Rock Snot

For years, those fishing in East Coast waterways have faced bans on felt-soled boots and urgings that they scrub their gear to combat the spread of a pervasive algae.  But a recent Dartmouth… Continue reading →

Patapsco State Park (McKeldin Area)

Memorial Day Michelle, Mark, Jeb and I took a mid-day hike through the McKeldin section of Patapsco State Park on Memorial Day. We parked at the intersection of Marriottsville and Henryton Roads and… Continue reading →

Fishing the Fresh Tidal Mattawoman

Memorial Day Weekend The Unofficial Start of Summertime! It was a tough day of fishing, as Dave, Stave and I launched from Slavin’s in Indian Head.  We started pretty much at low slack… Continue reading →

Naval Academy Graduation Ceremonies

The Blue Angels flew today over Annapolis in celebration of the Class of 2014. I took these photos from the rooftop of my office on West Street.

Brown Bridge Trail

Patuxent River at Rocky Gorge (WSSC), Brown Bridge Boat Launch Michelle and I took an early morning walk along a section of trail where we have historically observed showy orchid and other great… Continue reading →

American Ginsing

I took a walk with a friend through a mature mixed hardwood stand at an undisclosed location in Howard County. We found two aggregates of American Ginsing (Panax quinquefolius), one that included over… Continue reading →

Fishing the Fresh Tidal Pocomoke River

Dave, Jeff and I took the day off to go fishing. We launched out of Shad Landing at Pocomoke River State Park, near Snow Hill, Maryland, which is 20-miles from Ocean City, MD… Continue reading →

Daniel’s Recreation Area

Welcome to the front door stoop (it’s a Baltimore thing) of today’s wildflower hike with Michelle and Jackson. We tried a new trail that we’ve never been on, and which was an un-named,… Continue reading →

Parmelia Lichen

In my low fields along the streams I notice bark lichens growing on my oak, maple, ash and walnut trees, so I thought that I’d take a closer look and attempt to identify… Continue reading →