You may have noticed that people who love to fish, really love to fish. When questioned about their devotion to the sport, many anglers recite a long list of positives. And the foremost reason isn’t necessarily the quantity or size of their catch. Stress relief; social bonding; the challenge; being with nature; family tradition; giving […]
Flood Insurance. Because Water Happens.
One indisputable fact about living on or near any body of water is the possibility of property damage caused by flooding. That said, virtually all property is at some risk of flooding, even if you live on a mountaintop. Hurricanes, tropical storms, nor’easters, and heavy rainfall — all can cause water to rise along the […]
Oyster Gardening for Pleasure, Palate and Habitat Restoration
For those of us who live along the Chesapeake Bay, it’s hard to imagine looking out beyond the shoreline and seeing oyster reefs protruding above the water in clusters so mighty that some waterways were impassable or too treacherous to navigate. But that is exactly what the first European settlers encountered when they arrived in […]
