Restoration of Chesapeake Bay watershed would accelerate with focus on federal resources
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The Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2023 would fast track conservation goals in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Search Results for wildlife
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Are the great wild bison herds of today still considered endangered?
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Our forebears decimated the great wild bison herds of the 1800s. Are those remaining today endangered? If so, what are we doing about it?
Study launched in 2013 dishes up surprises in deer behavior, forest impacts
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Who knew that deer salivate about 2 gallons a day or that a fawn has 272–342 spots on its coat? Or that a doe may choose to give birth to fawns near a road so that fewer bears, coyotes and bobcats are around?
Legislation would protect more than 92K acres of scenic land in Shenandoah Valley
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The Shenandoah Mountain Act is legislation to establish a 92,562-acre scenic area in Rockingham, Augusta and Highland counties.
Smith House Galleries exhibit includes clay art by Greer, photography by Somberg
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Highlighting works in clay by Bobbie Greer and photography by Benjamin Somberg, the August exhibition at Smith House Galleries opens on Aug. 4.
Green floater freshwater mussel at risk of endangerment; Virginia at center of saving them
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has found that the green floater, a freshwater mussel found in 10 states including Virginia is likely to become endangered.
Fifty goats to help Charlottesville consume invasive plants at Washington Park
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If you visit Washington Park in Charlottesville next week, you might be surprised by some new visitors that will be on site near the pool: goats.
Virginia State Parks offer summer getaway complete with water, stargazing
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Virginia State Parks is reminding travelers there is still time to book a lodge or yurt for an overnight stay this summer.
Hardwood Initiative cost-share and tax credit programs available in Virginia
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To ensure a sustainable hardwood resource, the Virginia Department of Forestry has established in initiative to promote quality management practices.
Summer stocking schedule released for fee fishing areas in Virginia
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Summer trout stocking is under way in the fee fishing areas at Clinch Mountain in southwest Virginia and Crooked Creek in Carroll County.
