{"id":12478,"date":"2016-12-29T13:58:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T18:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=12478"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:56:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T17:56:01","slug":"record-breaking-year-for-maryland-natural-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/12\/29\/record-breaking-year-for-maryland-natural-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-Breaking Year for Maryland Natural Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/DNR_logo_final.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9965\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/DNR_logo_final-300x91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/DNR_logo_final-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/DNR_logo_final-768x233.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/DNR_logo_final-1024x310.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/DNR_logo_final.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a>From record participation in First Day Hikes to record water clarity in the Chesapeake Bay, 2016 was a banner\u00a0year for the <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a chronological rundown of some our &#8220;new&#8221; records:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/01\/12\/maryland-hosted-record-2100-first-day-hikers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland Hosted Record 2,100 First Day Hikers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>April<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/04\/22\/winners-named-in-color-maryland-green-contest-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Winners Named in Color Maryland Green Contest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/04\/28\/53000-acres-of-submerged-aquatic-vegetation-mapped-in-maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\">53,000 Acres of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Mapped in Maryland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>May<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/05\/26\/maryland-snakehead-record-broken-18-42-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland Snakehead Record Broken \u2013 18.42 Pounds!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/05\/26\/record-spring-turkey-harvest-in-maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\">Record Spring Turkey Harvest in Maryland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>July<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/07\/11\/nine-year-old-sets-new-maryland-fishing-record\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nine-Year-Old Sets New Maryland Fishing Record<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>August<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/08\/09\/two-white-perch-records-set-in-maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two White Perch Records Set in Maryland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>September<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/09\/15\/lutherville-photographer-wins-grand-prize-in-photo-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lutherville Photographer Wins Grand Prize in Annual Photo Contest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/09\/22\/chesapeake-clarity-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Chesapeake Clarity Comeback: Monitoring progress in bay health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>October<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/10\/28\/record-number-of-black-bears-harvested-during-2016-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Record Number of Black Bears Harvested During 2016 Hunt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From record participation in First Day Hikes to record water clarity in the Chesapeake Bay, 2016 was a banner\u00a0year for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 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