ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 17 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Bill to Launch New Market for Chesapeake Blue Catfish Passes House * In another step to address threats from invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation today that will help watermen catch and sell more Chesapeake blue catfish. The Mitigation Action & Watermen Support (MAWS) Act, co-sponsored by Reps. Sarah Elfreth of Maryland a  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Elfreth Bill to Tackle Invasive Blue Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03) and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), Co-Chairs of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force and leaders on the House Natural Resources Committee, secured House passage of the Mitigation Action and Waterman Support (MAWS) Act after the bill unanimously pas  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces $8.7 Million in Grants from Conservation Partners Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18, 2026) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $8.7 million in grants to support the implementation of voluntary conservation practices on farms and ranches across eight states from the Midwest to western grasslands. The grants will generate $6.4 million in ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The Ohio History Connection, Columbus, plans to repatriate a treaty pipe dating to 1842 to the Wyandotte Nation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The item, identified as an object of cultural patrimony, was used during an 1842 treaty council involving Wyandot representatives and John Johnston, who represented the U.S. Following that agreement, Wyandot people were removed in 1843 to lands west of the Mississippi River. The pipe rema  more