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Parris Nelson Glendening (born June 11, 1942) is an American politician and academic who served as the 59th governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. He previously served as the county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland from 1982 to 1994 as a member of the Democratic Party . [ 5 ]
The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail (WB&A) is a 10.25-mile (16.50 km) long, discontinuous rail trail from Lanham to Odenton in Maryland.The trail gets its name from the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway on whose right-of-way it runs, but does not connect to any of the cities in its name.
Piney Orchard Nature Preserve is a 45-acre (18 ha) protected wetland forest with several miles of improved trails located in southern Odenton, Maryland. The preserve is surrounded by 1,500 acres of river woodland between the residential communities of Piney Orchard , Two Rivers, Woodwardville , and Amberfield.
Former Maryland governor Parris Glendening speaking about how smart growth principles can be used by existing communities to protect against natural disasters. Date 21 September 2006
The 1994 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic governor William Donald Schaefer was ineligible for re-election. Prince George's County Executive Parris Glendening emerged victorious from the Democratic primary after defeating several candidates.
The election between Glendening and Sauerbrey four years prior was extremely contentious, and ended with the Sauerbrey campaign challenging the results. [2] Ultimately, despite the controversial nature of the previous election, Governor Glendening comfortably beat back Sauerbrey's spirited challenge, winning his second and final term as governor.
Pinelands map. Pinelands National Reserve is a national reserve that encompasses much of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.The Pinelands is a unique location of historic villages and berry farms amid the vast oak-pine forests (pine barrens), extensive wetlands, and diverse species of plants and animals of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion.
The prairie was listed as an Illinois Nature Preserve in September 1980. [1] [2] More than 100 acres (0.40 km 2) of tallgrass prairie within the larger grassland are now classified as high-quality tallgrass prairie. The grassland is owned by Northeastern Illinois University with a few small inholdings owned by the Nature Conservancy.