Maryland gets first national wildlife refuge in more than 60 years
The Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge will protect up to 40,000 acres of land in Anne Arundel, Calvert, ...
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Bald Eagle Nesting Temporarily Closes Blackwater Trail, Parking Lot
The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge announced the closure of a trail and parking lot to minimize disturbances to nesting ...
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Gov. Kemp, it’s now or never for the Okefenokee
Protecting the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in far Southeastern Georgia could be Gov. Brian Kemp’s greatest legacy — if he acts now. He has a choice: Continue to remain silent about the threat ...
US Department of Interior to nominate Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp as UNESCO World Heritage Site
The United States is home to some of Earth’s most incredible natural wonders, and today, the Okefenokee National Wildlife ...
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A new wildlife refuge in Southern Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay’s first in over 25 years
The proposed boundary and land use designations for the newly established Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) It’s been a quarter century since any ...
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PBA: Blackwater gets first win, hands Meralco its first loss
Blackwater finally scored its first win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after ending the unbeaten start of import-less Meralco, 114-98, Thursday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Rookie Sedrick Barefield ...
Georgia senator backs federal expansion of Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says he's opposed to strip mining at the Okefenokee Swamp and came out in support of a plan to expand ...
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Barefield, King join hands as Blackwater pounces on import-less Meralco for first win
Sedrick Barefield and import George King provided a deadly one-two punch as Blackwater pounced on an import-less Meralco, 114-98, to notch its first win of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the ...
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Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Still at Risk from Oil Drilling
Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a ...
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Mining company vows to forge ahead when permitted despite feds’ Okefenokee Refuge expansion plan
The proposal is for a "minor expansion" of the refuge's existing boundaries to bolster protections of the unspoiled freshwater wetland system and wildlife habitats found in the largest blackwater ...