The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is currently accepting applications from marinas for grants to support the operations and maintenance of marine sewage pumpout stations. Interested marinas can find the application form on the DNR Boating website. The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2026. The Marine Sewage Pumpout Grant program assists marinas in providing Read the Rest…
It is no April Fool’s joke – fun fishing abounds in Maryland this week. Hatchery crews and biologists are busy stocking the trout management waters, fishing for other freshwater fish species is good, and anglers are enjoying the striped bass catch-and-release season in the Chesapeake Bay. Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay from the between Read the Rest…
The Board of Public Works today approved more than $190,000 in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments for a trail loop in Snow Hill and land conservation in Cecil, Talbot, and Worcester counties. The Board also approved two donations of conservation easements to the Maryland Environment Trust and a land Read the Rest…
For many Marylanders, springtime is synonymous with fishing and the state’s waterways offer a bounty of different fish to pursue. Most Maryland anglers already know about the diverse fishing opportunities throughout the state, but now the word is spreading about what makes Maryland a premier fishing destination. The website FishingBooker recently published its fourth annual Read the Rest…
DNR and other state agencies have plans for flood mitigation and resources for Marylanders Maryland’s rivers have long histories of destructive flooding. Events such as the 1868 Great Flood of Patapsco Valley, Hurricane Agnes in 1972, the 2016 and 2018 Ellicott City floods, and the most recent flooding in Westernport this May demonstrate the magnitude Read the Rest…
