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6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (616+ words) Gains add more than 4,600 acres of critical Chesapeake Bay habitat Underwater grass abundance increased in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries last year. In Maryland's portion of the Bay, underwater grass coverage expanded from 36,799 acres in 2024 to 41,419 acres in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (215+ words) ELLISON BAY (NBC 26) — With beautiful weather in Ellison Bay, Newport State Park is celebrating what it has to offer with Newport Wilderness Days. "It's a big event," Newport State Park Natural Resources Educator Beth Bartoli said about the three-day event....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (135+ words) September Spider Season and Fall Prep Around the Home Why spiders become more noticeable in September—and how early fall preparation can help keep pest pressure outside. Spiders often become more noticeable in September. Webs appear around porch lights, railings,…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (742+ words) The Appalachian Trail Conservancy defines a thru-hike as completing all of the trail’s sections in any order within a year, allowing for pauses. Sanders started Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hopscotched around with some brief breaks and finished Monday atop Maine’s…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (266+ words) VIRGINIA - Summer may still be in full swing, but Virginia’s fall foliage season is already on the horizon, with the first color expected to emerge in the state’s highest elevations before spreading eastward. The autumnal equinox, which marks the astronomical…...