New ESLC Easement Creates 10,000-Acre Kent County Conservation Corridor
Stewarded by his family for three generations, William Troy Baisden II’s Tibbalds Farm is now protected by Eastern Shore Land Conservancy with a 164-acre conservation easement thanks to Maryland DNR’s Rural Legacy program (funded by Program Open Space) and the Army Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program. Located in Kent County on Shallcross […]
The Mosquito vs. the Needle by Angela Rieck
In a previous article I wrote how scientists are using the biology of sharkskin to create textures that are resistant to bacteria. The technology of the mosquito may also help us. Few sounds trigger a reaction like the high-pitched whine of a mosquito. For centuries, we have known that these insects are nature’s quintessential […]