By Deborah Bowers The Md. Board of Public Works on Wed. approved $12.6 million for land preservation in 14 counties. In Harford County, the Deer Creek Rural Legacy Area will receive $1.36 million and the Manor Rural Legacy Area, part of which is in western Harford County, and part in Baltimore County, was awarded $1 […]
Zebra Mussels Now Established In Susquehanna River Below Conowingo Dam
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: DNR Asks Citizens to Help Stop the Spread of this Invasive Species On July 6th, a team of biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Monitoring and Non-tidal Assessment Division spotted several suspected zebra mussel adults for the first time in the lower Susquehanna River below […]
Let’s Get This House Sparrow Thing Out In The Open
In the past few years, I’ve seen a big increase in the number of bluebird nesting boxes. My guess is that most people erect these bird dwellings in the hope of attracting the beautiful Eastern Bluebird. Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, Carolina chickadees and Tree Swallows, which will help put a dent in the flying insect population, […]
Black Bear Ambles Its Way Across Northern Harford County, Perhaps With Cub
For the better part of the last two weeks, a black bear has been ambling its way across northern Harford County as it crisscrosses Central Maryland in search of suitable habitat. For the time being, the bear is being left to its own devices, which has consisted so far of roaming from Jarrettsville, westward through […]
Special Susquehanna Flats Fishing Season in Full Swing
From the Department of Natural Resources: Havre de Grace, MD (March 29, 2010) — The special catch and release striped bass fishing season on the Susquehanna Flats, which opened on March 1 and runs through May 3, is picking up as the water warms and the native stripers return for the spawning season. Reports from […]
Significant Spring Freshet Brings Bountiful Breeding Opportunities For Harford’s Amphibians
In the background I can hear the moaning sirens of Conowingo, warning down-streamers of the arrival of a significant spring freshet. Seldom in my recall of vernal pool options, have the diverse breeding playgrounds been so varied in choices. The spotted salamanders left their subterranean tunnels to once again swirl in a mass of yellow […]
DNR Funds Bush River And Otter Point Creek Dredging in Harford
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (December 22, 2009) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Waterway Improvement Fund has provided state funding to Harford County to dredge areas in the Bush River and Otter Point Creek. The project will provide access for hundreds of recreational boaters to two popular […]
DNR Partners With Perryville To Improve Public Access to Susquehanna
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: PERRYVILLE, Md. (December 22, 2009) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Water Improvement Fund has partnered with Perryville to increase tourism and stimulate the local economy, while increasing public access to the Susquehanna River. With $618,950 from the Waterway Improvement Fund, Perryville recently awarded a contract […]
