DNR Press Releases
2012 Releases
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5/17/12
Natural Resources Careers Camp Accepting Applicants
Fort Frederick State Park hosts Junior Ranger Sprouts Program
Organizations Invited to Help Citizens Celebrate Maryland Outdoors Days, June 9-23
5/16/12
NRP Celebrates National Safe Boating Week
5/15/12
DNR Certifies New Clean Marina In Hollywood
Statewide Survey Finds That A Majority Of Maryland Residents Support The Potential Reintroduction Of Elk In Western Maryland
5/14/12
Missing Boaters Located in Marsh in Dorchester County
5/10/12
Cankerworms Defoliate Trees in Southern Maryland
Park Quest 2012 Registration Opens May 14
Area Closed For Ocean City Boat Races On May 13
5/7/12
Ceremony Celebrates opening of Rodgers Tavern Pier and Floating Dock
DNR Reminds Marylanders To Keep Fawns Wild
DNR Seeks Public Input On The Future Of Love Point Property In Kent Island
Didymo Infests Third Maryland Trout Stream
5/4/12
Riverside Wildlife Management Area Opens To Hunting
DNR Expands Nanjemoy Natural Resource Management Area
Historic Fort Frederick State Park Hosts To Garrison the Fort
DNR Certifies New Clean Marina In Joppa
5/2/12
Governor O’Malley Signs Laws to Improve Fishery Management
Deep Creek Lake State Park Seeks Volunteers for Trail Clean-Up on June 2
DNR Reminds Anglers of Spiny Dogfish Regulations
New Germany State Park To Host Youth Fishing Rodeo On May 19
DNR Celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage On May 9
DNR Kicks Off 9th Annual Natural Resource Photo Contest
4/30/12
Governor O’Malley Receives National Award from the Arbor Day Foundation
4/26/12
Unique Project In Havre De Grace Uses Dredged Material To Create Recreational Area
DNR Honors Originator Of Program Open Space
Junior Hunter Field Days Set For The Eastern Shore
4/23/12
DNR Dedicates Fred W. Besley Demonstration Forest
New Germany State Park To Feature Old-Time Jams
DNR Certifies New Clean Marina In Edgewater
Governor O’Malley Commemorates 75th Anniversary Of Wildlife And Sport Fish Restoration Program
4/20/12
Governor O’Malley Celebrates Earth Day
Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Spring Striped Bass Season Opens Saturday
4/19/12
DNR to Help Fund Boatyard Wash-Water System Upgrades
Governor Martin O’Malley Announces Chesapeake Bay Juvenile Blue Crab Population Highest on Record
4/18/12
DNR Releases 2012 Recreational Summer Flounder And Tautog Regulations
4/17/12
MET Hosts Statewide Land Conservation Conference On May 15
Western Maryland Rail Trail Guided Bike Ride May 5
NRP Participates in Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 28
Fort Frederick State Park Hosts 18th Century Market Fair
Patapsco Valley State Park Hosts Family Fun Day On April 29
4/16/12
DNR Predicts Great Walleye Fishing In Deep Creek Lake
4/12/12
Continued Dry Conditions Elevate Fire Danger
NRP Participates In DC Metro Area Litter Enforcement Month
Fort Frederick Hosts Earth Day Hike On April 22
DNR Snakehead Drawing Clarification
4/11/12
Vienna Man Arrested For Unlawful Possession Of Firearms
Two Boaters rescued from Chesapeake Bay
4/10/12
Governor O’Malley Proclaims April Environmental Education Month In Maryland
New Sunday Turkey Hunting Opportunities to Open in Several Counties
4/9/12
New Germany State Park Needs Volunteers for Earth Day Clean-Up
Janes Island State Park to Hold Open House
4/5/12
Maryland Big Tree Program First to Record Large Example of Yellow Birch
Improvements Underway At Washington Monument And Gathland State Parks
4/4/12
Free Tree Seedlings Available For Qualifying Lower-Shore Homeowners
Avoid Springtime Conflicts With Bears
Historic Fort Frederick Hosts The 1st Virginia Infantry
Rural Legacy Program Preserves 1,209 Acres
Recreational Projects In Talbot And Washington Counties To See Enhancements
Governor Martin O’Malley to Receive Arbor Day Foundation Award
4/3/12
DNR Secretary Reads to West Annapolis First Graders
Spring Turkey Hunts To Open In April
Maryland Deer Test Negative For Chronic Wasting Disease
4/2/12
Cunningham Falls State Park To Close During G-8 Summit At Camp David
3/30/12
Woodland Speaker Series Set For Baltimore County
Sediment Temporarily Impacts Fishing Below Bloede Dam
3/29/12
Chesapeake BaySavers Donates $5,000 to Stop Poaching
Salisbury Artist Wins 2012-2013 Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest
Pennsylvania Artist Wins 2012-2013 Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp Design Contest
3/28/12
Junior Hunter Field Day Set For Allegany County
Register Now For The Wye-Tri Adventure Race At Wye Island NRMA
Help Control The Spread Of Snakehead Fish
Natural Resources Police and Baltimore County team up to rescue boaters
3/27/12
DNR Selects Final Hunting and Trapping Regulation Proposals
3/25/12
3D Archery Range Opens March 31
Historic Fort Frederick Opens Season With Reenactment
Color Maryland Green Contest Names Winners
DNR Invites Marylanders To Join Oyster Growing Program
3/21/12
Recreational Projects In Anne Arundel And Carroll Counties To See Enhancements
