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July 31, 2014
How You Can Help
Unless… The Lorax By Dr. Seuss
Environmental awareness, education, campaigning, promotion, marketing, blah blah blah.
Here we are doing all of this work, and Dr. Seuss had it figured out all along!
The Lorax is a book I read from time to time to my four-year-old daughter. What? You have never read The Lorax? It is the quintessential story of character v. nature, and though this part may not sound good, it does end with ... Read more
July 31, 2014
Biodiversity
Bug Power
Last week, while making my way across the office parking lot, admiring the rain gardens in full growth and ready to catch the next round of storm runoff, I noticed what looked like a mottled, polished stone in the sea of asphalt. Getting closer I realized this was no stone… it was moving. When close enough to identify, I quickly reverted back to my childhood fascination with insects and was in... Read more
July 31, 2014
Howard County Initiatives
The Stormwater Challenge In Ellicott City
The Patapsco River and Ellicott City share the best of times and the worst of times. The river powered the Ellicott Brothers’ mill which spawned the city’s growth and prosperity in the late 1700’s and beyond. That same river, however, periodically brings the city despair. Flood waters ravaged the historic town many times over the last two centuries including major events in 1868, 1952, Agnes in... Read more
July 31, 2014
How You Can Help
Extra Extra Read All About It
You know a story is significant when it makes the front page of the Washington Post – above the fold. Must admit, I never thought I would see a news story about stormwater placed so prominently, despite the fact that stormwater runoff is the largest growing source of pollution to our streams and the Chesapeake Bay. But, on July 16, there it was. The Post headline read; “Heat has upside: less bay... Read more
July 31, 2014
Biodiversity
Green Infrastructure Mapping = Fun For You!
Before we get into what green infrastructure is or what it means for you and your backyard, let me first provide you a little insight into the painstaking process that we went through to produce something fun for you to play around with. (Trust me; it’s pretty cool – even the County Executive is using it.)
After over a year of painstaking mapping in our Arc GIS system (mostly because our server... Read more