Canada’s Leading Geoscientist to Speak in Frostburg, MD

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CUMBERLAND, Md. – Allegany College of Maryland will celebrate Arbor Day on Wednesday, April 24, with a program that centers on urban forestry in Cumberland and concludes with a campus tree planting. The public is invited to participate. The event, which begins at noon in the Center for Continuing Education, features Paul Eriksson, natural resources specialist for the city of Cumberland. His talk is titled “Growing the Urban Forest in Cumberland.”

Eriksson heads the city’s urban forestry program, which last fall was commended by the Mid-Atlantic chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture for outstanding landscape beautification activities. In naming Cumberland a Gold Leaf Award winner, MAC-ISA noted proactive tree management and tree-planting ...

CUMBERLAND, Md. – Allegany College of Maryland’s Peace Studies Club will screen two films with an environmental theme during Earth Week activities that ask people to “do one thing” to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help the environment. The two films are “Home,” which presents aerial-only footage for an awe-inspiring view of Earth, and “The Island President,” the story of the first-democratically elected president of the climate-threatened Maldives.

"Home," to be shown at 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, presents filmmaker Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s concern for the health of the planet and unique perspective and insight into the effects that humans have had on Earth.

"Island President," an award-winning film by Jon Shenk, relates the ...