The Pope on Climate Change and Monks on Water Quality
Swoope Almanac May 2015 – Bobolinks, Bobwhites and Black Locust Blooms
May might be my favorite month. The energy of spring swells in every living thing. I remain in awe of all the energy. A Catbird sings all night outside our open window. Robins begin their singing at 5:15am. That’s the warm-up for the avian symphony that will last all day....
The Queen Bean, Tofu and Dead Zones
Swoope Almanac – March 2015, Winter Storm Thor and a New Border Collie Pup
Chuck Bubbas, Corruption and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Soil Saturated With Phosphorus? – Don’t Apply Anymore Manure
Maryland: The newly elected republican governor, Larry Hogan repealed the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s “Phosphorus Management Tool”. Read my rant here.
Swoope Almanac January 2015: Ode to Dexter, a Snow Goose and Virginia Wild Rye
Winter in Swoope. I walk along the banks of Middle River on our farm in search of treasure. Dexter, our Border Collie usually walks along with me but he passed on and I sure miss him. Cold air seeps through the opening in my collar; the brown, frozen grass crunches...
Leaves from Native Trees – The Foundation of Freshwater Ecosystems
Every Person, Every Tributary
What is it going to take to restore the Chesapeake Bay? Every person and every tributary in the watershed. What will it take to restore the stream where you live? Every person and every tributary.
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