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S-N IWLA Chapter Newsletter The Blue Heron Times (January 2018 Issue)
Points of ContactsPresident Ray Powell
7575671310 (m) raymondpowelljrgmailcom
Vice President Darden Langston
757-377-8755(m) dlangstonbirdsong-
peanutscom
Park Reservations Bob Barnhill 757-539-7035(hm)
rtbnvaaolcom
Membership Dir Wanda Gerard 443-742-2593(m)
vagardengurlaolcom
Speaker Coordinator Dean Matty 757-477-2025 (m)
demattyaolcom
Suffolk Nansemond IWLA Chapterwebsite sniwlaorg
WebMaster infosniwlaorg
IWLA StateNational IWLA Virginia Division
IWLA National
IWLA National ConservationCurrents Publication
BackyardConservation News Virginia Conservation Network
Nansemond River PreservationAlliance
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
TerraScapes EnvironmentalConsulting
Department of Conservation ampRecreation
The Wildlife Society
SuffolkClean CommunityCommission Recycling
Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation andPreserve
MeetingsThe Chapterrsquos Board of Directors held theJanuary 2017 board meeting yesterdayevening at the Suffolk Fire amp RescueBuilding 6
The Chapter Members Dinner meeting willbe held at the Kings Fork CommunityHouse at 7PM on Wednesday January17th
The guest speaker will be Chad BoyceFisheries Biologist Region 1 VirginiaDepartment of Game and Inland Fisheries(VDGIF) Chad will be presenting theresults of last years electro-fishinginventory and providing furtherrecommendations for pond management
The dinner menu will be ham cabbagecarrots potatoes rolls tea coffee withbanana pudding for dessert
Next months Chapter Board meeting willbe at 7pm on Monday February 12th
At the Wednesday February21st Chapter dinner meeting ourCommittee Chairs will be presenting asummary of their year-end reports andsoliciting for member volunteersparticipation
Calendar RemindersMON JAN 8 at 7pm - Chapter Board meeting
WED JAN 17 at 7pm - Chapter Dinner meeting THR FEB 1 - Scholarship Applications Begin MON FEB 12 at 7pm - Chapter Board meeting
WED FEB 21 at 7pm - Chapter Dinner meeting SAT FEB 24 - Centerfire Shooting
competition for Members and Guests
Membership Duesare overdueWanda Gerard ourMembership Chairreminds those whomembers have notrenewed their membershipthat the deadline forpaying dues is extendedbut no later than theJanuary 17th dinnermeeting and cautions thatany member who misses
the deadline for paying
dues risks going through
the lengthy vetting
process of becoming a
new member
Presidents NoteBrrrr Weve experiencedsome frigid temperaturesrecently At the momentsnow is falling outside mywindow as I sit by acomfy-cozy fire with myfamily I am truly blessedand hope that you tooare staying warm and areable to spend time withyour loved ones
As first mentioned in the2017 November chapternewsletter the LongRange PlanningCommittee hasrecommended and theboard has approved the
AskHRgreenorg
Virginia Master Naturalist
ClassifiedsSuffolk Radio amp TV Service
RadioTelevision Repair (757)539-2110
536 W Washington Street Suffolk VA 23434
Meadowbrook Farm Bed andBreakfast
(757)371-5896 700 Kings Hwy Suffolk VA 23432
Appomatox River Company
3009 W Mercury Blvd Hampton VA 23666 (757)890-
0500
Arzillo Recycling (Scrap Metal) Locations Suffolk amp PTMS Blvd
(757)539-8593
Wilcox Bait amp Tackle (767)595-5537 9501 Jefferson
Ave Newport News VA 23605 Specializing in Fishing amp Hunting
Supplies Archery EquipmentAlumium Boats Canoes Live Bait
Chapter Scholarship Award for2018Two (2) Chapter Education Scholarships at$2000 each are to be awarded this year Applications can be submitted beginningFebruary 1st 2018 through April 1st2018 See the Scholarships posting on ourwebsite for more information on eligibilityrequirements and how to apply If youhave further questions please contactDavid Perdue our Chapter ScholarshipCommittee Chair
implementation of amember participationrequirement for 2018which will be announcedand explained in moredetail at the upcomingJanuary 17th chapterdinner meeting
The chapters 2017 year-end committee chairreports have been postedonline on our website Please review them andthink about how best youcan support our chapterby participating in plannedevents andor by servingon a committee
Also take a look at theChapter 2018 eventscalendar approved at theJanuary board meeting Ofparticular interest is amembers and guestscenterfire shootingcompetition scheduled forFebruary 24thCenterfire open sights at50 yards scope at 100yards cost is $5 withmore details to beprovided in the Februarynewsletter
Hope to see you at thedinner meeting pleaseplan to come on out andshow your support
Respectfully Yours
Ray Powell ChapterPresident
Suffolk-Nansemond IWLA
Poem - Desert Places by Robert Frost
Snow falling and night falling fast oh fastIn a field I looked into going past And theground almost covered smooth in snowBut a few weeds and stubble showing last The woods around it have it - it is theirs Allanimals are smothered in their lairs I amtoo absent-spirited to count The lonelinessincludes me unawares And lonely as it isthat loneliness Will be more lonely ere itwill be less - A blanker whiteness ofbenighted snow With no expressionnothing to express They cannot scare mewith their empty spaces Between stars -on stars where no human race is I have itin me so much nearer home To scaremyself with my own desert places
Recipe of the Month - Hungarian Chicken PaprikashSource credit CookingTheGlobe httpcookingtheglobecomhungarian-chicken-paprikash-recipe
Sweet paprika is that secret ingredient that makes Chicken Paprikash stand out
Servings 6 people calories per serving 380 kcal
Ingredients
2 lb (900g) bonelessskinless chickensalt and pepper totaste2 Tblsp sweet paprika3 Tblsp olive oil divided1 onion diced (about1 cup )1 bell pepper cubed1 Tblsp minced freshgarlic2 Tblsp tomato paste2 c chicken stock1 c sour cream2 Tblsp all-purposeflourchopped parsley forgarnish
Instructions
