All Earth Eco Tours

06/16/2026

06/10/2026

Hey! Who’s excited about Adventures with Raptors starting back up again soon too?

July 1st through August 26th. Wednesdays at 10am until noon. We are booking now! 👏🏽👏🏽🦉🦅 301-746-4083 call us!

06/09/2026

06/01/2026

50 years! The Youghiogheny Wild and Scenic River, Maryland’s ONLY Wild and Scenic River has had that very special designation for 50 years!

And our old growth forest at Swallow Falls (part of the Wild and Scenic River designation) is listed on the Maryland DNR’s new list of Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants.

What are we doing? There is still time to contact the Garrett County Commissioners and let them know we should be choosing bridge replacement Option 1C which has the least impact on this forest we are meant to protect.

Swallow Falls Snag (per Maryland DNR)

Forests rarely disturbed by people once covered much of the state’s six million acres, but fewer than a thousand acres of tiny remnants remain. Old-growth forest is different from mature, managed woods in many ways: it has a mix of tree ages, scattered light gaps, layered canopy, mounded topography, deep humus, large amounts of dead wood, and some ancient, huge trees. In addition, it provides the best habitat for many forest animals. Numerous creatures live in the holes provided by fallen or standing snags, as in the Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) at Swallow Falls in Garrett County.

Setting aside some forest areas now will mean a future for this special habitat in Maryland.

05/30/2026

Pretty cool.