by James Ritch | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
By David Martin – We live in horseshoe crab territory. These flat, rounded sea creatures have a hard shell and five pairs of legs for crawling along the ocean floor — also for crawling out of the ocean and onto beaches where they breed and lay eggs. The male...
by James Ritch | May 21, 2021 | Features
Story and Photos by Jim Ritch – West of Weirwood, overlooking a marshy island and meandering channel where Nassawadox Creek flows into the Chesapeake Bay, lie the nine buildings of Bayford. At the center, in a dip in the road, surrounded by residences and docks,...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Linda CicoiraFive of 13 health index indicators were given failing marks in the annual State of the Bay report released this week by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.Nitrogen, phosphorus, and water quality grades were down from 2016 in the pollution category....
