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Our Earth Day Birthday

his issue of CBM Bay Weekly is hot off the presses on Earth Day—April 22, a celebration of environmental awareness marked on this very day for the last 51 years. April 22, 2021, marks another occasion, too: it’s our 28th birthday! When Bay Weekly first joined the CBM family and I heard that the newspaper traditionally celebrates its birthday on Earth Day, I thought it was a charming nod to our Chesapeake region—a cute, rhyming “Earth Day-Birthday” concept. Truth be told, it’s more than a nice sentiment. It’s a perfect alignment of what Earth Day stands for— environmental protection, clean living, and a healthy, sustainable habitat for all— and what’s important to all of you in Chesapeake Country. In our little section of the mid-Chesapeake Bay, every city, town and community is part of the Bay watershed. Streams wind through patches of woods,

under highways, and behind strip malls. Marshes line the edges of busy roads. Lakes back up to industrial sites. Every day, whether or not we are conscious of it, we pass by (and over) critically important links to the Chesapeake Bay. Our lives are intertwined with this remarkable estuary we’ve all chosen to live near, and that means we’d better take an interest in its health. To prove the point, you need only to flip through the news pages of this issue. In south Anne Arundel County, do-gooders are performing hard manual labor to clean up old oyster shells, supporting the oyster restoration efforts that improve water quality. In Pasadena, dedicated river stewards are relentlessly fighting industrial runoff until violators are held accountable—in this case, that comes in the form of a multi-million-dollar lawsuit. And across the state of Maryland, wildlife advocates fought for a ban on intentional outdoor balloon releases, and won!

If these stories in our Bay Bulletin news section inspire you to take a little action of your own, managing editor Kathy Knotts tells you exactly how to get started this Earth Day (or any day, for that matter) in our feature story on page 11. Making a positive impact can be as modest as showing up for a group cleanup in your community. Even initiating your own cleanup is easier than you think. There are organizations just waiting to help you get started, with supplies at the ready. When Earth Day came along in 1970, Bay Weekly was not yet a glimmer in the eye of its future founders, Sandra Olivetti Martin, Bill Lambrecht, and Alex Knoll. But 23 years later, it started in earnest (known then as New Bay Times) with a mission of opening peoples’ eyes to the problems of the Chesapeake Bay, and what people were doing to solve them. Shifting forward from that first issue in 1993 to today, I’m proud to say that

even under new ownership, Bay environmental awareness is still a big part of CBM Bay Weekly’s mission. Drawing from CBM’s broad regional coverage of the Chesapeake watershed (from the Susquehanna to Hampton Roads), we’re able to zero in on the stories that matter most to communities here in Anne Arundel and Calvert counties. Sustaining a newspaper that keeps the Chesapeake Bay’s health front and center for 28 years is certainly cause for a birthday celebration. But since celebrations have to be kept small (or worse, virtual) these days, we’ll settle for an Earth Day-birthday. Now show your planet (and your favorite local weekly paper) some love, and read on! p —MEG WALBURN VIVIANO, CBM EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

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Lawsuit Filed in Magothy Runoff, Balloon Release Ban, Shell Shaking in Shady Side, Fleet Returns to Inn at Perry Cabin, Kaleidoscope Exhibit, Project Spudnik, Vax Transportation ...........................4 FEATURE

Trash Talking: Simple Steps Towards a Big Impact ............ 11 BAY PLANNER ....................... 14 CREATURE FEATURE............... 16 GARDENING FOR HEALTH....... 16 SPORTING LIFE....................... 17 MOON AND TIDES.................. 17 MOVIEGOER.......................... 18 NEWS OF THE WEIRD.............. 19 CLASSIFIED........................... 20 PUZZLES............................... 21 SERVICE DIRECTORY............... 23

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A lawsuit alleges Ecology Service Inc. failed to stop stormwater runoff. Image: Magothy River Association/Facebook.

WASTE FIRM HIT WITH $2.1 MILLION LAWSUIT OVER MAGOTHY RUNOFF THAT STOPPED YELLOW PERCH SPAWN BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

he state of Maryland is keeping its recent promise to hold a waste management and recycling company accountable for stormwater runoff that washed sediment into the Magothy River headwaters, compromising this year’s yellow perch spawn. Bay Bulletin reported two weeks ago on a heartbreaking scene for Magothy River Association (MRA) volunteers: strands of nonviable eggs. Sand and clay particles from runoff at Lake Waterford got stuck in the jelly membrane of the embryos, preventing them from developing, MRA President Paul Spadaro explained. Now, the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh have filed a $2.1 million lawsuit against Ecology Services Inc., just up the road from the spawning site in Pasadena. The lawsuit filed in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court claims the business “operated without required permits and in violation of an agreement to prevent water pollution from the site.” According to the suit, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) inspectors have observed mud and sediment being tracked offsite, and found evidence of other pollution like trash and oil discharges, during a series of inspections in 2020. The facility’s entrance, exit, parking

area and fueling area are unpaved and exposed to stormwater, which mixes with stormwater from Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard and is discharged to the Magothy River, the suit states. The Columbia, Md.-based company uses the facility for heavy vehicle storage, fueling, and operations. The lawsuit seeks financial penalties of up to $10,000 for each day it operated without the permits required for the property’s industrial use. The suit claims that was a total of 213 days, from Jan. 3, 2020 to Aug. 3, 2020. The suit also seeks a court order requiring the facility to perform all necessary work to meet the terms of a consent order agreement to prevent stormwater pollution that Ecology Services agreed to in 2020. “The Maryland Department of the Environment is taking this strong enforcement action to bring this facility into compliance with our clean water laws and to protect the Magothy River,” said Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles. Spadaro is glad to see Ecology Services held accountable, posting on Facebook, “The Magothy River Association will continue to monitor the situation at Lake Waterford as this landmark case moves through the court system. MRA volunteers are working daily preserving and protecting the Magothy for generations to enjoy.”

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MD, VA, PASS STATEWIDE BALLOON RELEASE BANS BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

he Chesapeake Bay and mid-Atlantic coast may see fewer wildlife-choking balloons, thanks to state legislation passed in both Maryland and Virginia this spring. The Maryland legislature just passed SB716/HB391, which prohibits any person 13 or older or any group from intentionally releasing a balloon into the atmosphere, and bans any mass balloon release of 10 or more balloons, and requires violations to be reported. The bill, introduced by Del. Wayne Hartman of Wicomico and Worcester counties, now awaits Governor Larry Hogan’s signature. Marine life advocates like the international group Oceana applaud the move. “This bill, which will ban intentional balloon releases, is good news for our marine life and the estimated 96,000 jobs in Maryland that depend on a clean coast. Now, state lawmakers should quickly pass additional policies to reduce single-use plastics and offer plastic-free choices,” says Oceana’s Mid-Atlantic field representative, Jacob Ross. “Maryland is right to ban intentional balloon releases.” The balloon ban started as a local bill in Queen Anne’s County, championed by the Queen Anne’s Conserva-

Newly-passed bills will make it illegal in Md. and Va. to intentionally release balloons outdoors. Photo: Jay Falstad, Queen Anne’s Consevation Assoc./ Facebook tion Association, Queen Anne’s County Commissioner Chris Corchiarino, and former Chester Riverkeeper Tim Trumbauer. In 2019 it became the first ban in the state, as Bay Bulletin reported. Montgomery and Wicomico counties followed. Another local effort, Blume’s Balloon Roundup started in 2018 with two Ocean City siblings just 10 and 12 years old encouraging boaters to pull balloons from the water. As of this spring, they have tallied nearly 3,500 balloons cleaned up around waterfronts from New Jersey to Florida. On Assateague Island, balloons pose See BALLOON on page 6

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A wild pony known as Alexandria’s Angel with a balloon in her mouth on Assateague Island. Photo: Cat Volmer BALLOON from page 4

a danger to wildlife, including the popular herd of wild ponies. Assateague Island Alliance Board President Nancy Gaither submitted written testimony in support of the bill, describing how horses and sea animals can ingest the balloons. When the statewide ban passed both chambers, Queen Anne’s Conservation Association Executive Director Jay Falstad posted on Facebook, “This is a great day for wildlife, marine life, farm animals and the planet.”

