The Queen Bean, Tofu and Dead Zones
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Maryland: The newly elected republican governor, Larry Hogan repealed the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s “Phosphorus Management Tool”.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.
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.
Lake Erie Heat Attack
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...
The Princess of Swoope Goes to DC to See President Obama
Jeanne, the Princess of Swoope and I had the privilege of attending the League of Conservation Voters annual Capital Dinner on June 25th. It was held in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in the nation’s capital. We were there
Why I Hate Tall Fescue
Note: This article was written for the Bay Journal News Service which was published on May 27, 2014. It was titled, “Please, Step on This Grass”. Click here for a pdf copy. I was in the Farm Coop store the other day in line to buy some garden seeds. The...
Choose Clean Water Coalition Conference 2014
Poague Run – Sterling Example of Watershed Restoration
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....