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Getting to Know Sparrows

Bonnie Ott tells us who’s who

Barbara Johnson
      When you hear a sparrow, do you envision only those birds under your bistro table? Bonnie Ott is here to expand your view to the many native sparrow species in our area. An expert naturalist, photographer and lifelong Howard County resident, she is more familiar with little brown birds than just about anyone.
article –   –  by Barbara Johnson  – 2/14/19

Werowocomoco: Where John Smith Met Pocahantas

Discovering the place and the truth behind the legend

Warren Lee Brown
      From 19th century art to 20th century children’s books to the Disney animated movie to the sultry song Fever, the forbidden love story of Pocahantas and John Smith is embedded in American romantic legend.        The narrative changes depending on who is telling it: Europeans or Native Americans. For the real story is very different from the myth.
article –   –  by Warren Lee Brown  – 2/7/19

The Big Read

Join in a multi-media celebration starting with a book of poetry about a boxer

Shelby Conrad
      “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”  –Dr. Seuss             Imagine a book club with 500,000 members.
article –   –  by Shelby Conrad  – 2/7/19

Volunteer Center Passes Torch

College now runs community matching service

Kathy Knotts
        For 18 years, the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Center connected would-be volunteers with local causes and helped nonprofits fill a myriad of needs.          Now it is closing its doors.          Due to a lack of sustainable funding, the Volunteer Center could no longer operate as a standalone nonprofit.          Not that the job is finished. Far from it.
article –   –  by Kathy Knotts  – 2/7/19

St. Clement’s Day of Donations

Find a home for local history treasures

Kathy Knotts
      Are you seeking a place to show off museum-worthy relics? If you have historic documents, photos or memorabilia connected to St. Clement’s Island or the Colton’s Point area, your treasure may have found its future.
article –   –  by Kathy Knotts  – 2/7/19

Way Downstream …(Feb. 7-12, 2019)

A Dutch Solution?

       With climate change at the door like the big bad wolf, who are you gonna call? Down in Hampton, Va., they may have figured it out: Hello, the Dutch.          Who better to help coastal communities cope than the Netherlands, a land that was covered by swamps 2,000 years ago? Fine minds and industriousness have enabled this densely populated nation to flourish as a result of dikes, dams, floodgates and pumping stations. Oh, and windmills.
article –   –  by  – 2/7/19

Merger Expands Severn River ­Protections

Conservation groups combine powers

Kathy Knotts
      Just two weeks after the South River Federation and the West/Rhode Riverkeeper began their unified partnership as the Arundel Rivers Federation, two more regional watershed groups have tied the knot.          The Severn River Association and the Back Creek Conservancy have merged their operations into one watershed organization. Both will operate under the Severn River Association masthead.
article –   –  by Kathy Knotts  – 1/31/19

Out with the Old, In with the New

Out with the Old, In with the New

Warren Lee Brown
     The Dove sailed with the Ark to land English on New World soil in 1634. The original Dove was lost at sea during a return voyage to the motherland. The Maryland Dove most of us have seen at Historic St. Mary’s City’s is a popular reimagining. Built in 1977, it has hosted some 500,000 visitors, allowing them to better envision how the first English settlers lived at sea.
article –   –  by Warren Lee Brown  – 1/31/19

Long Distance Caller

Separated from Earth by four billion miles, the ­New ­Horizons spacecraft explores the outer limits

Bob Melamud
     Stakes were high and tension palpable New Year’s Day at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, as Sarah Hamilton and her colleagues waited for a long-distance radio transmission confirming either a successful mission or a failure.
article –   –  by Bob Melamud  – 1/24/19

Winning Gold for Going Green

Bay Trust honors local Irish restaurateurs

Shelby Conrad
       When Irish natives Michael Galway and Anthony Clarke aren’t serving authentic Irish fare, they’re helping keep Chesapeake Country green.          Every year, the Chesapeake Bay Trust — a nonprofit grant-making organization — honors local environmental stewards with awards or scholarships. Galway and Clarke won this year’s Commercial Stewards Award for their outstanding environmental work throughout Chesapeake Country.
article –   –  by Shelby Conrad  – 1/24/19
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