Posts by info@patapsco.org
Reflections on the Environmental Learning & Leadership Program
The 23rd of March marked the last day of the two-month Environmental Learning & Leadership, formerly known as the Howard County Legacy Leadership Institute for the Environment (HoLLIE) training offered…
Read MoreStream Watchers in Action
For citizens who care about our local waterways, the Patapsco Heritage Greenway’s Stream Watchers program allows us to make an impact as citizen scientists and volunteer stewards. Stream Watchers can…
Read MoreOur Warm February: A False Spring
As we walk up and down our neighborhood streets, or commute to and from work, we may notice that some trees have already begun flowering. Daffodils have already made their…
Read MoreBenefits of Composting with Tea
As we begin to brace for the winter cold, we find comfort in domestic warmth. The crackling of a fireplace, a bowl of warm soup, sipping hot chocolate after playing…
Read MoreQ&A With Patapsco Heritage Greenway Executive Director Mary Catherine Cochran
Howard County native Mary Catherine Cochran’s impact on the preservation of Howard County’s unique history and environment began in 1999 with Vision 2020, an exercise that drafted goals for the…
Read MoreWhere Does Your Old Christmas Tree Go?
The holiday season has been over for a month, yet some households still have their Christmas trees up and decorated, or undecorated, outside and ready to go. Others have already…
Read MoreAlternatives to Road Salt
Every winter, trucks loaded with sodium chloride and calcium chloride take to the streets to prevent ice from forming on our municipal roadways. To de-ice roads in the United States,…
Read MoreBefore and After 1607, The Chesapeake Bay Region and Its People: A Guide to Better Understanding
On morning of the 6th of December, I drove down Route-32 to the Chesapeake Bay NPS’s office in Annapolis for a talk by Deanna Beacham, the American Indian Program Manager…
Read More10th Annual Pesticides and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Project Meeting
On the 18th of November, 2016, I attended my first meeting of the Pesticides and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Project at the Pearlstone Center in Reisterstown, Maryland. The meeting was…
Read MoreEllicott City 2016 Flood Timeline
Ellicott City 2016 Flood Timeline This timeline is a work in progress. The Patapsco Heritage Greenway is asked regularly to speak about the recent devastating flood. At these talks, we…
Read MoreCompost Those Leaves!
A common chore in the fall for us who live in deciduous forests, raking leaves can tire us out. Sometimes, after spending a great deal of time and effort in…
Read MoreBittersweet- Holiday Wreaths, Keeping Invasives Indoors
Autumn is a time of transition with the falling foliage, waning sunlight, and chilly nights. We flock to the outdoors while the weather is still comfortable. Walking a forested path…
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