February 4, 2025 A waterfowl survey airplane prepares to take off, Maryland DNR photo by Stephen Badger. Aerial survey teams of pilots and biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have completed their …
February 4, 2025 Annual Event Celebrates Mountain Maryland Tradition Maryland DNR photo by Ranger Melissa Acuti The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites everyone to come celebrate the annual Maple Syrup Festival at Cunningham Falls State Park, …
February 4, 2025 Documenting the journeys of the birds who travel away from the Free State each year Baltimore orioles can be found throughout much of Maryland in the summer months. In the winter, Baltimore orioles fly as far south as Venezuela. Photo by …
February 3, 2025 Site on Eastern Shore supports recreation and acts as “big green sponge” filtering water Glossy ibises and other waterbirds fly above a restored wetlands on Wye Island Natural Resource Management Area. Photo by Winn Brewer, Maryland DNR A …
January 30, 2025 Fish communities changed significantly in the Blackwater River drainage Maryland Department of Natural Resources biologists perform winter fyke net surveys in the Little Blackwater River in 2019. Maryland DNR photo by Stephen Badger, …
This beautiful brown trout is an example of the wonderful catch and release opportunities available in some of the special trout management waters. Photo by John Mullican, Maryland DNR The cold hand of winter may be loosening its icy grip on the Maryland …
January 29, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local and Rural Legacy programs Funding approved will allow Worcester County to conserve 128 acres in the Coastal Bays Rural Legacy Area, one of the most ecologically diverse Rural Legacy Areas …
January 27, 2025 Winning photos will be featured on new hard-card hunting and fishing licenses Maryland Department of Natural Resources image The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites wildlife photographers to enter its new waterfowl photo …
January 21, 2025 Final Opportunity for Deer Hunters for the 2024-25 Season Photo by Brendan Wolf, submitted to Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Maryland’s Primitive Deer Hunt will be open Feb. 1 and from Feb. 3-4 statewide. Hunters with a valid hunting license, …
January 21, 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel can experience the excitement of a special waterfowl hunting day on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. A similar special hunting day is held …
January 17, 2025 Snow geese on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, photo by Anthony Burrows, Maryland DNR. Earlier this week, Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) expanded its long-term contract with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service …
January 17, 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo Mid-Atlantic region high school students interested in camping, fishing, hunting, tree-planting, and other outdoor activities have an exciting opportunity to join the Natural Resources Careers …
January 14, 2025 New public nomination process created for one of Maryland’s most prestigious environmental achievement awards Vincent Leggett, longtime leader of the Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation who died in November, was named an Admiral of the …
January 14, 2025 This joint DNR-federal facility is critical for oyster science and other marine research for the region The Cooperative Oxford Laboratory in Oxford, Maryland. In 2024, the lab celebrated its 60th anniversary in its current location. …
January 10, 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has initiated a process to create an updated Land Preservation and Recreation Plan, as well as the first Maryland State Parks Strategic Plan …
January 8, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Rural Legacy program Funding approved today will acquire an easement in the Dividing Creek Rural Legacy Area, one of the most pristine and ecologically significant watershed basins on the mid-Atlantic. Maryland …
January 8, 2025 Photo: “New Dawn on the Chesapeake Bay” by S.C. Bridgman, submitted to the 2023 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. It’s time to re-invigorate our strategy and build on significant work and progress we started more than 40 years ago to restore the …
January 8, 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo Maryland State Parks kicked off 2025 with its annual First Day Hike tradition, joined by more than 5,200 visitors across the state. Although January 1 was windy and cold across most of Maryland …
January 7, 2025 By Ranger Sarah Milbourne Ranger Sarah Milbourne and “Mo,” one of Maryland’s bald eagles from the Scales & Tales program, visit the White House in 2023. Photo courtesy the White House. I can vividly remember the first time I saw a bald …
January 6, 2025 State is on track towards 5 million trees goal after plantings increased significantly in 2024 Maryland Forest Service staff, along with volunteers from MedStar Harbor Hospital and the National Aquarium, plant trees at MedStar Harbor …
