5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (251+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland will acquire 15 forested acres in Washington County next to South Mountain State Park, expanding protected public land along the Appalachian Trail corridor. The Maryland Board of Public Works approved $82,000 in Program Open Space Stateside funding for the acquisition…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (344+ words) CALIFORNIA, Md. — St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles counties are home to layered cliffs, tidal shorelines and stream valleys where the past literally washes ashore. From megalodon teeth to million-year-old whale bones, the region’s exposed sediments offer a rare, hands-on connection to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (373+ words) A Western Maryland native, the Olympia marble is a rare type of butterfly with a marbled pattern displayed across its wings. With three unique populations available that feed on the nectar from plants like phlox and rock cress, wildlife experts…...