It was a great day in Virginia, too, when their General Assembly passed similar legislation in late February. Introduced by Del. Nancy Guy of Virginia Beach, H.B. 2159 prohibits anyone 16 or older or any group from intentionally releasing or discarding a nonbiodegradable balloon outdoors, hitting violators with a civil penalty of $25 per balloon (with the money going towards the Game Protection Fund). If a person under the age of 16 releases a balloon at the instruction of an adult, the adult shall be liable for the civil penalty. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Tom Ullrich of Boston, helps clean oyster shells with other employes from Dragos. Photo: Cheryl Costello.

SHADY SIDE SHELL-SHAKERS KEEP OYSTER RESTORATION GOING DESPITE PANDEMIC BY CHERYL COSTELLO

he pandemic’s impact on the oyster industry has been widely reported, but the ripples reach even further. The oyster restoration groups that rely on recycled shell as homes for new baby oysters have had to play catch-up. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and Oyster Recovery Partnership have increasingly turned to public oyster collecting over the last year. At a “shell shaking” event in Shady Side with CBF, discarded shells become habitat for future oysters. Debris falls from oyster shells, suspended by giant cages at the Maryland Oyster Restoration Center. Volunteers are back for the season. They come in from about April through August to help clean off recycled shells, an im-

portant step for growing oysters. Dan Johannes, Assistant Restoration Specialist at the center, showed Bay Bulletin the small flakes of shell and debris that need to be cleaned off in order for the baby oysters to attach and grow on them. “The oyster larvae are so tiny and microscopic, it needs to have a clean surface to settle onto. Without that clean surface the shell will not be able to set,” Johannes explains. About 1,200 bushels of shells per year are coming from restaurants. When they shut down through the pandemic last year, the piles of recycled shell stopped growing. “We shut down collecting for the pandemic for about two months, so we weren’t collecting any. But then we got permission to go out to our public drop-off sites, where we started to see an increase because more people were buying from the aquaculturists directly,” says Johannes. Now, CBF is all caught up. But the

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“Balloons are often released out of doors to mark celebrations, but too often, they end up clogging our waterways and choking dolphins, birds, turtles, and other wildlife.” —PEGGY SANNER, CBF VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CBF) said it’s an important move to help solve the Commonwealth’s litter problem. In a statement, CBF Virginia Executive Director Peggy Sanner says, “Balloons are often released out of doors to mark celebrations, but too often, they end up clogging our waterways and choking dolphins, birds, turtles, and other wildlife. Confining balloons to indoor settings is a simple step that will protect wildlife beloved by our children and keep our waterways running clear and safe.” Oyster Recovery Partnership, which collects recycled shells from hundreds of restaurants, may continue to notice the impact. “Compared to 2019, we had a 56 percent drop in our shell volume directly related to the pandemic,” says Executive Director Ward Slacum. He says it’s motivation for people to keep slurping oysters. “The process of removing oysters and their tissue from the Bay and consuming it will also remove nutrients from the Bay… so that really helps us create a healthier Bay.” And, of course, the more people eat, the more shell can be recycled and used to grow new oysters. At the shell-shaking event, volunteers from Dragos, a Maryland-based cybersecurity company, got a lesson on the many benefits of oysters. Tony Esposito, a Dragos employee from Philadelphia, says, “Just understanding what oysters do to actually filter and clean the water is interesting. It kind of motivates you to get this done and feel good about what you’re doing.” For Dragos volunteer Drew Van Vliet, it’s a good way to shake up a workday. “I think the oysters are super important, the fact that they purify. And I like that it’s some hard work. It makes you feel good afterwards—manual labor is always refreshing and rewarding. After the shaking is done, the shells will go in setting tanks and larvae will attach to the shells. Later, they will be sent to oyster sanctuaries to help clean the Bay. See Cheryl Costello’s Shady Side ShellShakers video at https:// chesapeakebaymagazine. com/video-shell-shakers-keep-oysterrestoration-going-despite-pandemic/

NOTABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IN 2021 These bills, which also passed the Maryland General Assembly with flying colors this session, are welcome changes to current environmental policy: SB 37/HB 208 The Pollinator Protection Act Amendment further restricts access to neonicotinoid pesticides, which can harm and kill bees, birds, and other pollinators. SB 116/HB 1452 Establishes a program within the Office of Recycling in the Dept. of the Environment to promote new markets for recycled materials and products to be sold. SB 137 The Zero Emission Bus Transition Act requires all state buses purchased by Dept. of Transporation beginning in 2023 to be electric, improving air quality. SB 277 Updates the science used to determine stormwater regulations. SB 674 Updates and empowers Maryland’s Environmental Justice Commission to better address the needs of marginalized communities. HB 991 Tree Solutions Now Act guarantees planting 5 million new trees over the next eight years, with 500,000 in urban areas. —KATHY KNOTTS

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County, city offer rides to mass vaccination sites BY KATHY KNOTTS

nne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis have announced a partnership to help get county residents to the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium for COVID vaccines. County Executive Steuart Pittman and Mayor Gavin Buckley announced last week a collaborative effort to ensure county residents can access transportation to and from the mass vaccination site. “Anne Arundel County has prioritized our most vulnerable residents throughout the vaccination rollout, and we will continue to do so at the new mass vaccination site by providing free, convenient transportation options for our residents,” said Pittman. “We won’t allow transportation barriers to stand in the way of anyone getting vaccinated.” County residents may call the Office of Transportation at 410-222-0225 or 410-222-0047 to access the County Operated Vaccine Service and schedule a free ride to their vaccination appointment. Operators are available 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday to help residents arrange transportation to the Navy Stadium site, or any other vaccination clinic in the county. Residents may also use the Office of Transportation’s AA-Gold College Parkway service route to access the Rowe Boulevard/Taylor Avenue stop by the Navy Stadium free of charge, as all fees have been waived during the pandemic. Information on route stops and hours is available online at www.aacounty.org/ departments/transportation/index. html.

BAY BULLETIN Residents age 55+ or residents 18+ with a disability can call the Department of Aging and Disabilities’ Taxi Voucher program to schedule transportation to their vaccine appointment. The program offers discounted taxi vouchers with participating cab companies, each book costs $5 and is worth a value of $10. “Navy Stadium is centrally located and a great spot for a mass vaccination site,” said Buckley. “But for those without easy access to transportation options, it might as well be a million miles away. Simplifying access to this site will help us get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible—and help us to get to the other side of this pandemic.”

