• Backyard Bird Feeding
If you elect to feed birds in the backyard you should recognize that with the fun and enjoyment comes responsibility. While there are some basic tenents to responsible bird feeding, conditions change from location to location and day to day. Using your own good judgement is the best approach. Here are a few things to be considered when establishing your feeder program. Click Here to view"

• This little bird is a 'lifer' for most of us
November 27, 2011 - A LITTLE MALE snow bunting flew into town to spend part of the day last weekend in front of the Newcastle Hotel at the Oceanfront. Click Here to view"

• Loggerhead Shrike Visits Virginia Beach
A handsome loggerhead shrike is visiting the area around Ashville Road off Princess Anne Road in Virginia Beach, reports Steve Coari of the Virginia Beach Audubon Society. Click Here to view"

• Flyways and Byways: Backyards pests
Not long ago, Canada geese were in the local spotlight as "pest birds." Although some consider geese welcome guests in neighborhoods and parks, others decry the mess a flock leaves behind and want the birds removed. Click Here to view"

• Chesapeake Bay Native Plants
In the Chesapeake Bay watershed, a wide range of native plants are suitable for landscaping and shoreline restoration projects. Native plant species include grasses, wildflowers, ferns, herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and other plants. Click Here to view"

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• Interactive guide | Fort Monroe now open to the public CLICK HERE

• Scientists say plume from Irene, Storm Lee did not cause widespread damage to Chesapeake Bay

HAMPTON, Va. — It’s rare good news for the Chesapeake Bay.

Scientists say the huge sediment plume that formed in the bay after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee did not cause the widespread damage they had feared.

The plume stretched dozens of miles and was of particular concern to the Susquehanna Flats, the area where the Susquehanna River meets the bay. The Daily Press (http://bit.ly/tN4UWu) reports that scientists feared the plume would destroy underwater grass beds that serve as a feeding and nesting place for blue crabs and other organisms. Click here"

Academy helps communities 'take ownership of their stormwater'
ohn Dawson fought a weeklong battle with the dense layer of clay that lurked beneath the surface of his front yard.

"It was red, and it was thick. The colonists could have made bricks from that stuff," he said.

Dawson discovered the clay while trying to reduce the flow of stormwater runoff from his home in Severna Park, MD, to local waters and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. He was replacing his lawn with a rain garden designed to collect and absorb stormwater close to where it falls. But clay isn't very absorbent. For the rain garden to work, the clay had to go. Click here"

• Hampton Calendar of Events Click here"

Winter Edition 2011