First Day Hikes Set New Year’s Weekend
First Day Hikes are a fun, healthy way to welcome the New Year. For 2024, Maryland State Parks will offer more than 60 hikes across 40 state parks.
Maryland’s ‘Gift of Trees’ Provides a Legacy of Stewardship
Purchase native Maryland trees — either a single tree or a grove of 10 trees — for planting in honor of a celebration, commemoration, or observation through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
DNR Taking Orders for Tree Seedlings
Maryland’s John S. Ayton State Forest Tree Nursery is excited to announce the return of Wye Oak seedlings for sale for the first time since 2018.
DNR’s 2023 Chesapeake Bay Hypoxia Report
Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show that July 2023 dissolved oxygen conditions in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland and Virginia continued to be much better than average.
Applications Accepted for Keep MD Beautiful Grants
Applications are being accepted for the Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants program. The deadline is November 15, 2023.
DNR Opens Grants Gateway for FY25
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has opened the Grants Gateway application process for local governments and organizations for fiscal 2025.
Oh Snap! DNR Photo Contest Winners
The 2023 Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest winners have been selected. The grand prize winner is Dallin Johnson of Huntingtown.
State Fallfish Record Has Been Broken
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.
MD Offers Free Fishing Day on July 4
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers a license-free fishing day for all state residents and visitors on Tuesday, July 4.
Catch a Snakehead & Maybe Win a Prize
The northern snakehead tagging program is continuing this summer in an effort to spur removal of invasive fish from Maryland’s waters.