“Anne Arundel County has prioritized our most vulnerable residents throughout the vaccination rollout, and we will continue to do so at the new mass vaccination site by providing free, convenient transportation options for our residents.” —STEUART PITTMAN, COUNTY EXECUTIVE Buckley added that the Navy stadium site gives residents the confidence that comes with a solid partnership between the U.S. Naval Academy, the state of Maryland, the county and the city. The City of Annapolis will provide free shuttle bus service from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to Church Circle, connecting residents to major city-operated transit routes. The Calvert County Health Department will collect information during appointment registration to identify individuals who may need assistance with transportation. The Health Department is coordinating with the Calvert County Government Department of Community Resources, Division of Public Transportation to assist individuals in coordinating transportation needs to receive the vaccine. The Health Department is also working with the Calvert County Office on Aging to identify transportation needs of senior citizens. April 22 - April 29, 2021 • BAY WEEKLY • 7

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The fleet is back in St. Michaels Harbor after a long pandemic winter. Photo courtesy of the Inn at Perry Cabin

POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE MARK RETURN OF FLEET TO INN AT PERRY CABIN BY KRISTA PFUNDER

t the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels, a sure sign of spring is the return of its fleet of boats that entertain guests on the Miles River and beyond. And the boats don’t just make a routine trip up back to the dock from winter storage. The Inn welcomed its fleet this past weekend—including the pride of Perry Cabin, its Hinckley Talaria 55, Five Star—back into the fold with a ceremony that served as a kickoff to spring and featured a bagpiper and a blessing of the fleet. Known for luxury, the 26-acre resort is perhaps best known as a setting in the movie Wedding Crashers. Overlooking the Miles, the Inn offers sailing adventures on its sailboats and yachts, all captained by Inn staff. Kayaking and standup paddleboarding are also available. Like many resorts and destinations, the Inn at Perry Cabin is looking to recapture the interest of travelers now that vaccinations and falling case rates are encouraging more folks to take trips. And they’re offering socially-distant elements for those who still prefer to have their space. In addition to the Inn’s popular restau-

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rant, Stars, a new private dining concept sits at the edge of the property along the river. The Houses are private, converted greenhouses that offer socially distanced dining. A private gazebo is also available for an intimate dining experience. The resort’s various activities offer guests space, too: the 18-hole golf course with views of the Bay, clay tennis courts which can be reserved, and of course, boating. In addition to daytime excursions from the resort, guests can also arrive for their stay by Hinckley. The aforementioned Talaria 55 will pick you up in Annapolis for a 90-minute cruise across the Bay that bypasses Bay Bridge traffic entirely (the views aren’t bad, either). In a nod to its Chesapeake Bay locale, the Inn’s restaurants serve fresh seafood when it’s in season and vegetables from the Inn’s gardens or nearby farms. Even the spa features treatments made from herbs and aromatics grown in the Inn’s garden and harvested from Eastern Shore farms. And if the views of St. Michaels Harbor and the fleet snug back at its docks don’t feel maritime enough, there is a traditional War of 1812 toast at 5 p.m. each evening. The Inn sounds its riverside bell five times, inviting guests to raise a glass of cheer to its flag, Don’t Give Up the Ship.

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Photos by Alison Harbaugh.

Pop-up Exhibit at Shopping Center Celebrates Women BY JILLIAN AMODIO

hat defines a woman? A new pop-up art exhibit aims to capture the concept of a woman as a multifaceted artfully designed and intricate masterpiece, much like a kaleidoscope. The Kaleidoscope exhibit at the Annapolis Town Center shines a spotlight on the power, creativity, and potential of women past and present with a specific focus on women in the Annapolis area. Curated by the founders of quarterly publication Our Rhythm Our Blues Darin Gilliam and Erica Nicole, this exhibit highlights the strength, determination, and potential of women or “womxn,” an alternative spelling some favor as more

inclusive than the traditional word. Gilliam and Nicole have been friends for nearly a decade and originally launched Our Rhythm Our Blues as a foundation of storytelling for women of color and other marginalized populations. “It wasn’t really until social media that it became common to hear the stories and the traumas that people have experienced from them personally,” Gilliam says. “We received so many stories, poems, and art submissions from people who really needed a space to recount their traumas and their triumphs. We knew we were onto something and for Women’s History Month we wanted to put out a call to action and share the stories of influential women in a meaningful and immersive way.” The exhibit is designed in a way that feels somber and reflective, yet inspiring and empowering. The gallery display tells the stories of brave women daring to be vulnerable. On one wall of

“We knew we were onto something and for Women’s History Month we wanted to put out a call to action and share the stories of influential women in a meaningful —DARIN GILLIAM and immersive way.” the exhibit, there is stunning photography of Annapolis business owners and managers who help keep the Annapolis Town Center thriving. Visitors then follow a path from this space of inspiration to a hallway of flowers. Next, guests are invited to stand on a platform before their own reflection, reading words of affirmation. The exhibit includes photography and installation by Alison Harbaugh of ArtFarm and Sugar Farm productions, flower installation by Kirby Jay of iKamCreate, and support from Anthony Henry, General Manager of Annapolis Town Center. In addition to the stories, historical depictions, and female-created artwork, the museum also hosts numerous events

in the space, sponsored by women-owned businesses. Recent events included a burlesque sketch night, photography sessions, and candle making workshops. Gilliam wants all visitors, not just women to immerse themselves in the exhibit. “I want them to spend time with the pieces. I want them to read the stories on the wall and experience the pieces that further their storylines. I want them to be inspired to become part of the progress that these women have paved the way for.” The exhibit runs through May 9, and is open Sunday noon-6pm and Wed-Sat noon-7pm. The space is also available to rent for private events. Details at www. visitatcexhibit.com.

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Evelyn McCauley admires Spudnik’s first corn crop 2020. Photos courtesy of Mary Ann Munn.

Master Gardener Sherrill Munn demonstrates to Jack Dickson-Burke and Dennis Laurie how to plant the garden’s new strawberry towers.

More Than Potatoes: Project Spudnik Awarded Grant

year they donated over 635 pounds of produce. Fortunately, lots of volunteers helped get the 2020 garden started before the pandemic lockdowns began. For the rest of the growing season, just three families kept the garden flourishing, while staying physically distanced. The projects are specifically aimed at getting young people involved in. Teen volunteers from Huntingtown High School donate their time in the gardens. Connor Hoffman noted, “Spudnik is a great opportunity to help out in the community while having fun with friends.” Joey Williams, who designed the Spudnik logo, said, “It allows me to socialize while helping the environment.” Caydin Edelman agrees that “Spudnik is a great way to meet with friends and relieve stress.” Ryan Dickson-Burke is the teen pres-

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or the third consecutive year, Keep Maryland Beautiful has awarded a grant to Project Spudnik to continue its work in its Master Gardener-sponsored program at All Saints Episcopal Church, Sunderland. Inspired by the improbable garden Matt Damon grows in the movie The Martian, Project Spudnik teaches teens to live sustainably through gardening. “Volunteering for Spudnik has helped me grow (pun intended) not only in gardening but with living as a person,” said Evelyn McCauley, 12, of Sunderland. “Before I started, I was mostly chilling and playing all day on

the computer, then I started Spudnik. It changed everything; I really enjoy going outside, playing around, but also growing things. Every year we grow more and more food for people who can’t get it from the store. I really think that it has helped me grow as a person.” For the last two years, McCauley has raised the most potatoes by weight of all volunteers. To qualify for the Clean Up & Green Up Maryland Grant, Project Spudnik will utilize the $5,000 grant for projects, including materials and equipment needed this year to beautify and sustain the main vegetable, children’s, herb and pollinator gardens. The gardens are used for teaching children, youth and adult volunteers environmentally sustainable container gardening, as well as producing vegetables for donation to local food pantries. Last

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ident and primary recruiter for teen volunteers, as well as key in planning and organizing the work in the gardens. Master Gardener Sherrill Munn is the technical advisor. Other board members include Paul Dickson and Mary Ann Munn. Four Keep Maryland Beautiful grants are awarded annually by The Maryland Environmental Trust in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Forever Maryland Foundation. Grants through this program help volunteer-based, nonprofit groups, communities and land trusts in Maryland support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship, as well as protect natural resources in urban and rural areas. p

Teens combine components for soil for Project Spudnik grow bags.

