Wildlife
Learn more about your favorite Chesapeake Bay wildlife.
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A food forest in Hyattsville, Maryland gives far more than it takes
September 3, 2025The Emerson Street Food Forest is open to the public year round
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Native black willow thrives along riverbanks
September 1, 2025This tree is known for its dark, almost black bark
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Green frogs play an important role in the Chesapeake’s food web
August 29, 2025Although small, green frogs are skilled predators that control insect populations
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American bullfrog is a formidable predator with a big croak
August 20, 2025This amphibian can grow up 16 inches with its legs fully extended
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The chatty songbird that’s easy to hear but difficult to see
August 15, 2025The red-eyed vireo blends in with its background but makes itself known by constantly singing
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The most non-tern-like tern you’ll ever meet
August 5, 2025Gull-billed terns have a unique style of hunting
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First-time birders should keep an eye out for this gateway bird
July 18, 2025The American robin is one of the most common birds to see in the Chesapeake region
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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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