Stream restoration projects like Cattail Creek offer multifaceted benefits to watersheds and ecosystems To Bob Royer, the heron that was stalking in the shallow water around a bend in Cattail Creek was a sign of promise. For one thing, it meant there were fish. But together with the red-winged blackbirds overhead, the buzzing dragonflies, and Read the Rest…
Across the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, below the water’s surface, ribbons of green sway in the current. They are stems of pondweed, eelgrass, widgeon grass, stargrass, and a number of other species. Together they make up the underwater grasses that form a crucial habitat for Bay life, help clean the water, and mitigate effects Read the Rest…