Americans sometimes finger the uvular fricatives (r) in German as harsh, but French has the same sound and French doesn't get called harsh, Sharon Inkelas, a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, told The Huffington Post in an email.
National Parks: National Parks in Massachusetts; Natural Resources: Fertile Connecticut River Valley soils, most rich in peat, deposits of sand and gravel, glacial stones and boulders (granite, marble) are the most important natural resources of Massachusetts. Newspapers: Massachusetts; Nickname: for Massachusetts; Non-transients: Find A Grave
Resource Conservation. The Maryland Department of Agriculture's Office of Resource Conservation works with Maryland farmers and soil conservation districts to plan and implement conservation practices and programs that balance crop and livestock production with the need to protect natural resources.