Wildlife
Learn more about your favorite Chesapeake Bay wildlife.
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The ancient secrets of Virginia’s first and only all-native botanical garden
July 16, 2025Quarry Gardens at Schuyler has some of the highest variety of plant species in the U.S.
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Flag Ponds Nature Park hosts horseshoe crab campout under the stars
June 30, 2025Event offers guests a chance to witness horseshoe crab spawning
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A unique native flower you can plant to help a rare native bee
June 10, 2025The yellow trout lily is a native spring ephemeral that is the only source of food for the trout lily bee
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A rare colony of night herons nest near the Baltimore waterfront
May 30, 2025These resilient herons find a home in waterfront cities
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A penny for your water quality
May 13, 2025Water-penny beetles play an important role in indicating clean water
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Native Chesapeake plants and their picky pollinators
May 2, 2025Learn more about the specialist pollinators that call the Bay region home
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Raising Chesapeake critters in classrooms
April 15, 2025Five watershed species take center stage in environmental education programs across the watershed
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This nectar filled ephemeral is one of the first signs of spring in the Chesapeake
April 9, 2025The pink and white Virginia spring beauty lives up to its name as one of the first flowers of the season
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English ivy is doing more harm than good in your yard
March 12, 2025Often used for filling space in yards and neighborhoods, this invasive species is crowding out native plants.
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A noisy forager is one to spot during all seasons in the Chesapeake region
February 6, 2025The red-bellied woodpecker is highly adaptive to changing temperatures and environments, making it a constant in the Bay region
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