It can take a village to preserve such a treasured place. Nearly 50 people, including the Bullard family and Potomac Conservancy staff, worked together to protect this special land for generations to come.
Retired soil scientist, farmer, and author Bobby Whitescarver sums up his take on the value of streamside buffers quite simply: “Fish live on trees.”
We are incredibly excited to share that Bobby Whitescarver, the award-winning writer, conservationist, farmer and founding Alliance Board Member has published a new book.
The last week of December 2018 is a date third generation farmer, Dee Hockman, is not likely to forget anytime soon.
When Emily Warner, senior director of land conservation with Potomac Conservancy, first visited Bear Garden, she knew the 270-acre property was a great candidate for permanent land protection.
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