February 26, 2026 Visitors can get a taste of sweet Maryland tradition Maryland DNR photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites everyone to come celebrate the annual Maple Syrup Festival at Cunningham Falls State Park, the weekends of March …
February 26, 2026 Maryland Natural Resource Police Cpl. Jason Kreider performs a commercial seafood inspection at a seafood market in 2024. From vessel checks where officers inspect for adequate safety measures, to commercial facility inspections, NRP …
February 25, 2026 Maryland DNR biologists Joe Love (second from right) and Dan Goetz (second from left) worked with Captain Nick Mather (left) of Working Class Outdoors to harvest 23 Chesapeake Channa, or northern snakeheads, as part of its collaborative …
February 24, 2026 Beverly (Brooks) Carroll is seen in the front row, far right, with other members of NRP’s 40th Basic Recruit Class upon graduation from the academy in 1990. Photo courtesy of Greg Bartles/Maryland Conservation Agency Museum. Beverly …
February 19, 2026 Extended season is being put in place to help watermen who have been unable to harvest due to ice-covered waterways Photo by William Whaley, submitted to Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is moving …
February 18, 2026 The public will have a chance to celebrate the community and culture of outdoor adventure on Maryland’s Eastern Shore at the first-ever Explore the Shore Expo, held on Saturday, Feb. 21 in Cambridge. Explore the Shore is a one-day, …
February 18, 2026 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local, Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure, Rural Legacy and Conservation Reserve Enhancement Permanent Easement programs Located on the northern end of St. Mary’s County, the …
February 17, 2026 Larval striped bass appeared to have enough to eat in 2023 and 2024 Cladocerans, or water fleas, from the stomach contents of a larval striped bass, viewed under a microscope. Shannon Moorhead/DNR The availability of tiny plankton that …
February 12, 2026 Statewide harvest is 7.2% lower than the 5-year average Photo by Kelly Ann Karwoski Maryland deer hunters harvested 71,649 deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, from Sept. 5, 2025 through Feb. 4, 2026. The …
February 11, 2026 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Park Service will launch a new, modern reservations management system on Tuesday, February 24 that will provide visitors a faster, more intuitive way to reserve campsites, cabins …
February 11, 2026 Program has operated for eight years, supporting a range of environmental projects in the state A living shoreline project in Calvert County protecting a neighborhood and surrounding infrastructure, supported by the Resilience through …
February 9, 2026 A wildlife biologist’s work is never done, even in cold winter temperatures. Some species studied by our herpetology team lend themselves to tasks best completed in fall, winter, and early spring. Among them is the wood turtle, Glyptemys …
February 9, 2026 HabiChat article by Katy Gorsuch Sorex cinereus at Billings National Historical Park, Woodstock, Vermont; photo is licensed under MPF, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) When was the last time you thought about shrews? Many a gardener has …
February 9, 2026 Habichat article By Katy Gorsuch Quercus alba by Robert Severynse, submitted to 2021 Maryland DNR Photo Contest What’s your favorite tree? If you’re any of Maryland’s thousands of native animals, your answer may be an oak! Maryland boasts …
February 9, 2026 HabiChat article By Katy Gorsuch Morning view of Full Moon setting by Lori Crisler, submitted to the 2023 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Taken in early March, this was the Worm Moon. Given the flair with which the Moon circles the Earth, it’s …
February 5, 2026 Juvenile striped bass being measured by DNR scientists during the 2018 young-of-the-year survey. Notably, this was the most recent survey to show an above-average juvenile index. Maryland DNR photo. Deep in one of the coldest winters in …
February 5, 2026 Anglers will see a a 26% increase in stocked trout, monthly schedule, and allocation adjustments to enhance their experience and catch rates Maryland DNR Fishing and Boating Services staff stocking trout in Garrett County last fall. …
February 4, 2026 Effort aims to bring the rarest freshwater fish species in Maryland back to its native habitats Nathan Bowman, a fisheries biologist with Maryland DNR, releases captive-reared blackbanded sunfish into a pond.Photo by Sinclair Boggs, …
February 4, 2026 Maryland Department of Natural Resources image Natural Resources Police and Wildlife and Heritage Service staff helped rescue six waterfowl hunters stranded on a disabled vessel on the Nanticoke River on the evening of Jan. 31. First …
February 3, 2026 Above average Canada goose and diving duck numbers likely reflect colder winter Snow geese land at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County Department of Natural Resources photo. During the first week of January, aerial …
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