The city of Frederick’s Planning Commission approved the forest conservation plan on Monday for the Brickworks project, including the removal of 83 specimen trees. The plan for the 64.61-acre ...

By 1991 the state had adopted the Forest Conservation Act along with other critical laws like the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Law. In 2005, the city annexed Crystal Spring despite enormous ...

There aren’t any signs or hiking blazes, but nestled in the woods is a grassy parking area, and the beginning of a 0.7-mile walking trail in the Pocomoke State Forest. The trail may be short in ...

The Maryland Conservation Corps has been managed by the Maryland Park Service since 1984 when it was started as a job-readiness and environmental education program by then Governor Harry Hughes. A ...

As of April 1, 58% of Maryland is under a severe drought, and 24% is under a moderate drought, according to th e U.S. Drought Monitor. So far, no part of the state is under an extreme drought ...