Volunteers gather for a trash pick-up event with Shore Rivers. Photo courtesy of Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

aking care of our environment has moved beyond a fringe movement in the 1970s into the mainstream in the 21st century. The Biden administration hosts a global climate summit on Earth Day this year, adding to the many important environmental events that have happened on April 22 since 1970, the year Earth Day began, including the recent signing of the Paris Agreement. While few of us here on the Chesapeake Bay will be meeting with world leaders to hash out how to keep our planet green and thriving, we do have the opportunity to make a difference in smaller, simpler ways. It begins with picking up trash—and it’s easier than you think. The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has been hosting Project Clean Stream, its annual watershed-wide cleanup initiative, since 2004. Since its launch, PCS has seen a significant increase in the number of cleanup events, volunteers, and trash removed. What started as a single-day event is now a year-round effort. Project Clean Stream, organized and funded by the Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills in Baltimore County, started as a one-day cleanup every year on the first Saturday in April. After 10 years, writes Lucy Heller of

the Alliance, they started to gain more and more interest to the point that volunteers offered to host events in other areas. Now, tens of thousands of volunteers come together annually to pick up trash from local streams, creeks, rivers, parks, and neighborhoods as part of Project Clean Stream, says Heller. The Alliance makes it easy for anyone to participate. With over 65 registered events this year, all you have to do is sign up and show up—or register your own event. The Alliance provides the supplies you need (gloves and trash bags) and the platform for recruiting volunteers to your effort. “We provide supplies for cleanups anywhere in the Chesapeake Bay watershed: all six Bay states and the District,” says Heller. The Alliance works with residents, local businesses, environmental organizations, local governments, commu-

nity groups, houses of worship, schools and universities, helping them take action to restore clean waters to local streams, creeks, and rivers. Volunteers have the opportunity to pick up trash in their communities, discover how their everyday decisions affect the overall health of their local waterways, and ultimately foster a healthier and more sustainable relationship with the Chesapeake. The broad reach of Project Clean Stream is making a measureable difference. Alliance averages roughly 2.5 million pounds of trash removed with more than 500,000 volunteers across thousands of clean-up sites. What’s the big deal with trash? Beyond just being an eyesore, trash endangers wildlife and pollutes our waters, affecting aquatic vegetation, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds—no living thing goes untouched by the

presence of trash. Birds and sea turtles especially mistake bits of plastic for jellyfish, and filter feeders cannot make the distinction between food and trash. Grazing or scavenging animals ingest plastic that has been used to hold human food. Cleaning up litter is a simple activity that has immediate rewards. Anyone can do it and once you start looking you find it everywhere: little bits of plastic, cigarette butts, bottle tops, pull tabs, fishing line, deflated balloons, tires, even furniture. What could make a sweaty, dirty outing entertaining? Keeping track of the strange items volunteers find. During cleanup events already held this year, Heller reports that volunteers found the following: 10 cans of used dirty oil, $200, car parts, an unopened bag of Scott’s Turf Builder, a 2x4 with deck screws still embedded, a mop, a

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Photo courtesy Nancy Merrill Sullivan/Arundel Rivers Federation. Volunteers help with a South River Federation cleanup in 2017. Now part of Arundel Rivers Federation, the organization will resume cleanups this year. car hood, a vintage television, graffiti painting supplies, a car bucket seat, and a microwave. American Rivers reports that cigarette butts are the top item found in cleanups, and although they weigh one gram or less, they account for 30 percent of all litter in the United States. The second most commonly found item is plastic water bottles, followed by food packaging, plastic bags and aluminum cans. Volunteers turned out two weeks ago for a cleanup at Patuxent Wetland Park, reports Debra Gage, Jug Bay volunteer coordinator. “We had 12 people participate, including four teenagers. We entered all trash into the Clean Swell app, which is a global snapshot of ocean trash, providing researchers and policy-makers insight to inform solutions. It takes a little longer when using the app but we were able to collect 326 pounds of trash.” One of the teens helping out was Lillianne Davis, president of the newly formed Environmental Engineers Club at South River High School. “Over the summer I volunteered with Jug Bay and I knew this was a great organization to be involved with and that our club could work with. So I signed us up for the Project Clean Stream event.” Davis says she has helped pick up

trash in other places but this time felt a little different. “Being in quarantine for a year, it was just nice to get outside and back into nature.” She says her group filled multiple bags of trash with things like fishing nets and cigarette butts. “One of the teams found a toy dog!” Davis explains the trash problem isn’t likely to go away

A group at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Eastport organized their own Project Clean Stream event, focused on removing invasive species, planting native groundcover in the woods and trash pickup. The Rev. Diana Carroll, rector, reported that many of the volunteers were first-timers. Nancy Merrill Sullivan with the

“It helps the ecological systems in the area in the short term. But I think the problem will continue because people throw things on the ground if it’s convenient. LILLIANNE DAVIS, PRESIDENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS CLUB AT SOUTH RIVER HIGH SCHOOL soon, even if cleanups continue. “It helps the ecological systems in the area in the short term. But I think the problem will continue because people throw things on the ground if it’s convenient.” Davis does say she will continue to do her part to clean up the world around her and recommends other teens find similar events to participate in. The environment is important to her because, “I live in it and we should protect it since we inhabit the land.”

Arundel Rivers Federation is organizing a cleanup for Earth Day as well. Although they did not host any cleanups in 2020, they do monitor three streams annually “that just collect an incredible amount of trash every year.” Yet Sullivan wonders if the pandemic has had an effect on the amount of trash reaching their sites. “I went to all three streams and while there was some trash there, there wasn’t nearly enough for 10 peo-

ple to clean up,” says Sullivan. “I don’t know if the Alliance did clean ups in the fall there or whether [it’s] because less people are shopping and out and about, but there was less trash.” Over in Cape St. Claire, volunteers are preparing for a cleanup this weekend along the Magothy River. The community has been hosting cleanup events for several years, only pausing when COVID forced them to. “We were a little nervous about doing it this year,” says Brad Knopf, a graduate of the inaugural class of Watershed Stewards, member of the Magothy River Association and the Cape Conservation Corps. “We had to skip last year and that made everybody sad. But we have lots to do around Cape St. Claire, lots of creeks and waterfront to clean up. We were worried about making room for our usual 80 to 100 people who show up to help.” Knopf says volunteers will be split into three work groups to allow for better distancing and to abide by COVID protocols. He says that just getting together may have more of an impact than the actual trash collection. “The biggest thing is getting people involved, the outreach aspect of it. People feel so good doing it, spending a day outside for a good purpose with your

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Trash along roadways ends up in waterways, ultimately ending up in the Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

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family, your friends, your neighbors. It’s every bit as important as getting rid of the trash.” The volunteers combine efforts for some heavy lifting, Knopf says. Some years the group has collected upwards of 4,000 pounds of trash. “I mean lots and lots of bags full of godknows-what. Giant metal things, giant wooden things, one year we found most of a car rusting away down in a creek. It’s shocking the things you find.” Want to organize a cleanup? It’s all about location. Choose a place that has trash but is also not impossible to get to, a place where trash is blown about that could end up in waterways, which ultimately lead to the Bay. Sign up on the Alliance website and spread the word.

