In December 2024, U.S. Department of the Interior announced the establishment of Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge as the 573rd and newest unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. A newly acquired 31-acre parcel is the first of several … Continued
A new study of 166 estuaries on all three U.S. continental coastlines, led by the U.S. Geological Survey, is the first to quantify and compare how rapid sea-level rise will drive landward migration of coastal wetlands on the Pacific, Atlantic, … Continued
A partnership between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Chesapeake Conservancy has led to the permanent protection of 155 acres of land as part of the Nanticoke Unit of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Funding was made possible … Continued
In December, groundbreaking event will mark the start of a stream corridor and wetland restoration project at the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in northwest Prince George’s County, Maryland. The project is located adjacent to Little Paint … Continued
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced two major grants designed to help Virginia protect and restore its wetlands. One grant is a $356,000 award to William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and its Center for … Continued