Photo of angler Addison Rowe by Tiffany Rowe Families are fitting in those last summer vacations and simple relaxing times close to home. From local ponds and tributaries to the waters off Ocean City, Maryland’s waters are ideal places to spend time with …
August 10, 2022 Working to Protect Our Resources for Generations to Come Photo by Luke Terrell, Maryland Park Service I know we are not supposed to have favorites, but one of my favorite programs at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is our …
August 10, 2022 Maize calligrapher fly by Edwin Guevara “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~Dr. Wayne Dyer Have you ever looked at someone you’ve known your entire life and realized you never noticed something about …
August 10, 2022 The art of leaf printing has been around for hundreds of years, with the first example discovered in the year 1,228 CE. From the 13th to the 19th century, botanists, herbalists, and doctors all over the world used herbal prints for medical …
August 10, 2022 Blue jays in bird bath by Mike’s Photos (CC BY-SA 2.0) As we move into the sultry dog days of summer, don’t forget our feathered friends. Birds don’t have sweat glands like people, so they’ve evolved other ways to cool off. Panting, like …
August 10, 2022 Northern maidenhair fern by Sarah Witcher Who needs flowers when you have fiddleheads? Ferns not only provide foraging space for ground-feeding birds, but they create vital shelter for numerous species of Maryland wildlife. Let’s explore a …
August 10, 2022 Soldiers Delight view with trail by Laura VanScoyoc Government land management titles are often a tangle of acronyms, with federal and state programs differing in their terminology, but remaining just similar enough to be confusing. …
August 10, 2022 With record levels of investment in recent years, Maryland State Parks are expanding, with new parks and facilities being opened and existing properties undergoing upgrades. Statewide, landscape restoration projects are also underway to …
August 10, 2022 Carrie Samis Wild turtles are on the move in spring and summer, looking for love and a place to nest. During nesting season female turtles don’t travel far from their typical homes, often at-tempting to cross busy roads to reach ideal …
August 10, 2022 Letha with the department’s new First Catch Fish Trailer Letha Grimes grew up exploring nature. As a young angler, she loved fishing local farm ponds and the upper Potomac River. The outdoor experiences of her childhood inspired Grimes to …
August 10, 2022 Ocean Sunrise by Dennis Garcia More than a decade ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began requiring anglers to pay a fee and register with the National Saltwater Angler Registry before fishing for anadromous …
August 10, 2022 Photo by Mark Baumgartner The waters off the Maryland coast are home to diverse marine life, including sea turtles and marine mammals such as dolphins, porpoises, and whales. Marine mammals, including humpback whales, are protected under …
August 10, 2022 The success of fire suppression operations depends on having a readily available watersource. In cities and developed suburban areas, fire hydrants are connected to public water systems and are readily accessible for firefighters. But many …
August 5, 2022 Permit Applications for Somerset County Wildlife Management Areas Now Available Deal Island Wildlife Management Area, photo by Anthony Burrows, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has …
August 4, 2022 Maryland Teens Complete Outdoor Jobs Skills Program Photo by Luke Terrell, Maryland Department of Natural Resources More than three dozen young Marylanders celebrated their graduation from the Conservation Jobs Corps August 2 after five …
August 4, 2022 Program Provides Career Training for Environmental Stewards Photo by Sara Marcinak, Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) honored 35 members of the 2021-2022 Maryland Conservation Corps …
Christine Virgin holds up a big red drum for a picture before slipping it back into the Bay. Photo courtesy of Christine Virgin This is an exciting week for fishing and crabbing in Maryland! The Chesapeake Bay striped bass season has reopened, and more …
August 1, 2022 Department Accepting Grant Applications for Fiscal Year 2024 Photo by Stephen Badger, Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the Grants Gateway application is open for local …
July 28, 2022 Funding Supports Projects Fostering Science and Stewardship Maryland DNR photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced $128,000 in awards for student and youth outdoor science, and watershed education in the state. …
July 28, 2022 Chesapeake Bay Dissolved Oxygen Conditions Better than Average Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Old Dominion University show that dissolved oxygen conditions in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland …
