August 19, 2024 Contest features higher cash prizes for first place winners The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is extending the deadline for submission to its 2024 Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest. Photographers have until 5 p.m. on Aug. …
Lincoln Giordano was getting some fishing lessons from his grandfather recently when he caught two white perch on the same lure. It must have been a good lesson. Photo by Adam Giordano There is some very pleasant weather in the forecast, a relief from …
August 12, 2024 US Geological Survey study shows that management can have positive and negative impacts DNR staff holds a bluegill during a stream survey. A new study looks at the effects management practices are having on fish and other stream life. DNR …
August 9, 2024 The location (in red) of hydrilla in the Meadow Mountain Cove area of Deep Creek Lake. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland Park Service Lake Management Office at Deep Creek Lake has recently identified a new location of …
August 8, 2024 Usually associated with warmer areas, the legendary sport fish is a rare sight in the state Blurry shapes just below the surface of the Chesapeake Bay, multiple tarpon school together in waters near Hoopers Island Lighthouse on Aug. 1. …
Angler Jerome Ries caught and released this 45.5″ Red Drum in the Chesapeake Bay. Opportunity is often described as a favorable or promising combination of circumstances. This certainly describes what is available for anglers in Maryland this time of the …
August 7, 2024 Funding includes $4 million for the Rural Legacy Program as well as support for projects in Howard and Cecil counties Nanticoke Rural Legacy Area, Dorchester County, contains a significant amount of the the state’s wetlands. Maryland …
August 6, 2024 DNR Sec. Josh Kurtz paddles a canoe at Tuckahoe State Park during a visit to the park in 2023. It has been one year since Gov. Wes Moore announced that Maryland was shifting its Chesapeake Bay cleanup strategy to align with the latest …
August 5, 2024 Ben Halfpap, of Monkton, poses with a blue catfish he caught. Halfpap was the 12th person to become a Maryland Master Angler. Submitted Photo/ DNR Ben Halfpap is first to nab all three invasive species in pursuit of designation Ben Halfpap, …
August 5, 2024 Maryland Natural Resources Police will participate in National Night Out activities in 17 counties across the state on August 6. Maryland Natural Resources Police officers will visit communities throughout Maryland on Tuesday, Aug. 6 in …
August 2, 2024 Watermen harvested 430,000 bushels of Maryland oysters A waterman harvests oysters in Fishing Bay, Dorchester County. Photo by William Whaley, winning entry in 2017 Maryland DNR Photo Contest (second place, winter category). The Maryland …
August 2, 2024 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Chesapeake Conservancy recently partnered to produce an updated mapping of Maryland’s Habitat Connectivity Network. The data improves the state’s understanding of where the most …
August 1, 2024 Members of the 2024 class of Maryland Conservation Corps graduates posed for a photo at the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area during the graduation event on Aug. 1, 2024. Credit: Winn Brewer/ Maryland DNR The Maryland Department …
July 31, 2024 Claire Toth is all smiles with her first catch of white perch. Photo by Kevin Toth The excitement of seeing a young angler catch their first fish is enough to warm the heart of anyone, much less a veteran angler. Bluegill sunfish and white …
July 31, 2024 Underwater grasses in the Susquehanna Flats, which has seen considerable submerged aquatic vegetation growth in recent years. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. Across the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, below the water’s …
July 31, 2024 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo Governor Wes Moore’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget includes more than $47 million for local grants through Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Program Open Space and Community Parks and …
July 31, 2024 Eelgrass (Zostera marina). Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. Underwater grass abundance–a key indicator of water quality and habitat–remained steady in 2023 in the state’s portion of Chesapeake Bay, reaching 37,770 acres, …
July 30, 2024 Canada geese at Deal Island Wildlife Management Area. Photo by Anthony Burrows, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has posted permit applications and the 2024-25 schedule for waterfowl …
July 24, 2024 Young Logan Ortel is all smiles with this large blue catfish he caught. Photo by Tim Ortel. Maryland anglers are always able to adjust to conditions, if it involves catching fish. During the current striped bass closure in effect through July …
July 24, 2024 Upgrades to Sweden Point Marina in Smallwood State Park are among the many projects funded for Fiscal Year 2025. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $21.5 million in …
