February 19, 2025 Photo by Lisa Mayo, submitted to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has added a one-week extension to the muskrat trapping season in all counties except Allegany, …
February 14, 2025 Preventing herds of deer from getting an easy meal in a farm field instead of the wild is an important part of Maryland’s deer management strategy. Photo by Charles White, submitted to the 2018 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Maryland plays …
February 14, 2025 Statewide harvest 10% higher than the 5-year average Photo by Jessica Nelson, submitted to the 2018 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Maryland deer hunters harvested 84,201 deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, …
February 13, 2025 Fish reeled in from Marshyhope Creek weighs 20.5 pounds State record longnose gar caught by David Confair on Feb. 8, 2025. Photo courtesy of David Confair, used with permission by Maryland DNR. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources …
February 12, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local and Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure Program Program Open Space – Local provides funding for county and municipal governments for the planning, acquisition, and development of …
February 12, 2025 The historic Long Hill plantation house will be part of the new Wetipquin Creek State Park in Wicomico County. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. The Board of Public Works approved the Maryland Department of Natural Resources …
February 11, 2025 Gov. Wes Moore and Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz talk with Maryland Conservation Corps members at Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area. Maryland DNR photo by Anthony Burrows. Governor Wes Moore …
February 11, 2025 DNR photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has posted the proposed 2025-2026 Migratory Game Bird Seasons for public review. As in years past, DNR is providing an online forum to collect public comment on these proposals …
February 11, 2025 Angler fishing the lower Susquehanna River breaks a record held since 1979 Thomas Dembeck Jr. with his state record yellow perch. Photo by Lee Haile, used with permission by Maryland DNR. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources …
February 7, 2025 Initiatives will trial ideas aimed at increasing invasive catfish removals in the Chesapeake Bay Waterman David “Cornflower” Confair fishing for invasive blue catfish on Marshyhope Creek. Maryland DNR photo by Stephen Badger. The Maryland …
February 6, 2025 A fisherman on a personal watercraft shows his Maryland license to a Natural Resources Police officer on patrol. Maryland DNR photo. At Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources, we take great care to protect the state’s fish and wildlife …
February 4, 2025 A waterfowl survey airplane prepares to take off, Maryland DNR photo by Stephen Badger. Aerial survey teams of pilots and biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have completed their …
February 4, 2025 Annual Event Celebrates Mountain Maryland Tradition Maryland DNR photo by Ranger Melissa Acuti The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites everyone to come celebrate the annual Maple Syrup Festival at Cunningham Falls State Park, …
February 4, 2025 Documenting the journeys of the birds who travel away from the Free State each year Baltimore orioles can be found throughout much of Maryland in the summer months. In the winter, Baltimore orioles fly as far south as Venezuela. Photo by …
February 3, 2025 Site on Eastern Shore supports recreation and acts as “big green sponge” filtering water Glossy ibises and other waterbirds fly above a restored wetlands on Wye Island Natural Resource Management Area. Photo by Winn Brewer, Maryland DNR A …
January 30, 2025 Fish communities changed significantly in the Blackwater River drainage Maryland Department of Natural Resources biologists perform winter fyke net surveys in the Little Blackwater River in 2019. Maryland DNR photo by Stephen Badger, …
This beautiful brown trout is an example of the wonderful catch and release opportunities available in some of the special trout management waters. Photo by John Mullican, Maryland DNR The cold hand of winter may be loosening its icy grip on the Maryland …
January 29, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local and Rural Legacy programs Funding approved will allow Worcester County to conserve 128 acres in the Coastal Bays Rural Legacy Area, one of the most ecologically diverse Rural Legacy Areas …
January 27, 2025 Winning photos will be featured on new hard-card hunting and fishing licenses Maryland Department of Natural Resources image The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites wildlife photographers to enter its new waterfowl photo …
January 21, 2025 Final Opportunity for Deer Hunters for the 2024-25 Season Photo by Brendan Wolf, submitted to Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Maryland’s Primitive Deer Hunt will be open Feb. 1 and from Feb. 3-4 statewide. Hunters with a valid hunting license, …
