by admin | Jul 15, 2019 | Lightning Update
Geese fly over Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge where Duck Stamps will help fund protection of over 2,600 acres. (Photo: Steve Droter/Chesapeake Bay Program) There are many opportunities available for each of us as to help conserve fish and wildlife and the...
by admin | Jul 8, 2019 | Lightning Update
Delaware recently announced the largest ever round of farms preserved through the state’s Agricultural Lands Preservation Program. The image above illustrates how multiple adjacent farms have been preserved over time. (All images: Delaware Department of...
by admin | Jul 1, 2019 | Lightning Update
The panoramic view from Fones Cliffs above the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The 252 acre property is now part of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. (All photos: Pamela A. D’Angelo for theFree Lance-Star) Last Friday, Joe McCauley...
by admin | Jun 24, 2019 | Lightning Update
Atlanta is developing a new seven acre urban food forest as a new model of city park and as a way of providing access to healthy food for more citizens. (Photo: Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill) Food forests are getting increased attention in cities around the nation...
by admin | Jun 2, 2019 | Lightning Update
All these migrating warblers passed through the Chesapeake watershed in April and May on their way to breeding areas in Canada. Clockwise from top left: Magnolia, Blackburnian, Cape May, Black-throated Green, Bay-breasted, and Yellow-rumped warblers, in Tadoussac,...
by admin | Jun 2, 2019 | Lightning Update
Snow Geese at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland in winter (left) and at Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area in Quebec during spring migration (right). (Photos: Dotty Holcomb Doherty) We have shared some global news in recent weeks that, when taken...
