Tag: ecology

How Conservation Scientists Benefit the Maryland Area

Blog: Today in Nature

Image Source: Pexels Conservation science is vital to the protection of the environment in the communities that we call home. In Maryland, where 16 out of our 23 counties border the Chesapeake and its tributaries, conservation science plays a necessary role in the health and safety of all living things in the region. Understanding the […]

Protecting Nature During Gardening Season

Blog: Today in Nature

As we finally welcome spring and begin planning the coming year’s gardening work, it’s important to also keep the protection of nature and local wildlife in mind. Gardening can be a great form of stress relief while also adding natural beauty to your home. However, gardeners need to be aware of the impacts certain choices […]

Hunting for fossils “a marilandia”: Members of a Maryland fossil club look for a state treasure

Blog: Today in Nature

Found on Driftwood Beach by a member of the Fossil Club, this Ecphora is from the St. Marys Formation, estimated to be between 10 to 7-and-a-half-million years old. (Jake Solyst/Chesapeake Bay Program)

This article was originally published at the Chesapeake Bay Program website by Jake Solyst on January 26th, 2021. Thank you to Jake for letting us share this article on our blog! —————————————————————————————————————— Most Marylanders can tell you about the local blue crab or diamondback terrapin but few can identify the state fossil: an extinct, several-million-year-old snail known as the Ecphora […]

Irruption

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After a tumultuous year full of pandemic and elections, nature reminds us that there is order and direction to life. This is reflected in the existence of birds. They are constantly in search of food and water and shelter. Their life is that simple. The only deviation is that some birds migrate and some birds […]

An Invasive Wild Edible Winter Rose

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Multiflora is often the bane of a farmer’s existence, and a lovely hiking companion for walkers. Its flowers of 5 white heart shaped petals create gorgeous white-pink blankets throughout the forest, and also have the capacity to spread throughout fields and edges of growing spaces. Multiflora is a part of the rose family, much like […]

A Fall Comeback: Chickweed

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from WildLife Trust

Over the last month, I’ve noticed a plant friend from early Spring starting to emerge from their summer slumber. Chickweed, or stellaria media, is a cooler weather wild edible. It grows prolifically and spreads, though can be pulled easily from the roots. As many wild edibles, it is considered a weed to those who care […]

The Witch’s Eggs: Stinkhorn Mushroom

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In honor of Halloween, we are going to honor and explore a semi-edible mushroom that is kinda gross and scary looking! One that surely bridges the worlds. In this blog post, we will learn more about the Stinkhorn Mushroom, phallus impudicus and rubicundus, and mutinus elegans. Based on one of Stinkhorn’s scientific names, some find […]