Coyotes In The Hollywood Hills

Photo by Oregon Hill resident Daniel Leech, who adds,

“For the record, they have coexisted peacefully for years, nothing to be alarmed about. Just a wonderful rare sighting at the end of daylight hours.
However for a “city escape,” much to be seen. Small groups of (rather large) deer, countless groundhog, several red fox, and have seen pheasant. Also several red-tail hawks, and many coopers hawks and osprey frequent the area (Hollywood Cemetery).

Oysters

Manchester’s Dogtown Dish has a nice article on Oregon Hill resident Haleh Pedram’s upholstery business and her oyster-inspired pillows.

The RVA Environmental Film Festival has announced that the short film An Oyster’s-Eye View of the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program is the winning entry of the 2018 RVA EFF Virginia Film Contest.
Be sure to make plans to attend this festival in February. Attendance is FREE!

But the bigger picture news is that Chesapeake Bay oysters are making a tentative comeback. They are starting to show signs of resistance to scourges like Dermo and MSX. Sad to say, this good, desperately needed development may be threatened by offshore drilling.