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    May 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Agencies aim to restore bay's depleted oysters, a creek at a time

    It's planting time in the Chesapeake Bay, just as it is on land for farmers and gardeners across Maryland.
    It's planting time in the Chesapeake Bay, just as it is on land for farmers and gardeners across Maryland. Instead of seeds, though, hundreds of millions of speck-sized baby oysters — known as spat — are being planted this spring in Harris...

    Tags: Renovation, St. Michaels, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Pollution, Oysters

    2. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel makes recovery

    Trapped in a steel cage barely big enough to hold her, the large squirrel was not happy, pawing at the bars and trying them with her teeth.
    Trapped in a steel cage barely big enough to hold her, the large squirrel was not happy, pawing at the bars and trying them with her teeth. Matt Whitbeck and Cherry Keller of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were glad to see her, though. The furry...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Natural Resource Industry, Annapolis, Energy Resources, Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia)

    3. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Tubman getting much-deserved honor

    We commend President Barack Obama for designating the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument ("A monument to Md. abolitionist," March 26). Just days after the centennial of her death, Harriet Tubman is finally receiving the national recognition she deserves as a heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad and an early leader for women's rights.
    We commend President Barack Obama for designating the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument ("A monument to Md. abolitionist," March 26). Just days after the centennial of her death, Harriet Tubman is finally receiving the national...

    Tags: Martin O'Malley, Conservation Fund, Barack Obama, Preservation Maryland, Harriet Tubman

    4. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Honoring Harriet Tubman

    President Barack Obama's designation Monday of a new national monument to Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery on a Dorchester County plantation in 1849, then helped guide scores of other slaves to freedom in the North during the decade before the Civil War, honors a small and unprepossessing African-American woman who played an outsized role in American history.
    President Barack Obama's designation Monday of a new national monument to Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery on a Dorchester County plantation in 1849, then helped guide scores of other slaves to freedom in the North during the decade before the Civil...

    Tags: Feminism, Human Rights, Railway Transportation, Barack Obama, Transportation

    5. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Obama establishes Tubman park on Eastern Shore

    President Barack Obama set aside 480 acres on the Eastern Shore on Monday as a national monument to honor Harriet Tubman — a victory for advocates who have long sought to memorialize the abolitionist's role in leading dozens of slaves to freedom.
    President Barack Obama set aside 480 acres on the Eastern Shore on Monday as a national monument to honor Harriet Tubman — a victory for advocates who have long sought to memorialize the abolitionist's role in leading dozens of slaves to freedom....

    Tags: Gardens and Parks, Martin O'Malley, White House, U.S. Department of the Interior, Statue of Liberty

    6. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Obama to sign off on Tubman monument on Eastern Shore

    President Barack Obama will sign a proclamation Monday creating a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument on the Eastern Shore, a designation long sought by advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
    President Barack Obama will sign a proclamation Monday creating a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument on the Eastern Shore, a designation long sought by advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The designation protects the land...

    Tags: Martin O'Malley, Barack Obama, Slavery, Harriet Tubman

    7. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Harriet Tubman park to be on Maryland land she worked as a slave

    Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor.
    Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor. An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in bondage...

    Tags: Gardens and Parks, Martin O'Malley, State Parks, U.S. Department of Transportation, Railway Transportation

    8. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Dog rescue operator charged in Balto. Co. with animal cruelty

    The operator of an animal rescue has been charged with neglecting nearly two dozen dogs, including three that had to be euthanized, according to the Baltimore County State's attorney's office.
    The operator of an animal rescue has been charged with neglecting nearly two dozen dogs, including three that had to be euthanized, according to the Baltimore County State's attorney's office. Baltimore County police arrested Anthony Joseph Geer, 29,...

    Tags: Lawyers, Baltimore County, Prosecution, Parkville, Justice System

    9. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. National Archery in the Schools Program hits the target

    John Leck will never forget the look on the face of the paralyzed boy sitting in his wheelchair. When the arrow left the bow that had been strapped onto the eighth-grader's arm, a mixture of wonder and excitement was apparent as he watched it sail toward the target inside the gymnasium at Rocky Hill Middle School in Clarksburg.
    John Leck will never forget the look on the face of the paralyzed boy sitting in his wheelchair. When the arrow left the bow that had been strapped onto the eighth-grader's arm, a mixture of wonder and excitement was apparent as he watched it sail...

    Tags: Highlandtown, Natural Resources, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Natural Resource Industry, Health and Safety at School

    10. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  10. Story of Laurel's first bank robbery has interesting conclusion [Commentary]

    I read with great interest your article Jan. 31 about Laurel's <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/news/community/ph-ll-history-bank-0131-20130130%2C0%2C5742812.story">first bank robbery</a> by John Morgan. Sadly, this was not our last bank robbery and just as sadly, not the last 19-year-old to go to prison from our county. A quick review by the state archivist, Dr. Edwin Papenfuse, brings us the "rest of the story." (By the way, if every part of government was as efficient or accommodating as the state archives, there would not be much to complain about.)
    I read with great interest your article Jan. 31 about Laurel's first bank robbery by John Morgan. Sadly, this was not our last bank robbery and just as sadly, not the last 19-year-old to go to prison from our county. A quick review by the state archivist,...

    Tags: Prince George's County, John Morgan, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Judges

    11. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Is the Bay Foundation ignoring the threat behind the Conowingo Dam?

    Why does the Chesapeake Bay Foundation refuse to take seriously the threat posed by the Conowingo Dam's inability to hold back Susquehanna River pollution? With respect to the effect of Susquehanna River pollutants, the bay foundation has taken an inexplicable U-turn in its long-held doctrine regarding pollutants and the Chesapeake.
    Why does the Chesapeake Bay Foundation refuse to take seriously the threat posed by the Conowingo Dam's inability to hold back Susquehanna River pollution? With respect to the effect of Susquehanna River pollutants, the bay foundation has taken an...

    Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Chesapeake Bay, Martin O'Malley, Environmental Pollution, Natural Disasters

    12. Nov 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Two unheralded heroes of the bay

    I got a nice award recently &mdash; for environmental leadership, the inscription read &mdash; really, for just doing work I was paid for and that I often confused with fun.
    I got a nice award recently — for environmental leadership, the inscription read — really, for just doing work I was paid for and that I often confused with fun. I've always been a little uncomfortable with awards. I got in trouble as...

    Tags: Research, Environmental Pollution, Fertilizer, Conservation, University of Maryland, College Park

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