The Optimist Club of Frederick held it’s 10th annual Fish with a Cop program June 1 at the Camp Airy pond in Thurmont. Twenty-four boys and girls from across Frederick County participated. There were 25 officers from the Sheriff’s Department, Maryland State Police, Frederick City Police, Bru…
The Northern saw-whet owl is Maryland’s smallest owl and is rarely seen in Frederick County. They are an endangered, threatened migratory bird. They are preyed upon by other owls and raptors. Sometimes they winter over in Maryland and are found most often in the western part of the state. Th…
One of the most popular and enduring symbols of conservation is Smokey Bear and his fire prevention message. But did you know that the first character that carried the fire prevention message was actually Bambi, whose creator, Walt Disney, lent her image for one year in 1942?
The Northern saw-whet owl is Maryland’s smallest owl and is rarely seen in Frederick County. They are an endangered, threatened migratory bird…
One of the most popular and enduring symbols of conservation is Smokey Bear and his fire prevention message. But did you know that the first c…
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BARCELONA, Spain — Property owners have a new yardstick by way of Spain for measuring frustration over building permit requests they suspect g…
Pour one out for the local beekeepers. In the course of caring for thousands — sometimes millions — of buzzing pollinators, they’re also conte…
High school students, a parent and a teacher from the Frederick County Career and Technology Center traveled to Ethiopia Monday with a prototy…
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The state with the largest moose population in the 48 contiguous United States is set to issue more hunting permits …
The American fisher (Martes pennanti) is a common member of the mustelid family found throughout the north. The fisher is a medium-sized anima…
Congratulations to all the participants and winners in the two state youth trapshooting championships that were held in two locations on June …
BARCELONA, Spain — Property owners have a new yardstick by way of Spain for measuring frustration over building permit requests they suspect g…
Pour one out for the local beekeepers. In the course of caring for thousands — sometimes millions — of buzzing pollinators, they’re also conte…
High school students, a parent and a teacher from the Frederick County Career and Technology Center traveled to Ethiopia Monday with a prototy…
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The state with the largest moose population in the 48 contiguous United States is set to issue more hunting permits …
The American fisher (Martes pennanti) is a common member of the mustelid family found throughout the north. The fisher is a medium-sized anima…
From the archives: Out of Doors with Field & Stream was an outdoor column published in The Frederick News-Post in the 1950s and written by…
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Blue milk like Luke Skywalker drank on Tatooine: $8 a glass.
Whether it’s making a low-tech chicken waterer, composting, beekeeping or gardening, the Mother Earth News Fair provided exhibits, lectures an…
Carroll Creek Linear Park was packed Saturday with exhibitors showcasing artwork, jewelry, clothing and handmade home goods during the 26th an…
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and also the unofficial start of backyard barbecue season. If you plan on having your four-legg…
From the archives: Out of Doors with Field & Stream was an outdoor column published in The Frederick News-Post in the 1950s and written by…
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Blue milk like Luke Skywalker drank on Tatooine: $8 a glass.
Whether it’s making a low-tech chicken waterer, composting, beekeeping or gardening, the Mother Earth News Fair provided exhibits, lectures an…
Carroll Creek Linear Park was packed Saturday with exhibitors showcasing artwork, jewelry, clothing and handmade home goods during the 26th an…
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and also the unofficial start of backyard barbecue season. If you plan on having your four-legg…
KAILUA, Hawaii — In Kailua, the sand is soft and white, the water is clear and calm, and the view is exactly what you would expect from a beac…
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LA JOLLA, California — At first glance, it looks like a branch of kelp, but then an eye moves among its leafy appendages, and ridges of tiny, …
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera. They are the only true flying mammals capable of sustained flight, as opposed to gliding. Bats inhab…
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