Rural Legacy Program Preserves 689 Acres
Conservation Easement Preserves 57 Acres In Washington County
3/19/12
DNR Seeks Volunteers for Western Maryland Rail Trail Clean Up
DNR Reminds Citizens that Wildlife Belong in the Wild
3/13/12
DNR Substantially Reduces Proposed Cost Of Boat Registrations
Elk Neck State Forest Opens Firewise Maryland Geocaching Trail
Fort Frederick State Park to Host Youth Fishing Rodeo on March 31
Public Invited to Discuss Harris Creek Oyster Restoration Efforts
Purchasing a Maryland Hunting or Fishing License Just Got Easier
3/12/12
New, Interactive Tool Measures How Citizens Impact The Natural World
Angler Catches State Record Blue Catfish In The Potomac River
DNR Welcomes Public Input On State Forest Annual Work Plans
DNR Welcomes Public Input On Sustainable Forest Management Plans
3/7/12
Recreational Projects In Carroll And Howard County To See Enhancements
DNR Celebrates Irish-American Heritage On March 14
3/6/12
Bounty Of The Bay Dinner Sees Great Success
U.S. Champion Tree Falls, Loses Title
Casselman River Bridge Closed To Pedestrians
14 Rangers Graduate From Mps Ranger School
3/1/12
DNR Welcomes Public Input On Old Bohemia WMA
2/28/12
Hurricane Damage Is Likely To Complicate Controlling Spring Wildfires
2012 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Results Are In
DNR Celebrates Women’s History On March 6
2/23/12
Annual Yellow Perch Run Is Looking Good
MET Accepting Applications For 2012 Awards
DNR Welcomes Public Input On Hunting And Trapping Proposals
2/22/12
Maryland Names Forest In Honor Of Fred W. Besley
Governor O’Malley Announces BPW Approval Of Local Recreational Projects In Dorchester, Montgomery And Somerset Counties
BPW Approves Preservation Of 342 Acres In Frederick, Queen Anne’s And Washington Counties Through Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
BPW Approves Preservation Of 1,027 Acres Through Rural Legacy Program
2/16/12
DNR’S Own Wins Maryland Outdoor Educator Of 2011
New State Champion Tree Discovered In Gunpowder Falls State Park
2/13/12
Oyster Sanctuary and Criminal Violations
Governor Martin O’Malley Announces Maryland Native Oyster Survival Rate Highest Since 1985
DNR Relaunches Ghost Pot Retrieval Program
Cunningham Falls State Park To Host 42nd Annual Maple Syrup Making Demonstration
MET Hosts Seminar On Donated Conservation Easements
Environmental Groups Encouraged To Apply For Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants
2/8/12
DNR Announces Deer Season Harvest for 2011-12
BPW Approves Preservation of 91 Acres In Dorchester County through the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Riparian Property Licensing Opens Today
2/3/12
NRP Notified of Imposter
Mild Winter Weather Allows For Early Trout Stocking
DNR Hosts Bounty Of The Bay Dinner On February 28
Bald Eagle Shot In Caroline County
2/2/12
DNR Names Herrington Harbour Maryland Clean Marina of 2011
Governor O'Malley Proposes More Than $52 Million to Advance Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts in FY 2013 Budget
1/31/12
Fisheries Service Introduces New Public Input Process To Encourage Citizen Engagement
DNR Hosts Black History Month Program On February 8
Gunpowder Falls State Park To Host Winter Youth Programs
1/26/12
New, Interactive Tool Allows Users To Visualize The Impact Of Sustainable Investments
New Record Tree Identified In Pocomoke State Forest
The Woods In Your Backyard Workshop
1/23/12
NRP Apprehends Oyster Poachers
DNR Certifies New Clean Marina In Annapolis
DNR, ORP And Midatlantic Restaurants Partner To Help Rebuild Oyster Population
As Temperatures Drop, Stay Smart, Stay Safe
1/20/12
DNR Certifies New Record Tautog Fish
16 Organizations Partner to Expand Opportunities for Children in Nature
1/19/12
DNR Seeks Volunteers to Teach Students about the Chesapeake Bay
MET Announces New ‘Conservation Land for Sale’ Webpage
MET and Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust Preserve Historic Working Farm in St. Mary’s County
1/17/12
DNR Announces Angler’s Log Snakehead Results And Contest Winners
Maryland Bay Game Now Accepting Sponsors for Summer 2012
Funding Available To Help Coastal Communities Prepare For Climate Change
1/13/12
River Herring Harvest Moratorium in Effect in Maryland
DNR to Host Savage River Brook Trout Open House
Governor Martin O’Malley Announces Nearly $23 Million in Funding for State Park Improvements
1/12/12
Pocomoke River State Park to Host Bald Pocomoke
Maryland to Assess Public Opinion on Potential Reintroduction of Elk in Western Maryland
MET Protects 2,186 Acres in 2011
1/11/12
Waterman Charged for Oyster Sanctuary Violations
1/9/12
NRP Blotter
1/6/12
Maryland Park Service Issues Public Safety Warning For Deep Creek Lake
New Germany State Park To Host Winterfest Chili Cook-Off
1/5/12
MET Names New Land Trust Assistance Coordinator
1/4/12
Elk Neck State Forest Shooting Range To Open Earlier On Mondays
Lt. Governor Brown Announces BPW Approval Of Local Recreational Projects In St. Mary’s And Washington Counties