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Governor Larry Hogan Funding for 60 Boating Access, Navigation, and Safety Projects in 19 Counties ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund grants for Fiscal Year 2022 to enhance and improve public boating access, facilities, and navigation throughout the state. The announcement—coming during the fourth day of the governor’s tour of the Eastern Shore—was made at the Ocean City Fire Department, which received $50,000 for a fire and rescue vessel engine replacement. “Boating is not just an important part of our history and our cultu...

This Lent, Fr. Emmet Farrell wants you to think about climate change. Farrell, director of creation care ministry for the Diocese of San Diego, developed a series of daily reflections for the 40-day liturgical season to help Catholics better understand what he sees as one of the most pressing moral issues facing the world. In them, he draws connections between human activities and their impacts on the planet, and provides suggestions for actions that individuals and faith groups can take. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, EarthBeat will publish a selection of the series, titled "Reflections on the ...

Several new scientific discoveries give hope that eastern hemlocks will not go the way of chestnut, elm and ash trees and largely disappear from forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Hemlocks are one of the most prevalent, longest-living, beautiful and ecologically vital trees in Appalachian forests. Sometimes called the redwoods of the East, they can take 250–300 years to mature and live more than 800 years. They also have a long history with humans. Native Americans used hemlocks for medicines. Settlers used the tips of branches for tea and as a dye for wool and cotton. The mountain...

New Year’s Day hike with PVAS Join Jim Cummins, Potomac Valley Audubon Society president, for a Jan. 1 hike at 10 a.m. heading downstream and back along the C&O Canal while observing natural features and history around the Pack Horse Ford section. The walk will start at the large parking area off Canal Road and is about 2 miles round-trip. Participation is free, but pre-registration is required. Dress for the weather. Register at www.potomacaudubon.org or contact Krista Hawley at adultprograms@potomacaudubon.org or 681-252-1387. Winter solstice and full moon hikes Strawberry Hill Nature ...

meters. very decorative. and we liked it. but we had to take them down. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: protestors are starting to show up, with both occupy baltimore and frederick expected. there is also a 30-mile no-fly zone already in effect above camp david. and security is in place with a roadside camera up and running. in an unprecedented move, the secret service ordered the complete shutdown of cunningham falls state park and the catoctin mountain state park, which surrounds mount david. >> reporter: it is tighter security than what was in place for the middle east peace summit at ...