Cut chicken into strips and season with salt pepper andpaprika
In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and add thechicken
Cook stirring until cooked through For the breast its 3-5 minutes for thighs 8-10 minutes
When done transfer the chicken to a bowl and set aside In the same skillet heat the remaining tablespoon olive oil and
cook the onion until it softens Add the bell pepper garlic tomato paste and cook for a
minute more Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil
Add the chicken pieces reduce the heat cover the skillet Cook for about 5 minutes until the chicken is warmed
through Meanwhile in a small bowl combine the sour cream and flour
Add this mixture to a chicken and stir well Cook for 4-5 minutes more until the sauce thickens a little bit
But dont let the sauce boil Taste and season more with salt and pepper if needed
Garnish with some chopped parsley and serve Enjoy
Award Nominations for 2018 Are OpenSubmitted by Tim Doxey Awards Committee Chairman
A reminder the deadline for submittal of nominations for the Judge John W Tobin Chapter VolunteerAppreciation Award is March 15th This award is given for recognition of a chapter member who showsup for all meetings signs up and participates in work crews serves on committees and generally helps thechapter run more smoothly Also the criteria for other IWLA National award submissions due June 1stcan be found on the IWLA National website just type the word award in the search box located on theirhome page All members are encouraged to take a look at the various awards their criteria and then takea few minutes to submit nominations to our award committee Itrsquos as simple as jotting down a name the
reasons you are nominating that individual and then emailing or giving that information to the awardscommittee chairman or any other chapter officer or board member
IWLA National Conservation News - Annual Bay Barometer ReportAs reported at httpstwittercomIWLA_org Dataon Chesapeake Bay health shows increases in bluecrabs and aquatic vegetation -- but also spikes innutrient and sediment loads
This is in reference to the annual Bay Barometerreport as described by Rachel Felver of the
Chesapeake Bay Program in a news artricle posted on January 04 2018
entitled Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts showing positive trends in which she says that every yearthe Chesapeake Bay Program rounds up the latest environmental health and restoration data andinformation available and releases the Bay Barometer [report] Health and Restoration in theChesapeake Bay Watershed This year we are excited to report that the majority of our indicators areshowing positive trends ndash an encouraging sign that our restoration efforts are working Thanks to theefforts of local governments private landowners and watershed residents nutrient and sedimentpollution entering local waterways and the Bay have declined but agricultural and urban and suburbanrunoff continue to be a challenge Some statistics published in this Bay Barometer report include thefollowing
In 2016 97668 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) or underwater grasses weremapped in the Chesapeake Bay This accounts for 53 percent of the outcome to achieve andsustain 185000 acres of underwater grasses in the Bay including 130000 acres by 2025 middotDredge surveys estimate that there are 254 million adult female blue crabs in the Bay exceedingthe target of 215 millionBetween 2012 and 2016 Bay Program partners opened 1126 historical fish migration routesfor fish passage exceeding the outcome to restore 1000 additional stream milesComputer simulations show that pollution controls put into place in the Chesapeake Bay watershedbetween 2009 and 2016 lowered nitrogen loads by nine percent phosphorus loads by 20 percentand sediment loads by nine percent Pollution-reducing practices are in place to achieve 33percent of the nitrogen reductions 81 percent of the phosphorus reductions and 57 percent of thesediment reductions necessary to attain clean water standardsForty percent of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries met water quality standards between2014 and 2016 This is the highest amount ever recorded since we began collecting data in 1985
Warming Temperatures Allow Beavers to Occupy Arctic TundraSource credit httpwildlifeorgwarming-temperatures-allow-beavers-to-occupy-arctic-tundra
by Jamila Blake policy intern at The Wildlife Society posted at wildlifeorg on June 16 2017
Beavers (Castor canadensis) have started to move furthernorth in Canada due to changing climate conditions Thebeaver is a national symbol of Canada but the species is notnative to every part of the country Historically the range ofthe American beaver has run throughout North Americaexcept for the arctic tundra the peninsula of Florida andthe desert regions of the southwestern United States
Beavers are increasingly being found in areas north of their range moving into the northernmost partsof the Yukon In the Yukon beaver sightings were reported as far back as 2008 In recent years
though beavers have become more prevalent and have built dams on waterways using shrubs androcks Part of the reason beavers have been able to migrate and occupy these new areas is due toshrubification Shrubification is the result of warming temperatures which have allowed shrub specieslike birch and alder to expand their range Tundra ecosystems have been experiencing a loss in sea iceand an increase in vegetation mdash namely tall deciduous shrubs This has made more inhabitable spacesfor beavers while negatively impacting other species like caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and pikas(Ochotona princeps and Ochotona collaris) Senior Research Biologist at the Yukon Department ofEnvironment Tom Jung noted how the occurrence of beavers this far north demonstrates howecosystems are changing in response to climate change
