How about a day trip to a cypress swamp right here in Maryland? The bald cypress trees of Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary located in Prince Frederick, Calvert County are believed to have established themselves about 10,000 years ago. The Battle Creek Cypress Swamp was acquired from the Gray and Keim families and protected by […]
Author Archives: Barbara Aiken
Barbara enjoys history and is particularly interested in the history of Maryland.
Posted inArticles, Nature
The wily coyote
Posted inFood
The prized stigma of saffron
Posted inArticles
Mistletoe: A merry parasite
Posted inArticles
The evolution of Santa Claus
Posted inArticles
The ‘other’ greenbrier
Posted inArticles
Unrelenting phragmites
Posted inArticles