FOREST HILL, MD—Harford County’s new train-themed playground has officially opened at Friends Park in Forest Hill. The playground is designed for children ages 5–12 and is located at the northern trailhead of the Ma & Pa Trail. The new play area features engine No. 84 with several climbing elements, a slide, and a safety surface ground cover to make landings […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources this week announced the award of $22.9 million from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to 24 ecological restoration projects encompassing 95 sites throughout the state. The projects were selected to improve water quality and habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed while building local resilience to climate impacts. “This valuable funding […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced the availability of more than $100 million in local grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to expand and enhance public access to outdoor recreation and open space throughout Maryland. Through Program Open Space and Community Parks & Playgrounds programming, Maryland is continuing to meet the challenges of land conservation and recreation […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—During an Eastern Shore “Bay Day” tour, Governor Wes Moore last week announced a major policy shift in how Maryland will deploy state resources to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways to restore the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays. At points throughout the day, the governor was joined by Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Environmental […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Two people are dead following a Monday evening drowning and rescue attempt in Middle River. On Tuesday morning, the Baltimore County Fire Department reported that the bodies of two adult males had been recovered from the Gunpowder River, Hammerman Beach area, per the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. At around 6:30 p.m. on Monday evening, crews were attempting […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Funds. Baltimore County will receive around $365,000. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways, emergency vessels and equipment for local first responders, and other important infrastructure and initiatives. “Investing in […]
CAMBRIDGE, MD—Damien Cook of Rhodesdale has been recognized by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as a new state record holder for Northern snakehead – Channa argus — in the state’s Invasive Division. Cook caught the 21.0-pound fish on July 5 while fishing in a Dorchester County river. The impressive fish, which measured more than 36 inches long, was weighed […]
OAKLAND, MD—For the second time in a month, the state record for fallfish has been broken. Bryson Meyers of Oakland has been recognized by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as a new state record holder for fallfish – Semotilus corporalis — in the state’s nontidal division. Meyers caught the 3.01-pound fish on June 16 while fishing in the North […]