Lessons of the Dust Bowl: Thursday November 15, 1-2 p.m.

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As Ken Burns prepares to release his two-part, four-hour documentary about the ecological calamity that intensified the Great Depression, Midday contributor Rona Kobell looks at lessons learned about land conservation after the Dust Bowl. Our November edition of Midday on the Bay includes a conversation with Susan Shumaker, associate producer of  "The Dust Bowl," and a look at how Maryland and other states protect agricultural lands in the Chesapeake region.