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Ag calendar
Grazing and Pasture Management — The class will meet Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. May 28, June 4, June 11 and June 25. University of Maryland Extension has developed the course for grazing and pasture management. The course is geared not only to...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, The Pennsylvania State University, Tomatoes, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Ag calendar - May 14
Franklin County Dairy Princess Pageant — The 46th annual Franklin County Dairy Princess Pageant is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at Kauffman Ruritan Community Center, 7289 Ruritan Drive, Chambersburg, Pa. A buffet-style meal of chicken and ham will be...Tags: Farms, Environmental Issues, Conservation, The Pennsylvania State University, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Land grant university system helped farmers become students
I am constantly amazed between what I think people know and what they actually know. This reality manifests itself in many ways. Just the other day I heard a radio trivia contest and the question was in what city is Independence Hall? The answer given was...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Abraham Lincoln, Environmental Issues, Students, Conservation
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Gardeners conserve our natural resources
As redbuds flash purple along our roadways and tulips blink red and yellow at our doorsteps, I am reminded that natural beauty is awe-inspiring and worth protecting. Not just on Earth Day, but every day. Gardeners are some of the best...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Earth Day, Conservation, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry
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Clear Spring High cleans up at Envirothon
The 2013 Washington County Envirothon was held April 19 at the Claud E. Kitchens Outdoor Education Center at Fairview. Fourteen teams from Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Smithsburg, and Washington County Technical High School were on hand for the competition. ...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Energy Resources, Garrett County, Science and Technology
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Ag Calendar - April 23
Grazing and Pasture Management — The class will meet Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 30, May 28, June 4, June 11 and June 25. University of Maryland Extension has developed a five-session course for grazing and pasture management. The course is...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Travel, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (movie), Washington, DC
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Conservation practices funding through bay watershed inititative extended
The Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, recently extended conservation practices funding under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative to...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Clear Spring native named Wildlife Conservationist of the Year by Florida federation
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comGrowing up in Clear Spring, biologist Kim Dryden's childhood seems almost like a Disney nature movie. Her father and grandfather both worked for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, which gave her an unusual exposure to wildlife. "I remember...Tags: Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Florida Water Management District, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida)
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Asphalt firm's land rezoned over objections by environmental groups
richardb@herald-mail.comThe Northwest has the spotted owl; Jefferson County has the spotted turtle. A 3-2 vote Thursday by the Jefferson County Commission to rezone a 34-acre tract owned by Jefferson Asphalt on W.Va. 51 west of Charles Town might threaten the habitat of the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Conservation, Nature Conservancy, Conservation Fund
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Williamsport Lions Club to hear from fish expert
Frank M. Panek will be the guest speaker at the Williamsport Lions Club meeting Thursday, Jan. 10, at Williamsport American Legion Post 202. Panek’s topic will be “Persistent and Emerging Diseases in Fish and Other Aquatic Resources in the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Biology, Science and Technology, U.S. Geological Survey
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Firefighters pull out of blaze in Hickory Ridge wildlife area
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Maryland Department of Natural Resources official said Monday afternoon that the last of the firefighters began leaving the scene of a blaze that burned about 145 acres of land since Saturday in the Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area near Clear...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Energy Resources, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wildlife
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Firefighters in final stages of battling Indian Springs forest fire
dan.dearth@herald-mail.com; julieg@herald-mail.comA Maryland Department of Natural Resources official said Monday that firefighters were in the final stages of battling a forest fire that burned nearly 100 acres of land in the Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area near Clear Spring since Saturday. Ric...Tags: Environmental Issues, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Energy Resources, Maryland State Police, Wildlife
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