Tagged Stories: "development"
Dense forests in the Chesapeake watershed are home to eastern North America’s smallest owl species
January 3, 2022Dense forests in the Chesapeake watershed are home to eastern North America’s smallest owl species
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Since before the Revolutionary War, agriculture has dominated Pennsylvania’s economy
June 3, 2021A new report shows that despite a decline in farms, agriculture is still big business
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Magnolia bogs are a trove of rare wetlands species
May 20, 2021Suitland Bog escaped development to offer a relic community of carnivorous plants
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A fresh perspective on revitalizing Maryland’s Eastern Shore
July 16, 2020A young Eastern Shore native emerges as a leader in community enrichment
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Fireflies shed light on the benefits of a natural yard
July 9, 2020As a sign of summer, fireflies light up the Chesapeake watershed
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Tiny crustaceans in their transient ponds
March 6, 2020Fairy shrimp thrive in short-lived woodland wetlands
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Bringing back the eastern bluebird
October 1, 2019How community action has sent a bird population soaring skyward
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The secretive eastern black rail is losing vital habitat
April 5, 2019Development and climate change threaten marsh birds
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Searching for bog turtles in a disappearing habitat
July 9, 2018Vanishing wetlands threaten these tiny turtles
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Fairylands and pollinators
May 7, 2018The short lives of spring ephemeral flowers show larger connections
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