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The partnership with Toadfish Outfitters will allow VCU to plant more than 2 million oysters in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Photo courtesy of Rice Rivers Center)

VCU receives funding for oyster restoration work

June 8, 2018

Coastal lifestyle brand Toadfish Outfitters to donate all proceeds of its Virginia sales.

Katie Schmidt guides kayakers over Hollywood Rapids on the James River. (Photo courtesy of Katie Schmidt)

Love of the wild: Graduate student blends adventure and science through outdoor recreation programs

April 24, 2018

Katherine Schmidt, a graduate student in Virginia Commonwealth University’s environmental studies program and a wilderness guide, is bringing her zeal for science, adventure and education to VCU-led outreach for the public, college students and school age youth.