Tagged Stories: "wildlife"

Chesapeake Bay Program staff and partners spotlight their favorite wildlife, places, programs and people

A reptile famous for its colorful shell

Brook floaters are threatened by climate change, invasive species and pollution

Seven unique wetland projects from across the Bay watershed

The eastern dobsonfly may look intimidating but the larvae are the real predators

Identifying commonly overlooked birds

A wood frog visits a vernal pool in Chesapeake Beach, Md., on March 10, 2019. Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that attract a range of amphibians, which use the fish-free environment to spawn and reproduce. Amphibians that breed early in the year, like the wood frog are particularly vulnerable to contamination from road salts.

Our monitoring coordinator is still trying to scratch the “water quality itch”

Special adaptations help owls successfully hunt in all conditions