“The Alliance is awesome, and the Chesapeake Network website is amazing. I find that to be a really useful resource. They will give you all the details for planning. It’s not hard to get involved,” says Knopf. Picking up trash may seem like a small gesture, but it can have a big impact on the health of the Chesapeake Bay waters that we cherish and depend on. Every piece of trash collected serves as a reminder of the responsibility to protect our shared resources by taking individual action to fight pollution at the source. www.chesapeakenetwork.org www.allianceforthebay.org/ project/project-clean-stream/

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By Kathy Knotts • April 22- April 29 THURSDAY APRIL 22

Project Disco Celebrate spring with MC3 at an outdoor silent disco and light show, featuring DJ Griff and ALWZ SNNY, plus lighting and projections developed by students with the University of Maryland Lighting Dept. and director and multimedia designer Jared Mezzocchi. Guests receive wireless headphones to connect to radio stations for each DJ; cash bar. Doors open 8pm, show 8:30pm, StageOne lawn, Park Place, Annapolis. $20, RSVP: www.mc3annapolis.org

Tuscan Twilight Tasting Join Hospice of the Chesapeake for a virtual wine tasting (but with real wine) by Vecchie Terre di Montefili of Italy, a performance by the Annapolis Opera, and a preview of auction items for An Evening Under the Tuscan Sky gala. Ticket includes three bottles of Italian wine and a charcuterie board for two from Main & Market. 5pm, $175, RSVP: www. hospicechesapeake.org/wine-tasting.

City Nature Challenge Learn about this global citizen science event with a focus on urban areas in an interactive meeting with the Calvet Nature Society to go over what the Challenge is and how you can participate. 6:30pm, $8/family, RSVP: www.calvertparks.org/CNC/. FRIDAY APRIL 23

Guided Hiking Tour Learn about the 9,000 years of human history uncovered at nearly 70 archaeological sites in the park; 2.5-mile hike, bring water and dress for weather. 2-5pm, Jefferson Patterson Park, St. Leonard, $5, RSVP: https://jefpat.maryland.gov.

Annapolis by Candlelight Historic Annapolis presents the 29th annual tour in a virtual format; viewers will see how 21st-century Annapolitans care for, live in, and make use of historic buildings; the tour will include some sites outside of the Historic District and some building spaces not usually open to visitors including Acton Hall, Whitehall, the Patrick Creagh House, McDowell Hall, and Primrose Hill. $35 per household w/ discounts, RSVP: www.annapolis.org.

Night Hike Explore the North Tract in the evening at dusk and watch for beavers and bats and fireflies. 8-9:30pm, North Tract, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, RSVP: 301-497-5887.

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Blast into the past and explore the lives of the children at Riversdale House Museum virtually; hands-on activity kit available for pick-up. 1-2pm, $8 w/discounts, RSVP: www. tinyurl.com/InvestigatingRiversdale. Trace the evolution of the tobacco trade, first in Virgina then in Maryland and find out why this commodity was so important and lucrative to global commerce; part of the Calvert Marine Museum Spring virtual lecture series. 5pm, RSVP for Zoom link: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

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SATURDAY APRIL 24

Shatter the Stigma 5K Run or walk 5K (3.1 miles) anywhere in Calvert County between April 24 and May 1 to help shatter the stigma against addiction and mental health as part of Calvert Behavioral Health Recovery Support’s 4th annual event. Free giveaways may be picked up in person at Calvert County Behavioral Health (Sa. 10am-1pm), RSVP: www. facebook.com/calvertrecoverysupport

AACo Farmers Market 7am-noon, Riva Rd. & Harry Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: www. aacofarmersmarket.com.

North Beach VFD Yard Sale Masks and social distancing req’d. 8am-noon, North Beach VFD: 410231-1775.

Earth Day Park Clean-up Join staff to clean-up trash and debris found on the beach and other areas of the park; volunteers will check in with a ranger to get further instructions and supplies, and then can head out at their leisure to pick up trash at the beach, along trails, or other areas as needed; wear closed toe shoes and bring water; trash bags and grabbers provided. 9-10am, Flag Ponds Nature Park, RSVP: emma.mccarthy@calvertcountymd. gov or 410-586-1477

Apr. 24 & 25: The Black Diamond Disaster.

World Tai Chi Day

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Join the Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu & Tai Chi for an outdoor celebration of tai chi featuring demos and mini-workshops for all levels. 10-11:30am, Severna Park Community Center, free, RSVP: www.jingying.org.

Take a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek guided walking tour with a colonial indentured servant who works odd jobs day and night to make ends meet; hear scandalous anecdotes and jaw-dropping tales about what went on inside Annapolis’ famed homes and taverns (ages 21+). 7:30-9pm, Market House Park, Annapolis, $20, RSVP: www.watermarkjourney.com.

Earth Day Nature Play Come celebrate Earth Day with the staff, play games, make crafts and learn about ways to keep our planet beautiful (drop-in event). 10am-noon, Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Prince Frederick, $8/family, RSVP: www.calvertparks.org.

Prescription Medication Take-Back Day Keep prescription medications from being abused by removing unused and expired items from your home; prevention, treatment and recovery info available; Deterra drug disposal packets available (3 per family), sponsored by the Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc. 10am-2pm, Calvert County Sheriff ’s Office, Prince Frederick; Maryland State Police, Barrack “U”, Prince Frederick; Harriet E. Brown Community Center, Prince Frederick; Northeast Community Center, Chesapeake Beach; Southern Community Center, Lusby; 410-535-3733.

Benny & The Eggs

Join Calvert Library for outdoor stories, songs and some socially distanced fun. Bring seating, dress for weather, wear a mask. 10:00am-10:45am, Annmarie Garden, Solomons: RSVP: http://CalvertLibrary.info.

Hosted by Vintage Views: A Wandering Bar, dine on a colorful spread, endless libations, and a live DJ mixing the iconic sounds of Sir Elton himself. Indulge in dishes like fluffy ricotta pancakes, salmon toast, and of course, eggs benny. 10am-2:30pm, Annapolis Town Center,$70/party of 2 or $140/party of 4, RSVP: https://annapolistowncenter.com.

Garden Smarter: Weeds & Ground Covers

Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea and the Arts

Discuss weeds and what they tell us about the soil, learn about 10 sun and shade ground covers to use to crowd out weeds, and other methods to reduce weeds in the gardens in this Zoom meeting. 10-11:30am, RSVP: http://CalvertLibrary.info.

This year’s popular festival is virtual and features all things tea and tea related, dance performances, talks by licensed herbalist, vendors and more. RSVP for tasting boxes and kits: https://bit.ly/2QDe1ro. 1pm: www.facebook.com/PGParksHistory

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Build by Women DC Exhibit See the exhibit that showcases 30 sites where women were directly responsible for leading the design or construction of the project in the D.C. metro region during this special weekend viewing in an outdoor pavilion. Opening and commentary Sa 11am, plus guided tours of the grounds Sa noon & 1pm. Exhibit viewing: SaSu 10:30am-4pm, Jefferson Patterson Park, St. Leonard: www.jefpat.maryland.gov.

The Black Diamond Disaster Visit St. Clement’s Island Museum to commemorate a forgotten tragedy of the Civil War, the Black Diamond Disaster. On April 23, 1865, 87 lives were lost when the Black Diamond was hit by a steamer in the Potomac River near St. Clement’s Island during the hunt for John Wilkes Booth. Visitors can take free water taxi rides to St. Clement’s Island and free admission to the museum both days. Details: www.visitstmarysmd.com/.

23rd Annual Sotterley Garden Guild Plant Sale Buy plants lovingly nurtured by the Sotterley gardeners; members of the Sotterley Garden Guild will be on hand to answer questions and share advice; proceeds benefit maintenance of the Colonial Revival Garden adjacent to the Manor House; exchange your excess plants for other annuals, perennials, herbs, or vegetables during the free plant exchange Sa 9am-noon or until plants run out. Sa 9am-2pm, Su noon-3pm, Historic Sotterley, California: www.Sotterley.org.

