Great Blue Heron catching Herring.mpg

Great Blue Heron on the Mattawoman Creek catching a river herring. These herring swim all the way from the ocean up into the fresh waters of Mattawoman Creek, can lay thousands of eggs, and are a very important part of the food chain. According to Maryland DNR, Mattawoman is the most productive tributary of the Chesapeake Bay for anadromous fish. Mattawoman is one of the few streams left in Maryland that river herring return to, but according to American Rivers, it is also the fourth most endangered river in America! Check out our facebook page to see easy actions you can do to help prevent Mattawoman's destruction. http://www.facebook.com/friends/?ref=tn#/profile.php?id=100000329169998 or Mattawoman Watershed Society at www.mattawomanwatershed.org

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Heron
• Herring
• Mattawoman Creek
• nature
• conservation
• Chespeake
• watershed
• fish
• ecosystem
• resources
• food chain
• cross county connector
• Charles County
• Maryland
• wildlife
• Potomac

[nevergiveupKevin]

this year i saw alot of great blue herons in Mattawoman creek

[nevergiveupKevin]

Sometimes it takes many attempts to accomplish a goal. Never give up. We will save Mattawoman Creek.