September 11, 2025 Photos from New Germany State Park in Garrett County – Photo: Melissa Nash Welcome to the Maryland Fall Foliage Report for 2025. Fall officially begins on Monday, Sept. 22, but we’re expecting to see color changes in the coming weeks. …
September 10, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local and Rural Legacy programs Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Board of Public Works today approved nearly $4.7 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural …
September 10, 2025 The best of friends, Vinny Spilker, Kayson Blachowicz and Cullen Goles take their fishing seriously when fishing for Chesapeake Channa. Photo courtesy of the “Fearsome Threesome” September is a remarkable month, with one foot dragging …
September 10, 2025 Photo by Steve Edwards, submitted to the 2018 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) advises hunters that Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) has been confirmed in Maryland and is the likely cause …
September 9, 2025 Teen angler and shore fishing specialist are Maryland’s 24th and 25th Master Anglers The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Jesse Black of Kingwood, West Virginia, and Canden Michalski of North East for catching 10 …
September 9, 2025 Teal at Millington Wildlife Management Area. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. Maryland’s September teal-only hunting season will be open from Sept. 18 through Sept. 27 in the September Teal Hunting Zone. Shooting hours are …
September 4, 2025 Oysters to be used for restoration are grown at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory in Oxford. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay are in the midst of a …
September 4, 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now taking applications for Greenspace Equity Program Appraisal Funding Grants, which provide money for independent appraisals for …
September 3, 2025 Abby Egan went fishing with her dad on the Patuxent River for blue catfish and is all smiles holding one she caught. Photo by S. Egan Labor Day is now to our stern, but there is still plenty of time to take the kids fishing after school …
September 3, 2025 Photo by Bob Geary, submitted to the 2018 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has drawn the winning lottery entries for the 2025 Maryland Black Bear Hunt. Lottery entrants were randomly selected and …
September 3, 2025 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recently identified a new location of Hydrilla verticillata, an invasive aquatic plant, near Arrowhead Cove in Deep Creek Lake. This discovery is a significant concern as hydrilla poses a …
August 29, 2025 Conservation and job training program plans future without federal assistance Maryland Conservation Corps 2025 graduates together with crew leaders and Department of Natural Resources staff who worked with them through the year. Photo by AJ …
August 28, 2025 Bowhunting continues through Jan. 31, plus primitive hunt Photo by Duane Tucker, submitted to the 2016 DNR Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will open the archery hunting season for white-tailed and sika deer on …
August 28, 2025 Participants getting ready to try fishing at ‘Women on the Water’ event in 2024. Maryland DNR photo. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is hosting “Women on the Water,” a free introductory workshop on boating and fishing for women …
August 27, 2025 Chris Aaron asked his dad to take him fishing before he headed back to school and it was a good suggestion – here Chris holds up a keeper-sized striped bass he caught in front of Thomas Point Light. Photo by Aaron Beger. The Labor Day …
August 27, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local, Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure Program, Community Parks and Playgrounds, and Rural Legacy programs The Conservation Fund is approved to protect a 121-acre farm that includes …
August 26, 2025 The oyster restoration projects–among the largest in the world–have been highly successful at helping bring back oyster populations and build habitat in the Chesapeake Bay Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz, left, …
August 26, 2025 The Maryland state record common dolphinfish, also known as mahi, was caught Aug. 16, 2019 by Pasadena resident Kristy Frashure (seen here with husband Ryan) during a fishing tournament in Ocean City. She broke a record that had only held …
August 25, 2025 Mourning dove, early resident Canada goose seasons begin Sept. 1 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the state’s 2025-2026 migratory game bird hunting seasons, the first …
August 22, 2025 A man tests out an e-bike during a Department of Natural Resources event at Sandy Point State Park. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is considering new regulations that will allow everyone to use pedal-assist electric bicycles …
