nature
- next time you're tempted to feed the geese, stop and think about the mess you'll be making.
- After a $6.1 million renovation and a two-year closure, Robert E. Lee will re-opening Friday, boasting all sorts of refinements — the centerpiece being a legal, fenced dog run that people will have to pay to use.
- Fracking: Properly regulated, drilling for natural gas using hydraulic fracturing could create jobs and boost tax revenues in Md.
- Baltimore's Robert E. Lee park to re-open with big changes for dogs
- Pay attention, folks. We are trashing the world and hurricanes and the ensuing floods are throwing it back at us. Making a wreck of our world is not like making a wreck of our childhood bedrooms; Mother Nature, unlike our own mothers, cannot pick up the garbage we strew and the municipal, county, state and federal services are either unwilling or unable to take care of the mess.
- Nearly two years after Baltimore County took over Robert E. Lee Park from the Baltimore City government, the county is ready to open its newly renovated public space to the public. The county will hold a ceremonial opening at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, followed by a day of activities sponsored by the Robert E. Lee Park Nature Council on Saturday, Oct. 15 that will help park patrons get acquainted with the newly formed Nature Council and its activities
- 400 acres of scrubby terrain will restore habitat for bird also known as timberdoodle
- Something good to come out of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee last month is better conditions for trout fishing and the rising waters will be stocked throughout October with more than 27,000 trout.
- Howard County artists explore the links between nature and environment in 'Interference'
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- Study eyes Chesapeake pollution threat from sediment buildup behind Susquehanna dams
- Dam Jam 2011 on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Cromwell Valley Park, will celebrate the quality of the Baltimore area's highly-rated drinking water.
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- Local organic products and those without chemicals or minimal processing are coming to a store or mailbox near you
- Natural Resources Police investigating shooting of protected bird
- The state has spent more than $131,000 and countless hours of study in a bid for the Marine Stewardship Council's seal of approval, a symbol of sustainability held by about 10 percent of the world's fish species and fish products
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- With two levels of interactive exhibits set amid 18.3 wooded acres, the James and Anne Robinson Nature Center is Howard County's new front door to nature
- Runoff from Tropical Storm Lee threatens Chesapeake Bay grasses, may create dead zone
- In opposition to Obama, the spirit of nullification returns.
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- For the first time since it was given the jurisdiction by the state legislature in July 2009, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources have suspended the licenses of 60 recreational fishermen
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- Former Howard County farmland envisioned as site for innovative children's garden
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- For 40 years he worked providing a habitat on his Anne Arundel County farm for endangered animals, birds and plants
- For 40 years he worked providing a habitat on his Anne Arundel County farm for endangered animals, birds and plants
- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with two other organizations, will conduct a feasability study looking into the reintroduction of elk into the western part of the state.
- Michael Raupp a University of Maryland professor and "Bug of the Week" blogger who lives in Columbia, says stink bugs "are going to be big" in a couple of weeks.
- When a major disaster strikes, the Federal Emergency Management Agency must be ready to deal with it regardless of the cost
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- Scientist call for ban on all commercial harvest of Maryland bay oysters
- Fracking for natural gas may be the cause of the recent earthquake — and more to come
- From canine to cat, the East Coast's pet population failed to forecast the record earthquake
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- Carbon fees are a way to charge for wanton waste of limited resources
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- A project that will be the centerpiece of an effort to honor Harriet Tubman is getting federal funding.
- Taking photographs of birds wasn't always on Michael Oberman's bucket list of things to accomplish in life.
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- Regulations under review by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources should curb rockfish poaching problem
- Maryland crabbers meet to map out a more sustainable livelihood
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