5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (256+ words) Blue catfish were introduced into Virginia rivers in the 1970s and rapidly expanded into most Chesapeake Bay tributaries." Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced in late March that the Wanchese Fish Company Inc. in Tidewater Virginia will receive $248, 000 through the Blue Catfish…...

20+ hour, 11+ min ago  (226+ words) Friends of Dragon Run and the Chesapeake Conservancy hosted a dedication ceremony on April 7 to celebrate protecting 650 acres of Dragon Run Swamp in Mascot, VA. Dragon Run Swamp flows into the Piankatank River on Virginia's Middle Peninsula. The conserved area…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1481+ words) Bird enthusiasts exercise their enthusiasm for winged creatures at Oxford Conservation Park on Maryland's Eastern Shore." About two dozen people garbed in winter clothes massed at the edge of a grassy field alive with the sound of murmuring birds. Pretty…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1558+ words) An angler displays a brown trout caught on the Little Juniata River in Pennsylvania. As an adult, Manning developed a preference for chasing wild brook trout in remote streams. But he regularly returned to Freeman Run for the community, especially…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (403+ words) East Coast fishery managers are seeking public feedback this" It's the best of times in recent memory for Chesapeake Bay o" Workers at Tilghman Island Seafood fillet blue catfish caught from the Potomac River for shipment to a food bank…...

2+ week, 41+ min ago  (1777+ words) Chumley Fisher offloads oysters from Chet Schwartz's boat on March 18, 2026, on Tilghman Island, MD." It's the best of times in recent memory for Chesapeake Bay oysters. It's just the opposite, though, for the Maryland and Virginia watermen who make a living…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (824+ words) A kayaker pulls his boat toward a marsh gut in lower Dorchester County, MD. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing deep spending cuts on the Chesapeake Bay cleanup that critics say will undermine the effort's scientific integrity and public outreach. The…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (824+ words) A kayaker pulls his boat toward a marsh gut in lower Dorchester County, MD. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing deep spending cuts on the Chesapeake Bay cleanup that critics say will undermine the effort's scientific integrity and public outreach. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (296+ words) In October 2023, a specialized ship at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Virginia was loaded with sections of "monopile" to support the wind turbines being built offshore. (Courtesy of Dominion Energy) Judge Jamar Walker of the U. S. District Court for the Eastern…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (217+ words) Dominion Energy's first offshore wind turbines, shown here on April 27, 2024, stand about 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. (Courtesy of Dominion Energy) After more than a decade of work, Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project began generating electricity…...