Awwww. I like how they spelled watershed as two words.

The PFAS contamination at a factory owned by one of the biggest employers in this Eastern Shore of Maryland county is raising a civic dilemma. My story: bayjournal.com/news/people/co…

Got a special tour of the Salisbury University campus with my sustainability class. The green roof on the library may not look very green right now, but it lives up to the name in other ways.

So much for survival of the fittest! It looks like certain marshes, which provide vital wildlife habitat and storm surge protection, have evolved to be more, not less, vulnerable to sea level rise over the past several decades. My story. bayjournal.com/news/climate_c…

A blanket of fog -- literal, not metaphorical -- enveloped the annual Chesapeake Executive Council meeting yesterday. It served as a metaphor -- metaphorically -- for where the 41-year-old estuary cleanup finds itself. bayjournal.com/news/policy/go…

Added the third leg to the 8-segment “winter tour” running challenge here on the Eastern Shore. I’m discovering so many new-to-me trails like these along the Pocomoke River in Snow Hill.

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A legend heads off to the sunset.

Good to be back home but Florida was fun. Plenty of family time and alligator dodging (the official state sport).

Take a trip with me on this snowy day to a warmer time.

7 inches of snow here

I fervently support this initiative.

James Island is gone. But just wait. It will rise again. My story: bayjournal.com/news/wildlife_…

“Well save you a seat.” The seat:

Winter got us like an elderly dachshund hovering over a heat register.

Hmmmm. Still pretty frosty out there. Remember: snow is like rain. It’s all stormwater in the end.

Bird flu is taking a heavy toll on wild birds and sending poultry growers into scramble mode. Here's the latest from me. bayjournal.com/news/wildlife_…

I've updated the story to include the latest information about an eighth poultry farm testing positive for bird flu in our region.

I’ll keep this account for lurking purposes. But I think I’ve said everything I need to say here. Take care, friends.

Folks who until recently worked for EPA, NRCS, NOAA or other environmental agencies in the Chesapeake Bay Area: I am eager to hear about the work you were doing for an upcoming story. Anonymous or not. On Signal: bayjournal.36 Email: [email protected]