Bowie Maryland

A new garden behind City Hall in Bowie, Maryland provides excellent examples of the many alternatives to traditional, high maintenance lawns. City employees and community volunteers came together to learn about BayScapes and design the garden using BayScapes concepts such as using native plants, reducing fertilizer needs, providing habitat, xeriscaping (landscaping for minimal water use) and integrated pest management (using pesticides only as a last resort). ... [Read More]

Settlement Agreement - Between The United States of America and The City of Bowie, Maryland
The Department reviewed the following City facilities to determine compliance with the requirements of the ADA regulations and the Standards: City Hall, Belair Mansion, Belair Stable Museum, Sport Fit-Total Fitness Club, Whitemarsh Football Field, Bowie Playhouse, Bowie Railroad Station and Huntington Museum, Harmel House (Radio & TV Museum), Allen Pond Park, Bowie Ice Arena, Blacksox Park, Bowie Golf and Country Club, City of Bowie Skateboard Park, City of Bowie Museums, and Prince George’s County Genealogical Library. The Department also reviewed the accessibility of the following City polling locations: Bowie Community Center, Cerebral Palsy Center, and City Hall. ... [Read More]

Areas to go cycling in Maryland
B & A Trail : C/O Anne Arundel County Office of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 1007 Severna Park, MD 21146. 410-222-6244. Anacostia Tributaries Trail System : C/O Maryland National Park and Planning Commission, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. 301-952-3522. Lake Artemesia Trail : C/O Maryland National Park and Planning Commission, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. 301-952-3522. Henson Creek Stream Valley Park : C/O Maryland National Park and Planning Commission, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. 301-952-3522. ... [Read More]

Glenview Mansion History-Bowie Period
Bowie's 1836-38 house, which forms the core of the present Glenview Mansion, was a four-bay stone building. Because no illustration of the house during this period is known to exist, an exact description of the architecture can not be made. It is likely that the house had relatively simple decorative features with a front portico, perhaps in a Greek Revival style. The grounds probably included a barn, summer kitchen, smoke house, privy, and sheds as did most Maryland farms. Large estates like Glenview also included slave quarters. ... [Read More]

Maryland's Rivers & Streams \Monitoring & Research\ Acid Deposition Chapter X: References
Roth, N.E., M.T. Southerland, J.C. Chaillou, H.T. Wilson, D.G. Heimbuch, and J.C.  Seibel.  1997.  Maryland Biological Stream Survey:  Ecological Assessment of Non-tidal Streams Sampled in 1996.  Draft report.  Prepared by Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD, and Post, Buckley, Schuh, and Jernigan, Inc., Bowie, MD for Maryland Department of Natural Resources. ... [Read More]

Maryland Lieutenant Governor ~ Michael S. Steele
Maryland's Historically Black Colleges & Universities: Lt. Governor Steele plays a significant role in preserving and promoting Maryland's five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU): Coppin State College, Morgan State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Bowie State University and Sojourner-Douglass College. Lt. Governor Steele advocated for Maryland's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) to receive unprecedented funding in Governor Ehrlich's fiscal year 2005 budget. Maryland's HBCU's are slated to receive an additional $52.2 million in the Governor's FY 2005 Capital Budget and an additional $12.5 million in the Governor's FY 2005 Operating Budget. ... [Read More]

www.hoyer.house.gov :: 5th district :: 5th district of maryland
The 5th Congressional district of Maryland was redrawn in 2000 and includes a large portion of Prince George's County, the three counties of southern Maryland - Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's - and a portion of Anne Arundel County. Major cities in the 5th District's portion of Prince George's County include College Park, home of the flagship campus of the University of Maryland, Hyattsville, Greenbelt, Clinton, Beltsville, Bowie, Laurel and parts of Fort Washington and Upper Marlboro, the County seat. The Fifth Congressional District also includes the Anne Arundel County areas of Crofton and Davidsonville, just west of Annapolis. ... [Read More]

MEA - Programs - Commercial
The City of Bowie is proposing a 12,000 square foot Parks and Ground facility to be used as a sustainable building site demonstration project. The primary purpose of this site is to promote and exhibit green building concepts while increasing public awareness of environmental issues related to development and land use. ... [Read More]