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Governor Moore visits Bowery vertical farming facility in Rosedale, talks innovation

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week visited Bowery Farms‘ Rosedale/Nottingham location. Bowery Farms is the nation’s largest vertical farming company which provides fresh food to over 2,600 grocery stores in the U.S. Governor Moore was joined by USDA Under Secretary Jenny Moffit, Delegate Carl Jackson, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks, and Bowery investor and culinary advisor José Andrés. The […]

Chesapeake Shamrock 5K Fun Run and Walk 2024 date announced

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The date has been announced for the 2024 Chesapeake Shamrock 5K Fun Run or Walk. The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 16th. Participants will enjoy a beautiful morning at Gunpowder Falls State Park – Hammerman Area, overlooking the Chesapeake Bay for a 5K Fun Run and Walk. Walkers can follow the entire route or […]

MyCoast Maryland data shows impact of January flooding

Posted on January 26, 2024 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—On January 9, 2024, Maryland was hit by a storm that brought intense rain, strong winds, and high tides. It resulted in the most active week yet for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ MyCoast MD app. The app allows users to submit reports and photos of flooding, as well as other environmental information. The storm brought in about […]

Maryland Forest Service now accepting applications for Community Forestry Catalyst Fund

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Forest Service is offering a new grant program to distribute $4.8 million in federal Inflation Reduction Act funds towards urban and community forestry projects during the next four years. The Community Forestry Catalyst Fund expands resources for Maryland’s ambitious commitment to enhance its forest cover and tree canopy through the state’s 5 Million Trees for Maryland initiative […]

Chesapeake Bay 2023 Fall Oyster Survey records remarkable numbers

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Fall Oyster Survey recorded a remarkable year for juvenile oysters in Maryland waters, finding both prolific numbers and a widespread distribution throughout many regions of the Chesapeake Bay. The survey’s spatfall intensity index, a measure of reproductive success and potential population growth for oysters, was 86.8 spat, or juvenile oysters, per bushel, nearly […]

Maryland Emergency Operation Center Level Enhanced

Forecasters warn of hazardous weather conditions in Baltimore area on Tuesday evening, State Activation Level raised to ‘ENHANCED’

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says weather conditions will deteriorate as a strong frontal system approaches on Tuesday afternoon, then passes through the greater Baltimore/Washington region Tuesday evening. This will result high winds capable of downing trees and powerlines, tidal flooding, and the potential for flooding of small streams and creeks. This will create hazardous travel conditions late Tuesday afternoon […]

Maryland pursuing actions to control invasive catfish after federal fisheries disaster declined

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce notified Maryland Governor Wes Moore that it had declined Maryland’s request for a federal commercial fisheries disaster declaration that was sought to help address the economic and ecological damage caused by the spread of invasive catfish and snakeheads in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Maryland made the unique request in March as a […]

NOW YOU KNOW: Year-end highlights – part 2

Posted on January 4, 2024 by News Desk

The following is a legislative update from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. As we prepare for a new year filled with resolutions and growth, we took some time to review the highlights of what has taken place between the 2023 and upcoming 2024 legislative sessions. Once we return to Baltimore County after Sine Die, the work does not end. […]

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