Recently, CBF Senior Educator and Photographer Bill Portlock bundled up on a cold, January day and made his way out on the Rappahannock River for a midwinter bald eagle survey with Bill Crouch of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. … Continued
This spring, like every spring, many animals are on the move, traveling to their summer homes and breeding grounds. Don’t miss the amazing songbird migration in the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge this spring and other seasonal pageants via … Continued
If you’ve gone looking for raptors on a clear day, your heart has probably leaped at the sight of a large, soaring bird in the distance– perhaps an eagle or osprey. Read more at All About Birds.
Registrations are almost full, so register now for the Northern Neck Master Gardeners’ 24th annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar scheduled for Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Church of the Nazarene in White Stone. Learn about the growing … Continued
Gardeners wishing to grow beautiful flowers or lush vegetables need helpful creatures burrowing in their soil. Earthworms provide important services as they live beneath the soil surface. An article by Andrea Davis tells all about earthworms.
Winter is a great time to see wildlife. The leaves are gone and all the large birds are hunting so look up and watch a hawk swoop across a field to catch a mouse or watch the turkeys grazing in … Continued
Some of the Chesapeake Bay’s most densely populated oyster sanctuaries could be opened to periodic harvesting under a plan being floated by state officials, setting up more conflict between alarmed environmentalists and watermen seeking to make a living. Scott Dance reports … Continued
Save the date! NAPS will again be hosting the Earth Day Festival in Downtown Heathsville VA during the Farmers’ Market – Saturday, April 15, 2017, with exhibits, games and lots more. See you there! Visit napsva.org for updates, and more … Continued
According to this article in the Washington Post on January 30, 2017 a salty new oyster variety originating from Windmill Point on Virginia’s Northern Neck is making headlines.
The change in water temperatures in the Chesapeake Bay over the last three decades (an increase of about 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Rom Lipcius, a professor of marine science at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, means that “populations of many … Continued