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04/11/2024

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01/11/2024

Dominion Energy has successfully completed its first monopile installation season for on-time and on-budget Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind.

31/10/2024

Starting November 1, all vessels 65 feet or longer are required to travel at 10 knots or less in Seasonal Management areas (SMAs) along the Mid-Atlantic North Atlantic Right Whale Migratory Route and Calving Grounds. Slowing down in these areas helps to reduce the threat of vessel collisions with these endangered whales. The Mid-Atlantic SMAs from Block Island, RI to Brunswick, GA are in effect through April 30, 2025.

On November 15, another SMA will become active in the calving and nursery grounds of southern Georgia and northern Florida.

Learn more about right whale speed restrictions here: https://bit.ly/3Y0fLvv

25/10/2024

25/10/2024

Video footage of feeding of the coast of Virginia in May and June.

25/10/2024

25/10/2024

to reduce go into effect into November.

Mariners: you can play an important role in conserving endangered North Atlantic right whales! These whales swim in heavily trafficked areas along the U.S. East Coast—some travel close to the coast, placing them at high risk for vessel strikes. The risk is especially high for moms with young calves, who spend most of their time at or near the surface in nearshore areas.

To help prevent vessel strikes, most vessels 65 feet or longer must slow to 10 knots or less in Seasonal Management Areas. Several Seasonal Management Areas between Rhode Island and Florida go into effect in early November.

Remember to slow down and keep a lookout for North Atlantic right whales! Learn more about these Seasonal Management Areas: https://bit.ly/3UhoarB

Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. Aerial survey funded by NOAA Fisheries and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

25/10/2024

Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by researchers at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS suggest that a poor year class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in the Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in 2024. The 2024-year class, representing fish hatched t...

23/10/2024

: Dominion Energy partners with beekeeper at farm in Virginia.

Dominion Energy's Black Bear solar project now has honey bees to pollinate land under the panels and help the surrounding farming community.

28/09/2024

Exciting news! A $500,000 in federal funding will aid a community-centric endeavor to home 1 million baby oysters along vibrant, new reefs in a 3.2-mile stretch of the Hampton River. 🦪Thanks to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, a diverse ecosystem is coming, recreational fishing opportunities will bloom and our river's water quality will see improvement. Visit https://bit.ly/3MFfQy0 to learn more about this exciting program. 🌊

26/09/2024

25/09/2024

In a significant reversal, Virginia state regulators Tuesday killed the possibility of opening the blue crab winter harvest for the upcoming 2024/2025 season.

25/09/2024

Wetlands restoration and shoreline rehabilitation efforts in South Baltimore promise to make communities resilient against climate change and severe weather while spawning new green spaces. Scientists say it’s a new science that needs careful and closer scrutiny.

17/09/2024

Amid continuing concerns about the availability of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay, a study released this week shows that osprey chicks are starving in nests in parts of the Bay where they typically depend on menhaden for food.

09/09/2024

Join us for the third episode of the Offshore Wind Webinar Series with Dr. Douglas
Nowacek and Jaclyn Daly to discover the facts and debunk the myths about whales and
offshore wind. 🐋

Tune in at 12p.m, ET on Thursday, September 12 to learn how the federal government ensures the protection of whales and other marine mammals through permitting, and explore the fascinating ways whales use sound in the ocean.

You can register for the webinar here: https://tnc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tp1IWN78S0O6mNNKrocIXA #/registration

06/09/2024

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | You are invited to attend the virtual Central Atlantic Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on September 10-11th at 9:00am ET.

The purpose of the meeting is to hear updates on the potential for offshore renewable energy in the Central Atlantic region. The meeting will discuss potential commercial offshore wind energy planning activities and next steps in the planning process.

There will be opportunities for questions and public input at the end of the meeting.

Want to participate? For details and registration information, visit https://ow.ly/wS7G50TfhIo

30/08/2024

📢‼️📈 new music out today! Kendall Street Company proudly, rudely, and loudly presents our most fantastical, whimsical, free-wheeling tune yet, “Porridge”! IYKYK xoxoxo 💋

Now that you’ve been hooked by my wordsmithery, GO STREAM IT!!

Okay but in all honesty, big thanks of course to all who helped make this tune a reality:

Produced and Written by Kendall Street Company
Recorded and Mixed by Scott Gordon
Mastered by Justin Perkins ()
Album art by Joe Winograd

Brian Roy: Lead Vox, Bass ()
Louis Smith: Electric Guitar, Vox ()
Ben Laderberg: Electric Guitar ()
Ryan Wood: Drums ()
Jake Vanaman: Synthesizer, Organ ()

28/08/2024

📣 Exciting News! We are thrilled to announce that TNC's film, “Every Acre Counts: Chesapeake Bay Farmers on the Forefront,” will premiere at the opening night of the Chesapeake Film Festival on September 27! 🎬🌾

This film recognizes and celebrates a diverse group of farmers operating across the Chesapeake Bay watershed who are powerful conservation allies and who serve as models for The Nature Conservancy's strategy to accelerate regenerative agriculture.

📅 Date: September 27, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
🔗 Learn More & Get Tickets: https://nature.ly/3AGNhxk
🎥 Watch the film preview: https://nature.ly/4g4SXBA

Join us in celebrating these incredible farmers and their commitment to making every acre count!