The town of University Park has restored a meadow to provide food and shelter for local wildlife and flowers for bees. Continue reading →

Prince George’s County, including the area around the Route 1 corridor, has some of the most diverse native plant life in the United States, according to local science writer Gabe Popkin. Because early settlers cut down the old-growth forests in … Continue reading →

Route 1 has its own dinosaur, and there are several local sites where you can learn more. Astrodon johnstoni was a long-necked sauropod from the Early Cretaceous period which lived in Maryland about 112 million years ago. It looks a lot like … Continue reading →

On Friday, the town of University Park and the University Park Elementary School celebrated Arbor Day by planting an American beech tree on school grounds next to the town park. Students took part in planting the tree, the 13th planted in the town to commemorate … Continue reading →

The first duckling has hatched in Arts District Hyattsville. Resident Hubert May, whose small green space is home to the duck family, has named it “Primo.” (Earlier photo of the duck eggs here.)

A resident of Arts District Hyattsville’s west side was pleasantly surprised to find a pair of ducks had laid eggs in the little plot of land behind his garage. Though only one egg can be seen in the photo above, … Continue reading →