This May marks the beginning of our 10th year hosting native plant sale events at our nursery. We are adding new species to our offerings and hope that you enjoy learning about the different varieties at our Spring Native Plant Sale. As always, we welcome anyone with an interest in native plants, gardening or just spending some time outdoors on a beautiful day!
Environmental Concern Inc. Spring 2013 Native Plant Sale May 10th & 11th
Get dirty with Project Clean Stream
By PAMELA WOOD, The Capital
March 23, 2013
It’s been called “spring cleaning for the Chesapeake Bay.”
On April 6, thousands of volunteers will fan out across the Chesapeake Bay watershed and get dirty while cleaning up local streams and creeks with Project Clean Stream.
Program Offers Wonders Of Chesapeake Bay, And Access, To National Park And Outdoors Lovers
NPT Staff, National Parks Traveler
February 17, 2013
Along its thousands of miles of shoreline, across its wide waters, and within its secluded backwaters, the Chesapeake Bay watershed offers a rich and diverse playground, one that should become easier to navigate thanks to a campaign launched in conjunction with the National Park Service's release of itsChesapeake Bay Watershed Access Plan.
Some crazy ideas to save the Bay, that is, crazy if they aren't considered
By Tom Horton, Maryland.newszap.com
February 12, 2013
FedEx-ing beavers, neutering deer, erecting the Yucca Mountain of chicken manure and composting pee — I’m on a roll here.
When you’ve been saving the Bay since the 1980s and just moved the finish line from 2010 to 2025, it’s time to get creative.
Did I mention taxing babies?
Shady Side Students Raise Funds for the Bay
A fifth-grade class at Shady Side Elementary has created a business plan to sell post cards to help the Chesapeake Bay.
By Kaitlyn Carr, The Patch
February 15, 2013
A group of fifth-graders at Shady Side Elementary School is working hard to ensure the Chesapeake Bay gets the restoration it needs.
Not only are the students participating in a project where they raise oysters to help save the bay, but one Shady Side class has taken the project even further by starting a fundraising endeavor.
The class has created postcards, developed a business plan and is launching an effort to help raise money for Chesapeake Bay restoration projects.
Anne Arundel council debates stormwater fee
By ALLISON BOURG, The Capital
February 14, 2013
Erik Michelson says a new fee requiring property owners to pay for stormwater pollution projects will drive job creation.
Anne Arundel County Councilman Jerry Walker says the fees will cripple churches and other religious institutions.
Descriptions of the proposed fee’s ramifications differed dramatically depending on the speaker’s perspective at a Wednesday morning Anne Arundel County Council work session.
State House lawns go green to 'lead by example'
By PAMELA WOOD, The Capital
February 5, 2013
If Marylanders should think of the Chesapeake Bay when caring for their lawn, why shouldn’t the state do so too?
The grounds at the State House complex in Annapolis are getting an eco-friendly makeover, with workers eschewing pesticides and trying nonchemical practices, such as overseeding and using compost, to boost the grass.
State launches 'Reclaim the Bay' campaign
By PAMELA WOOD, The Capital
February 1, 2013
BALTIMORE — State and nonprofit organization officials have launched a “Reclaim the Chesapeake Bay” campaign to spur people to use less fertilizer and cut down on trash.
Maryland's farm oversight called weak
Shore poultry lawsuit highlights gaps in plans, enforcement, activists say
By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun
February 02, 2013
As large-scale poultry farmers are required to do, Alan Hudson of Berlin filed a plan last year with Maryland environmental regulators spelling out how he intended to prevent manure from his flocks from fouling the Chesapeake Bay.
Wanted: More Chesapeake Bay access
With plan identifying many new spots for water recreation, groups seek "Freedom to Float"
Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun
January 31, 2013
You're never far from water in Maryland, with the Chesapeake Bay nearly bisecting the state. Yet for all that, there's a surprising shortage of places where people can launch a boat, cast a fishing line or wade in.
A coalition of recreational enthusiasts, small businesses, local governments and civic and nonprofit groups hopes to change that. They've launched a "Freedom to Float" campaign, seeking to capitalize on the release this week of a National Park Service plan identifying hundreds of potential new sites for getting to the bay and its tributaries.
More Articles...
- Environmentalists push green agenda in Annapolis
- After much debate, Ches. Beach approves ENR contract
- Effort to split Anne Arundel critical area update fails
- Blog: Report finds Bay contaminants widespread, severe in spots
- Enviros applaud O'Malley's budget; $31.5M for Bay Trust Fund
- Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Pesticide Information Act
- Our Bay: Environmental issues in the spotlight in Annapolis
- State of the Chesapeake Bay’s health: D+
- Our Bay: People 'clamoring' for improved Anne Arundel water access
- How Will the Wetlands Respond to Climate Change?
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