http://www.ksmithre.com/blog Information on Northern Neck Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:38:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dutch Harbor-Unalaska netted the top landings slot for the 19th consecutive year, according to NOAA's Fisheries Service. Reedville, Va., ranked as the number two port for quantity of landings in 2007 with 421.0 million pounds. Empire-Venice, La., was third at 323.1 million. The major fish product landed in both Reedville ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/fishing-report/northern-necks-town-of-reedville-va-is-second-in-landings.html Human Interest Story From the Northern Neck News ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/northern-neck/ospreys-nest-renovated.html 480 million dollars is in the 2008 farm bill to go to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay over 5 years.The following is from AP:ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Farmers want to take better care of their land - but they need more help from government to learn how to reduce pollution ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/northern-neck/chesapeake-bay-farm-bill-spending-work-begins.html Copied from Richmond Times DispatchBy WESLEY P. HESTERTIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Joanne Whitney Walters of Kilmarnock was enjoying a peaceful afternoon of boating and bird-watching at Dameron Marsh in the Northern Neck when a helicopter went down. The crash occurred Friday about 1:30 p.m. in a secluded area of the ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/northern-neck/helicopter-down-in-northern-neck-marsh.html The article below was taken from the Washington Post. Although the article is centered around residents in Maryland oyster gardening is a big in Virginia. If you might have an interest in pursuing a hobby that is beneficial to the Bay then contact info follows the article.  Homeowners in the ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/fishing-report/northern-neck-oyster-gardening.html When I saw Danville in the following article I thought Virginia which kind of surprised me.Why? Because Virginia's sewage treatment plants have marked improvement in eliminating pollution from entering the Bay. Not perfect but better.This article was about Danville, Pa.Pennsylvania is the largest polluter of the Chesapeake Bay and something ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/northern-neck/chesapeake-bay-clean-up.html Mr. Gordon Burgess of Reedville is a green pioneer. He has installed a wind turbine to generate electricity for his home. In addition, he has solar panels on his roof and uses geo-thermal energy to heat and cool his house. After a year-long study performed by James ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/northern-neck/northern-necks-northumberland-countyresident-introduces-wind-turbine.html The Reedville Fisherman's Museum in Virginia will bring The Spirit of 1608, its reproduction of Capt. John Smith's "discovery barge," to the Avalon area of Patapsco Valley State Park June 28 and 29 as part of the 400th anniversary of Smith's exploration of the Chesapeake Bay. The vessel will ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/northern-neck/northern-neck-museum-takes-barge-to-maryland.html By JOHN WENNERSTEN Published June 21, 2008 The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are beautiful, but you can't get to them easily. Currently, only 2 percent of the shorelines of the Maryland Chesapeake offer public access."Along the Anacostia River," says environmentalist Robert Boone, "there are only two boat ramps ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/northern-neck/public-access-to-northern-neck-and-the-chesapeake-bay.html By ANDY THOMPSONTIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST History envelops Westmoreland State Park like a thick fog off the Potomac. Human history surrounds it. Natural history is buried in it. Westmoreland's 1,299 acres are the "X" on the treasure map of the Northern Neck's past. George Washington's and Robert E. Lee's birthplaces bookend ... http://www.ksmithre.com/blog/northern-neck/northern-necks-westmoreland-state-park.html