Fun Beaver Facts for Kids
The tree you see in the photo shown herewas felled by a resident beaver near ourChapter park ponds shoreline The largefront teeth of the beaver never stopgrowing The beavers constant gnawing onwood helps to keep their teeth fromgrowing too long
There are two species of beaver The European or Eurasianbeaver (Castor fiber) and the North American beaver (Castorcanadensis) Beavers are the second largest rodent in theworld after the capybara
Together beaver colonies create dams of wood and mud The beaver has a good sense of hearingsmell and touch It has poor eyesight but does have a set of transparent eyelids which allow them tosee under water Using their broad scaly tail beavers will forcefully slap the water as an alarm signal toother beavers in the area that a predator is approaching A beaver can stay under water for up to 15minutes Beavers are herbivores and mainly are nocturnal animals Beavers like to keep themselvesbusy they are prolific builders during the night Hence the saying As busy as a beaver
To read more about beavers see the full article posted at the Science Kids website athttpwwwsciencekidsconzsciencefactsanimalsbeaverhtml
forward to a friend
Copyright copy 2018 Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America Allrights reserved
unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences
AskHRgreenorg
Virginia Master Naturalist
ClassifiedsSuffolk Radio amp TV Service
RadioTelevision Repair (757)539-2110
536 W Washington Street Suffolk VA 23434
Meadowbrook Farm Bed andBreakfast
(757)371-5896 700 Kings Hwy Suffolk VA 23432
Appomatox River Company
3009 W Mercury Blvd Hampton VA 23666 (757)890-
0500
Arzillo Recycling (Scrap Metal) Locations Suffolk amp PTMS Blvd
(757)539-8593
Wilcox Bait amp Tackle (767)595-5537 9501 Jefferson
Ave Newport News VA 23605 Specializing in Fishing amp Hunting
Supplies Archery EquipmentAlumium Boats Canoes Live Bait
Chapter Scholarship Award for2018Two (2) Chapter Education Scholarships at$2000 each are to be awarded this year Applications can be submitted beginningFebruary 1st 2018 through April 1st2018 See the Scholarships posting on ourwebsite for more information on eligibilityrequirements and how to apply If youhave further questions please contactDavid Perdue our Chapter ScholarshipCommittee Chair
implementation of amember participationrequirement for 2018which will be announcedand explained in moredetail at the upcomingJanuary 17th chapterdinner meeting
The chapters 2017 year-end committee chairreports have been postedonline on our website Please review them andthink about how best youcan support our chapterby participating in plannedevents andor by servingon a committee
Also take a look at theChapter 2018 eventscalendar approved at theJanuary board meeting Ofparticular interest is amembers and guestscenterfire shootingcompetition scheduled forFebruary 24thCenterfire open sights at50 yards scope at 100yards cost is $5 withmore details to beprovided in the Februarynewsletter
Hope to see you at thedinner meeting pleaseplan to come on out andshow your support
Respectfully Yours
Ray Powell ChapterPresident
Suffolk-Nansemond IWLA
Poem - Desert Places by Robert Frost
Snow falling and night falling fast oh fastIn a field I looked into going past And theground almost covered smooth in snowBut a few weeds and stubble showing last The woods around it have it - it is theirs Allanimals are smothered in their lairs I amtoo absent-spirited to count The lonelinessincludes me unawares And lonely as it isthat loneliness Will be more lonely ere itwill be less - A blanker whiteness ofbenighted snow With no expressionnothing to express They cannot scare mewith their empty spaces Between stars -on stars where no human race is I have itin me so much nearer home To scaremyself with my own desert places
Recipe of the Month - Hungarian Chicken PaprikashSource credit CookingTheGlobe httpcookingtheglobecomhungarian-chicken-paprikash-recipe
Sweet paprika is that secret ingredient that makes Chicken Paprikash stand out
Servings 6 people calories per serving 380 kcal
Ingredients
2 lb (900g) bonelessskinless chickensalt and pepper totaste2 Tblsp sweet paprika3 Tblsp olive oil divided1 onion diced (about1 cup )1 bell pepper cubed1 Tblsp minced freshgarlic2 Tblsp tomato paste2 c chicken stock1 c sour cream2 Tblsp all-purposeflourchopped parsley forgarnish
Instructions
Cut chicken into strips and season with salt pepper andpaprika
In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and add thechicken
Cook stirring until cooked through For the breast its 3-5 minutes for thighs 8-10 minutes
When done transfer the chicken to a bowl and set aside In the same skillet heat the remaining tablespoon olive oil and
cook the onion until it softens Add the bell pepper garlic tomato paste and cook for a
minute more Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil
Add the chicken pieces reduce the heat cover the skillet Cook for about 5 minutes until the chicken is warmed
through Meanwhile in a small bowl combine the sour cream and flour
Add this mixture to a chicken and stir well Cook for 4-5 minutes more until the sauce thickens a little bit
But dont let the sauce boil Taste and season more with salt and pepper if needed
Garnish with some chopped parsley and serve Enjoy
Award Nominations for 2018 Are OpenSubmitted by Tim Doxey Awards Committee Chairman
A reminder the deadline for submittal of nominations for the Judge John W Tobin Chapter VolunteerAppreciation Award is March 15th This award is given for recognition of a chapter member who showsup for all meetings signs up and participates in work crews serves on committees and generally helps thechapter run more smoothly Also the criteria for other IWLA National award submissions due June 1stcan be found on the IWLA National website just type the word award in the search box located on theirhome page All members are encouraged to take a look at the various awards their criteria and then takea few minutes to submit nominations to our award committee Itrsquos as simple as jotting down a name the
