by Pat Calvert | Dec 13, 2016 | News, Secrets of the James, Wildlife of the James |
If you believe that you may have witnessed a ferret slinking about riverbank rocks and crags, then chances are strong that you have in fact encountered its weaselly cousin, the American mink (Neovison vison). Webster’s Dictionary provides a less than flattering...
by Ben Watson | Nov 1, 2016 | News, Wildlife of the James |
To the keen eyed Virginian, the beginning of November is marked by several phenological events. To the motorist, the changing leaves are a summons to the high forests and winding roads of Shenandoah. To the city dweller, the transition might be unnoticed save for the...
by jravirginia | Oct 5, 2016 | News, Volunteer, Wildlife of the James |
Meet Nora Cox, a Lynchburg resident who works at the Central Virginia Community College as an Adjunct Biology Instructor. She’s an Upper James RiverRat who is also active in her local Master Naturalist chapter. Nora patrols Blackwater Creek, which is basically in her...
by Jamie Brunkow | Oct 4, 2016 | James Riverkeeper, News, Wildlife of the James |
The blue crab may be the most well known species of the Chesapeake Bay, and a translation of the scientific name helps to reveal why. Callinectes is Greek for beautiful swimmer, and sapidus translates to delicious or savory in Latin. Blue crabs possess a pair of...
by Christina Bonini | Feb 28, 2016 | News, Wildlife of the James |
Go anywhere on the James River and you stand a fair chance of spotting a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Indeed, the heron’s commonness might beget boredom were it not for the bird’s fascinating habits and unusual grace. Awaiting its next minnow-meal, the great...
by Christina Bonini | Jan 30, 2016 | News, Wildlife of the James |
Despite pollution and habitat loss, populations of some James River species have begun to rebound. Legislation beginning with the Clean Water Act of 1972 and restoration efforts by many organizations have contributed to these great returns. Atlantic Sturgeon...
