December 23, 2024 Hikers make Maryland public lands part of their New Year’s tradition Hikers welcome 2024 at Assateague State Park. Photo by Anthony Burrows, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Maryland residents and visitors are invited to start …
December 20, 2024 Harvest increased nearly 9% compared to last year’s total Photo by Ranger Elena Gilroy, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland hunters reported harvesting 30,833 deer during the two-week firearm season from Nov. 30 through Dec. …
December 20, 2024 Roman Dombrowski reaches the milestone award with a 66-inch bluefin tuna caught off Ocean City Master Angler Roman Dombrowski with a trophy sized red drum that was released. The fish was 43 inches long and caught from the surf at …
This Chesapeake Bay sunset helped close out the 2024 striped bass season. Photo by Keith Lockwood This will be the last weekly fishing report of 2024. All of us at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources wish you the happiest holidays with family and …
December 18, 2024 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local and Rural Legacy programs Deer Creek Valley in Harford County; Rural Legacy funding was approved for Harford County government to acquire conservation easements on two properties with a …
December 18, 2024 Recognition for Conservation, Education, and Sportsmanship Dr. Ray Morgan receives the 2024 Sport Fisheries Achievement Award from Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz. Photo by Anthony Burrows, Maryland DNR. The …
December 17, 2024 Facility meets standards to improve local water quality and help restore the Chesapeake Bay The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has certified Gingerville Marina Center in Anne Arundel County as the newest Maryland Clean Marina. …
December 16, 2024 Split season ends Jan. 4, resumes Jan. 15 Photo by John Ruffa, submitted to the 2021 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Maryland’s Atlantic Population Canada goose hunting season opens Friday, Dec. 20. The season contains two segments, Dec. 20 …
Chris Madden found a bit of fishing nirvana and this beautiful rainbow trout on a western Maryland catch-and-release stream recently. Photo by Chris Madden Although Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic waters are becoming cold, there is still plenty of excellent …
December 11, 2024 Donna Morrow, Clean Marina Coordinator for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, leads a seminar at a marina. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. Marina, boatyard, and yacht club operators are invited to attend a free …
December 11, 2024 Entries are accepted until March 3, 2025 Entries in the Fifth Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest are judged by multiple staff and guests of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources; in 2024, that included Maryland Comptroller Brooke …
December 9, 2024 Photo by Ryan Deangler, submitted to the 2022 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The second part of Maryland’s split muzzleloader deer hunting season will open Dec. 21 and run through Jan. 4. The first half of the split season was held in October …
Vincent Tucciarella holds up a nice chain pickerel he caught in Loch Raven Reservoir. Photo courtesy of Vincent Tucciarella Cold weather has settled in, and if you dress warmly and keep your feet dry, there is plenty of good fishing to be found throughout …
December 4, 2024 Hunters experienced seasonably cold and windy conditions for much of the weekend Photo by Ranger Elena Gilroy, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland hunters reported harvesting 10,889 deer on the opening weekend of the 2024 …
December 4, 2024 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local, Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure, and Rural Legacy programs Nearly $1.5 million in Rural Legacy funding was approved for Garrett County to acquire conservation easements on …
December 4, 2024 Luca Tucciarella is the third youth angler to reach the milestone award Angler Luca Tucciarella caught a 38.25-inch northern pike in Loch Raven Reservoir on Nov 17, 2024, on his way to earning a Master Angler Milestone Award under the …
Chesapeake Channa, photo by Vincent Volinski. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources wishes everyone peace and renewed family bonds this holiday, as we reflect on all the things we are grateful for and hopefully enjoy a long weekend. Despite the …
November 27, 2024 Francis Gray, the tribal chairman of today’s Piscataway Conoy Tribe, stands near the dig site at Chapel Point State Park on the banks of the Port Tobacco River. Credit: A.J. Metcalf/ Maryland DNR Before John Smith arrived and even before …
November 26, 2024 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is identifying and controlling toxic algae several ways, from sophisticated imaging to sonic waves Powered by solar panels, the sonicator buoy sits in Hunting Creek Lake in Frederick County. …
November 26, 2024 Maryland Forest Service staff and community volunteers plant trees purchased through the “Gift of Trees” program in a Baltimore City park. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering holiday shoppers a different type of gift …
