Maryland Department of Natural Resources Press Releases

• Published on June 11, 2025 - 20:47 GMT

  Board of Public Works Approves $3.2 Million for Construction of Trails and Park Facilities in Baltimore, Frederick, Prince George’...

  June 11, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space – Local  Program Open Space-Local grants can help communities develop outdoor recreation facilities like regional parks, athletic fields, and playgrounds. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. …

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• Published on June 11, 2025 - 19:19 GMT

  Maryland Board of Public Works Approves $4.3 Million to Promote Greenspace Equity Throughout Maryland

  June 11, 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved more than $4.3 million in grants to support 20 projects under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Greenspace Equity Program.  These …

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• Published on June 11, 2025 - 17:58 GMT

  Maryland Department of Natural Resources Rolling out New Licensing System, MD Outdoors

  June 11, 2025 Photo by Mark Rutt, submitted to the 2020 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will introduce its new online licensing system, MD Outdoors, on June 24. This centralized system replaces the current system, …

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• Published on June 6, 2025 - 16:54 GMT

  Maryland’s Freshwater Bass Scene Reels In Nationwide Tournaments

  June 6, 2025 Professional angler Chad Pipkens hooks up at the 2022 Bassmaster Northern Open in the upper Chesapeake Bay on his way to an eighth-place finish. Photo used with permission of Bassmaster. When it comes to competitive bass fishing, Maryland …

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• Published on June 6, 2025 - 16:54 GMT

  Secretary’s Message: Maryland State Parks Are Saving a Space For You

  June 6, 2025 A ranger places the “open” sign at Point Lookout State Park. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. Summer vacation season has arrived and millions of Marylanders are making plans to head for the great outdoors. Our public lands are …

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• Published on June 6, 2025 - 14:24 GMT

  Day Pass Reservation System to Begin at Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck, and North Point State Parks for Juneteenth Holiday

  June 6, 2025 Maryland DNR photo Visitors to Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck, and North Point State Parks will be able to make day-use reservations beginning June 12 for the Juneteenth holiday, June 19, and then for all subsequent weekends and holidays through …

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• Published on June 5, 2025 - 18:09 GMT

  Maryland Park Service Reinstates Maryland Conservation Corps After Federal Cuts Threatened Program

  June 5, 2025 A Maryland Conservation Corps crew takes a break from restoration work at Wolf Den Run State Park in 2019. Maryland DNR photo. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Maryland Park Service have reactivated 17 members of the Maryland …

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• Published on June 4, 2025 - 22:54 GMT

  Restoration Efforts Help Quadruple Quail Population in Nanticoke River Wildlife Management Area

  June 4, 2025 Quail habitat on the Nanticoke River Wildlife Management Area. Photo by Rachael Pacella, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The softball-sized, onomatopoeically-named bobwhite quail needs four things in its habitat: a place to nest and …

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• Published on June 4, 2025 - 22:54 GMT

  Maryland Fishing Report – June 4

  June 4, 2025 Nicole Lentz holds a large Chesapeake Channa she caught recently in Dundee Creek. Photo courtesy of Nicole Lentz We approach the longest daylight hours of the year that reach a peak on the summer solstice June 20. There are extra daylight …

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• Published on June 4, 2025 - 18:45 GMT

  Harford County High School Student Named 20th FishMaryland Master Angler

  June 4, 2025 Nathan Choinski began fishing and pursuing the Master Angler title in 2020 Angler Nate Choinski caught a 31-inch Chesapeake Channa in the Susquehanna River near the Conowingo Dam in 2024. Photo by Matt Choinski Nathan Choinski of Churchville …

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• Published on June 2, 2025 - 19:04 GMT

  Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Harvest 4,851 Birds

  June 2, 2025 Season total decreases 2% from last year but remains above 10-year average Maryland hunters harvested a total of 4,851 wild turkeys during the 2025 spring regular and junior turkey seasons. While this year’s harvest was slightly lower than the …

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• Published on June 2, 2025 - 16:34 GMT

  Maryland Department of Natural Resources Offers Outdoor Recreation Equity Grants

  June 2, 2025 Grants are used to help organizations that run programs to introduce beginners and increase access to outdoor activities such as camping, fishing, hiking, and mountain biking In 2024, the community group Defensores de la Cuenca used tents and …

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• Published on June 1, 2025 - 19:49 GMT

  The NEW Maryland Native Plant Program: Better Resourced for Growers and Gardeners

  June 1, 2025 by Paula Becker, Outreach Ecologist Redbud and bumblebee. Credit: Elena Gilroy We all know that using native plants in our human landscapes is great for so many reasons. Native plants provide habitat for our native wildlife, birds, and …

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• Published on June 1, 2025 - 19:48 GMT

  Natural Heritage Program Spotlight: Prescribed Burns

  June 1, 2025 By Edwin Guevara, Natural Heritage Program Imagine this: You’re on a scenic woodland hike in Maryland. Birds are chirping, squirrels are scurrying — and suddenly, you spot smoke rising from the forest. Your first instinct? Panic. Your second …

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• Published on June 1, 2025 - 19:44 GMT

  Native Animal Profile: Sweat Bees

  June 1, 2025 By Katy Gorsuch, Education Specialist Green Sweat Bee by Alex Andes-Gascon, DNR Photo Contest 2019 It’s Sweat Bee Summer! We’ve covered sweat bees in a previous edition, but with the temperature rising, the temptation to return to our favorite …

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• Published on June 1, 2025 - 19:25 GMT

  Estivation- A Midsummer’s Nap

  June 1, 2025 by Sarah Witcher “Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.” ~Russell Baker   An Eastern box turtle cools off in the water, by Rebecca Bailey, 2023 DNR Photo Contest Imagine that you are a box turtle. You slowly meander …

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• Published on May 30, 2025 - 18:05 GMT

  Marylanders Hiring Tree Service Contractors Should Always Verify Credentials

  May 30, 2025 Illegal and unlicensed operators cut corners and can leave customers out on a limb Maryland Licensed Tree Experts are credentialed and insured, performing a wide variety of jobs related to tree care and maintenance. Maryland DNR photo As …

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• Published on May 29, 2025 - 11:27 GMT

  Venison Donation Grant Program Now Accepting Applications

  May 29, 2025 Funds available to cover processing fees for donated deer Maryland DNR photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for its 2025 venison donation grant program. Grant money is available to organizations to …

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• Published on May 28, 2025 - 21:41 GMT

  Maryland Fishing Report – May 28

  May 28, 2025 Kyle Beliczky holds up a large Chesapeake Channa, or northern snakehead, he caught while fishing in the Rhode River. Photo courtesy of Kyle Beliczky There are fun fishing adventures waiting out there and hopefully everyone can spend some time …

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• Published on May 27, 2025 - 16:42 GMT

  Baltimore County Angler Named 19th FishMaryland Master Angler

  May 27, 2025 Angler Jeffrey Spicer caught this 32.25-inch Chesapeake Channa near Aberdeen on Mar 16, 2024, on his way to achieving a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program. Photo courtesy of …

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