October 23, 2024 Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff assist with netting trout during a survey of the Gunpowder River. Photo by AJ Metcalf/Maryland DNR. On a brisk September morning, fisheries biologists with the help of an electrofishing …
October 21, 2024 Photo by Torey Vayer, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Maryland hosted its first-ever Outdoor Recreation Summit in October, bringing together hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts for three days of networking and learning at Rocky Gap …
Fall Foliage Report for October 17, 2024 October 17, 2024 Scott’s Mill Bridge crossing Big Elk Creek. Photo by Anthony Burrows. Parts of Western Maryland are past peak foliage for the season, while on the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland leaves are …
October 17, 2024 Low spawning success documented for sixth consecutive year A juvenile striped bass caught and released by a survey crew in the Nanticoke River. Photo by Joe Zimmermann, Maryland DNR. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced …
October 17, 2024 Cows at Rolling Stone Farm in St. Mary’s County. Photo by Rachael Pacella. Whether it’s waterfront farmland , culturally important land where Harriet Tubman resided, a working farm in Baltimore County, or a stretch of quiet woodlands in …
October 16, 2024 Theodore Post has his hands full holding this large sheepshead he caught at the Ocean City Inlet. Photo by Courtney Hevner The mornings show signs of the approaching colder weather, but the daytime air temperatures and sunny weather are …
October 16, 2024 Jeremy Elmore’s quest to qualify began with an accidental catch, and ended in a small pond Master Angler Jeremy Elmore. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Elmore, used with permission by Maryland DNR Jeremy Elmore of Preston has earned a Master …
October 16, 2024 Funding from DNR’s Program Open Space Local and Rural Legacy programs will support new Edgewater Recreation Center and conservation easements in Southern Maryland Located on the northern end of St. Mary’s County, the Huntersville Rural …
Fall Foliage Report for October 10, 2024 October 10, 2024 Welcome to this week’s Fall Foliage Report for the Old Line State – or maybe it’s the Gold Line State. That’s what many of the hickories and birch trees in our state are showing right now – leaves …
October 9, 2024 Steve Evans caught this large flathead recently just below the Conowingo Dam pool on the lower Susquehanna River. Photo courtesy of Steven Evans Marylanders continue to see temperatures dip as we move our way through October. Fishing could …
October 9, 2024 Effort comes as part of state’s new Four Point Oyster Sanctuary Plan Oyster shell used for a planting at the Choptank River. Mitch Cannon/DNR The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has selected the next three sites for large-scale …
October 8, 2024 A native brook trout is examined by biologists before being returned to the water. Maryland DNR photo. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation have awarded the Maryland Department of Natural …
October 8, 2024 Photo by by Freddi Weiner, submitted to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) advises hunters that Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) has been confirmed in Maryland …
October 7, 2024 Fan Favorite Winner to Be Chosen on Facebook The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has chosen the winners of the annual Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest, with the grand prize going to Debby Berlyn for her photo of a green …
October 4, 2024 Secretary Josh Kurtz assists with a trout survey in the Gunpowder River. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. Science is the foundation of everything we do at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. To emphasize this point, …
October 4, 2024 Chessie is a storied Bay monster, with many reports of sightings of a large, unknown shape in the water over the decades. While we don’t know what these witnesses saw, they might have seen one of several species of fish or marine mammal. …
October 4, 2024 Recent dam removals on the Patapsco River ease their path American eels get a little help from some Maryland Conservation Corps members to complete their epic migration from the Sargasso Sea. Photo by Joe Zimmermann A thousand or so miles …
Fall Foliage Report for October 3, 2024 October 3, 2024 Casselman River Bridge in Grantsville. Note, due to safety concerns, the 210-year-old bridge is currently closed. Photo by Melissa Nash, Maryland Forest Service. Hallelujah, rain. That is what the …
October 3, 2024 State will select up to five watersheds for a five-year targeted investment for restoration Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Whole Watershed Restoration Partnership, created to address multiple conservation goals in the …
October 3, 2024 Photo by by Chauntell Hawkins, submitted to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest. The first segment of Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season will be open Oct. 17-19 statewide. Hunters in Region B — the state’s central, …
