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Livestock fencing needs to pick up pace in Shenandoah Valley
Time seems to slow down in the Shenandoah Valley, where the pastoral act of raising livestock for a living appears as unchanged by the years as the emerald-green hills on either side of Interstate 81. But almost a decade has passed since Virginia first set a goal to have farmers build fences along nearly every Chesapeake Bay-bound stream that livestock could otherwise access in the state.
As much as animals like to wade in and drink from the streams that cut across countless pastures here, their hooves and feces wreak havoc on local and regional water quality. For two decades, federal and state governments have provided varying levels of funding to reimburse farmers who install fences and alternative watering sources.
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Whitney Pipkin-
May 20, 2019 
Pollution
Pipeline proposal may undermine Delmarva forestry industry, critics say - Jeremy Cox | 05/14/19
New National Heritage Area to highlight Susquehanna - Ad Crable | 05/13/19
Hampton Roads wastewater-to-aquifer recharge project showing results - Sarah Vogelsong | 05/08/19
Chesapeake blue crab population grows despite 2018’s rains - Jeremy Cox | 05/07/19
$10,000 reward offered for information about eagle poisonings on Maryland’s Eastern Shore - Timothy B. Wheeler | 05/07/19
MD, VA legislatures tackle oyster issues with mixed reactions - Timothy B. Wheeler | 05/06/19
MD bans plastic foam containers, VA passes plan for coal ash - Timothy B. Wheeler | 05/06/19
ASMFC says rockfish harvests need to be cut 17 percent - Karl Blankenship | 05/06/19
- Learn how your state plans to meet Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals
Want to know how your state intends to help with the next — and ostensibly final — stage of the long-running Chesapeake Bay... - Timothy B. Wheeler | 05/02/19
- Bald eagles are nesting in Baltimore’s restored Masonville Cove
Who loves Baltimore these days? Bald eagles, that’s who. A white-headed adult pair has set up housekeeping at Masonville... - Timothy B. Wheeler | 03/27/19
- Find your climate-altered future on a new interactive map
Ever had trouble picturing how climate change could alter the quality of life in your community? Now there’s a map for that. Using a... - Timothy B. Wheeler | 02/12/19
- New Bay cleanup plans on schedule despite federal shutdown
Despite a 35-day government shutdown that sidelined federal agency involvement, Chesapeake Bay restoration leaders say they are committed... - Karl Blankenship | 02/07/19
Cape May warbler has its own part to play in spring’s avian orchestra
I stood on the boardwalk and turned to the early morning sun. I felt the warmth on my face and closed my eyes. The dawn chorus of birds enveloped me. As I listened intently, I could make out several familiar songs. There was...Michael Burke | On the Wing 05/15/19
- It’s time to ruffle feathers again – seek actions to protect birds - Michael Burke | Bay Naturalist 04/19/19
- The wonderful, weird world of water-dwelling worms - Kathleen Gaskell | Chesapeake Challenge 04/12/19
- Grounded! - Kathleen Gaskell | Bay Buddies 03/29/19
- Tricolored herons: Here today, but where tomorrow? - Michael Burke | On the Wing 03/22/19
- Look around for signs of the season springing up around the watershed - Kathy Reshetiloff | Bay Naturalist 03/08/19
- Reef sweet reef - Kathleen Gaskell | Chesapeake Challenge 02/08/19
- Black scoter’s secretive ways part of this sea duck’s mystique - Michael Burke | On the Wing 01/17/19
- A cabin waits for you along the Appalachian Trail - Wendy Mitman Clarke | Bay Journeys Article 01/10/19
- Night Moves - Kathleen Gaskell | Chesapeake Challenge 12/28/18
When it came to the Bay, Hughes was more than up to the challenge
“Harry Hughes Horton.” Sounds good, don’t ya think? A missed opportunity that I’ll explain in a bit. I always had a soft spot for Harry R. Hughes, Maryland’s governor from 1979 to 1987, who died...Tom Horton | Chesapeake Born 05/17/19
- Reopen CREP: Help a farmer and you help the Chesapeake - Beth McGee | Forum 05/10/19
- Bay Program’s 2017-18 Bay Barometer shows Chesapeake’s resilience - Rachel Felver | Forum 04/09/19
- Yorktown coffee roaster brews up support for the Bay in its community - Lucy Heller | Message from the Alliance 04/05/19
- Go big or ‘no home’: We need green amendments in state constitutions - Tamara Toles O’Laughlin | Forum 04/03/19
- How can we save oysters if we harvest them faster than they reproduce? - Alison Prost | Forum 03/27/19
- Your local Project Stream Cleanup needs you this spring! - Lucy Heller | Message from the Alliance 03/20/19
- Lure of mainland tugs at roots – and hearts – of Smith Islanders - Tom Horton | Chesapeake Born 03/13/19
- Healthy trees, forests are great cure for what ails the Chesapeake Bay - Paul Solomon | Forum 03/08/19
- Trickle up effect: Reducing Bay’s nitrogen will lower greenhouse gas level - Tom Horton | Chesapeake Born 02/05/19
Harboring a desire to see Baltimore waterfront from another perspective? Paddle up!
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor might not make anyone’s top 10 list of places they’ve dreamed of exploring by kayak. It can be a busy — and at certain times, funky — body of water in the heart of the...Timothy B. Wheeler | Bay Journeys Article 05/17/19
- Old Wye Grist Mill still grinding after all these years - T.F. Sayles | Bay Journeys Article 04/18/19
- White Horse Mountain worth the millions paid to protect it - Whitney Pipkin | Bay Journeys Article 04/03/19
- Tiptoe through the trilliums at Thompson WMA - Leslie Middleton | Bay Journeys Article 03/15/19
- Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse illuminates life in a screwpile - T.F. Sayles | Bay Journeys Article 03/07/19
- Snow geese extravaganza hits home - Jeremy Cox | Bay Journeys Article 01/31/19
- Otsego Lake only a glimmer of great Susquehanna to come - Donna Morelli | Bay Journeys Article 12/06/18
- ‘Dig a little deeper’ at the Norfolk Botanical Garden - Jeremy Cox | Bay Journeys Article 11/15/18
- Western Maryland railroad turns on charm at every bend - T.F. Sayles | Bay Journeys Article 11/09/18
- Devil’s Marbleyard tempts hikers with rocky challenge - Jeremy Cox | Bay Journeys Article 10/05/18
