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Washington Township moves toward allowing chickens in low-density residential areas
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe flap over chickens continued Monday in Washington Township, Pa., where township supervisors took steps toward allowing hens in backyard coops. Debate about changing an existing prohibition of chickens in most zones lasted an hour during the...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Volunteers needed for tree planting Saturday, April 13
Volunteers are needed for a tree planting from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13, at at the Antietam Meadow Park, a community natural area park located near Waynesboro. Antietam Watershed Association, in partnership with Washington Township and the...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Ag calendar - Oct. 9
Landscape Design and Plant Selection Series — Wednesdays, Oct. 10 to Nov. 17, 7 to 9 p.m., plus a Saturday demonstration tour. The fee is $40 for the whole series, or $10 for each individual class. To register, call the Penn State Extension Office...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Rentals
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Grants available to expand agricultural businesses
The Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corp. has announced a grant-funding opportunity to encourage Maryland’s agricultural producers to expand or diversify their business operations by installing capital assets to make...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Agriculture, Seafood, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Deadline to enter Eastern Panhandle annual largest tree contest nears
The deadline for Eastern Panhandle residents to enter the annual largest tree contest is July 31. “After last year finding the largest sugar maple tree in not only the Eastern Panhandle but also the entire state in the Shepherdstown area, we are...Tags: Scrabble (game)
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Tri-State briefs
Trees planted along recreational trail near W.Va. 9 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — More than 50 trees have been planted along the Eastern Panhandle Recreational Trail along W.Va. 9 in the last 12 months thanks to a collaborative effort of volunteers and...Tags: West Nile Virus, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Science and Technology, Natural Resource Industry
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Arbor Day Foundation offering free trees
Add color to your landscape year-round by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free white, flowering dogwood trees through the Foundation’s Trees for...Tags: Forests
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Western Md. state forest roads cleared of trees
(AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources said all roads through state forests in Western Maryland have been cleared of debris from last week’s violent storms. Western Regional Forester Robert Webster told the Cumberland Times-News on...Tags: Cumberland Times-News
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Hagerstown scoffs at price tag for reducing pollution to bay
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith Washington County municipalities facing $1.1 billion in suggested upgrades for wastewater, stormwater and septic systems by 2025, Hagerstown Mayor Robert E. Bruchey had a incredulous reaction Tuesday to the city’s projected $210 million share...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Natural Resources, Rivers, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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One person killed after plane strikes radio tower, crashes in W.Va. forest
One person was killed when a small plane struck a radio tower in Coopers Rock State Forest and crashed, authorities said Friday. Monongalia County Sheriff Al Kisner confirmed the fatality but couldn’t say whether anyone else was on board at the...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Air Transportation Industry, Radio
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U.S. Forest Service: West Virginia's Berkeley, Jefferson counties need more trees
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comBerkeley and Jefferson counties are among the “highest priority” counties in the nation in need of more trees, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The two Eastern Panhandle counties rank above 75 percent nationally, and are the largest...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Waste Management Incorporated
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Authorities: One dead in W.Va. plane crash
One person was killed Friday when a plane apparently affiliated with a Montana oil and gas company struck two West Virginia Public Broadcasting towers near Coopers Rock State Forest and crashed. Monongalia County Sheriff Al Kisner and other officials...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Farmington (Fayette, Pennsylvania), Disasters and Accidents, Natural Resources, Federal Aviation Administration
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