The decision for the closure was made after the department determined there weren’t enough legal-sized oysters, or oysters that are three inches or greater, in the area.
New research suggests that some forest restoration can lead to a short-term rise in the transmission of zoonotic diseases like malaria.
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$44M boost hits Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced February 11, 2026, more than $44.2 million in competitive grants to advance Chesapeake Bay watershed ...
The next time someone purchases a rifle, a box of ammunition, or a new fishing rod in America, they're doing more than just preparing for a weekend outdoors. They're funding one of the most successfu ...
A landscape restoration project inspired by one of the nation's most beloved nature poets has already seen good results, according to the project's chairman. The 19th Century poet John Clare grew up ...
A Florida bank president and her husband support local wildlife conservation efforts in Southwest Florida. The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) cares for over 6,000 animals annually ...
A recent trip to the remote refuge shows that environmental restoration is possible with commitment from policymakers and the public.
While catamount sightings are reported each year, there is no breeding population of catamounts in the Northeast; Vermont’s last confirmed catamount was killed in 1881. The preserved remains of that ...
Humane Wildlife Removal in Hamilton With Full Soffit and Exterior Restoration Hamilton, Canada - January 23, 2026 / ...
New statewide effort will accelerate reef restoration, sustainable mariculture, and coastal protection for generations ...
Conservationists agree that reintroducing species into the wild has benefits for humans, such as cleaner air and water, and flood prevention. Just this week, beavers were released into the wild in ...
Those engineering decisions worsened Katrina’s destruction. They allowed saltwater into freshwater ecosystems around the city ...