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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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2013 Events:
June Events
June 26, 9am-noon : Join the Monocacy & Catoctin Watershed Alliance for a tour of Stronghold at Sugarloaf Mountain's Forestry Practices. For more information, please contact Heather Montgomery at HMontgomery@FrederickCountyMD.gov or 301-600-1741.
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- August 7, 1- 2:30pm: The Monocacy & Catoctin Watershed Alliance will meet for their bimonthly meeting at Hood College. For more information, please contact Heather Montgomery at HMontgomery@FrederickCountyMD.gov or 301-600-1741.
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