August 8, 2025 Dominic Vuotto of Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, is the new state record holder for blueline tilefish (Caulolatilus microps) in the Atlantic Division. Photo courtesy Dominic Vuotto. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has …
August 7, 2025 The Maryland Biological Stream Survey offers training and certifications at Bowie State University Maryland Biological Stream Survey scientists demonstrate the process of sampling fish from a stream to a crowd of trainees. Photo by Joe …
August 7, 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers more than 1,400 miles of trails on land and water for all kinds of uses: hiking and running, horseback riding, skiing and snowshoeing, …
August 6, 2025 Cayla Beam is happy to land her first Chesapeake Channa. Photo by Justin Wilson The summer fun continues across Maryland, as the White Marlin Open in Ocean City has begun and is attracting anglers from many distant ports. Many anglers are …
August 6, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local, Community Parks and Playgrounds, Greenspace Equity, and Rural Legacy programs Charles County will receive funds for a 110-acre conservation easement in the Nanjemoy-Mattawoman Rural Legacy …
August 5, 2025 A mix of wild celery (Vallisneria americana) and water stargrass (Heteranthera dubia), both freshwater underwater grasses. Photo by Brooke Landry, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Underwater grass abundance in Maryland’s portion of …
August 5, 2025 Maryland DNR photo Hunters can now apply for permits and check the schedule to hunt waterfowl at manmade lakes or ponds, or impoundments, at Deal Island and Fairmount Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) this season. Applications for the …
August 1, 2025 Part of upgraded licensing system, new app replaces AccessDNR Maryland DNR photo by Natalie Kolb. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is introducing a new free mobile app – MD Outdoors – which will be the official app for the state’ …
August 1, 2025 Proficiency test is required to participate in certain managed deer hunts Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has posted its schedule of shooter qualification sessions for the 2025 …
August 1, 2025 NRP officers join forces with the community – and The Oriole Bird – at a 2024 National Night Out event in White Marsh. Maryland DNR photo. Maryland Natural Resources Police officers will visit communities throughout Maryland on Tuesday, Aug. …
July 31, 2025 Invasive Chesapeake Channa can be found in most of the Chesapeake’s tributaries The toothy, slimy Chesapeake Channa isn’t native to our waters, but many Maryland anglers have a sense of pride in fishing for them. Maryland DNR photo. The …
July 31, 2025 Survey of Maryland anglers shows interest in microfishing The blue ridge sculpin is among the species Marlylanders can target in microfishing. Photo by Peter Didden, submitted to Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Angler’s Log. When …
July 30, 2025 Angler Chhaya Muth caught and released a 37.5-inch red drum in the Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of Chhaya Muth It may be hot out but there is plenty of great fishing to be had throughout Maryland. Be sure to pack some fishing gear or …
July 25, 2025 New state mark for species set just eight days after 30-year-old record fell Jack Dorman broke the Maryland state record for false albacore on July 20, 2025. Photo courtesy of Jack Dorman, used with permission by Maryland DNR. The Maryland …
July 23, 2025 Jake Prior holds up a big Chesapeake Channa he caught recently. Photo courtesy of Jake Prior Marylanders are out enjoying the outdoors as we find ourselves in the peak of the summer vacation season. Anglers are finding good fishing in the …
July 23, 2025 On Tuesday, August 5, Maryland will host an open house in Annapolis to provide information for the public about the recently released draft revisions to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The Agreement is the voluntary plan – signed by …
July 23, 2025 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $20 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1. The funds will support new and improved …
July 21, 2025 Photographer Amy Dossett’s photo of a great horned-owl was voted fan favorite in Maryland DNR’s 2023 photo contest. Photographers and nature enthusiasts have until August 1 to submit their most beautiful images of the state’s flora and fauna …
July 18, 2025 Officials celebrated the opening of a new mountain bike trail system in Western Maryland on July 18. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Sec. Josh Kurtz cut the ribbon on the newly expanded 10-mile trail system on Friday Maryland is …
July 18, 2025 The new state record false albacore is weighed at Ocean City Fishing Center (left and center); record-holder Timothy K. Shaarda of Clayton, North Carolina, is seen at right holding a different fish. Photos courtesy Timothy Shaarda, collage by …