reasons you are nominating that individual and then emailing or giving that information to the awardscommittee chairman or any other chapter officer or board member
IWLA National Conservation News - Annual Bay Barometer ReportAs reported at httpstwittercomIWLA_org Dataon Chesapeake Bay health shows increases in bluecrabs and aquatic vegetation -- but also spikes innutrient and sediment loads
This is in reference to the annual Bay Barometerreport as described by Rachel Felver of the
Chesapeake Bay Program in a news artricle posted on January 04 2018
entitled Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts showing positive trends in which she says that every yearthe Chesapeake Bay Program rounds up the latest environmental health and restoration data andinformation available and releases the Bay Barometer [report] Health and Restoration in theChesapeake Bay Watershed This year we are excited to report that the majority of our indicators areshowing positive trends ndash an encouraging sign that our restoration efforts are working Thanks to theefforts of local governments private landowners and watershed residents nutrient and sedimentpollution entering local waterways and the Bay have declined but agricultural and urban and suburbanrunoff continue to be a challenge Some statistics published in this Bay Barometer report include thefollowing
In 2016 97668 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) or underwater grasses weremapped in the Chesapeake Bay This accounts for 53 percent of the outcome to achieve andsustain 185000 acres of underwater grasses in the Bay including 130000 acres by 2025 middotDredge surveys estimate that there are 254 million adult female blue crabs in the Bay exceedingthe target of 215 millionBetween 2012 and 2016 Bay Program partners opened 1126 historical fish migration routesfor fish passage exceeding the outcome to restore 1000 additional stream milesComputer simulations show that pollution controls put into place in the Chesapeake Bay watershedbetween 2009 and 2016 lowered nitrogen loads by nine percent phosphorus loads by 20 percentand sediment loads by nine percent Pollution-reducing practices are in place to achieve 33percent of the nitrogen reductions 81 percent of the phosphorus reductions and 57 percent of thesediment reductions necessary to attain clean water standardsForty percent of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries met water quality standards between2014 and 2016 This is the highest amount ever recorded since we began collecting data in 1985
Warming Temperatures Allow Beavers to Occupy Arctic TundraSource credit httpwildlifeorgwarming-temperatures-allow-beavers-to-occupy-arctic-tundra
by Jamila Blake policy intern at The Wildlife Society posted at wildlifeorg on June 16 2017
Beavers (Castor canadensis) have started to move furthernorth in Canada due to changing climate conditions Thebeaver is a national symbol of Canada but the species is notnative to every part of the country Historically the range ofthe American beaver has run throughout North Americaexcept for the arctic tundra the peninsula of Florida andthe desert regions of the southwestern United States
Beavers are increasingly being found in areas north of their range moving into the northernmost partsof the Yukon In the Yukon beaver sightings were reported as far back as 2008 In recent years
though beavers have become more prevalent and have built dams on waterways using shrubs androcks Part of the reason beavers have been able to migrate and occupy these new areas is due toshrubification Shrubification is the result of warming temperatures which have allowed shrub specieslike birch and alder to expand their range Tundra ecosystems have been experiencing a loss in sea iceand an increase in vegetation mdash namely tall deciduous shrubs This has made more inhabitable spacesfor beavers while negatively impacting other species like caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and pikas(Ochotona princeps and Ochotona collaris) Senior Research Biologist at the Yukon Department ofEnvironment Tom Jung noted how the occurrence of beavers this far north demonstrates howecosystems are changing in response to climate change
Fun Beaver Facts for Kids
The tree you see in the photo shown herewas felled by a resident beaver near ourChapter park ponds shoreline The largefront teeth of the beaver never stopgrowing The beavers constant gnawing onwood helps to keep their teeth fromgrowing too long
There are two species of beaver The European or Eurasianbeaver (Castor fiber) and the North American beaver (Castorcanadensis) Beavers are the second largest rodent in theworld after the capybara
Together beaver colonies create dams of wood and mud The beaver has a good sense of hearingsmell and touch It has poor eyesight but does have a set of transparent eyelids which allow them tosee under water Using their broad scaly tail beavers will forcefully slap the water as an alarm signal toother beavers in the area that a predator is approaching A beaver can stay under water for up to 15minutes Beavers are herbivores and mainly are nocturnal animals Beavers like to keep themselvesbusy they are prolific builders during the night Hence the saying As busy as a beaver
To read more about beavers see the full article posted at the Science Kids website athttpwwwsciencekidsconzsciencefactsanimalsbeaverhtml
forward to a friend
Copyright copy 2018 Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America Allrights reserved
unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences
Poem - Desert Places by Robert Frost
