Sydney Cochrane went fishing with her dad near Poplar Island when she caught this nice striped bass. Photo by Rob Cochrane This weekend, fathers across Maryland will be celebrated and many will choose to go fishing with their sons and daughters on this …
June 13, 2023 A Healthier Chesapeake Bay Means Better Quality of Life for All Chesapeake Bay from Point Lookout. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo I was proud to represent the Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently at the release of …
June 12, 2023 This past winter, we came up with a Cozy Winter Reading List for quiet reading breaks in a busy holiday season. With summer heat rapidly bearing down on us, sprawling in a hammock, a lawn chair, or the beach with a book, soaking up those …
June 12, 2023 Gardening with native species is rife with challenges. One of the hurdles we hear about so often is that many of our neighbors just don’t like what we’ve done with our yards and gardens when we replace non-native plants with their native …
June 12, 2023 “I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.” ~ Rumi. The arrival of summer in Maryland means the full orchestra of songbirds is back from winter migrations and treating our ears to a symphony of calls …
June 12, 2023 Eastern cottontail rabbit by Alec Haskard Perhaps one of the most common criticisms of the movement to fill our properties with native trees and gardens is that people miss lawns! There is something pleasing about the vista of a green lawn, …
June 12, 2023 Supporters Provide ‘Small Grants, Big Impact’ Patapsco Valley State Park received a ‘Small Grant, Big Impact’ award from Friends of Maryland State Parks to pay for fishing kits at three locations in the park. These kits will provide all of …
Forecast Summary: June 7 – June 13: It will be a beautiful week ahead with continued warm weather and low winds. These conditions will keep water temperatures rising for game fish in Maryland waters. Main Bay surface water temperatures have risen since …
June 2, 2023 Harvests Increases Reported in Every County Photo by Stephen Badger, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland hunters harvested 5,356 wild turkeys during the 2023 spring regular and junior turkey seasons, the Maryland Department of …
June 2, 2023 Record 2.27-pound Fish Reeled in from Upper Potomac River Crosby Abe caught this record fallfish in the upper Potomac River. Photo courtesy Crosby Abe. An Allegany County youth has been recognized by the Maryland Department of Natural …
June 1, 2023 Project Funded as Part of ‘Resiliency Through Restoration’ Goose netting was installed around new plantings along the Hurst Creek living shoreline project. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. The Maryland Department of Natural …
June 1, 2023 The Wye River and its tributaries surround the conservation easement lands by Joe Streett The preservation of natural areas and agricultural land often go hand in hand, or in some cases, hoof in hoof. This year, a treasured agricultural …
June 1, 2023 Male canvasback duck by Ilya Raskin Science writer Cheryl Lyn Dybas and wildlife photographer Ilya Raskin visited Maryland DNR biologist Donald Webster along the Chesapeake in January 2020. Webster and his colleagues annually count canvasbacks …
June 1, 2023 Colonel Baker delivers remarks at the 2022 Maryland Natural Resources Police graduation ceremony On a summer day in 1984, Adrian Baker entered the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) Academy excited to become a conservation police officer. …
June 1, 2023 Maryland’s 5 Million Trees Program is a historic state directive to plant 5 million native trees on public and private land by 2031. The 5 Million Trees, 5 Million Voices series will highlight some of the planting opportunities in which …
June 1, 2023 Students from the Northern High School Interact Club planted serviceberry, river birch, and American plum trees at the Oakland Rotary Park For the next eight years the Maryland Forest Service will feature a familiar refrain: 5 Million Trees! …
June 1, 2023 Growing tanks at Albert Powell Hatchery The Maryland Department of Natural Resources produces more than 20 species of fish for stocking, education, and restoration projects at several fish hatcheries across Maryland, as well as the Piney Point …
June 1, 2023 Photo by Anthony Burrows, Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that beginning today, state resident first responders and law enforcement officers will receive a $40 discount for an …
Mike Popchak holds a beautiful smallmouth bass caught while fishing with his brother Joe at Loch Raven Reservoir. Photo by Joe Popchak Fishing together can form strong bonds between family and friends. Twin brothers Joe and Mike Popchak began fishing …
May 31, 2023 Dates in June and July Opportune Time to Try Fishing Photo by Nicki Strickland, submitted to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Photo Contest The Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers license-free fishing days for all …
