Fall nature programs at Piney Run Park for kids
Registration opens for Mother Nature Mom and Me for 3 to 5 year olds meeting monthly during Sept, Oct, and Nov with session times on Tue Wed Thu or Fri. Babes in the Woods for 24% to 3 year olds runs mainly on Wed with similar times. Fees 5 to 8 dollars, park entrance 3 to 4 dollars. Call 795-3274 to register at Piney Run Park in Sykesville on Martz Road.
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Mother Nature
Mom and Me
Babes In the Woods
Piney Run Park and Nature Center
Mother Nature Mom and Me
Nature Center
Carroll County
Sykesville
Martz Road
White Rock Road
Rose Society Picnic Set for Pinecliff Park
The Monocacy Rose Society will hold its annual picnic at 1 p.m. Sunday Aug 11 in pavilion 5 at Pinecliff Park. The event is open to the public with contact numbers Gene Shaff 663-8582 and Carol Williamson 831-6325 for more information.
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Monocacy Rose Society
Pinecliff Park
Gene Shaff
Carol Williamson
Pests at Home Bagworms and Millipedes in Focus
Bagworms feed on many evergreens and deciduous trees, building baglike nests and molting through summer. Eggs overwinter in bags and hatch next June. control favors early insecticide sprays or hand-picking eggs October to May. Millipedes, nocturnal detritivores found in mulched plantings, invade homes in damp weather. Dry conditions and removing mulch help. if needed, soil sprays with carbaryl or diazinon reduce populations.
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Ind
Delaware
Levin
Hydrilla Invades Southern Lakes Straining Waterways
Southern states battle hydrilla an aquatic weed from Africa that clogs lakes chokes native plants traps boat propellers and endangers swimmers. It has reached dozens of lakes across North and South Carolina Florida and Tennessee Valley Authority sites prompting state bans on cultivation and large scale control efforts including grass carp releases and propeller cleaning advisories.
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Raleigh
N.C
Africa
Florida
David DeMont
North Carolina
Jodie Pack
Lake
Marion
South Carolina
South
DeMont
Mr. DeMont
St Stephen
Lake Moultrie
Willard Strong
Santee Cooper
Hydrilia
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gun Ala
Robert Hunt
TVA
Lake Marion
New landscape fabrics replace plastic weed barriers
Landscape fabrics from polypropylene geotextiles replace torn plastic waste. WeedBlock fabrics let air and water reach soil while blocking light to weeds. White WeedBlock adds heat reflection to keep soil cooler and deter pests, with multi‑year lifespan under mulch.
Mowing and Watering Guidelines for Drought Periods
Space two inches high for mowing to shade soil and cut evaporation. Water thoroughly but slowly to minimize runoff and use a quality sprinkler for even coverage. Apply fertilizer only if grass is actively growing. use slow release granular if not watered in. Delay weeding when lawn is brown from drought and resume when moisture returns and weeds grow.
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Scotts Turf Builder
Water Saving Lawn Care Tips From Scotts Experts
Lawn experts from The O M Scott and Sons Co and turf authorities offer a seven point plan for summer water conservation. Increase mower height, water deeply with a quality sprinkler, water evening or morning, use clear rinse water, fertilize only with adequate moisture, delay weed control until watered, avoid aeration until moisture returns, mulch plants to cut evaporation.
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O.M. Scott and Sons Co
Winter Garden
City chicken and country rooster form unlikely pair
In Pennsylvania, Chic Chie the hen moved from Frances Radin's Pittsburgh home to Green Acres Sanctuary in Somerset County. Brews ter, the local rooster, quickly courted her, and Radin notes the pair now stay together under lilac bushes. An anonymous threat followed Chic's garden intrusion earlier this summer, but the birds remain bonded.
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Trent
Frances Radin
Pittsburgh
Green Acres
Somerset County
Brewster
Radin
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Forestry, Conservation and Natural Resources Workshop
Garrett County
Michael Baker
Middletown
Erick Lockinghill
Myersville
Gary Well
Woodsboro
Hillside
Turkey Farm
Lilypons
Buckeystown
Montgomery County
Frederick
Lilypons Road
Fred Archibald
O M Scott & Sons Company
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