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Brook Trout – Environmental Refugees From the Middle River

Brook Trout – Environmental Refugees From the Middle River

Sep 18, 2015

The Pope on Climate Change and Monks on Water Quality

Jun 23, 2015

The Queen Bean, Tofu and Dead Zones

Apr 22, 2015

Soil Saturated With Phosphorus? – Don’t Apply Anymore Manure

Feb 5, 2015

Maryland: The newly elected republican governor, Larry Hogan repealed the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s “Phosphorus Management Tool”. Read my rant here.

Leaves from Native Trees – The Foundation of Freshwater Ecosystems

Jan 21, 2015

Every Person, Every Tributary

Dec 15, 2014

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.

Lake Erie Heat Attack

Aug 22, 2014

This is an OPED piece I wrote for the Bay Journal News Service which was published on 8/19/2014. I have added photos and links. Here’s a link to the Downstream Project’s Amy Matthews Amos blog about it. Surviving a heart attack is a huge wake-up call that usually warrants a...

Swoope Almanac – Summer 2014: Tomatoes, Bobwhites and Middle River Flowing Like Chocolate Milk

Aug 4, 2014

Choose Clean Water Coalition Conference 2014

Jun 11, 2014

Poague Run – Sterling Example of Watershed Restoration

Apr 17, 2014

I watched the children carry their jars with native Brook Trout fingerlings to the edge of Poague Run. They carefully stepped close to the water and tipped the jars over releasing the fish into the stream. This simple act is a conservationist’s “Mount Everest”. Together, we climbed the mountain. Together...

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First Place Award for 2020 Outstanding Column & Blog from Virginia Outdoor Writers Association View All Awards
  • “Bobby calls Jeanne ‘the Princess of Swoope’ with good reason. Her life as a pearl-earring-wearing, calf-roping cattle farmer unfolds in these hilarious, tragic, and beautiful stories in this uniquely written book.

    This is a fun read that will make you laugh and cry. It will compel you to be more observant of nature and to be a better steward of land, soil, water, and animals.”

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    Large Animal Veterinarian & Cattle Farmer

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  • Ode to Black Locust Trees
    Ode to Black Locust Trees
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    The Battle Against Two Invasives: Tree-of-Heaven and Spotted Lanternfly
  • Whiskey Creek Almanac: August 2026, Climate Change, Mycofiltration, and the American Barn Owl
    Whiskey Creek Almanac: August 2026, Climate Change, Mycofiltration, and the American Barn Owl
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    Greed, Lies, and Lack of Oversight Led to the Kepone Disaster of 1975

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