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Wood Duck by David Judd

Wood Duck by David Judd

Canterbury

Canterbury

Snapper leaves the field edge ahead of the warm-season grass buffer planter.

Conservation Reserve Program Wetland

Conservation Reserve Program Wetland

Rare Ruff at CWH wetland designed and built at Sikes property

Barnstable Hill

Barnstable Hill

Prairie Warbler (left) in buffer strip. Great Horned Owl  (right) keeps watch over woodlands  

Barnstable Hill

Barnstable Hill

Black Duck rests atop muskrat house at Barnstable Hill farm CREP wetland Barnstable Hill

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Osprey-Maryland

Osprey: A Treasure of the Chesapeake

admin8 June, 20152016-03-03T10:41:58-05:00
Ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, are large birds that have brown backs, white bellies and distinctive brown stripes through their mostly white heads. They usually reach a length of 21 to 24 inches and have a wingspan of approximately five feet. Ospreys are also known as fish hawks because they feed almost…
Wildlife Videos

Wildlife Videos

admin 18 December, 2014 Comments Off on Wildlife Videos2017-04-19T16:10:04-04:00
Click on link below to view Martin Colony Video Martin Colony Video

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The American Woodcock, And Why We Should Be Cutting More Trees – Cool Green Science

The American Woodcock, And Why We Should Be Cutting More Trees – Cool Green Science

admin6 April, 20172017-04-06T18:34:26-04:00
Throughout their lives and even within a single day, American Woodcock are citizens of many habitats. By day they forage in forest, probing the soft soil with their bill in search of worms and insects. But every evening at sundown woodcock silhouettes appear in the sky as the birds commute…
Vegetation Studies in Power-line Rights-of-way (ROWs)

Vegetation Studies in Power-line Rights-of-way (ROWs)

admin 18 December, 2014 Comments Off on Vegetation Studies in Power-line Rights-of-way (ROWs)2015-03-18T20:20:56-04:00
Vegetation Studies in Power-line Rights-of-way (ROWs) Managing for wildlife while maintaining a safe, reliable, national electric utility power supply In the United States there are between 8 and 10 million acres of utility ROW, comprising potential unique wildlife habitat opportunities in property that is owned or accessed by electric, oil…

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Creepy crawlers play key role in structure of grasslands

Creepy crawlers play key role in structure of grasslands

admin9 October, 20142015-03-20T12:48:22-04:00
Creepy crawlers play key role in structure of grasslands
Wildlife Considerations When Haying or  Grazing Native Warm-Season Grasses

Wildlife Considerations When Haying or Grazing Native Warm-Season Grasses

admin 12 September, 2014 Comments Off on Wildlife Considerations When Haying or Grazing Native Warm-Season Grasses2015-03-19T10:49:35-04:00
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Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

admin30 September, 20152015-10-19T09:09:41-04:00
Understanding Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Implications for Management and Restoration— the Eastern Shore -PDF
CWH-Owned Nutriplacer

CWH-Owned Nutriplacer

admin 12 November, 2014 Comments Off on CWH-Owned Nutriplacer2015-03-19T13:06:56-04:00
CWH continues to assist the farming community reduce pollution and decrease fertilizer input through the use of the CWH-owned nutriplacer. This equipment places liquid fertilizers, principally nitrogen and phosphorus, about four inches below ground. The subsurface placement reduces nutrient surface runoff and increases the uptake by crops. Update on CWH…

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The American Woodcock, And Why We Should Be Cutting More Trees – Cool Green Science

The American Woodcock, And Why We Should Be Cutting More Trees – Cool Green Science

admin6 April, 20172017-04-06T18:34:26-04:00
Throughout their lives and even within a single day, American Woodcock are citizens of many habitats. By day they forage in forest, probing the soft soil with their bill in search of worms and insects. But every evening at sundown woodcock silhouettes appear in the sky as the birds commute…

Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

admin 30 September, 2015 Comments Off on Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed2015-10-19T09:09:41-04:00
Understanding Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Implications for Management and Restoration— the Eastern Shore -PDF

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Phragmites Control in Maryland

admin1 May, 20152018-08-06T08:27:49-04:00
Phragmites Control Controlling invasive, noxious weeds in wetlands Phragmites (Phragmites australis) continues to invade the Eastern Shore and other parts of Maryland at an alarming rate. Not only does it grow so tall that it blocks the shoreline view, more importantly, it grows so thick it can destroy a wetland=s…
Influence Of Land Use On The Integrity Of Marsh Bird Communities of Chesapeake Bay, USA

Influence Of Land Use On The Integrity Of Marsh Bird Communities of Chesapeake Bay, USA

admin 15 October, 2014 Comments Off on Influence Of Land Use On The Integrity Of Marsh Bird Communities of Chesapeake Bay, USA2015-01-15T09:07:55-05:00
Influence Of Land Use On The Intregity Of Marsh Bird Communities Of Chesapeake Bay, USA

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logoChesapeake Wildlife Heritage is dedicated to restoring, managing, and protecting wildlife habitat and establishing a more sustainable agriculture through direct action, education and research in partnership with public and private landowners.

By increasing the amount and diversity of wildlife habitat, and educating the public about the need for wildlife habitat, CWH is improving the health of the Bay.

OUR APPROACH: Given its expansive watershed of 64,000 square miles with 11,600 miles of tidal shoreline and a human population of more than 17.2 million in 2010, the health of the Chesapeake Bay is especially tied to how landowners in the watershed manage their land.
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Ruff-in-FlightChesapeake Wildlife Heritage is the only nonprofit in the Chesapeake Bay area taking habitat projects from conception to fruition by designing, building and managing habitat for the dual purposes of improving water quality and increasing the quantity and diversity of habitat in the region.

Long-term commitment on the part of both CWH and landowner partners is resulting in consistent success in wildlife habitat creation and management in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASharing information with landowners on how to become better stewards of the Bay in their own backyard.

Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage's Education and Outreach Program provides landowners, businesses, schools, civic and community groups, and other interested groups with information about the variety of local wildlife and wildlife habitat in the region. Most ofthe education that is provided by CWH occurs one-to-one during a site visit to a landowner's property.

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