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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "habitat"

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Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

Eastern Shore park begins its transformation into a grassland bird refuge

September 29, 2025

Once slated for development, Oxford Conservation Park is open to the public

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Aerial view of park with trees and circular trail and river in the background.

A quest to bring back habitat for grassland birds

May 3, 2024

Washington College and Queen Anne’s County transition farmland to habitat at Conquest Preserve

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Tracking the elusive tiger salamander on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

March 30, 2022

Vernal pool monitoring programs track the breeding activity of endangered tiger salamanders.

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Dense forests in the Chesapeake watershed are home to eastern North America’s smallest owl species

January 3, 2022

Dense forests in the Chesapeake watershed are home to eastern North America’s smallest owl species

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A small hunter faces a big problem

January 4, 2021

Like other critters in the Bay, the ferocious mink is threatened by chemical contaminants

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What habitats are found in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

October 6, 2020

These seven habitats play their own unique role in the Bay’s ecosystem

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An Eastern Shore wetland is a hotspot for birds

June 4, 2020

Deal Island Wildlife Management Area delivers for nature lovers

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A ferocious predator in a small package

February 12, 2020

Fishers rebound thanks to reforestation

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Big appreciation for the little brown bat

January 30, 2020

Increasing habitat gives bats a chance to withstand deadly white-nose syndrome

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Increasing temperatures threaten Chesapeake wildlife

January 7, 2020

Warmer air and water impact habitat and wildlife, causing species to shift their range

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