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Where do some of our favorite bugs go during the colder months? Some migrate, some hibernate (in a sense), and some leave their eggs to overwinter in a safe place to support next year’s generation. Let’s take a look at what some of the Chesapeake’s more iconic insects do during the winter months.
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October marks the beginning of pumpkin season for many of us — browsing pumpkin patches for the perfect jack-o’-lantern and eventually enjoying pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. But, there’s more to this squash than decorations and holiday fun.
Like many folks, I started 2026 with some goals to improve my life. Chief among them was to not buy any new clothing for a full year.
For wildlife in the Chesapeake, it’s time to get to work. From the water, to the land, to the sky, summer for many species is breeding and nesting season.
A little over a year ago I moved from the Baltimore-Annapolis area, where I was raised, to Charlottesville, VA, at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and I’m happy to report that there’s room in my heart for both locales.
From February to May, the Atlantic Flyway — the broad migration super highway that runs through eastern North America from Florida to northern Quebec (and the other way around in the fall) — turns our region into one of the busiest routes of migratory birds in North America.
Hope is the desire for something to happen. We employ hope as a practice of identifying where we are, where we want to be, and the steps needed to get there. Hope is the start of building resilience. The hope of individuals and organizations alike helps fuel this resilience.
As scientific communities have come to recognize the negative impacts of concrete-laden industrial scapes, green urban renewal projects are praised for their ability to improve environmental conditions, get people outdoors, and fulfill their human need for biophilia.
When it comes to total waterway miles among U.S. states, Pennsylvania is second only to Alaska. Tens of thousands of miles of flowing water means tens of thousands of opportunities to take steps of our own to contribute to a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.
When you picture the Chesapeake Bay, you of course imagine blue crabs, a vast estuary, and lively coastal cities like Baltimore and Annapolis. While those are all iconic, there are other, sometimes overlooked areas of the Bay’s expansive watershed, making quiet, but important impacts on the health of the region we call home.