Snow falling and night falling fast oh fastIn a field I looked into going past And theground almost covered smooth in snowBut a few weeds and stubble showing last The woods around it have it - it is theirs Allanimals are smothered in their lairs I amtoo absent-spirited to count The lonelinessincludes me unawares And lonely as it isthat loneliness Will be more lonely ere itwill be less - A blanker whiteness ofbenighted snow With no expressionnothing to express They cannot scare mewith their empty spaces Between stars -on stars where no human race is I have itin me so much nearer home To scaremyself with my own desert places
Recipe of the Month - Hungarian Chicken PaprikashSource credit CookingTheGlobe httpcookingtheglobecomhungarian-chicken-paprikash-recipe
Sweet paprika is that secret ingredient that makes Chicken Paprikash stand out
Servings 6 people calories per serving 380 kcal
Ingredients
2 lb (900g) bonelessskinless chickensalt and pepper totaste2 Tblsp sweet paprika3 Tblsp olive oil divided1 onion diced (about1 cup )1 bell pepper cubed1 Tblsp minced freshgarlic2 Tblsp tomato paste2 c chicken stock1 c sour cream2 Tblsp all-purposeflourchopped parsley forgarnish
Instructions
Cut chicken into strips and season with salt pepper andpaprika
In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and add thechicken
Cook stirring until cooked through For the breast its 3-5 minutes for thighs 8-10 minutes
When done transfer the chicken to a bowl and set aside In the same skillet heat the remaining tablespoon olive oil and
cook the onion until it softens Add the bell pepper garlic tomato paste and cook for a
minute more Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil
Add the chicken pieces reduce the heat cover the skillet Cook for about 5 minutes until the chicken is warmed
through Meanwhile in a small bowl combine the sour cream and flour
Add this mixture to a chicken and stir well Cook for 4-5 minutes more until the sauce thickens a little bit
But dont let the sauce boil Taste and season more with salt and pepper if needed
Garnish with some chopped parsley and serve Enjoy
Award Nominations for 2018 Are OpenSubmitted by Tim Doxey Awards Committee Chairman
A reminder the deadline for submittal of nominations for the Judge John W Tobin Chapter VolunteerAppreciation Award is March 15th This award is given for recognition of a chapter member who showsup for all meetings signs up and participates in work crews serves on committees and generally helps thechapter run more smoothly Also the criteria for other IWLA National award submissions due June 1stcan be found on the IWLA National website just type the word award in the search box located on theirhome page All members are encouraged to take a look at the various awards their criteria and then takea few minutes to submit nominations to our award committee Itrsquos as simple as jotting down a name the
reasons you are nominating that individual and then emailing or giving that information to the awardscommittee chairman or any other chapter officer or board member
IWLA National Conservation News - Annual Bay Barometer ReportAs reported at httpstwittercomIWLA_org Dataon Chesapeake Bay health shows increases in bluecrabs and aquatic vegetation -- but also spikes innutrient and sediment loads
This is in reference to the annual Bay Barometerreport as described by Rachel Felver of the
Chesapeake Bay Program in a news artricle posted on January 04 2018
entitled Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts showing positive trends in which she says that every yearthe Chesapeake Bay Program rounds up the latest environmental health and restoration data andinformation available and releases the Bay Barometer [report] Health and Restoration in theChesapeake Bay Watershed This year we are excited to report that the majority of our indicators areshowing positive trends ndash an encouraging sign that our restoration efforts are working Thanks to theefforts of local governments private landowners and watershed residents nutrient and sedimentpollution entering local waterways and the Bay have declined but agricultural and urban and suburbanrunoff continue to be a challenge Some statistics published in this Bay Barometer report include thefollowing
In 2016 97668 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) or underwater grasses weremapped in the Chesapeake Bay This accounts for 53 percent of the outcome to achieve andsustain 185000 acres of underwater grasses in the Bay including 130000 acres by 2025 middotDredge surveys estimate that there are 254 million adult female blue crabs in the Bay exceedingthe target of 215 millionBetween 2012 and 2016 Bay Program partners opened 1126 historical fish migration routesfor fish passage exceeding the outcome to restore 1000 additional stream milesComputer simulations show that pollution controls put into place in the Chesapeake Bay watershedbetween 2009 and 2016 lowered nitrogen loads by nine percent phosphorus loads by 20 percentand sediment loads by nine percent Pollution-reducing practices are in place to achieve 33percent of the nitrogen reductions 81 percent of the phosphorus reductions and 57 percent of thesediment reductions necessary to attain clean water standardsForty percent of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries met water quality standards between2014 and 2016 This is the highest amount ever recorded since we began collecting data in 1985
Warming Temperatures Allow Beavers to Occupy Arctic TundraSource credit httpwildlifeorgwarming-temperatures-allow-beavers-to-occupy-arctic-tundra
by Jamila Blake policy intern at The Wildlife Society posted at wildlifeorg on June 16 2017
Beavers (Castor canadensis) have started to move furthernorth in Canada due to changing climate conditions Thebeaver is a national symbol of Canada but the species is notnative to every part of the country Historically the range ofthe American beaver has run throughout North Americaexcept for the arctic tundra the peninsula of Florida andthe desert regions of the southwestern United States
