CAMBRIDGE – Andrew Lazur had no trouble finding Nemo
Chesapeake Bay’s Rockfish Continue Their Comeback
ANNAPOLIS – The decades-old effort to restore the population of rockfish, one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most popular sport fish, is apparently finding success
Waiting for Rain, Md. Farmers Find Ways to Cope
ANNAPOLIS – Tree farmer Paul Stiffler says that if you look at the 18 acres of Douglas firs, blue spruces, Norway spruces, white pines and Canaan firs at his Frostee Tree Farm in Perry Hall, you might not be aware that Maryland is in the grip of a drought
Two Years Gone, Lab Missed More Than Ever
ANNAPOLIS – When the University of Maryland shuttered its soil testing lab two years ago, few noticed beyond the state’s farmers and a scattered few homeowners who took their gardening seriously
Bay Foundation Report Finds Region’s Farmers Struggling
UPPER MARLBORO – The precarious financial position of the region’s farmers, who are under pressure to sell their land to developers and often unable to afford environmentally friendly practices, threatens the health of the state’s waterways, according to a report released Tuesday by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Agriculture Commission Looks for Ways to Clean Up the Bay
ANNAPOLIS – Western Maryland mine operators and Eastern Shore poultry growers may have a common solution to their biggest environmental headaches
DNR Launches Security Vessel
ANNAPOLIS – A new patrol boat, commissioned the Chesapeake, joined the Department of Natural Resources’ fleet Tuesday
For Maryland Farmers, a Rebound Year
ANNAPOLIS- In 2003, there was too much rain; in 2002, too little