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Episode
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Tapping
the Mountain Sap |
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Saluter
is a winner. His story is a classic one...bought on a lark by
a local Maryland trainer, Saluter now goes for a last dash at
point-to-point glory.
The thoroughbred, who's won 21 steeplechase races, now goes
for the big one: the Virginia Gold Cup. |
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Birds
of a Feather |
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Bird
watching is on the rise. It’s one of the fastest-growing
recreational opportunities in the country, as seen at a visit
to the annual Delmarva
Birding Weekend near Ocean City, Maryland. |
  
 
  
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Secret
Life of the Gunpowder |
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One
of the state’s best kept secrets is Gunpowder State Park
- a rural oasis swimming in recreational opportunities just
outside of Baltimore City. From water sports to biking, hiking,
fishing and boating, Gunpowder State Park is a jewel in the
Maryland
Department of Natural Resources’ state park system.
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Episode
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Breaking the Surface |
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The Marlin, one of the most prized bounties of the deep ocean, is no stranger
to Maryland waters. Many sport anglers use Ocean City as a base for their
Marlin fishing excursions, since the fish swims relatively close to Maryland’s
coastline during migration. But a disturbing trend suggests the Marlin’s
numbers are falling. Here, Maryland
Department of Resources fisheries officials travel to the warm waters
they hope will reveal whether the Marlin may really be in danger of decline.
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The
Challenge, Cubed |
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The challenge for Janelle McIntyre is to train for this three-part annual
triathlon, held in Columbia, Maryland, that demands rigorous mental and physical
training. |
  
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Invasive
Beauties |
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The Maryland
Department of Natural Resources has wrestled with the issue of invasive
species for years. But, the story of the Mute Swan stands out among similar
stories, mostly because many bird lovers have such affection for this beautiful,
but environmentally destructive, species of swan. Here, an update on the agency’s
efforts to resolve the fate of the Mute Swan in Maryland.
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Episode
1503 |
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Chesapeake Past, Chesapeake Future |
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This
special explores the state of the Chesapeake Bay from the
unique perspective of a new study, the Chesapeake
Futures Report. Written by a diverse group of environmental
researchers and scientists from around the region, the Chesapeake
Futures Report takes a close look at the scientific, cultural
and biological elements behind the Chesapeake Bay’s demise
over the last 25 years. The report paints a grim picture for
the Bay’s future if little or nothing is done to amend
current policy, sprawl, and lifestyles within the watershed.
The authors counter the bad news with recommendations on how
to stem the spiraling effects pollutants and over fishing
have had on the bay, once known as the world’s most productive
estuary.
The
Chesapeake
Futures Report was written by the Scientific & Technical
Advisory Committee for the Chesapeake Research Consortium,
an arm of the Chesapeake Bay Program.
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Episode
1504 |
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Shades of Winter |
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Maryland’s
beauty inspires some local painters to capture on canvas the
frosty wilds of Western Maryland |
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Sport
of Kings |
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Peregrine
Falcons are trained to hunt game for their handlers, much like
they have since medieval times. These “wolves of the sky”
hunt together, much like wolfpacks stalk their prey. |
  
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Run Spot, Run |
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One
of the state’s best kept secrets is Gunpowder State Park
- a rural oasis swimming in recreational opportunities just
outside of Baltimore City. From water sports to biking, hiking,
fishing and boating, Gunpowder State Park is a jewel in the
Maryland
Department of Natural Resources’ state park system.
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Episode
1505 |
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Journey of the Longnecks |
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The
Canada Goose in Maryland had seen better days. In years past,
numbers of the longnecks were down. Experts at the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources blamed poor weather at the birds’
northern nesting grounds, and even over-hunting. Now, those
problems are beginning to ease thanks to new management programs
designed to help the population grow. |
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Return
to the Cliffs |
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For
centuries, the Peregrine Falcon kept watch over the Harpers
Ferry river valley from the cliffs known as Maryland Heights.
Sometime in the early 1950’s, the birds started to disappear.
Now, through the valiant efforts of three agencies – the
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the National Park
Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – the falcons
are slowly being relocated from nesting sites in Maryland back
to the species’ ancestral home on the cliffs. |
 
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The
Hawkman |
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Kevin
Graff spends his spring and fall looking up, and constantly
counting. Known as “The Hawkman” because of his passion
for counting the number of migrating hawks that pass over his
northeast Baltimore home in April and September, Graff treasures
the challenge of hawkwatching: spotting, tracking and identifying. |
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Episode
1506 |
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Spawning Hopes |
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Scientists
are still working feverishly to learn what they can do to guarantee
the Chesapeake oyster’s survival in what has become, over
the years, an inhospitable environment. Pollution, overfishing
and water-borne shellfish diseases like MSX and Dermo have made
the Chesapeake oyster’s long-term survival questionable.
Now, researchers are not only trying to breed a stronger, more
disease-resistant oyster here in Maryland, but labs in Virginia
are also looking at a species of oyster from Asia that may supplant,
or replace, the shellfish that now lives here. |
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Preying
in the Garden |
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They
harken back to the Age of Dinosaurs….They’ve inspired
decades of B-movies starring extraterrestrials….Big and
bizarre beyond your average bug, preying mantises prey on the
imagination. Mantises are insects, that in general belong to
the same large collection of insects that includes things like
grasshoppers and crickets and katydids. And also cockroaches.
In fact, in many senses, a mantis is just a predatory cockroach.
A look at these fascinating creatures and their lives in our
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Search and Rescue |
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The
stories of smart handlers – and smarter dogs – as
they train to locate and rescue the lost and missing in Maryland.
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Episode
1507 |
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Kiss the Fish |
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Students
flock to Great Fox Island in the Chesapeake Bay thinking they’re
about to embark on a simple field trip designed to entertain.
What they find when they arrive, however, is a different story
– a place and time they’ll never forget. |
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Colonel
Lee’s Birdhouse |
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Fort
Carroll, an abandoned pre-civil war stone fort in Baltimore’s
outer harbor, is now home to the largest colony of colonial
water birds in the northern part of Maryland. Trees the birds
nest in are damaging the brick superstructure of the fort, but
laws protecting the birds forbid them from being cut down. |
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Episode
1508 |
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Stranded! |
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Their
mission is a simple one. Rescue marine animals that have somehow
foundered…whether sick, injured, or simply lost, dedicated scientists
and volunteers from the national Aquarium in Baltimore apply
all of the skill necessary to rescue, rehabilitate and release
many of these rare creatures. |
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Outdoor
Adventures |
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Eco-tourism
is a relatively new term, but it describes something that’s
been around forever: recreation. Especially leisure activities
in Maryland, which boasts diversity so wide that the state is
nicknamed “America in Miniature.” From the mountains
at the state’s western edge, to the beaches on the Atlantic,
the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has been busy finding
the best in recreational opportunities across the state for
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The Land Between Two Waters |
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It
is a great link to the past. Nassawango Creek, a jewel on Maryland’s
lower Eastern Shore, is a refuge for rare species and towering
bald cypress trees.
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