Beavers are increasingly being found in areas north of their range moving into the northernmost partsof the Yukon In the Yukon beaver sightings were reported as far back as 2008 In recent years
though beavers have become more prevalent and have built dams on waterways using shrubs androcks Part of the reason beavers have been able to migrate and occupy these new areas is due toshrubification Shrubification is the result of warming temperatures which have allowed shrub specieslike birch and alder to expand their range Tundra ecosystems have been experiencing a loss in sea iceand an increase in vegetation mdash namely tall deciduous shrubs This has made more inhabitable spacesfor beavers while negatively impacting other species like caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and pikas(Ochotona princeps and Ochotona collaris) Senior Research Biologist at the Yukon Department ofEnvironment Tom Jung noted how the occurrence of beavers this far north demonstrates howecosystems are changing in response to climate change
Fun Beaver Facts for Kids
The tree you see in the photo shown herewas felled by a resident beaver near ourChapter park ponds shoreline The largefront teeth of the beaver never stopgrowing The beavers constant gnawing onwood helps to keep their teeth fromgrowing too long
There are two species of beaver The European or Eurasianbeaver (Castor fiber) and the North American beaver (Castorcanadensis) Beavers are the second largest rodent in theworld after the capybara
Together beaver colonies create dams of wood and mud The beaver has a good sense of hearingsmell and touch It has poor eyesight but does have a set of transparent eyelids which allow them tosee under water Using their broad scaly tail beavers will forcefully slap the water as an alarm signal toother beavers in the area that a predator is approaching A beaver can stay under water for up to 15minutes Beavers are herbivores and mainly are nocturnal animals Beavers like to keep themselvesbusy they are prolific builders during the night Hence the saying As busy as a beaver
To read more about beavers see the full article posted at the Science Kids website athttpwwwsciencekidsconzsciencefactsanimalsbeaverhtml
forward to a friend
Copyright copy 2018 Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America Allrights reserved
unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences
Recipe of the Month - Hungarian Chicken PaprikashSource credit CookingTheGlobe httpcookingtheglobecomhungarian-chicken-paprikash-recipe
Sweet paprika is that secret ingredient that makes Chicken Paprikash stand out
Servings 6 people calories per serving 380 kcal
Ingredients
2 lb (900g) bonelessskinless chickensalt and pepper totaste2 Tblsp sweet paprika3 Tblsp olive oil divided1 onion diced (about1 cup )1 bell pepper cubed1 Tblsp minced freshgarlic2 Tblsp tomato paste2 c chicken stock1 c sour cream2 Tblsp all-purposeflourchopped parsley forgarnish
Instructions
Cut chicken into strips and season with salt pepper andpaprika
In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and add thechicken
Cook stirring until cooked through For the breast its 3-5 minutes for thighs 8-10 minutes
When done transfer the chicken to a bowl and set aside In the same skillet heat the remaining tablespoon olive oil and
cook the onion until it softens Add the bell pepper garlic tomato paste and cook for a
minute more Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil
Add the chicken pieces reduce the heat cover the skillet Cook for about 5 minutes until the chicken is warmed
through Meanwhile in a small bowl combine the sour cream and flour
Add this mixture to a chicken and stir well Cook for 4-5 minutes more until the sauce thickens a little bit
But dont let the sauce boil Taste and season more with salt and pepper if needed
Garnish with some chopped parsley and serve Enjoy
Award Nominations for 2018 Are OpenSubmitted by Tim Doxey Awards Committee Chairman
A reminder the deadline for submittal of nominations for the Judge John W Tobin Chapter VolunteerAppreciation Award is March 15th This award is given for recognition of a chapter member who showsup for all meetings signs up and participates in work crews serves on committees and generally helps thechapter run more smoothly Also the criteria for other IWLA National award submissions due June 1stcan be found on the IWLA National website just type the word award in the search box located on theirhome page All members are encouraged to take a look at the various awards their criteria and then takea few minutes to submit nominations to our award committee Itrsquos as simple as jotting down a name the
reasons you are nominating that individual and then emailing or giving that information to the awardscommittee chairman or any other chapter officer or board member
IWLA National Conservation News - Annual Bay Barometer ReportAs reported at httpstwittercomIWLA_org Dataon Chesapeake Bay health shows increases in bluecrabs and aquatic vegetation -- but also spikes innutrient and sediment loads
This is in reference to the annual Bay Barometerreport as described by Rachel Felver of the
Chesapeake Bay Program in a news artricle posted on January 04 2018
entitled Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts showing positive trends in which she says that every yearthe Chesapeake Bay Program rounds up the latest environmental health and restoration data andinformation available and releases the Bay Barometer [report] Health and Restoration in theChesapeake Bay Watershed This year we are excited to report that the majority of our indicators areshowing positive trends ndash an encouraging sign that our restoration efforts are working Thanks to theefforts of local governments private landowners and watershed residents nutrient and sedimentpollution entering local waterways and the Bay have declined but agricultural and urban and suburbanrunoff continue to be a challenge Some statistics published in this Bay Barometer report include thefollowing
