Seafood NewsOver the next two weeks, Tuckahoe State Park will welcome nearly 350 elementary school students from Caroline County for a series of educational and inspirational “all things Bay” activities as part of the park’s annual Bay Days environmental education celebration. Media are invited to take part in Greensboro Elementary School’s Bay Day on Wednesday, […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art hosts the free reading program “Nature Tales for Tots” from 10-11 a.m. every first and third Wednesday of the month in the Ward Museum lobby. This program is designed for children of the preschool to first-grade age. Early learners hear lively stories pertaining to the environment. Following the reading, […]
Read the rest of this entry »A new website shares examples of best management practices that farmers use to produce healthy crops and protect water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Homeowners can apply these same conservation measures to home, lawn, and garden projects.
In response the the program. Governor Martin O’Malley remarked: “Farmers like homeowners and all residents of […]
Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (CBNERR) recently completed a five-year management plan that sets goals to expand the boundaries of Maryland’s three reserves, develop an environmental education center, and increase environmental stewardship and sustainable living through scientific research, environmental literacy and coastal management training for local decision-makers and stakeholders.
“The Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine […]
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service will extend the Susquehanna Flats catch and release fishery for striped bass by one week. The fishery, originally scheduled to close on May 3, will remain open until midnight on Friday, May 9.
Cold water combined with the forecast of an extended cool weather period will keep […]
Underwater bay grasses covered nearly 65,000 acres of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers in 2007, about 35 percent of the 185,000-acre baywide restoration goal, according to data from scientists with the Chesapeake Bay Program. Though a 10 percent increase from 59,000 acres in 2006, bay grasses have not yet recovered to the recent […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Eastern Shore Anglers Club of Virginia is holding their annual “kids day” of fishing at Morley’s Wharf on Sunday, May 4, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Registration begins at noon and is limited, because of pier space, to 100 children aged 3 to 15 and accompanied by an adult. Free rods and reels to keep, […]
On April 24, 2008, Governor Martin O’Malley joined Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., House Speaker Michael E. Busch, Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown, to sign legislation to protect Maryland’s environment and the health of the Chesapeake Bay, and help secure Maryland’s energy future.
“We must do all that we can to preserve our natural […]
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently certified Clarks Landing at Shady Oaks Marina as a Maryland Clean Marina. The marina has a marine railway and small workshop surrounded by lush grounds and a mix of outdoor and covered slips.
“Maryland’s recreational boating industry - invaluable to our state - depends on healthy waterways to […]
On April 21, 2008, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposed new recreational and commercial harvest regulations to help rebuild the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population and fishery. The proposed regulations are designed to reduce female blue crab harvest by 34 percent in 2008.
“We must take action today to ensure that Maryland’s iconic blue […]