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🌱 Why forests near Grantsville may look strangely bare this spring

Grantsville, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Grantsville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why forests near Grantsville may look strangely bare this spring
  • Discover why New Germany State Park stays off most tourists’ radar

Also on today's calendar: Tunes Brews & BBQ and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A touch of morning rain, with a high of 56 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 56, low: 45.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 50 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Department of Agriculture monitoring frost damage, caterpillar outbreaks in Western Maryland hardwood trees (wvnews.com) — Hardwood trees near Grantsville may look bare through June as state officials track frost damage and a surge of native inchworm caterpillars along Meadow Mountain and nearby ridges. The Maryland Department of Agriculture expects most trees to releaf by early summer, but warns that repeated outbreaks can stress ridge-top forests and will keep monitoring Garrett County conditions into 2027.
   

• These Maryland Nature Escapes Still Feel Raw and Uncrowded (myfamilytravels.com) — If you are looking to escape close to home, New Germany State Park in Grantsville offers quiet lakeside trails, cabins, and winter ski routes tucked into a forested hollow. This statewide roundup highlights several uncrowded Maryland parks, but New Germany stands out for its intimate lake, hemlock-lined paths, and easy connections into the larger Savage River State Forest trail network.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Be Serious About Safety on Memorial Day weekend
    Most people who are traveling during the weekend will be driving. Expect heavy traffic during some parts of the holiday weekend all across the state… (Nextdoor )
  • Amazon Delivery Service Partner posted a job opening for Delivery Driver Position- RAAM Logistics in Grantsville. Apply here.
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Copy - Crew Team Member 15 per hour! in Grantsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grantsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Frostburg

  • Windmill fire reported in Finzel (wvnews.com)
  • Eighteen Lakeland HS Athletes Sign Commitment Letters at Spring Signing Ceremony (yonkerstimes.com)
  • DS Featured Release: The Preps Return With Their Latest EP 'Unstoppable' (dyingscene.com)

Cumberland

  • Toy Factory Project Set Off Spring Tour in Wilmington, N.C. (relix.com)
  • Four Juveniles Charged After Cumberland Apartment Fire Caused $500K in Damage, Officials Say (shorenewsnetwork.com)
  • ‘I'm not going to end up on the news': Why a Md. man was let out of prison after 1987 murder conviction (wtop.com)

Ok Grantsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Nevermind, it has no point. (Thank you Kristi B. for sending it in!)
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