Summer came back to the lake this weekend with lots of sun and warm temperatures! The weather for today will be mostly sunny with a high of 76 degrees and a chance for localized thunder showers in the afternoon. Low temperature of 62.
Happy Columbus Day! Please note that some federal offices and also local institutions (e.g., Ruth Enlow Library) are closed today. I should also note that this day also coincides with Indigenous Peoples Day which is celebrated in some areas of the country.
I had an opportunity to hear a very informative presentation on Saturday from Dr. David Myerberg, of the Deep Creek Watershed Foundation. The presentation, titled “To Preserve and Protect for Prosperity” brought to life the importance of the whole DCL watershed as a feeder to the lake. Please check out their website link on our home page and consider supporting them in any way possible.
Tech Goes Wild! Actually Tech Goes Wildlife! The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the Willistown Conservation Trust, Pennsylvania Game Commission and neighboring states, has received $500,000 in funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to dramatically expand a revolutionary new nanotechnology migration tracking system across a five-state area. Very cool stuff indeed!
Speaking of technology: The Hogan administration on Thursday announced that Maryland is ranked second among all fifty states in emerging technologies and innovation by the Center for Digital Government. Additionally, Maryland’s overall grade in the Digital States Survey has improved from a B in 2016 to a B+ in 2018 and Western Maryland was impacted via recent wireless efforts with Declaration Networks.
Effective Saturday, October 13th the Garrett County Landfill will be closed on Saturdays to commercial haulers and large residential loads. Saturday full service hours will begin again on April 20th, 2019. Residential users may continue to use the Landfill from 8:00 am until Noon on Saturdays provided that they either have a residential permit or pay the required fees.
Happy belated birthday shoutout to Matt Matlick! 🎉
Sarah and I had a really nice lunch on Friday with some great guys that have been coming together to fish at the lake for 36 years. Drew, Dave, Drew and friend Johnny are featured below. Deep Creek Lake truly does make for great and lasting memories, and apparently some good fishing over the years!
(Pictured from L-R, Drew, Dave, Johnny and Drew)
