June 2, 2024 By Sarah Witcher Highkey Orchid, photo by Angelia Viley, submitted to the Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Orchids are a plant species that graces many of our living rooms, is gifted frequently for holidays, and is widely displayed in botanical …
May 31, 2024 Department develops kit to help keep waters clean Pumpout stations, like this one at Sandy Point State Park, provide boaters a place to cleanly and safely empty their wastewater. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. The Maryland …
May 31, 2024 Funds available for processing venison donated to charity The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for partner organizations for the 2024 venison donation grant program. Grant money is available to …
May 29, 2024 Everleigh Zerance is all smiles with her bluegill. Photo by Kayleigh Zerance Maryland anglers have a wide choice of fishing adventures this week, whether in the Atlantic Ocean, the Chesapeake Bay, or the fresh waters of our western counties. …
May 29, 2024 Lucy Perez, 11, awarded for catching diversity of species Master Angler Lucy Perez with a bluegill. Photo by Nick Perez Lucy Perez of Cecil County has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ ( …
May 28, 2024 Park to debut new ‘sensory trail’ designed to enhance access One of the activities along Tuckahoe State Park’s new sensory trail. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Office of Outdoor …
May 23, 2024 Maryland Natural Resources Police officers patrol the Severn River. Department of Natural Resources photo. As Marylanders become much more active on the state’s waterways, Maryland’s Natural Resources Police is reminding waterway users to …
May 22, 2024 Matt Ferenschak has a good reason to smile with this whopper of a Chesapeake channa (snakehead) that he caught in the Middle River. Photo courtesy of Matt Ferenschak With Memorial Day weekend, the traditional beginning of the summer season is …
May 22, 2024 Multi-year analysis to look at questions around juvenile recruitment, environmental factors Crew on the winter dredge survey boat sort through blue crabs found in the Choptank River. Data from this survey will be included in the stock …
May 22, 2024 The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), estimates 317 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2024, …
May 20, 2024 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. Something ancient is making its way onto the shores of Maryland – the annual spawning migration of horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus. The migration usually takes place from May through July, …
May 17, 2024 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo Cunningham Falls State Park will reopen its William Houck Area for day use on Saturday, May 18, as a sewer line replacement project along Route 77 in Frederick County has been completed ahead of …
Sarah Yow holds up a beautiful speckled trout she caught in Tangier Sound. Photo courtesy of Sarah Yow There are lots of great fishing opportunities this week, from freshwater to the coastal waters of Ocean City. The first segment of Maryland’s striped …
May 15, 2024 During striped bass season in the Chesapeake Bay, anglers may keep one striped bass measuring between 19 and 24 inches per day. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo by Eric Packard. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources …
May 15, 2024 The Artmor property in Allegany County was the former site of a plastics manufacturing plant. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources purchased the land to provide an access point to Wills Mountain State Park. Maryland DNR photo. Governor …
May 15, 2024 Funding includes recreational facilities in Calvert and Frederick counties Among the items funded, a conservation easement in the Upper Patapsco Rural Legacy Area in Carroll County will help protected forested stream buffer in the Chesapeake …
May 14, 2024 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will offer license-free fishing days for all state residents and visitors on June 1, June 8, and July 4. These annual events provide anglers a unique …
Angler Randyka Pudjoprawoto caught a 22-inch largemouth bass on Lake Bernard Frank near Rockville on May 3. Photo courtesy of Randyka Pudjoprawoto. Spring is spreading its blanket of new growth and warmth across the Maryland landscape this month. The black …
May 8, 2024 The state’s chronic wasting disease management area has expanded to include two additional counties The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported today that 52 white-tailed deer sampled within Allegany, Baltimore, Frederick, Montgomery …
May 8, 2024 Staff and volunteers help clean up invasives at Gunpowder Falls State Park for Earth Day 2024, which was the final day of Maryland State Parks Week this year. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. In April, the Department of Natural …
