

Video: A Local Treasure
Hi Friends, Here is the link to our Senior Capstone Project, "Pirates Wharf - Preserving a Local Treasure". Please remember to select the...


Hard to see forest when counting trees as harvest
If you walked alone and untutored through the tall pines, century-old oaks, big beeches and sweetgums of the forest, near where the...


Pirates Wharf is Historic treasure on the Wicomico
The name conjures up images of wooden sailing vessels, contraband, bootleg whiskey, moonshine and other exciting – if not exactly legal –...


19 Years on at Pirates Wharf
Wicomico County officials are moving quickly with preparations for the logging of Pirate’s Wharf, thereby removing the 229-acre forest of...


Give Pirates Wharf house its due diligence
“What is historic, and worth saving, varies with the beholder, but by some definition is urgent. Simply put, ‘historic’ means ‘old and...


Environmental activist groups have begun lobbying against logging at Pirate’s Wharf
Pirate’s Wharf Forest, an older, 240-acre forest near Salisbury, has been targeted for commercial logging this summer. The forest itself...


The September 11th Memorial Forest
This 240 acre forest was purchased by Wicomico County in 1997 using Program Open Space funds as part of the Pirates Wharf Park...


Eco-tourism at Pirates Wharf
Eco-tourism is a giant industry generating billions of dollars for our nation’s economy every year. A 2012 report by the Outdoor Industry...


Wicomico Council seeks answers about Pirate's Wharf
Plans to develop a county park at Pirate’s Wharf on Whitehaven Road could involve the demolition of a farmhouse on the 340-acre property,...