SUNDAY APRIL 25

AACo Farmers Market 10am-1pm, 257 Harry S Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: www.aacofarmersmarket.com/.

Sunday Market 11am-2pm, Honey’s Harvest Farm, Lothian: https://honeysharvest.com/.

Owl & Kestrel Meet two of North America’s smallest birds of prey: the American kestrel and the eastern screech owl. 1-2pm, National Wildlife Visitor Center, Laurel, RSVP: 301-497-5887.

Brood X Cicadas: Fun, Fear, and Fascination

April 30 & May 1: Momentum.

The only place periodical cicadas occur in the world is the eastern U.S. Brood X will emerge this spring by the millions; this talk will discuss the amazing and intriguing biology and ecology of cicadas, in addition to how they might affect people and plants in your landscape. Dr. Paula Shrewsbury is a professor and extension specialist at the University of Maryland and has worked with the green industries for over 25 years. She also serves on the Cicada Crew, a team of entomologists from the University of Maryland work-

St. Mary’s Dinner Cruise Enjoy an evening of cruising on the St. Clement’s Island Water Taxi, cocktail reception at St. Clement’s Island Museum and dinner at local waterside Morris Point Restaurant on a themed cruise with a guided presentation about the island’s role in the American Civil War. 2-6pm, begins and ends at Morris Point Restaurant, Abell, $55, RSVP: https://fb.me/e/z0HrQxAM. MONDAY APRIL 26

Grow with Katie Join Katie Dubow of The Garden Media Group to talk with certified pro horticulturist, marketing & business consultant, author, and speaker, Leslie Halleck about tiny plants, a huge trend in houseplants. in this Facebook Live event. Noon, www.facebook.com/ homesteadgardens. TUESDAY APRIL 27

KIDS Storytime Outside Join Calvert Library for outdoor stories, songs and some socially distanced fun. Bring seating, dress for weather, wear a mask. 11am, Fairview Branch, Owings, RSVP: http://CalvertLibrary.info.

Blood Drive 1-5pm, Annapolis Design District, behind Third Eye Comics, RSVP: www.AnnapolisDesignDistrict.com.

Apr. 27: FDR and the Sea.

Science for Citizens

Mitchell Gallery Book Club

Dr. Lisa Wainger describes research into adaptations farmers are making to improve crop growth under changing weather and how they are likely to prevent some harm to Chesapeake Bay water quality. 7pm, RSVP for link: www.usmf.org/ScienceForCitizens/.

Online tour of the exhibition followed by discussion of Howard Pyle by Henry Pitz, led by illustrator Rob Wood. Contact the gallery for book purchase. Virtual Tour 2:30pm, Book Club 3pm, RSVP: www.sjc.edu/annapolis/mitchell-gallery

WEDNESDAY APRIL 28

CPR, AED & First Aid Training

Spring Wildflower Hike ing to spread knowledge and awareness of periodical cicadas. 6:30pm, RSVP for link: www.aacpl.net.

FDR and the Sea Lecture America’s 32nd president spent a lifetime collecting everything from stamps and coins to Hudson River art and rare books and manuscripts. This lecture, presented by Herman Eberhardt, Supervisory Museum Curator at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, will explore Roosevelt’s engagement with the sea and reveal treasures from his naval and maritime collection that provide insights into this vital aspect of his life. FDR’s special relationship with the U.S. Navy will also be highlighted, including his affection for the U.S. Naval Academy (which he had once hoped to attend). 7pm, donations suggested, RSVP: www.annapolis.org.

Go on an exploration of the spring ephemeral wildflowers in the park (ages 12+). 10am-noon, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, $5/person, RSVP: www.jugbay.org.

Wild Love: Public Displays of Affection in Nature Liana Vitali, a naturalist and educator at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, offers a tasteful look into the world of animal and plant romance in this Smithsonian presentation. 6:45pm, $25 w/discounts RSVP for link: https://bit.ly/3suwF24

Cafe Scientifique Light pollution is a growing threat to optical and radio astronomy. Advances in technology may be a two-edged sword, with both benefits and harm to the science of astronomy; learn more from Kurt Riegel, retired astronomy/environmental executive. 6:15pm, RSVP for Zoom link: annapoliscafesci@gmail.com PLAN AHEAD

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THURSDAY APRIL 29

KIDS Nests What kinds of animals build nests? Birds do, of course, but what other animals protect their babies? Discover nests big and small, try building your own, then go for an outdoor nest search (ages 3-5yrs). 10-11am, Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Prince Frederick, $8/family, RSVP: www.calvertparks.org.

KIDS Little Minnows Children (ages 3-5yrs) join in story time and a carryout craft on the theme Outrageous Otters. 10:15am, 11:15am, 12:45pm, 1:45pm, 3:15pm & 4:15pm, Calvert Marine Museum, free w/admission, RSVP: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

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Apr. 25: St. Mary’s Dinner Cruise.

Learn how to help in medical crises. 5-9pm, Southern MD CPR Training, Prince Frederick, $80, RSVP: http://www.somdcpr.com/.

April 30 & May 1: Ballet Theater of Maryland partners with Maryland Hall, as part of their Front Stairs Series, for a live outdoor performance of newly commissioned and existing classical and contemporary works that showcase the versatility of BTM’s dynamic dancers. Includes three world premieres by former Ballet Mistress Meagan Helman and current company dancers Isaac Martinez and Lindsey Bell, one North American premiere set by former company dancer Roman Mytyka, and one company premiere by Digital Dance Project Artistic Director Marinna Kus. Virtual streaming tickets also available. F 7pm, Sa 3pm, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, $36 w/discounts, RSVP: www.marylandhall.org.

Solomons Maritime Festival May 1: Celebrate Southern Maryland traditions with antique boats and motors, master maritime carvers, cooking demonstrations, traditional music, toy boat building, and boat rides. 10am-5pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, RSVP: www.calvermarinemuseum.com. p

To have your event listed in Bay Planner, send your information at least 10 days in advance to calendar@bayweekly.com. Include date, location, time, pricing, short description and contact information. Our online calendar at www.bayweekly.com/events is always open. April 22 - April 29, 2021 • BAY WEEKLY • 15

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STORY AND PHOTO BY WAYNE BIERBAUM

The Cowbird Controversy

y bluebird box is now occupied by an enthusiastic bluebird pair. There are now four blue eggs being warmed by the female and protected by the male. The male will pull hair out of the back of any squirrel that comes too close. He chases away house sparrows, starlings (frequently) and, most aggressively, cowbirds. Brown-headed cowbirds are nest parasites. A female cowbird will hang out in an open area at the edge of a forest to watch for birds building a nest, usually smaller birds. In dense forests, they cannot easily spy on the nest building. After eggs are laid, the cowbird sneaks by, steals an egg and then lays one of her own. The cowbird egg hatches quickly, several days before the host eggs. The nest owner will then unwittingly raise the cowbirds as their own. Unfortunately, the young cowbird will crowd out or even push out the smaller rightful heirs. Worse, the female cowbird is very fertile and can raid up to 40 other nests. Populations of certain species have been overly affected by the parasitic cowbird. Kirkland warblers were particularly susceptible victims. The

warblers live in Michigan and nest on the ground in young pine forests. Because these normally dense forests have been cleared for development, the cowbirds were able to easily identify where the warblers were nesting. Human development was the first cause of their decline but enabling the parasitic cowbird was the second. When studies revealed the cowbird’s impact on the Kirkland warblers, they were trapped and removed and new pine trees were planted. Since the new pines have grown, the trapping of cowbirds is no longer needed and the warbler population has significantly improved. Not all birds are duped into caring for the parasites. Some host birds will recognize the foreign egg and peck a hole in it or build a second nest. Originally, brown-headed cowbirds lived only in grasslands of the Midwest. Grass-nesting birds were their primary victims. As land east of the Mississippi was cleared and farmed, they began to move east, too. They were named cowbirds because of the way they would follow cows through fields, catching insects. Actually, about three quarters of their diet

