July 15, 2026

Entries Sought for Arbor Day Poster Contest

Trees

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites all Maryland fifth-graders in private and public schools to participate in the annual Arbor Day poster contest. The deadline to submit an entry is January 20, 2023.

DNR’s 2022 Bay Hypoxia Report

Grants Gateway

Water monitoring data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show that dissolved oxygen conditions in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland and Virginia were better than average for May through October 2022.

Wanted: Recipes Featuring Foods Fished, Foraged & Hunted

Recipes

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is putting out a call to all wildlife and cooking enthusiasts to submit their favorite recipes for its Wild Maryland online cookbook.

Early Deer Hunt Results in Maryland

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports the state’s deer harvest was up 24% over last year during the early portion of the 2022 archery and muzzleloader seasons.

License-Free Fishing Day Set July 4

Fishing

July 4 will be a license-free fishing day in Maryland.

Catch a Tagged Snakehead, Maybe Win a Prize

Snakehead

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has a new tagging program to help monitor invasive northern snakeheads in the Chesapeake Bay.

Still Time to Enter DNR Photo Contest

Photo

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is accepting entries for its annual photo contest. The deadline is August 1, 2022.

MD Dedicates Sunflower Planting for Ukraine

Sunflower

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will dedicate its sunflower plantings to the people of Ukraine this spring.

Maryland DNR 2022 Photo Contest Now Open

Photo

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is accepting entries for its annual photo contest. The deadline is 5 pm August 1, 2022.

Trees Available for MD’s ‘Backyard Buffers’

Backyard

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering free tree seedlings to landowners statewide who have a creek, drainage ditch, stream, or other waterway on or near their property through the Backyard Buffers program.