by Chris Todd | Apr 7, 2011 | Feature
I sit back and reminisce of the crackling fire, the cool night air tickling my nose with the faint scents of burning oak, and the silent snowy walks with my trusty dog. Old Man Winter just can’t make up his mind as he keeps wandering around aimlessly from week...
by Bob Chance | Apr 2, 2011 | Feature
It feels so good to get my hands consistently in the dirt again. A long windy, semi-white, pretty cold winter season is now on the shelf in my Franklin Planner. I’ve been transplanting firs and spruce for a month from my protected beds and out in the permanent field...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Mar 31, 2011 | News
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) would like to remind people that black bears are currently coming out of hibernation. Those living in, or visiting bear country can help keep Maryland’s black bears...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Mar 29, 2011 | News
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Maryland Department of Natural Resources biologists have confirmed that White-nose Syndrome (WNS) has been found in an abandoned mine complex in western Washington County. The mine complex serves as an important bat...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Mar 21, 2011 | Feature, News
Five weeks after he tumbled out of the air and landed in the middle of a busy Harford County highway, a fully recuperated bald eagle was returned to familiar airspace in the skies above Edgewood. On February 12, Randy and Michele Fletcher of Aberdeen stood guard over...
by Scott McDaniel | Mar 11, 2011 | News
For those of you in or close to Harford County this will be your chance to participate in the multi-county effort to document our native amphibians as they emerge from winter hibernation. Come join us at a vernal pool in southern Harford County! Spring Peepers and...
by Scott McDaniel | Mar 11, 2011 | Feature
Our small dedicated group in Harford County decided to participate in the multi-region effort to get folks out at night to catch the emerging amphibians. For many species that spend most of the year in hiding, timing is everything and it takes a lot of luck to find...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Mar 3, 2011 | Feature
The eastern panther hasn’t been prevalent in Maryland since the mid- to late-1800s, yet accounts of the large felines in Harford County have come in nearly as frequently as those of black bears, a species known to still exist and wander into the county. But this week...
by Scott McDaniel | Sep 12, 2010 | Feature
The end of the summer is a great time for reflection. Many folks see New Years as the chance for a fresh start but for me the onset of autumn is the time that motivates me the most. I find myself to be quite ambitious in spring but disappointed once I realize I never...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jun 15, 2010 | Feature
For the better part of the last two weeks, a black bear has been ambling its way across northern Harford County as it crisscrosses Central Maryland in search of suitable habitat. For the time being, the bear is being left to its own devices, which has consisted so far...