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Cormorants
April 1, 2014
Long a symbol of bad luck and evil in Western literature and myth, cormorants have been persecuted and slaughtered by fishermen and governments.
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Tundra Swans
April 1, 2013
The number of tundra swans wintering in the Chesapeake Bay is dwindling. Find out why.
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Baltimore, Maryland
April 2, 2012
Baltimore fights a battle for clean water. The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore leads the army, aiming for a fishable and swimmable harbor by 2020.
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Osprey Feel the Heat
April 1, 2012
Osprey are an iconic part of the Chesapeake Bay. Their epic migration from South America to the Chesapeake Bay mark the seasons, with their return in March a traditional sign of spring.
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Loon
January 1, 2012
Loons visit the Chesapeake in the fall and spring, but may avoid the Bay if they can't find enough menhaden to eat.
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Cooperstown, New York
January 1, 2012
The village of Cooperstown, best known for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, lies at the base of Otsego Lake. The nine-mile-long lake, dubbed "Glimmerglass" by author James Fenimore Cooper, is the source of the Susquehanna River which provides about 60 percent of the water flowing into the Bay.
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Cownose Ray
October 1, 2011
Advocates of expanded oyster aquaculture argue Cownose Rays are major obstacles to the industry. Scientists worry that killing rays to save oysters goes too far.
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Mason Neck State Park, Virginia
October 1, 2011
Mason Neck State Park is a peaceful, 9,000-acre peninsula on the Potomac River just 20 miles south of our nation's capital.
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Solomons, Maryland
July 1, 2011
Solomons Island is located in Southern Maryland's Calvert County. Once a thriving community of watermen and shipbuilders, the island is now a popular destination for recreation and tourism.
