Tagged Stories: "marshes and wetlands"
Assessment offers look at resiliency of Maryland’s shorelines
June 10, 2016Study will help in targeting projects to protect high-risk communities
Read storyTiny residents of a recovering waterway
May 26, 2016Marsh periwinkles inhabit the once nearly-lifeless Money Point
Read storyStudy suggests salt marshes could persist despite rising sea levels
February 26, 2016VIMS report predicts salt marshes more resilient than previously thought
Read storyPush for public access at Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve
January 2, 2015Virginia DCR aims to open thousands of acres of land to the public.
Read storyInvestments in habitat restoration create jobs, support small businesses
May 5, 2014A new analysis shows restoring wildlife habitat can stimulate local economies.
Read storyLoss of coastal wetlands grows larger in United States
December 9, 2013Development and other human activities are placing pressure on this critical habitat.
Read storyMore habitat means more fish
May 9, 2013Investments in habitat conservation can strengthen fisheries and the economies that depend on them.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Friends of Dyke Marsh (Alexandria, Va.)
March 14, 2012The nonprofit Friends of Dyke Marsh helps preserve, restore and celebrate this rare Potomac River ecosystem.
Read storySaving the Eastern Shore’s marshes from destructive, invasive nutria
January 26, 2012A team of scientists and trappers is working to eradicate nutria from the Chesapeake Bay by 2015.
Read storyNew York State Landowner Develops Wetland to Protect Local Stream, Chesapeake Bay
December 10, 2009On the first Wednesday in December, landowner Ray Lewis proudly looked across a recently constructed wetlands on his upstate New York farm.
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