In 2016 97668 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) or underwater grasses weremapped in the Chesapeake Bay This accounts for 53 percent of the outcome to achieve andsustain 185000 acres of underwater grasses in the Bay including 130000 acres by 2025 middotDredge surveys estimate that there are 254 million adult female blue crabs in the Bay exceedingthe target of 215 millionBetween 2012 and 2016 Bay Program partners opened 1126 historical fish migration routesfor fish passage exceeding the outcome to restore 1000 additional stream milesComputer simulations show that pollution controls put into place in the Chesapeake Bay watershedbetween 2009 and 2016 lowered nitrogen loads by nine percent phosphorus loads by 20 percentand sediment loads by nine percent Pollution-reducing practices are in place to achieve 33percent of the nitrogen reductions 81 percent of the phosphorus reductions and 57 percent of thesediment reductions necessary to attain clean water standardsForty percent of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries met water quality standards between2014 and 2016 This is the highest amount ever recorded since we began collecting data in 1985
Warming Temperatures Allow Beavers to Occupy Arctic TundraSource credit httpwildlifeorgwarming-temperatures-allow-beavers-to-occupy-arctic-tundra
by Jamila Blake policy intern at The Wildlife Society posted at wildlifeorg on June 16 2017
Beavers (Castor canadensis) have started to move furthernorth in Canada due to changing climate conditions Thebeaver is a national symbol of Canada but the species is notnative to every part of the country Historically the range ofthe American beaver has run throughout North Americaexcept for the arctic tundra the peninsula of Florida andthe desert regions of the southwestern United States
Beavers are increasingly being found in areas north of their range moving into the northernmost partsof the Yukon In the Yukon beaver sightings were reported as far back as 2008 In recent years
though beavers have become more prevalent and have built dams on waterways using shrubs androcks Part of the reason beavers have been able to migrate and occupy these new areas is due toshrubification Shrubification is the result of warming temperatures which have allowed shrub specieslike birch and alder to expand their range Tundra ecosystems have been experiencing a loss in sea iceand an increase in vegetation mdash namely tall deciduous shrubs This has made more inhabitable spacesfor beavers while negatively impacting other species like caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and pikas(Ochotona princeps and Ochotona collaris) Senior Research Biologist at the Yukon Department ofEnvironment Tom Jung noted how the occurrence of beavers this far north demonstrates howecosystems are changing in response to climate change
Fun Beaver Facts for Kids
The tree you see in the photo shown herewas felled by a resident beaver near ourChapter park ponds shoreline The largefront teeth of the beaver never stopgrowing The beavers constant gnawing onwood helps to keep their teeth fromgrowing too long
There are two species of beaver The European or Eurasianbeaver (Castor fiber) and the North American beaver (Castorcanadensis) Beavers are the second largest rodent in theworld after the capybara
Together beaver colonies create dams of wood and mud The beaver has a good sense of hearingsmell and touch It has poor eyesight but does have a set of transparent eyelids which allow them tosee under water Using their broad scaly tail beavers will forcefully slap the water as an alarm signal toother beavers in the area that a predator is approaching A beaver can stay under water for up to 15minutes Beavers are herbivores and mainly are nocturnal animals Beavers like to keep themselvesbusy they are prolific builders during the night Hence the saying As busy as a beaver
To read more about beavers see the full article posted at the Science Kids website athttpwwwsciencekidsconzsciencefactsanimalsbeaverhtml
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reasons you are nominating that individual and then emailing or giving that information to the awardscommittee chairman or any other chapter officer or board member
IWLA National Conservation News - Annual Bay Barometer ReportAs reported at httpstwittercomIWLA_org Dataon Chesapeake Bay health shows increases in bluecrabs and aquatic vegetation -- but also spikes innutrient and sediment loads
This is in reference to the annual Bay Barometerreport as described by Rachel Felver of the
Chesapeake Bay Program in a news artricle posted on January 04 2018
entitled Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts showing positive trends in which she says that every yearthe Chesapeake Bay Program rounds up the latest environmental health and restoration data andinformation available and releases the Bay Barometer [report] Health and Restoration in theChesapeake Bay Watershed This year we are excited to report that the majority of our indicators areshowing positive trends ndash an encouraging sign that our restoration efforts are working Thanks to theefforts of local governments private landowners and watershed residents nutrient and sedimentpollution entering local waterways and the Bay have declined but agricultural and urban and suburbanrunoff continue to be a challenge Some statistics published in this Bay Barometer report include thefollowing
