Northeast Region Highlights
Cookie Davis on her family farm Credit: Steve Droter |
Family Farm Is Tied to the RiverJuly 2, 2018 - Virginia’s Rappahannock River is a bird-lover’s paradise, home to the largest concentration of eagles on the East Coast. It is also a region threatened by growing development, which brings habitat loss and more pollution running into the river. Land-owner Cookie Davis is helping by putting her family farm under easement -- a land protection agreement that will uphold the family’s farming tradition and help in a larger effort to create a corridor of protection along the river. |
Credit: Rachel Dawson/National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
New fund launched to support Delaware watershed conservation effortsAugust 7, 2018 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on August 7 announced the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund. The fund is a competitive grant and technical assistance program of $4.3 million that will provide new support for the protection, restoration and conservation of fish and wildlife habitats in the Delaware River Watershed, which provides drinking water for more than 15 million people. |
Zack Klyver interprets the seabirds of Petit Manan Island from the deck of the Friendship V. Credit: Leah Hawthorn/USFWS |
Whale watch guide speaks for the seaJuly 9, 2018 - On the coast of Maine, Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company includes a stop at Petit Manan Island National Wildlife Refuge on its tours. Passengers enjoy viewing Atlantic puffins, common terns, and other seabirds on the island, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and closed to the public. “Seeing an island managed for wildlife makes for a better experience and provides an opening to discuss greater marine issues,” said chief interpreter Zack Klyver. |
The landowner has benefited from the federal government covering the easement payment, 75 percent of fencing and vegetation, and annual payments for his cows to graze the habitat. Credit: Leah Hawthorn/USFWS |
Eastern New York dairy farm lends a helping hoofJuly 5, 2018 - In Dutchess County, dairy cows are maintaining nesting habitat for threatened bog turtles. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA-NRCS helped this dairy farmer increase pasture for his cows while improving the turtle population on the farm. “We have to work with private landowners to gain trust and to let them know how important they are to achieve recovery,” said biologist Noelle Rayman-Metcalf. |
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