New Year Resolutions and Old Year Reflections
One of us Americans favorite activities when the New Year roles around in January is to reflect on our shortcomings and promise ourselves that this year is going to be different. Whether or not we succeed in our future endeavors, A Year Round Tree Expert Company won’t argue the good effects self reflection can have.
We came across a really great article in B’More Green (the Baltimore Sun’s blog) that highlights this last decade’s biggest stories regarding Maryland and the environment. We pulled out some events that this Tree Expert found significant but check out the original article for more fun (remember those crazy snakehead fish?!):
-“Development continues to sprawl through Maryland’s countryside, gobbling up farms and woodlands despite nationally acclaimed Smart Growth laws enacted in late 1990s. Nearly three quarters of land on which new homes were built fell outside designated growth areas. Small towns on Eastern Shore and elsewhere are torn by debates over growth, as developers propose annexing farmland to build thousands of new homes. Gov. Martin O’Malley vows to overhaul Smart Growth, but pushes through only modest legislative reforms by decade’s end. “
- “Severe thunderstorm in June 2002 destroys 460-year-old Wye Oak, Talbot County tree once identified as the largest white oak in the nation. It stood 96 feet tall with a trunk more than 31 feet around. Once felled, its massive bulk was carved into a desk for the governor’s office, court gavels, benches and other ceremonial articles. Scientists succeeded in cloning it before it toppled, however, so its impressive girth may once again tower over the landscape.”
What a great flashback and worthwhile reflection, thanks B-More Green!
The Baltimore area has been experiencing temperatures in the high teens and low 20s but the wind has made it feel closer to zero. When winds reach more than 40 mph power outages and felled trees in your yard are more likely.