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November 14, 2015 | Staff Writer

Museum Shopping at Strathmore Mansion’s 26th Annual Shop Around (PHOTOS)

The 26th Annual Museum Shop Around continues on Saturday and Sunday at the Strathmore Mansion. The doors are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets cost $9 for admission. Find out more, here.

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April 7, 2015 | Staff Writer

Grants Awarded to Local Groups for Improving Water Quality and Storm Runoff

Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection and the Chesapeake Bay Trust have announced that $370,756 in grant funding has been awarded to 13 organizations to improve water quality and help manage stormwater runoff in Montgomery County. The grant program was launched in September 2014 to support watershed restoration and outreach efforts and to implement projects […]

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April 6, 2015 | Diana Belchase

Mark Catesby, America’s first Naturalist

Diana: Editors E. Charles Nelson and David J. Elliott have compiled a book about a man I’d never heard of: Mark Catesby. One of the earliest naturalists, as well as an author and illustrator, Catesby studied the fauna and flora of North America over a seven-year period. He influenced Audubon, Darwin, and the explorers Lewis and Clark. […]

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