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Posted by Dan E. on Aug 17th, 2010 11:07am
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| The Natural Capital ( Getting outside, inside the beltway ) is a great blog about things to do & issues regarding the environment in and around DC. Today's post describes a walk along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia. There are some really cool photos and a very nice detailed... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Aug 2nd, 2010 4:52pm
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| "Memo to the Anne Arundel County, Maryland, government: Stop ignoring the law and bulldoze this house, on Little Island in the Magothy River. Flatten it, ASAP. Demolish the cheesy faux lighthouse. Uproot the fake palm trees. Replace the manicured lawn and wall... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Jul 23rd, 2010 3:52pm
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| According to this Baltimore Sun Green blog , Govs. Martin O'Malley & Jack Markell are pushing President Obama for federal agencies to help with the purchase of 1 gigawatt of electricity generated by offshore wind turbines. O'Malley has pledged MD state government to buy 55... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Jul 15th, 2010 11:52am
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| I was just forwarded this note from a Tree Keepers arborist. On his behalf & mine, I am sharing this message to the Chesapeake Network community in order to gain support for the Talbot River Protection Association in an effort to stop the deforestation. Here is the message I received:... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Jul 14th, 2010 12:55pm
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| Last Saturday, 10 July, I went to the First Annual Cecil Co Wade-In to represent the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay . Despite the rain, the event went on, with over 200 visitors and 95 people taking part in the actual wade-in. The Alliance had a nice booth and I talked with several people... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Jul 6th, 2010 11:47am
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| The Chesapeake Network has joined twitter! The direct URL is http://twitter.com/ChesapeakeNet . If you have a twitter account, I urge you to follow us. We will mostly be posting important bay news and extensions of what everyone here in the community are already sending out as... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Jul 2nd, 2010 9:57am
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| According to this article by The Times in the UK , British scientists are rethinking how they view invasive species. They are suggesting that some 'invaders' that aren't so bad and have been around for awhile should be considered native. 'Not so bad'... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Apr 8th, 2010 12:11pm
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| About 20 minutes after I got to work this morning, I was handed the newest edition of the Bay Barometer: A Health and Restoration Assessment of the Chesapeake Bay and Watershed in 2009 . I was told there was overwhelmingly positive response for the editor's work. It's a large... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Mar 24th, 2010 9:41am
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| What a tricky situation. We all know the uniqueness of Calvert Cliffs. According to the DNR, over 600 species of fossils have been identified from the cliffs. Most of these fossils include once endemic bivalves, but also making the list are sharks and an endemic dolphin. Pretty fascinating. What... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Feb 24th, 2010 1:48pm
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| Check out the new Maryland group home page: www.chesapeakenetwork.org/maryland It's displaying an RSS news feed from NPR on the Chesapeake Bay & there's a link to view the other MD related groups on the Chesapeake Network (let me know if you'd like yours on there) . |
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Posted by Dan E. on Feb 24th, 2010 12:10pm
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| If you haven't seen David Simpson's photography of Loch Raven Reservoir, it's really cool. http://www.lochravenphotography.com/ It's awesome to see a spot you know, but to see it in such a professional setting. It really makes you ashamed to take nature for... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Feb 5th, 2010 9:31am
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Here's Part 1 of Rep. Elijah Cummings' speech during the Choose Clean Water Conference, which occured 10-12 Jan 2010.
You can see Part 2 & 3 and many of the other speakers on Choose Clean Water's youtube site:... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Jan 28th, 2010 10:11am
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
This one hour multi-media event combines story-telling, music, film, and humor as Mr. Tidwell (journalist, author, host of Earthbeat Radio and Director of CCAN : the Chesapeake Climate Action... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Jan 27th, 2010 9:01am
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Living Shorelines Grant Program
Deadline: March 5, 2010
The Chesapeake Bay Trust, in conjunction with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center and the Maryland Department of the Environment, is... |
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Posted by Dan E. on Jan 26th, 2010 10:35am
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| Sustainable Communities Lobby Day in Annapolis
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Open to All Marylanders Concerned About the Future of Housing, Transportation Options, the Environment, and Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change
WHAT:
The members of the... |
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