BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Conservation Corps members gathered at Sandy Point State Park on Tuesday to share stories about why they felt called to serve and what they’ve learned from their work, before setting out for a day of cutting back invasive plants. As part of AmeriCorps Week, the event brought representatives from AmeriCorps and Maryland state agencies to the Chesapeake Bay-front […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County angler caught ten different species of fish in Maryland at trophy-size length and has been named a Master Angler by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Hunt is the sixth Master Angler named since the program began. Originally from East Orange, N.J., the Sparrows Point resident moved to Maryland in 2011 and is now a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—To celebrate Global Day of Unplugging, First Lady Dawn Moore visited Patapsco Valley State Park in Halethorpe over the weekend to highlight the benefits that nature has to offer children’s mental health. Global Day of Unplugging is a 24-hour digital detox that takes place from March 1 to 2. This year’s theme is “unplug and live.” The First Lady […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Forest Service has released new data that shows a significant increase in the number of wildfires in the state in recent years. According to the Annual Wildland Fire Report, 199 wildfires were recorded in Maryland in 2023, burning a total of 4,483 acres of land. This is higher than the 10-year average of 127.8 wildfires per year […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Park Service has graduated 21 new State Park Rangers after four weeks of intensive training, the agency announced in a press release. The new rangers will join the 14th class of graduates from the Park Service’s modern ranger school program, which was established in 2009. “As I have visited our public lands across the state, I have […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Jean-Philippe Lartigue of Bethesda as a new state record holder for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Nontidal Division. Lartigue caught a 17.44-pound rainbow trout February 10 in the section of Antietam Creek running through Devil’s Backbone County Park in Washington County. Lartigue was fishing with a long, 12-foot crappie-style rod, […]
JOPPA, MD—On January 31, 2024, Harford County Government, in collaboration with Harford Land Trust, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and Aberdeen Proving Ground, purchased 129-acres of open space in Joppatowne on the eastern side of Trimble Road. Foster Branch Park will be the County’s newest public park and is permanently preserved with a conservation easement through Maryland’s Program Open Space. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—On January 9, 2024, Maryland was hit by a storm that brought intense rain, strong winds, and high tides. It resulted in the most active week yet for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ MyCoast MD app. The app allows users to submit reports and photos of flooding, as well as other environmental information. The storm brought in about […]