'Going, going, gone': Rising seas drown island center

摘要

GREAT FOX ISLAND, Va. - A haven for environmental education in the Chesapeake Bay has been overwhelmed by rising seas. Fox Island, with its protective cove, vast marshes and shallow waters, was once ideal for dayslong excursions where schoolkids could go canoeing and learn about the environment at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Fox Island Environmental Education Program. But land loss has made the center unsafe. After educating tens of thousands of students over 40 years, the program closed its doors Nov. 1.