Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland Senators Steve Hershey, Johnny Mautz, Mary Beth Carozza, and Jack Bailey are continuing to push state and federal officials to protect Maryland’s commercial watermen after a devastating winter season.
Six waterfowl hunters were rescued Saturday evening after their boat became disabled in icy conditions on the Nanticoke River, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
General Firearm Deer Season in Delaware begins on Friday, Nov. 14. While Maryland’s two-week firearms season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Saturday, Nov. 29.
According to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the goal was to restore 10 Chesapeake Bay tributaries by 2025. This summer, that goal was exceeded as approximately 2,000 acres were restored.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has released the data on Oysters.
The proposed Wetipquin Creek State Park, which will be Wicomico County’s first-ever state park, marks a significant investment in recreation and conservation. But according to Giordano, the $3.3 million purchase of roughly 445 acres — including the historic Long Hill estate — was exclusively carried out by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has received approval from the Board of Public Works to purchase 445 acres of land along Wetipquin Creek, paving the way for Wicomico County’s first state park.
The Maryland Fisheries Information Exchange in Ocean Pines is expected to allow recreational, commercial, and for-hire fishermen to meet with agency representatives before the fishing season begins.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is introducing a new public nomination process for the prestigious Admiral of the Chesapeake Bay Award.
A right whale "Slow Zone" has been put in place east of Ocean City, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, following detections of the endangered species on January 6.