is seeds. They will then be attracted to bird feeders and can be seen foraging in grassy areas and corn fields. Cowbirds are not monogamous, and in the spring and summer form small fertility flocks. In the winter, the flocks tend to be much larger and can be associated with blackbirds in massive aggregations that number in

the tens of thousands. Because the cowbird’s offspring can destroy the host bird’s breeding, some have suggested monitoring nests and removing and destroying cowbird eggs. Doing that is also destructive and, although I don’t like cowbirds, I believe it should not be done. The debate is ongoing. p

create and proudly host All-American Selections Display Gardens. London Town will receive free AAS Winner seeds to continue the enhancement of their gardens’ collections. After a full season of anonymous trialing by volunteer horticulture professionals, only the top garden performers are given the AAS Winner award designation for their superior performance. Countless volunteers, staff, board and supporters have made it possible to continue building upon the remark-

able foundation created in the 1970s. Visit Historic London Town for the 50th anniversary lecture series and garden tour Tuesday, May 4, with Don Hyatt and Carol Segree, two wonderful azalea and rhododendron experts, who will talk about the Marshy Point azaleas. The first 30 minutes will be a Zoom lecture, followed by a 30-minute optional in-person tour. p

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STORY AND PHOTO BY MARIA PRICE

Room to Grow at London Town

istoric London Town and Gardens is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year marking the creation of this gem of a garden in Mayo. It’s a lovely garden and arboretum, historic tavern, archaeological site and a venue for weddings and special events, overlooking the South River. On April 15, 1971, two of the first visitors, Alma and Edward Larrimore, signed the original registry for what was then the London Town Publik House and Arboretum as they toured the 1760 William Brown House, the restored colonial tavern which also served as Anne Arundel County’s almshouse in the 1820s. The Larrimores were the last administrators of the Brown House when it closed in 1965. The county and the London Town Publik House Commission began the process of restoring the building and turning the site into the museum and public garden we know today. John O. Crandall and company constructed the 175-foot-long pile driven pier in the South River. The county partnered with professors R.L. Baker and C.N. Johnson, along with Dr. Tony Dove, London Town’s first horticulturalist, and created a plan to use the gardens to showcase what can grow in the Chesapeake region.

The first tree in London Town’s gardens was donated by the North Shore Garden Club with Hope Andrews and William Stallings. Dr. William Ackerman would test his cold-hardy camellias at London Town over a decade later and named one of his camellias ‘Winter Hope’ in honor of Andrews. The camellia still blooms in the gardens each fall and winter. They planted exotic botanical specimens between the meadows and downstream ravines. The gardens were loosely modeled after the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew in England. Many of the original conifer trees, magnolias, azaleas and rhododendrons continued to thrive. Many of the early plantings remain as crucial collections today. London Town was recently awarded the designation of an All-America Selections Display Garden. AAS is a nonprofit that conducts trials of new, never-before-sold annual ornamentals, perennials and vegetables throughout North America. Each fall, they accept new variety entries that have not yet been introduced to the market. Nearly 200 botanical gardens, arboretums, colleges, universities, cooperative extensions, garden centers, seed companies, city centers, and public parks

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All types of fishing for rockfish, including catch and release, has been closed the last few weeks so there is no FISHFINDER information on any locations for the migrators. blue cats, however, have been caught in good size and good numbers at Podickery Point. white perch are reported moving down rivers and streams heading for their summer grounds. Fishing season has started and all is well with the world, get out there and get some.

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Be Prepared for Opening Day W e are only one week away from the opening day of the trophy rockfish season. Are your ready for May 1? Local sporting goods stores will be as primed as possible, considering that the COVID restrictions are still impacting the supply chain of baits and tackle. There may not be enough for everyone this year. A good idea might be to contact stores prior to opening day if you have needs, as the phones may be tied up closer to May 1, or agents too busy to answer them. Be sure your fishing license is valid prior to the opener as well. Luckily you can purchase or renew your license for 2021 online at: https:// compass.dnr.maryland.gov/ dnrcompassportal. Check your fishing tackle now, when the season dawns there will be lines of unprepared anglers clamoring for assistance. Don’t be one of them. Marinas and boat repair shops are already deluged with requests for de-winterizing and making repairs for problems created by winter storage stress. If you need materials for servicing your engines and boats, you might be in luck if you move fast now but as opening day gets ever closer, the shelves of parts, oil

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rust. A rusted hook requires up to four times as much force to set as a fresh hook and that’s a guaranteed missed fish. Keep in mind circle hooks are now required for bait fishing for stripers, so have a good supply. And be sure they are the right size. The hooks on trolling lures are particularly susceptible to rusting and dulling and must either be replaced every year or thoroughly honed for Jaime Avedon with a monster all traces of oxidation. If you look at rockfish caught and released a them with a magnifying optic you’ll few weeks ago. Opening day for see why they’ve become dull and trophy season is one week away. Photo courtesy resistant to penetration. The older Jamie Avedon. and bigger a rockfish grows, the tougher its mouth becomes. The last item on the list of critical issues is your rod’s line guides. A cracked guide or a guide with a missing inner ring will absolutely shred your lines under pressure and they are often difficult to detect. If you’ve got a half dozen or so rods you may have over 70 line guides. A quick way to inspect them is to run a piece of fine nylon cloth quickly through each—the fabric will snag on any defects. Tip tops can be easily and cheaply replaced at any competent tackle The next most important element shop, but the rest of the rod guides are your fish hooks. Steel fishing hooks present a problem. They have to be cut don’t go dormant over the wintertime, off, replaced, rewound and refinished. if they’ve been used in the Bay they’ll and accessories will grow ever sparser. The single most critical element of your tackle is your line. It’s trophy season and the minimum legal-sized rockfish is 35 inches, and that alone will provide plenty of line stress, especially if it’s seasons old. Don’t wait till the opener to replace your line. The waiting in queues on the first few days will be agonizing.

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utch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk: Better Call Saul) is trapped in a hell of his own creation. Every day he wakes up, goes for a jog, sleepwalks through work, returns to a disinterested family, and falls asleep with a wall of pillows between himself and his wife. The days seem to stretch out before him in an infinite loop of tiny disappointments. His routine of suburban malaise is disturbed one night when a couple breaks into his house. There’s a moment where Hutch could act, striking one of the attackers and subduing the other, but Hutch refuses to resort to violence. Instead, he allows the burglars to get away, leaving his son with a black eye and a rather dim view of his father. His son isn’t the only one who decries Hutch’s inaction. The police, Hutch’s neighbors, and even his wife seem to think he ultimately failed as a husband and a father. What those around him don’t know is Hutch’s nonviolence isn’t because he’s afraid, it’s because he doesn’t want to revert to his old ways. Before he was a nobody, Hutch was an ultra-violent operative for the government. His current milquetoast persona is a cover that keeps him from falling back into bad habits. Think of it as Addictions Anonymous for former contract killers. And Hutch is about to fall off the wagon. Tired of being overlooked and disrespected by family, friends, and strang-

ers on the street, Hutch goes on a violent quest to reclaim his masculinity. Unfortunately, this new “take no guff” attitude runs Hutch afoul of the Russian mob. Can Hutch embrace his past without losing his future? If the premise of this film sounds familiar, that’s because it is a mashup of John Wick, Death Wish, and Taken. And like those films, you’ll either love the action or be driven crazy by the plot holes and inconsistencies. Nobody comes the closest to Wick, since director Ilya Naishuller (Hardcore Henry) focuses most of his effort on the action set pieces that pepper the film. Naishuller has a flair for funny, exciting action sequences and cool long tracking shots. His lickety-split editing style, reminiscent of Edgar Wright’s work, helps to keep the pace quick and engaging. He’s clearly an action director and the movie really sings when the bullets and punches start flying. As the center of the film, Odenkirk makes a great action lead. Usually known for playing sleazy types, he offers a convincingly visceral performance. Hutch is a man who’s had more than his property stolen from him, and this dogged journey to reclaim his dignity is at the heart of the film. The problem though, falls in what the film says about Hutch. He’s surrounded by fake tough guys who are mocked, but when Hutch wears the tough guy mantle, it’s viewed as a triumph. The movie wants to make a distinction, but fails to really do so. However, Odenkirk is there to make sure Hutch remains the sympathetic heart of the film.

