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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Maryland - Sep 22, 2008
Pelicans, the big-billed birds that have long symbolized southern climes, now live in the Washington region, and Maryland's latest count showed that the number has "just exploded," a state ecologist said.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Education - Sep 4, 2008
State officials said this week that the discovery of more than 160 snakeheads near Mattawoman Creek represents a major victory in the battle against the toothy predators known as Frankenfish.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Aug 17, 2008
In the Washington region, the dramas of disappearing plants and animals often play out on ridiculously small stages. One species lives only on three mountainsides. Another clings to cobblestones in three streams …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Jul 19, 2008
Virginia crabber Ty Farrington [Close to Home, July 13] asserted that regulation changes aimed at reducing the Chesapeake Bay blue crab harvest were unjustified and that crabs "have always come and gone in cycles." But …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Jul 6, 2008
A 31-year-old Alexandria woman was injured when the motorboat she was riding in exploded, throwing her into the Chesapeake Bay and prompting a nearby boater to dive into the water to save her.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Jul 6, 2008
Washington area motorists kill more than 3,000 deer annually. What, then, to do with all that roadkill?
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Sports - Jun 29, 2008
Natural Wonder: We don't have Colorado's snowcapped mountains. Or Yosemite's cliffs, or Yellowstone's bison. We're bereft of glaciers and coral reefs. But here, in the back yard of the nation's capital, is a stunning …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Jun 21, 2008
Ever get the feeling that the Chesapeake Bay is trying to tell you something?
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Maryland - Jun 12, 2008
B ernie Fowler conducted his not-so-scientific "sneaker test" to determine the water quality of the Patuxent River on Sunday afternoon at Broomes Island. He lost sight of his white sneakers after 26 inches.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Maryland - May 26, 2008
Southern Maryland has received nearly $1.7 million in state grants and a loan for projects designed to improve public access to the water and support safe boating.
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