It’s an hour after sunset on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.  Glenn Therres, a wildlife biologist and associate director at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is up to his usual Friday night routine: prowling the back roads in a pickup truck, surveying frogs.

It&rsquo;s an hour after sunset on Maryland&rsquo;s Eastern Shore.&nbsp; Glenn Therres, a wildlife biologist and associate director at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is up to his usual Friday night routine: prowling the back roads in a pickup truck, surveying frogs.

The Environment in Focus, hosted by Tom Pelton, is a weekly perspective on the issues and people changing our natural world.  Pelton is a national award-winning environmental journalist, author, and public radio host.

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Surveying the Music of Maryland’s Marshlands

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The Chesapeake Bay is full of history that is slipping away before our eyes.

The Chesapeake Bay is full of history that is slipping away before our eyes.

Final Episode: A Vanishing Island, the End of an Adventure

One envirnmental advocate has a unique way of bringing attention to the topic: hip hop music.

One envirnmental advocate has a unique way of bringing attention to the topic: hip hop music.

Hip Hop Forestry

Tom reflects on his relationship with a dear friend - an old rowboat.

Tom reflects on his relationship with a dear friend - an old rowboat.

Surveying the Music of Maryland’s Marshlands

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