In 2016 97668 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) or underwater grasses weremapped in the Chesapeake Bay This accounts for 53 percent of the outcome to achieve andsustain 185000 acres of underwater grasses in the Bay including 130000 acres by 2025 middotDredge surveys estimate that there are 254 million adult female blue crabs in the Bay exceedingthe target of 215 millionBetween 2012 and 2016 Bay Program partners opened 1126 historical fish migration routesfor fish passage exceeding the outcome to restore 1000 additional stream milesComputer simulations show that pollution controls put into place in the Chesapeake Bay watershedbetween 2009 and 2016 lowered nitrogen loads by nine percent phosphorus loads by 20 percentand sediment loads by nine percent Pollution-reducing practices are in place to achieve 33percent of the nitrogen reductions 81 percent of the phosphorus reductions and 57 percent of thesediment reductions necessary to attain clean water standardsForty percent of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries met water quality standards between2014 and 2016 This is the highest amount ever recorded since we began collecting data in 1985
Warming Temperatures Allow Beavers to Occupy Arctic TundraSource credit httpwildlifeorgwarming-temperatures-allow-beavers-to-occupy-arctic-tundra
by Jamila Blake policy intern at The Wildlife Society posted at wildlifeorg on June 16 2017
Beavers (Castor canadensis) have started to move furthernorth in Canada due to changing climate conditions Thebeaver is a national symbol of Canada but the species is notnative to every part of the country Historically the range ofthe American beaver has run throughout North Americaexcept for the arctic tundra the peninsula of Florida andthe desert regions of the southwestern United States
Beavers are increasingly being found in areas north of their range moving into the northernmost partsof the Yukon In the Yukon beaver sightings were reported as far back as 2008 In recent years
though beavers have become more prevalent and have built dams on waterways using shrubs androcks Part of the reason beavers have been able to migrate and occupy these new areas is due toshrubification Shrubification is the result of warming temperatures which have allowed shrub specieslike birch and alder to expand their range Tundra ecosystems have been experiencing a loss in sea iceand an increase in vegetation mdash namely tall deciduous shrubs This has made more inhabitable spacesfor beavers while negatively impacting other species like caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and pikas(Ochotona princeps and Ochotona collaris) Senior Research Biologist at the Yukon Department ofEnvironment Tom Jung noted how the occurrence of beavers this far north demonstrates howecosystems are changing in response to climate change
Fun Beaver Facts for Kids
The tree you see in the photo shown herewas felled by a resident beaver near ourChapter park ponds shoreline The largefront teeth of the beaver never stopgrowing The beavers constant gnawing onwood helps to keep their teeth fromgrowing too long
There are two species of beaver The European or Eurasianbeaver (Castor fiber) and the North American beaver (Castorcanadensis) Beavers are the second largest rodent in theworld after the capybara
Together beaver colonies create dams of wood and mud The beaver has a good sense of hearingsmell and touch It has poor eyesight but does have a set of transparent eyelids which allow them tosee under water Using their broad scaly tail beavers will forcefully slap the water as an alarm signal toother beavers in the area that a predator is approaching A beaver can stay under water for up to 15minutes Beavers are herbivores and mainly are nocturnal animals Beavers like to keep themselvesbusy they are prolific builders during the night Hence the saying As busy as a beaver
To read more about beavers see the full article posted at the Science Kids website athttpwwwsciencekidsconzsciencefactsanimalsbeaverhtml
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though beavers have become more prevalent and have built dams on waterways using shrubs androcks Part of the reason beavers have been able to migrate and occupy these new areas is due toshrubification Shrubification is the result of warming temperatures which have allowed shrub specieslike birch and alder to expand their range Tundra ecosystems have been experiencing a loss in sea iceand an increase in vegetation mdash namely tall deciduous shrubs This has made more inhabitable spacesfor beavers while negatively impacting other species like caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and pikas(Ochotona princeps and Ochotona collaris) Senior Research Biologist at the Yukon Department ofEnvironment Tom Jung noted how the occurrence of beavers this far north demonstrates howecosystems are changing in response to climate change
Fun Beaver Facts for Kids
The tree you see in the photo shown herewas felled by a resident beaver near ourChapter park ponds shoreline The largefront teeth of the beaver never stopgrowing The beavers constant gnawing onwood helps to keep their teeth fromgrowing too long
There are two species of beaver The European or Eurasianbeaver (Castor fiber) and the North American beaver (Castorcanadensis) Beavers are the second largest rodent in theworld after the capybara
Together beaver colonies create dams of wood and mud The beaver has a good sense of hearingsmell and touch It has poor eyesight but does have a set of transparent eyelids which allow them tosee under water Using their broad scaly tail beavers will forcefully slap the water as an alarm signal toother beavers in the area that a predator is approaching A beaver can stay under water for up to 15minutes Beavers are herbivores and mainly are nocturnal animals Beavers like to keep themselvesbusy they are prolific builders during the night Hence the saying As busy as a beaver
To read more about beavers see the full article posted at the Science Kids website athttpwwwsciencekidsconzsciencefactsanimalsbeaverhtml
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