Here’s a Way to Keep Maryland Beautiful

Posted by Lexi Leader on October 16, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Applications for the annual Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program are now being accepted. Grants are being offered to help volunteer and nonprofit groups, communities, and land trusts support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship, and solve natural resource issues in urban and rural areas.

Category Art & Lifestyle, Leader Features · Tags Aileen Hughes Grant, environmental education, events, Forever Maryland Foundation, Janice Hollman Grant, Keep Maryland Beautiful grants, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

DNR Photo Contest Winners Announced

Posted by Lexi Leader on October 11, 2020 · Leave a Comment

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the winners of the 2020 Natural Resources Photo Contest, with the grand prize going to Zaphir Shamma of Gunpowder for his striking photo of an eastern screech owl nestled in a tree cavity.

Category Art & Lifestyle, Leader Features · Tags Charles White, DNR photo contest, Mark Rutt, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Matthew Settle, Wayne Zussman, Zaphir Shamma

Still Time: Enter DNR Photo Contest

Posted by Lexi Leader on July 13, 2020 · Leave a Comment

The 17th annual Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest runs through Aug. 31, 2020. All winners will be featured in the department’s 2021 wall calendar and published in the fall 2020 edition of the magazine.

Category Leader Features · Tags 2020 Photo Contest, DNR photo contest, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Message From DNR: Give Turtles a Brake!

Posted by Lexi Leader on June 21, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Wild turtles are on the move as they head to their breeding and nesting sites. Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds drivers to be cautious and give turtles a “brake.”

Category Leader Features · Tags Ben Latigo, Carl Franzen, Diana Little, Gerald Fair, Lexington Park Business and Community Association, Lexington Park civic association, Lexington Park MD, LPBCA, Margaret Sawyer, Mark Dillow, Mark Pinekenstein, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Michelle Russell, Pat Mudd, Pride in Park, Quincy Williams, St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation, turtles, viki volk

State Offers Free Fishing Day June 6

Posted by Lexi Leader on June 3, 2020 · Leave a Comment

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will offer license-free fishing days June 6, June 13, and July 4 — a free option to explore Maryland’s diverse and unique fishing experiences without needing a fishing license, trout stamp, or registration.

Category Leader Features · Tags Ben Latigo, Carl Franzen, Diana Little, free fishing, Gerald Fair, Lexington Park Business and Community Association, Lexington Park civic association, Lexington Park MD, LPBCA, Margaret Sawyer, Mark Dillow, Mark Pinekenstein, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Michelle Russell, Pat Mudd, Pride in Park, Quincy Williams, St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation, viki volk

DNR Accepting Entries in Photo Contest

Posted by Lexi Leader on March 29, 2020 · Leave a Comment

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is accepting entries for its annual photo contest. Photographers, novice or professional, can enter for the chance to win cash and other great prizes.

Category Art & Lifestyle, Leader Features · Tags Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland DNR, photo contest

Who Will Lead DNR?

Posted by Lexi Leader on February 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment

The head of the Maryland Watermen’s Association calls for the governor to withdraw his nomination for the head of the Department of Natural Resources.

Category Leader Features · Tags Brandy Cumberland, DNR, Dorsey Law Firm, HB145, Joseph Gill, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Waterman Association, petition, Robert T. Brown