By Marina Winkler A voice reaches out through the rush of wind and the distant whistle of a train. “Are you guys here for the BioBlitz?” The person behind the voice, a young woman with her hair pulled into a neat bun named Penelope Davenport, steps out from under a tent fluttering wildly in the Read more about Hidden Gems of the James: BioBlitz 2019[…]

  By Marina Winkler Hidden under foliage and fallen trees, tiny amphibian feet skitter up and down small burrows under the cover of wooden boards. Suddenly, the board is lifted to reveal the sun-dappled faces of students, each with green halos from the trees high above. Soft hands, dirty from foraging through the leaf litter, Read more about Hidden Gems of the James: Salamanders[…]