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Black bears are emerging from winter dens; tips to keep you safe as they forage for food

Crystal Graham
Published date: May 3, 2024 | 10:42 am
Updated: April 29, 2025 | 7:54 pm
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Black bears are emerging from their winter dens hungry and in search of an easy meal. Natural foods can be scarce, so bears often look for other food sources.

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Southeast Virginia land sought for conservation after $5.6M federal grant

Crystal Graham
Published date: April 22, 2024 | 1:11 pm
Updated: June 1, 2025 | 3:17 pm
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A Virginia state project to acquire nearly 2,000 acres of contiguous forest in Suffolk received a $5.6 million federal grant from NOAA.

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Earth Day 2024: VDOT encourages Virginians to keep roads beautiful, do not litter

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: April 22, 2024 | 10:39 am
Updated: July 20, 2025 | 12:30 pm
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VDOT is encouraging Virginians to join the effort to keep the Commonwealth’s roads clean on Earth Day and every day.

Envirothon: Local middle, high school students compete in five outdoor categories of skill

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: April 12, 2024 | 10:24 pm
Updated: June 1, 2025 | 3:18 pm
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Competition was the name of the game at Grand Caverns in Grottoes while high and middle school students competed in the annual Envirothon. 

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Maple syrup producers may play a role in increasing the bird population

Crystal Graham
Published date: April 3, 2024 | 12:34 pm
Updated: June 1, 2025 | 3:18 pm
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Maple syrup isn’t just for pancakes and waffles anymore; producers may also play a role in conservation and increasing the bird population.

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Invasive plant pests are tremendous threat to Virginia crops, human health

Crystal Graham
Published date: April 1, 2024 | 2:28 pm
Updated: June 1, 2025 | 3:18 pm
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Non-native, destructive insects, plant diseases and harmful weeds are a tremendous threat to Virginia’s crops and forests.

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Virginia to receive more than $13M in conservation grants through Chesapeake Bay Program

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: March 27, 2024 | 1:52 pm
Updated: October 26, 2025 | 8:12 pm
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More than $13.4 million in grant awards to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Virginia was announced today. 

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There will never be another Mochi, my miniature poodle with a heart-shaped nose

Crystal Graham
Published date: March 23, 2024 | 2:48 pm
Updated: June 21, 2025 | 1:01 pm
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Mochi was my first dog; not the first dog I owned; but the first dog who chose me as his person. On Thursday, Mochi died after a two-year battle with renal failure.

‘We can’t recycle our way out’: Earth Day Staunton returns to Gypsy Hill Park April 20

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: March 19, 2024 | 2:58 pm
Updated: June 1, 2025 | 3:18 pm
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Globally, approximately 2 million plastic bags are used per minute and a million plastic bottles purchased each minute.

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The U.S. wild turkey population is on the decline: What’s behind the decline?

Roddy Scheer
Published date: March 17, 2024 | 11:21 am
Updated: October 26, 2025 | 8:07 pm
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Americans have always loved wild turkeys, perhaps too much. By 1900, we had nearly driven this close relative to the chicken to extinction as a result of unregulated hunting and habitat destruction.

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