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At the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science at Horn Point, Gov. Wes Moore and other state officials throw oyster larvae into a tank with shells.
Record number of oysters planted in Chesapeake and its sanctuaries
ANNAPOLIS — Governor Wes Moore has announced that more than 1.7 billion new juvenile oysters have been planted on sanctuary and public oyster fishery sites in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay … more
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Are you ready to form a Green Team at your church?
Is your church or congregation interested in forming a Green Team or Green Ministry? Would you like to make improvements to landscaping or plantings that address stormwater runoff and flooding? … more
A spotted lantern fly is caught in a spiderweb. The species can be identified by their distinctive grey, red and black wings with black spots.
Seeing spotted lantern fly eggs? Scrape, smash, report them
The spotted lantern fly, an invasive, crop-damaging insect, has finished mating season and is preparing to lay egg masses around Maryland and Delaware, threatening farms and local plants, particularly on Delmarva. more
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A tree of heaven sprouts from a sidewalk in downtown Annapolis. Trees of heaven can be identified by the feather-like arrangement of leaves and their nutty smell.
Hellish tree of heaven weeds out native plants
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - As the invasive spotted lanternfly continues to spread nationwide, its proliferation has highlighted an even more worrisome invasive species: the prolific “stinking … more
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Gerry Putt won the 49th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest in 2022 with his stunning painting of three American wigeon.
Artists wanted to produce Maryland's next Migratory Game Bird stamp design
Artists are invited to submit their original works for the 50th Maryland Migratory Game Bird stamp design contest through November 3, 2023. This will be the last migratory bird stamp contest hosted … more
Photo by Mary Pat Bozel, submitted to the 2021 Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest.
Deer season for hunters using muzzleloaders starts Oct. 19
ANNAPOLIS — The  Maryland Department of Natural Resources  has announced that the first segment of Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season runs from Oct. 19-21 statewide, and in … more
Early August dissolved oxygen conditions reported to be best on record for this time period
ANNAPOLIS — Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show that August 2023 dissolved oxygen conditions in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of … more
Morgan Buchanan — ShoreRivers’ 2022–2023 Conservation & Climate Corps Member and now a full-time educator with the organization — spent part of this summer conducting a study on the relationship between bacteria and tidal cycles in local waterways thanks to funding from the Chesapeake Bay Trust. For the study, Buchanan spent multiple days at Morgan Creek Landing in Kent County taking water quality samples every hour over a 12-hour period to cover a full tidal cycle.
ShoreRivers’ ends bacteria monitoring season with tidal impact study
CHESTERTOWN – Eastern Shore environmentalists are advancing science with a series of bacteria reports and a tidal impact study. Each summer, ShoreRivers works to provide the public with … more
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Salisbury University senior Bryce Machalek, right, of Potomac, is joined by a volunteer as they work on creating a place for grass and trees in the former parking lot of Blind Industries in Salisbury. Also involved with this capstone project were senior Emma Tarquino of Frederick and May graduate Grayson Laird of Crisfield, now a fifth grade teacher at Woodson Elementary School.
Capstone project by university students benefits Blind Industries
SALISBURY — Salisbury University graduate Chs. Grayson Laird of Crisfield, and seniors Bryce Machalek of Potomac and Emma Tarquino of Frederick joined together to create a bioremediation area … more
Splashing through the floodwaters after a summer storm on Columbus Boulevard during the summer. Street-flooding is very possible during the weekend.
AAA: Turn Around When Faced With Flooded Roadways
Wet weather is on tap for Delaware as Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen bears down on the Mid-Atlantic region. The slow moving system is expected to slide up from the Carolinas to … more
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The Hazel Outdoor Discovery Center in Eden will host Get Outdoors Day on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 am until 2 pm..In collaboration with more than a dozen local organizations, this free, family-friendly event promises to be a thrilling experience for kids and families seeking adventure, education, and a profound connection with the great outdoors.
Hazel Outdoor Discovery Center will host 'Get Outdoors Day' Sept. 30
The Hazel Outdoor Discovery Center in Eden will host Get Outdoors Day on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 am until 2 pm. In collaboration with more than a dozen local organizations, this free, … more
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An osprey begins its attack plunge.
Photo Gallery: Blackwater still the best place to see eagles, ospreys
Bald eagles and ospreys can be seen all through the summer at Blackwater National Refuge. The Chesapeake Bay area has a permanent bald eagle population year-round, but during the winter the region … more
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14 Somerset County properties endorsed for protective easements
PRINCESS ANNE — If the state reaches out to 14 interested landowners Somerset County could have nearly 1,600 acres protected from development through the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation … more
The case decided last week by the Maryland Supreme Court had threatened to upend how the state regulates emissions from concentrated animal-feeding operations, particularly chicken farms on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Maryland Supreme Court backs chicken farms in ammonia dispute
Maryland’s highest court has reversed a lower court ruling that would have required Maryland regulators to clamp down on ammonia emissions released into the air outside chicken farms. The case, … more
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Maryland permanently preserves fourteen working farms
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Board of Public Works approved 14 new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation easements during their Aug. 2 meeting. The easements will permanently preserve 1,400 … more
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Chesapeake Forest hunting tract leasing lottery now open
ANNAPOLIS — Hunt clubs interested in obtaining a hunting lease agreement on  Chesapeake Forest Lands  can enter a  lottery  for available tracts in Wicomico and Worcester … more
Widgeon grass is now the most common submerged aquatic vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay.
Underwater grasses increased across the Chesapeake in 2022 including Tangier Sound, Pocomoke and Wicomico rivers
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources hasreported a 6% increase in submerged aquatic vegetation, commonly known as SAV or underwater grasses, in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay … more
Delmarva Power extends application period for environmental and resiliency grants
Delmarva Power announced it is extending its Sustainable Communities Grant Program application period through July 31. Since the program’s launch in 2020, the Sustainable Communities Grant … more
States open to reducing crab limits on Chesapeake watermen
The Chesapeake Bay’s watermen are getting green lights to catch a few more blue crabs, a year after dismal population numbers led to steep cutbacks in their allowance. The region’s … more
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The Chesapeake Forest Lands now comprise more than 76,000 acres on the Lower Eastern Shore. Another 672 acres will be conserved with the state's purchase of the former Bay Club Golf Course near Berlin.
Former Bay Club Golf Course sold for conservation to DNR
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in partnership with Lower Shore Land Trust, today announced the  purchase of the former Bay Club near Berlin, Worcester County, from Carl M. … more
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