Thurmont’s 2023 Great Pumpkin Pick-Up Event
Daniel Genemans is shown with some of the approximately 1,000 pumpkins and gourds collected from the town of Thurmont in the Second Annual Great Pumpkin Pick-Up event on November 25. Sponsored by the Thurmont Green Team to prevent pumpkins from going into the landfill and feed area farm and zoo animals, the pickup was made…
Maryland’s Prime Vacation Spots
Jayden Myers For those traveling in the area, whether it be for sightseeing, visiting, or just passing through, there are some unique places that you could stop visit this summer and fall. Locally, spots such as Cunningham Falls State Park, Catoctin Wildlife Preserve, and the Catoctin Furnace are places worth visiting. Cunningham Falls State Park…
Aquascape Ecosystem is the Centerpiece for Catoctin Wildlife Preserve’s “Asian Trail”
Construction Has Begun for Revitalized 25,000-gallon Koi Pond Landscaping contractors from the tri-state area are converging on Catoctin Wildlife Preserve in Thurmont to complete a new, naturally balanced koi pond. The work is being done as part of a Certified Aquascape Contractors (CAC) Build, which brings water feature contractors and distributors together for real-world training…
Vulnerable Species of Civet Born at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve
A threatened species from Madagascar just got a little less rare with the addition of two Fossa pups, born at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve June 17, 2017. Only five zoos in the United States have successfully bred and raised this rare species. Now ten-weeks old, the male and female pair of pups are the second group…
