DGIF: If you find a fawn, leave it alone
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It’s that time of year again when white-tailed deer fawns are showing up in yards and hayfields, and concerned citizens want to know how to help.
Search Results for wildlife
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Virginia comes through for displaced Hampton Roads waterbird colony
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The Commonwealth of Virginia has come through for the waterbird colony that previously nested on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel’s South Island, a habitat impacted by ongoing construction.
What are some ways environmentalists use civil disobedience to accomplish their goals?
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The concept of civil disobedience (defined by Merriam-Webster as the “refusal to obey laws as a way of forcing the government to do or change something”) dates back to the dawn of civil society.
Dredged material to rebuild two Chesapeake Bay islands
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Poplar Island is growing by 2 million cubic yards a year in the Army Corps’ largest “beneficial use” of dredged material undertaken on the East Coast.
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries announces passing of K9 Justice
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The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has confirmed the passing of K9 Justice, a nine-year veteran of the DGIF Conservation Police K9 program.
Mitigation banking offers win-win for Virginia producers, wetlands
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Throughout our nation’s history, landowners have perceived wetlands to be wasted space, and converted many high-quality acres to agricultural, urban and industrial uses.
DGIF reports final 2019-2020 chronic wasting disease surveillance numbers
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The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has concluded the 2019-2020 chronic wasting disease surveillance efforts in Virginia’s white-tailed deer population.
Bridgewater College Alumni Association awards scholarships
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The Bridgewater College Alumni Association recognized a number of students in the campus community with Alumni Legacy Scholarships, the Citizenship Award and the Dr. Jacob S. Huffman Outstanding Student Leadership Award.
NRCS seeking proposals for innovative projects to tackle conservation challenges
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The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting proposals through June 29 for national Conservation Innovation Grants focused on water reuse, water quality, air quality, energy and wildlife habitat.
Earth Day turns 50: Did COVID-19 put a damper on the celebration?
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On April 22, Earth Day celebrated its 50th anniversary. Back in 1970, some 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate against pollution and other environmental ills.
