surprisingly, penguins—those cute and quirky flightless birds of the Southern Hemisphere—are in deep trouble as a result of reckless human activity.
Jacob Lam: More on elk in Virginia
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The reintroduction of elk in Southwest Virginia was not a whimsical venture. Instead, the area the elk would soon inhabit had to be prepared for their arrival.
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.
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.
