Recent News: #U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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August 06, 2012
American eel numbers rise after dam removal
Without migration barrier in place, American eel populations steadily increase in Shenandoah National Park.
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March 08, 2012
From the Field: Building a home for birds on Maryland’s Poplar Island
Biologists collect discarded Christmas trees to build bird nesting habitat on a restored island in the Chesapeake Bay.
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February 28, 2012
Maryland’s wintering waterfowl population down slightly in 2012
Scientists counted fewer ducks, geese and swans wintering along Md.’s Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic shorelines in 2012.
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June 16, 2011
Online guide helps homeowners choose Chesapeake Bay native plants
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have launched the online Native Plant Center.
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March 21, 2011
Fewer wintering waterfowl counted in Maryland in 2011
Scientists observed more than 640,000 ducks, geese and swans along Maryland's Chesapeake Bay shoreline this winter.
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March 10, 2011
Chesapeake Brrr! What it's like to work on the Bay in winter
Have you ever wondered what it's like to work on the water in the middle of winter? Wonder no more.
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December 04, 2008
Partnership Protects Virginia Marsh from Erosion
An agency partnership protects from erosion more than 500 acres of tidal freshwater marsh on Herring Creek in Charles City County, Virginia.
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October 15, 2008
Partnership Tackles Removal of Invasive, Marsh-eating Rodent from Delmarva Peninsula
On Maryland's Eastern Shore, pollution from development and agriculture are much-debated issues affecting the Chesapeake Bay's health.
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