Monthly Archive: September, 2010

The Elegant Stinkhorn

Scenes from the Field – Little Patuxent Floodplain, Laurel, MD Our new Trimble GEO-XH, makes surveying easy. American Hog Peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata. Virginia Dwarf Dandelion, Krigia virginica. Elegant Stinkhorn, Mutinus elegans.  Green-brown slime… Continue reading

Potomac Crabbing

Labor Day Weekend, Crabbing on the Potomac River (Yes, the Potomac River) Dan, Jeb and I went crabbing this morning on the fresh tidal Potomac River.  We launched from Sweden Point and motored… Continue reading

Fishing the Patapsco In Ellicott City

Fishing the Patapsco River in Ellicott City with Waders, Howard County, MD Dave, Jeb and I went fishing late Friday afternoon on the Patapsco. In the course of two hours we caught in… Continue reading

Ben Franklin Tree

I spent the day evaluating prioritized stream restoration mitigation options in the District of Columbia near the Anacostia River.  One of the sites included the possible retrofit (regenerative conveyance) of a stream valley… Continue reading