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ATTENTION!!!!!!!!
The Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) asks that individuals who see an accumulation of dead fish in waters of the state report it through any of the contact numbers below:
Maryland Department of the Environment
Science Services Administration
Fish Kill Investigation Section
416 Chinquapin Round Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
Normal work hours: 1.800.285.8195
After hours: 1.877.224.7229 or 1.866.633.4686
The annual summary may be obtained by contacting Chris Luckett at 443.482.2731
Please call 1.866.666.9620 to report instances of fish kills, bad water events, etc. to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) in order to catalog instances of such events.
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In June 2011 the Emeral Ash Borer was confirmed to have spread to Howard County, MD. In response, the Quarantine Area for this pest has been expanded to include all of the 14 Maryland counties west of the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay. Key provisions of the quarantine include: A person may not move any of the following items (Regulated Articles) from the Quarantine Area to any destination outside the Quarantine Area - The emerald ash borer; Firewood of all hardwood (non-coniferous) species; Any piece of an ash tree, living or dead; and, Uncomposted ash chips and uncomposted ash bark chips larger than 1 inch in diameter in two dimensions.
Additional information about the Emerald Ash Borer is available here: http://www.mda.state.md.us/plants-pests/eab/.
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2012 Events:
February Events
February 16, 1pm- 2:30pm: Join the Monocacy & Catoctin Watershed Alliance for their bimonthly meeting. Contact Heather Montgomery for more information.
March Events
- March 1, 6:45pm-7:45pm: “Promoting a Greener Frederick County.” Learn
about Frederick County’s developing Green Infrastructure Plan and the
Neighborhood Green program. The Green Infrastructure Plan identifies
ecologically valuable areas in the county based on forest, stream and wetland
data, while the Neighborhood Green program provides education and
resources for residents interested in naturalizing the landscape away from
turf. Moderator: Heather Montgomery, Frederick County Office of Sustainability & Environmental Resources Sustaining Frederick’s Forests.
This is the first lecture in the Sustaining Frederick's Forests Lecture Series (March- Aug). Lectures will be held the first Thursday of the month from 6:45-7:45pm in the Community Room in the C. Burr Artz Library (110 E. Patrick St, Frederick, MD). Two hours of free parking is available at the Carroll Creek Parking Deck with a ticket validated at the library. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is encouraged but not required. To register or find out more, contact Mike Kay at 301-473-8417, or send an email to MKAY@dnr.state.md.us. (View/print Lecture Series Brochure)
April Events
- April 5, 6:45pm-7:45pm: “Bad Bugs in the Woods.” Gypsy moth, hemlock wooly
adelgid, emerald ash borer and other invasive insects are increasingly
impacting our backyard trees and forests. Learn about these destructive
pests and what you can do to reduce the threats they pose. Moderator: Lynne
Marquess, Frederick County Forestry Board.
This is the second lecture in the Sustaining Frederick's Forests Lecture Series (March- Aug). Lectures will be held the first Thursday of the month from 6:45-7:45pm in the Community Room in the C. Burr Artz Library (110 E. Patrick St, Frederick, MD). Two hours of free parking is available at the Carroll Creek Parking Deck with a ticket validated at the library. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is encouraged but not required. To register or find out more, contact Mike Kay at 301-473-8417, or send an email to MKAY@dnr.state.md.us. (View/print Lecture Series Brochure)
- April 11, 1pm- 2:30pm: Join the Monocacy & Catoctin Watershed Alliance for their bimonthly meeting. Contact Heather Montgomery for more information.
- April 28, 9am: Join Potomac Valley Fly Fishers, Antietam Fly Fishers, Trout Unlimited, and Boy Scout volunteers for a stream cleanup at Big Hunting Creek! Contact John Brognard at jb@flyfishwebdesign or 301-371-4205 if you would like to participate.
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