Resources

Coronavirus Time and Nature

• Horn Point Lab, at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is offering a virtual lecture series “Bay 101” on Wednesday evenings this summer.  The events are free but registration is required.  For further information, see https://www.umces.edu/news/bay-101-a-virtual-seminar-series-science-of-the-chesapeake-for-non-scientists
• Host an individual clean-up, which is just what it sounds like: you and family members getting some daily exercise with a pair of gloves, a trash bag, and whatever patch of the Corsica watershed means the most to you. Since organized events have been postponed, you can gather and deposit recyclables in our Queen Anne’s County igloos- specifically: glass, paper, cardboard, cans, and plastic bottles. For locations, visit https://www.qac.org/DocumentCenter/View/742/Midshore-Recycling-Guide-PDF?bidId=
• The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting virtual tours of Maryland state parks on it’s YouTube channel.  Check out corn snakes in Tuckahoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di18qrhsF4c and an overview of the Harriet Tubman museum in Cambridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMYRuLlJ89E
• The Natural Historical Society of Maryland has a series of free and low cost seminars on geology, reptiles, crabs,shells, and other facets of the natural world that can be found in our watershed.  For more information, see https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/events/
• Prepare to vote. This is the time to make your voice heard and elect representatives who share your goals.  More information on how to request an absentee ballot and how and where to vote can be obtained from the non-partisan Queen Anne’s League of Women Voters here http://lwvqac.org/.

Recreation

• Corsica River Water Trails – https://www.qac.org/DocumentCenter/View/5996/Corsica-River-Water-Trail—Revised-May-3-2016-PDF
• Swimming Guide – https://www.theswimguide.org/
• QAC County Parks and Recreation – https://www.qac.org/1015/Parks

Lawn and Garden

• Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping – https://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/NativePlantsforWildlifeHabitatandConservationLandscaping.pdf
• Fertilizer Use – https://mda.maryland.gov/Pages/fertilizer.aspx
• Invasive Plant Species – https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/invasive-species
• Invasive Species – https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/Invasives/invintro.aspx
• Rain Gardens – https://extension.umd.edu/watershed/rain-gardens
• Baywise Program https://extension.umd.edu/sections/queen-annes-county

Agricultural Conservation

• State Conservation Programs – https://mda.maryland.gov/resource_conservation/Pages/default.aspx
• Federal Conservation Assistance – https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-enhancement/index
• County Soil Conservation District http://www.qascd.com/

Water Quality

• Maryland Department of Natural Resources – https://dnr.maryland.gov/waters/bay/Pages/water-quality.aspx
• Environmental Protection Agency Section 319 reporting – https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-10/documents/md_corsica.pdf
• Summer bacteria levels https://www.shorerivers.org/swim
• Status of oyster restoration https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/62246ed670914525a84041ad2e13749d

Trash

• Recycling Information – https://md-queenannescounty2.civicplus.com/972/Recycling

 

Stormwater Management

• Standards and Techniques to Manage Stormwater – https://www.qac.org/997/Stormwater-Management