Young scientist maps rattlesnake habits with tiny GPS tech
Rocky Mount Virginia story follows Alex Bentley a Salem High graduate and Wofford student who began a study of timber rattlesnakes using lightweight GPS radio telemetry in July. He seeks grant funds raising 14000 dollars including a 7000 dollar SCICI grant to track migration and mating patterns and expand sample size.
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Alex Bentley
Blue Ridge Mountains
Franklin County
Salem High School
Wofford College
South Carolina
Bentley
Rocky Mount
Virginia
Charles Smith
Alex
Wofford
Smith
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc
Bentley’s. Smith
Telemetry Solutions
Quintin Kermeen
Kermeen
Tangy Produce taps aquaponics to grow tilapia and greens
Brian Tanguay, once a Fortune 500 engineer, now leads Tangy Produce in Shepherdstown using aquaponics to grow tilapia and vegetables. Since April 2013 he has built a startup with 80 percent higher weekly sales, selling at Charlies Town Farmers Market Black Dog Coffee and direct from the farm.
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Hepherdstown
Aqua Man
Brian Tanguay
Tanguay
Tangy Produce
Aquaponics
New Hampshire
Tangy
Charlies Town
Black Dog Coffee
Shepherdstown
Nelson County Works To Reopen Brown Blue Ridge Tunnel
Nelson County and Waynesboro advance the Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel project aiming for a 2017 completion. Phase 1 includes a parking area and trail with the tunnel 700 feet below the Blue Ridge. tours may begin this fall. The project preserves a historic route once 4,273 feet long and touted as the nation’s longest tunnel at completion.
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Aynesboro
Afton
Nelson County
Bor
Blue Ridge
Nelson County Board of Supervisors
Dwayne Jones
Waynesboro
Virginia Department Transportation Board
United States