While Odenkirk may have put in the work, doing pullups and fight training, the movie is easily stolen by Christopher Lloyd (Senior Moment), who plays Hutch’s former FBI agent father. The 82-year-old actor is clearly having the time of his life firing off one liners and shotguns as he runs through every scene he graces. In fact, Hutch’s father and brother (played brilliantly by Wu Tang Clan’s Rza) are the best part of the movie. An origin story about this heavily armed little family would arguably be a more interesting story than the tale of male ennui we get. Though the movie has snappy action and fun performances, the story is undercooked. Clearly styled after the John Wick franchise, Nobody doesn’t quite have the outlandish imagination that made those films so fun. Unlike Wick, which is more concerned with building a fantasy world where every fourth person in New York is an assassin, Nobody is bogged down with a confused message about emasculation and reclaiming your manhood in a testosterone-fueled beat down. It’s not offering any new motivation, and the character development we get is scattered. It’s a shame more care wasn’t taken with the script, because Nobody is a fun romp with some great action sequences. Nobody is well worth a rental for action fans, and perhaps even worth a trip to theaters (IF you’re fully vaccinated) for those that really like over-the-top action. It’s a good popcorn flick to start the action movie season. Good Action * R * 92 mins.

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Camille Coelho, 54, of Brookline, Massachusetts, an ICU nurse at South Shore Hospital, set out at low tide for a stroll with her son’s dog, Lucy, along Constitution Beach on April 8 to relax and look for sea glass, but found herself stuck in mud that reached past her knees instead. “It’s a great metaphor for the year,” she told the Boston Herald. “I can’t believe it. ... This past year has been awful.” Passersby rushed to help, but soon called firefighters, who arrived to pull her out.

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An anonymous New York resident seeking to marry their adult child filed suit in federal court in Manhattan on April 1 asking that laws barring incestuous marriage be overturned, Fox News reported. In court papers, the petitioner claims such a marriage is a matter of “individual autonomy” and asks to remain unnamed because “a large segment of society views (the request) as morally, socially and biologically repugnant.” The petitioner is a parent of an adult child, but court documents do not reveal the couple’s genders, ages, hometown or relationship. The filing does detail that the “proposed spouses are unable to procreate together.” Manhattan family and matrimonial law attorney Eric Wrubel predicted, “It’s never gonna fly.”

Repeat Offender

Heather Poplasky, 32, of Plainfield, Connecticut, was arrested four times in 24 hours over the course of April 10 and 11, according to police. The first arrest came when police were called to her home, where they say she threatened to cut herself with a large kitchen knife and blame it on her boyfriend, WFSBTV reported. Police charged her with reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct and took her to a hospital for evaluation, where Putnam police issued her a summons following an incident with a member of the staff. On April 11, Poplasky violated the terms of her release from the hospital by returning to her home, where Plainfield police say they again arrested her, adding more charges. While she was in custody awaiting arraignment the next day, police say she flooded her cell by putting a roll of toilet paper and trash in the toilet, and a charge of criminal mischief was added. Her bond topped out at $30,000 for the various offenses.

Feast or Famine

• Fox Business reported on April 13 that toilet paper sales have declined to levels below pre-pandemic levels, indicating that last year’s hoarding is affecting this year’s sales. Marjorie Greenburgh, 62, of New Rochelle, New York, said because she has 54 rolls still stored throughout her home, “I’m not planning on buying for a while.” NielsenIQ clocked the decline in sales at 33% in March.

• The BBC reported on April 15 that England is experiencing a shortage of garden gnomes. Factors contributing to this critical supply deficit include a shortage of raw materials, the recent blockage of the Suez Canal by a container ship, and the increased popularity of gardening during the COVID-19 shutdowns. “We haven’t seen a gnome in six months,” said Ian Byrne, assistant manager of Highfield Garden World in Whitminster. “Raw materials are becoming a bit of an issue, and unfortunately, gnomes are a victim. ... Gnomes of any type—plastic, stone or concrete—are in short supply.”

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Gary and Beth Machens moved into a historic home in Alton, Illinois, in December and uncovered more history to go with it when they found a 19th-century brick tunnel underneath the house. Gary Machens discovered the entrance to the tunnel as he was doing some sidewalk repair. The barrel-shaped tunnel, about 9 feet high and 60 feet long, is believed by local historians to have been built around 1840—50 years before the house was constructed. “Whatever they built this for, it took a lot of men and a lot of hours. You know, one guy didn’t do this,” Machens told KTVI-TV. He believes the tunnel could have been used to store ice or carriages, or it could have been part of the Underground Railroad. “There was a ferry here in the Alton area to the Missouri side, and it’s possible it could have been used for that,” he said.

Compelling Explanations

A Blount County (Tennessee) Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a Dollar General store in Maryville on April 5 after a clerk was presented with a $1 million bill, The Smoking Gun reported. Amanda McCormick, 39, told officers she received the bill “in the mail from a church” and that she planned to use the funds to purchase the cart full of items she had, “including several gift cards ... for care packages for homeless individuals,” according to a police report. McCormick and her companion, Linda Johnson, 61, were not arrested but were banned from returning to the Dollar General store, and officers confiscated the bill.

Slave to Fashion

Among the items unveiled in Louis Vuitton’s fall/winter 2021 men’s collection in January was a leather “Keepall” bag, shaped like a miniature airplane and covered with the ubiquitous LV logo, which went viral April 2 when a Twitter user pointed out that an actual airplane could be purchased on eBay for less than the Keepall’s $39,000 price tag. Oddity Central reported the bag, designed by Vuitton menswear artistic director Virgil Abloh, features wings, a tail and four engines; the used single-engine Cessna was listed at $32,300 on eBay. Send your weird news items with subject line WEIRD NEWS to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com.

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Brian Robson of Cardiff, Wales, was 19 years old in 1964, when he accepted a job on the Victorian Railways in Australia. He almost immediately regretted his decision and started scheming about how to get back home, but he didn’t have enough money for the return trip. That’s when he had an idea: With the help of two Irish friends, Robson squeezed himself into a 30-by-26-by-38-inch wooden crate and shipped himself home in the cargo area of a Qantas flight. “The first 10 minutes was fine,” he told CNN. “But your knees start to cramp up when they’re stuck up to your chest.” When the crate arrived in Sydney, it landed on the tarmac upside down. “So now I’m sitting on my neck and my head,” he explained, “and I was there for 22 hours upside down,” until arriving next in Los Angeles, where two airport workers discovered him. He spent six days recovering in a hospital as word of his story got out, and Pan Am airlines sent Robson home to London in a firstclass seat. Robson lost touch with the friends who helped him but now hopes to find them and reconnect. He’s never been back to Australia.

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