July 11, 2025 A restoration crew plants a living shoreline at Hurst Creek outside of Cambridge, Maryland to stabilize movement of sandy dredged material beneficially used along 200 linear feet. Maryland DNR photo. The Maryland Department of Natural …
July 11, 2025 Strengthened ‘Operation Dry Water’ patrols crack down on drunk boaters Saturation patrols targeting underaged drinking, impaired boating, negligent operation, and more violations take place at Horn Island in Ocean City on July 4, 2025. …
July 10, 2025 The “Races at Fair Hill” horse racing event to take place Aug. 30 for first time since 2019 Horses test the new turf track at Fair Hill. Photo by Anthony Burrows/DNR Horse racing will return this summer to the turf track at Fair Hill Natural …
July 9, 2025 Angler Dawn Hughes caught this speckled trout (also known as a spotted sea trout) while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Daniel Hughes. The peak of the summer season is here and a time for vacations, relaxing on the water, and of course …
July 9, 2025 Photo by Josh Montgomery, winning entry in Maryland DNR’s 2025 waterfowl photo contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) selected Josh Montgomery as the winner of the Inaugural DNR Waterfowl Photo Contest, with his image of …
July 8, 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is awarding $29 million from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to 27 ecological restoration projects encompassing 160 sites …
July 3, 2025 Photo by Wendy Crowe, submitted to the 2017 Maryland DNR Photo Contest The long-term effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay has made steady progress, and there is still more work to do. We’re on track to complete or have already completed more …
July 2, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local, Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure, and Rural Legacy programs Rural Legacy Program funds will acquire an easement to protect 1,400 feet of forested buffer along Tuckahoe Creek, a …
July 3, 2025 The Chesapeake Bay is now home to one of the largest populations of the bird in the U.S. For 18 years, Glenn Therres watched the recovery of Maryland’s bald eagles from the window of a four-seater plane. The long-time bald eagle biologist for …
July 2, 2025 Wye Mills Lake 2024 boat ramp. Accumulation of Microseira mats (floating and within vegetation) that contained saxitoxin.The bright green color on top of mats are small floating plants (duckweed and watermeal). Also note the green colored …
July 2, 2025 Joey Creman caught this spot for her first fish recently. Photo by Dan Pogonowski It’s Independence Day weekend, the kids are out of school, and summer is officially here – all wonderful things. Summer offers a fantastic time to get the whole …
July 1, 2025 Landowners, hunters can enter lottery to secure waterfowl hunting locations Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is again offering an online process for Maryland hunters to apply for …
June 27, 2025 A piece of chromite. When Isaac Tyson Jr. looked out across the sparsely vegetated hills in the serpentine barrens of Baltimore County 200 years ago, he saw something others didn’t see, because he knew something others didn’t know. …
June 25, 2025 Leroy and Devin Tunnage had a wonderful day fishing with a light tackle fishing guide on the Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of Travis Long There is plenty of good fishing to be found in Maryland this week and for those wishing to fish open …
June 24, 2025 Maryland’s chronic wasting disease management area has expanded to include Howard County The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday that 62 white-tailed deer sampled in 2024 tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a …
June 24, 2025 Photo by Tonia Quade, submitted to the 2015 Maryland DNR Photo Contest The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ new online licensing system, MD Outdoors, is now available for residents and visitors to purchase Maryland hunting and …
June 20, 2025 Maryland DNR photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now accepting grant proposals for the FY 2027 Community Parks and Playgrounds program. The Community Parks and Playgrounds program provides flexible grants to municipal …
June 20, 2025 NRP Underwater Operations Team members patrol the Severn River during the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstrations in May. Maryland DNR photo. The Maryland Natural Resources Police took action on numerous violations of criminal and natural …
June 18, 2025 Speckled trout are one of those species and Rexx Williamson caught and released this beautiful specimen. Photo Courtesy of Rexx Williamson Maryland anglers are seeing some wonderful fishing opportunities this week as freshwater species settle …
June 17, 2025 This humpback whale washed ashore on Assateague Island in summer 2024 and was investigated by Maryland DNR’s Stranding Response Program. Photo by Amanda Weschler, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The Maryland Department of Natural …
