by Christina Bonini | Oct 15, 2015 | News, Wildlife of the James |
As Halloween grows near and people search out for ghosts and ghouls, one favorite fluttering treat is the occasional sight of a bat in the evening. Despite Hollywood’s attempt to create a fearsome façade there is nothing to fear from any of Virginia’s native bat...
by jravirginia | Aug 30, 2015 | News, Wildlife of the James |
“The bottom of the James River is one enormous oyster-bed,” wrote a New York Times reporter who sailed with an oystering schooner in 1880. “From its mouth for 20 miles up, it is nothing more or less than a natural oyster-bed. Go anywhere in it you may and push to the...
by jravirginia | Mar 30, 2015 | Connect with the James, News, Wildlife of the James |
From the falls of Richmond to the expansive estuary near Jamestown, an ancient creature is returning to its spawning habitat in the James River. It is continuing a spring migration that has taken place for eons. And it is showing signs of an endangered species...
