A new program called the Backyard Buffers Program is starting this spring in Harford County. The program, administered through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources – Forest Service, started in Western Maryland several years ago and has been successful in helping to establish forested riparian buffers on properties of less than 5 acres that are […]
From A Distance…Things Aren’t What They Seem: Today An Eyesore, Scott’s Creek Could Be A Place For Everyone, Even Reformed Litterers, To Enjoy
Part 2 in a series by Todd Holden about Scott’s Creek in Delta. Part 1 can be read here: Massacre at Scott Creek: A Veritable Rummage Sale of Unwanted Household Furnishings Litter Delta Railroad Line. Recently I visited some families living very close to Bunker Hill Road along Scott’s Creek, on the north side of […]
Massacre at Scott Creek: A Veritable Rummage Sale of Unwanted Household Furnishings Litter Delta Railroad Line
What started out as a trip down memory lane turned out to be a rude awakening to the present and sadness of Scott Creek, meandering along the Ma and Pa railroad line and Bunker Hill road, just north of Delta. There isn’t a whole lot of childhood left except in the mind, so I grabbed […]
Overflow Spews 20,000 Gallons Of Sewage Into Bel Air Creek
(Bel Air, MD – September 30, 2008) – – Harford County Public Works experienced a mechanical failure at one of its sewage pumping stations on Friday evening September 26, 2008 that resulted in a sewage overflow of approximately 15 to 20,000 gallons The overflow took place at a manhole on the site of the Harford […]
You WILL Get Wet On This Ride: Harford’s Last Creek Crossing Still Has A Home On Tabernacle Road
Unless you were born and raised in the area, spent some time in the Boy Scouts or like to burn away your weekends cruising the twisting back roads of Harford County, chances are you’ve never heard of Tabernacle Road. It’s really not much of a road – just a winding gravely path through the woods […]
