Study: Lawn Mowers and Leaf Blowers in MD Produce as much Pollution as Long Car Trips
It’s leaf blower season, adding new layers of unwelcome noise to the cacophony of daily life. Leaf blowers — along with gas-powered lawn mowers, string trimmers, chainsaws and other garden equipment, also generate an alarming amount of air pollution. Some machines emit as much pollution in an hour as driving hundreds of miles in a car. A recently released report by the Maryland PIRG ... [Continue Story]
Ecosystem Highlights
Pickering Debuts New Trail at New Woods
At the Center’s annual donor Pig Roast this autumn Pickering debuted the first trail loop in the new woods they acquired in fall of 2022. Thanks to ... [Continue Story]
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