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Carroll County opens applications for $5. 5 M farmland preservation program
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (11+ words) Capital Gazette...
River otters are making a comeback " and in surprising places around the Chesapeake Bay
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (118+ words) Capital Gazette Anne Arundel Council overrides county executive's veto of Odenton-area plan No houses here: $1. 8 M deal preserves 192-acre family farm in Gambrills Watch: Runaway boat in Severn River stopped by Coast Guard in viral video Naval Academy crew sails…...
No houses here: $1. 8 M deal preserves 192-acre family farm in Gambrills
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (14+ words) Capital Gazette...
Family of geese escorted off Interstate 95 to safety by Aberdeen Police
2+ week, 2+ day ago (102+ words) Capital Gazette 7 Maryland laws taking effect June 1 that residents should know Man critically injured in Annapolis garage explosion 16, 200-gallon sewage leak reported near Cypress Creek in Severna Park Former Annapolis Police chief asked city for multimillion-dollar settlement Anne Arundel Council…...
Gerald Winegrad: Spring brings the greatest show on Earth | COMMENTARY
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) Despite a chilly start to spring with the vernal equinox on March 20, spring's warming blanket finally has descended. With it, the door has opened wide to embracing Mother Nature's wonders. After arriving back from Borneo's torrid equatorial heat and humidity…...
What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1057+ words) By STEVEN GRATTAN, Associated Press "These are what I would call silent genocides " there are no TV crews, no journalists. But they are happening, and they're happening now," said Fiona Watson, Survival's research and advocacy director, who has worked on…...
Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (684+ words) That mismatch is killing some of the planet's most vital ecosystems, from California's towering redwoods to the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of carbon and support complex webs of life. Scientists are working to…...
What you need to know about desalination, a growing source of drinking water
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (566+ words) As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea for drinking water. Desalination, which is the process of removing salt from seawater, offers a way to produce freshwater in regions that…...
Gerald Winegrad: Birders of different feathers flock together | COMMENTARY
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (697+ words) With the world seemingly upside down and our democracy under the gravest threat since the Civil War, the two things saving me from insanity are my wonderful wife Carol and my wonderment over the natural world. I am birdwatching every…...
Gerald Winegrad: Wildlife decimation threatens humanity | COMMENTARY
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (399+ words) I was not mature enough to witness old videos of the wanton slaughter of a herd of elephants by hunters from a helicopter and was unable to sleep after viewing it. I am still distraught over what I witnessed. As…...