Posts Tagged ‘maryland department of natural resources’
Record $21.5 Million in Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards go to Public Boating Access, Navigable Waterways, and Safety
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $21.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2025, which began July 1st. The…
Read MoreFunding Approved for Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure and Rural Legacy programs
Parks in Maryland will be improved and land protected with perpetual conservation easements thanks to The Board of Public Works’ approval of Maryland Department of Natural Resources items totaling $6.3…
Read MoreMore Than 4,000 People Hit the Trails for Maryland’s First Day Hikes
In what has become a Maryland tradition, more and more people start out the year by taking a hike. Between Dec. 31, 2023 and Jan. 1, 2024, park rangers led…
Read MoreFirearm Hunting for Deer Resumes in Maryland January 5th
Hunters can look forward to restocking the freezer after the holidays. January firearm deer hunting season in Maryland will open on Jan. 5, 2024 in Deer Management Region B, which…
Read MoreMaryland Department of Natural Resources Putting Forth New Regulations to Protect Spawning Striped Bass
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is submitting striped bass emergency regulations this week in an effort to bolster the species’ spawning population. These specific actions in Maryland will complement…
Read MoreWaterfowl Blind Site Licensing Process Now Available for 2023-24
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering an online process for Maryland hunters to apply for a 2023-2024Â waterfowl blind site license, which reserves a location for a landowner or…
Read MoreMaryland Department of Natural Resources Announces Increase in Hunting License Prices, Some Associated Stamps For 2023-2024 Season
In Maryland, legislation passed during the 2023 General Assembly that will increase the price of hunting licenses and some associated stamps beginning with the 2023-24 hunting season. Under the new…
Read MoreThree License-Free Fishing Days in Maryland Scheduled for 2023
Latest MDNR Report Reveals Increased Deer Harvest in Maryland
A new report from The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reveals that deer hunters harvested 76,687 deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, from September 9th through…
Read MoreMaryland’s Most Popular Deer Hunting Season Set to Begin
Hunters will look forward to more weekend opportunities to hunt and contribute to managingMaryland’s deer population. The two-week firearms hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer willopen Saturday, November 26th…
Read More$18.8-Million Awarded to Chesapeake Bay Restoration Programs
22 Chesapeake Bay ecological restoration projects will get a share of $18.8-million in funding, according to Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.The grants are made possible…
Read MoreMd. Announces Waterway Improvement Fund Grants
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources plans to provide $13.5-million in Waterway Improvement Fund Grants in the next fiscal year.A total of 45 applicants statewide would receive shares of the…
Read MoreMore Financial Relief Available For Md. Seafood Industry
Maryland’s commercial seafood industry is getting an additional $3.4-million in economic relief funds. Governor Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the money comes through the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.…
Read More‘Fish Of A Lifetime’ – Md. Record Swordfish Caught Off OC
Maryland’s new record swordfish took eight hours for an Anne Arundel County angler to bring in. The Department of Natural Resources says the 301-pound fish was taken last Friday about…
Read MoreMaryland Firearm Deer Season Opens Friday, Jan 10
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the winter portion of the firearm deer hunting season opens Jan. 10, 2020, in Deer Management Region B, which includes all of the…
Read MoreOcean City man sets new fishing record
Ocean City resident Mike Glyphis set a new Maryland state record for gray triggerfish. Glyphis caught the 5.6-pound fish Oct. 30 while fishing 16 miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean.…
Read MoreRare, Insect Eating Plant Discovered in Worcester County
Botanists with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources have announced the discovery of a new dwarf sundew near Nassawango Creek in Worcester County. It’s not in the same family as…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Sets White Hake Fishing Record
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources say a Millsboro, Delaware man was responsible for catching a rare white hake off the coast of Ocean City. Brian Gay, an experienced angler…
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