Tim Wheeler

Jan 11, 2024 | standard-journal.com | Tim Wheeler

Blue catfish and other nonnative species may be gobbling up blue crabs and wreaking havoc on other Chesapeake Bay fisheries, but that doesn’t qualify for federal disaster assistance. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service has rejected Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s petition asking the agency to declare a federal fishery disaster because of the “explosion” of blue catfish, flathead catfish and northern snakeheads in the Bay.

Jan 11, 2024 | yahoo.com | Tim Wheeler

The trust that runs a Grade I listed stately home said it was "very exciting" to double as Clarence House in The Crown. Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire was also chosen for exterior shots of the Windsor Castle stables for the series. The sixth and final season of the Netflix drama has dramatised events, including the death of Princess Diana. Mark Herrod from Lamport Hall said the crew "put everything back where it was and we didn't notice a difference".

Dec 15, 2023 | thedailyreview.com | Tim Wheeler

Spurred by slumping striped bass reproduction in Maryland waters, the state Department of Natural Resources is moving to curtail fishing for the popular migratory species during its spawning run next spring. On Nov. 29, DNR proposed emergency regulations that would eliminate the state’s two-week “trophy” fishing season in early May. That’s when anglers have in past years been allowed to keep one fish a day measuring 35 inches or more.

Nov 20, 2023 | avenuenews.com | Tim Wheeler

Aiming to reverse the loss of trees lining its streets, Baltimore County has stepped up its replanting efforts. The county’s urban foresters are planting 512 new trees in four neighborhoods this fall as part of an effort to install at least 1,000 new street trees a year, officials announced on Nov. 13. Since 2014, more than 4,300 street trees were removed for various reasons and not replaced, county officials said.

Nov 7, 2023 | avenuenews.com | Tim Wheeler

Baltimore City has agreed to pay a penalty of up to $4.75 million to settle lawsuits filed by Maryland and an environmental watchdog group over multiple pollution and other violations at its two municipal wastewater treatment plants. The penalty, one of the largest assessed in Maryland for water pollution violations, is part of a consent decree that city officials negotiated with the Maryland Department of the Environment and the nonprofit Blue Water Baltimore.