Archive for January, 2010

Last year, the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife implemented a Snow Goose Conservation Order as part of an Atlantic Flyway-wide effort to reduce the population of greater snow geese. For 2010, the Division has extended the length of the conservation order and most state wildlife areas in all three counties will be open... »

The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge invites students K-12 attending public, private, or home schools to participate in the 2010 Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest. »

The Washington College Department of Drama will present a staged reading of “We, Tiresias,” a new work by award-winning playwright Stephen Spotswood ’99 in Decker Theatre on Friday and Saturday, February 5 and 6, at 8 p.m. »

The Delaware Association of Conservation Districts (DACD) presented House Speaker Robert F. Gilligan, D-Sherwood Park, with the Association’s Legislative Award on Jan. 13. The award is presented annually to a legislator for outstanding service, loyalty and devotion to conservation efforts in the state of Delaware. Representative Gilligan has been a member of the House... »

Award-winning photographer Mitch Epstein will give a presentation based on his latest project, American Power, at Washington College’s Litrenta Lecture Hall. »

Risk has always been a part of agriculture. But farming on Delmarva has changed dramatically over the past decade. Increasingly, farmers are learning that agriculture today is full of new rules, new stakes, and most of all, new risks. Such issues especially affect small-scale farmers, which is why Delaware State University Cooperative Extension will... »

Cycling enthusiasts throughout the Northeast will head to Bethany Beach, Delaware, for the 21st annual Ocean to Bay Bike Tour. The tour, scheduled for Saturday, April 17, is the traditional opening ride to the Mid-Atlantic leisure cycling season. »

A locally produced radio show Friday mornings at 11:30 on WCTR 1530 AM - Homegrown and Green on the air is an exploration of the people, the produce & products, and the preservation of the landscape and lifestyle of Maryland's Eastern Shore. »

Imagine that you are having a heart attack or that your child has a broken arm. How quickly would you want to receive medical attention? That’s what Mareen Waterman asks his friends and neighbors when they want to know why he needs their help to raise money for the Queen Anne’s Emergency Center. »

Special Valentines Weekend program at the Historical Society of Cecil County. Elkton's history as a place for quick marriages will be examined in an entertaining program/ »