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Maryland Forest Service now accepting applications for Community Forestry Catalyst Fund

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Forest Service is offering a new grant program to distribute $4.8 million in federal Inflation Reduction Act funds towards urban and community forestry projects during the next four years. The Community Forestry Catalyst Fund expands resources for Maryland’s ambitious commitment to enhance its forest cover and tree canopy through the state’s 5 Million Trees for Maryland initiative […]

Baltimore County resident earns FishMaryland Master Angler award

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Tim Campbell of Phoenix, Baltimore County, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who legally catch ten different species of fish in Maryland at trophy-size length. Campbell is the fifth Master Angler since the program began, and achieved the award with a confirmed catch of […]

Maryland DNR 5th Grade Poster Contest 2024

Maryland fifth graders invited to submit Arbor Day posters for 2024

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Forest Conservancy District Boards are inviting all Maryland fifth graders in private and public schools to participate in the annual Arbor Day Poster Contest. The theme for 2024 is: “Trees Are Terrific…in All Shapes and Sizes!” to celebrate the importance of diversity of tree species within a community. All entries must be […]

Thomas Over Maryland Record Rock Bass 202401

Harford County angler catches Maryland state record rock bass

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Thomas Over Jr. of Darlington as a new state record holder for rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) in the Chesapeake Division. Over caught a 1.0-pound rock bass January 6 in the lower Susquehanna River. Over was fishing with a light spinning rod and jigging for yellow perch when he hooked the large […]

Chesapeake Bay 2023 Fall Oyster Survey records remarkable numbers

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Fall Oyster Survey recorded a remarkable year for juvenile oysters in Maryland waters, finding both prolific numbers and a widespread distribution throughout many regions of the Chesapeake Bay. The survey’s spatfall intensity index, a measure of reproductive success and potential population growth for oysters, was 86.8 spat, or juvenile oysters, per bushel, nearly […]

Governor Moore declares first State of Preparedness ahead of dangerous winter weather system, State officials ask residents to share flood photos on MyCoast Maryland app

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday morning signed the State’s first State of Preparedness declaration (PDF) ahead of a potentially hazardous winter weather system that is expected to bring damaging winds, heavy rain, and potential flooding to areas of Maryland. According to the National Weather Service, the significant weather system is expected to impact the region Tuesday afternoon and evening, […]

Maryland pursuing actions to control invasive catfish after federal fisheries disaster declined

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce notified Maryland Governor Wes Moore that it had declined Maryland’s request for a federal commercial fisheries disaster declaration that was sought to help address the economic and ecological damage caused by the spread of invasive catfish and snakeheads in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Maryland made the unique request in March as a […]

DNR: More than 4,000 people hit the trails for Maryland’s First Day Hikes

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Thousands of Marylanders began the New Year by hitting the trails. A total of 4,248 people hiked about 10,691 miles during First Day Hikes in 40 different Maryland state parks on New Year’s weekend, according to data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Between December 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024, park rangers led 47 scheduled hikes […]

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