DOEE Aquatic Resources Education Center - AREC

The skies above America's public lands have a show in store today.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the northern United States, from Alaska to North Carolina.

Find a scenic spot, look up safely, and enjoy the view with proper eye protection.

Photo of solar eclipse from 2024 by Bill Ingalls / NASA

Do you want to help shape the future of Kingman and Heritage Islands? Join us this Saturday for a guided site walk and self-guided stations. DOEE and the design project team will discuss existing conditions of the Islands, the project’s goals, and community feedback that has informed planning to date.

We’ll also highlight existing access routes, discuss safety considerations, and share how these observations are helping shape the next phase of the project.

Participants are encouraged to ask questions and share observations throughout the walk.

📅 Saturday, August 8th, 10 AM – 12 PM

📍 Kingman Island Meadow

This is the third of six public meetings in the pre-design phase. You do not need to have attended other sessions to join, though you are welcome to join multiple events. The variety of times and formats is designed to give flexible options to meet you where you are.

🌀 Born in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Raised in Mid-Atlantic streams. Then somehow finding their way back across thousands of miles to the Sargasso Sea.

American eels undertake one of the most remarkable migrations in the animal kingdom. But for more than 200 years, a dam in Maryland blocked their journey upstream.

Now, a new eel ladder funded through NFWF’s Chesapeake WILD Program is helping these mysterious fish reconnect with more than 116 miles of historic habitat.

Read the full story on NFWF.org >> https://vist.ly/5dick

Thank you to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for their support of Chesapeake WILD.

📷: Glass eels

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