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		<title>Maryland Accepting Shoreline Hunting Blind Licensing Applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage Service announced that shoreline license applications are now being accepted from riparian (waterfront) property owners. Anyone owning riparian property, or persons who have the permission of the riparian property owner, may license their shoreline for the purpose of establishing stationary blinds or blind sites for [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/02-2011/11/shoreline-hunting-blind-licensing-for-riparian-waterfront-property/' addthis:title='Maryland Accepting Shoreline Hunting Blind Licensing Applications '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Baltimore County Artist Wins The 36th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Turnbaugh’s painting entitled “Marsh Dweller” is the winner of the 2010-2011 Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest. The winning painting shows a Hooded Merganser walking through a marsh setting and will be featured on the 2010-2011 Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp. The entries were judged before a large crowd on Saturday, March 27 [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2010/02/artist-wins-the-36th-annual-maryland-migratory-game-bird-stamp-design-contest/' addthis:title='Baltimore County Artist Wins The 36th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have released the results of the 2010 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey. Each winter, pilots and biologists from the two agencies count ducks, geese and swans along Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay shoreline and Atlantic coast. In January 2010, the survey teams observed 787,100 waterfowl, [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2010/08/2010-midwinter-waterfowl-survey-results/' addthis:title='2010 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Results '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>DNR Invites Waterfowl Artists To Enter 36th Maryland Game Bird Stamp Design Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites Maryland waterfowl artists to enter the 36th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest. “Proceeds from the sale of these stamps help fund waterfowl and migratory game bird projects as well as much needed research,” said DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service Associated Director Bob Beyer. All [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/12-2009/10/36th-maryland-game-bird-stamp-design-contest/' addthis:title='DNR Invites Waterfowl Artists To Enter 36th Maryland Game Bird Stamp Design Contest '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>39th Annual Waterfowl Festival in Easton MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 39th annual Waterfowl Festival takes place in the colonial town of Easton, Maryland. The historic buildings of Easton serve as venues for galleries and exhibits, while events and demonstrations are held at the surrounding ponds and scenic areas. The Waterfowl Festival is America’s premiere wildlife art exposition featuring art work from more than 300 [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/08-2009/22/39th-annual-waterfowl-festival-in-easton-md/' addthis:title='39th Annual Waterfowl Festival in Easton MD '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>2009 September Teal Hunting Season Dates Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that the September teal hunting season will be from September 16 to September 30, 2009. &#8220;The teal season provides a unique opportunity for hunters to pursue these early migrants before the regular duck season opens in mid-October,&#8221; said Larry Hindman, DNR’s Waterfowl Project Leader. &#8220;The early teal [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/08-2009/20/2009-september-teal-hunting-season-dates-announced/' addthis:title='2009 September Teal Hunting Season Dates Announced '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland to Continue to Control Mute Swan Population</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to recommendations of the majority of the members of Maryland’s Mute Swan Task Force, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will continue to reduce the Chesapeake Bay’s population of non-native mute swans.  Because of the State’s successful control efforts, there are far fewer mute swans in Maryland today than there were a [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/06-2009/10/maryland-to-continue-to-control-mute-swan-population/' addthis:title='Maryland to Continue to Control Mute Swan Population '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Worcester County Artist Wins 35th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A painting by Wally Makuchal Jr. entitled &#8220;Icy Refuge&#8221; will become the 2009-2010 Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp. The entry shows a pair of blue-winged teal resting on the water. It was judged as the best of 35 entries from 18 Maryland artists. &#8220;This was one of the more exciting contests in recent history as [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2009/09/worcester-county-artist-wins-35th-annual-maryland-migratory-game-bird-stamp-design-contest/' addthis:title='Worcester County Artist Wins 35th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland DNR &#8211;  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2009 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have released the results of the 2009 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey. Each winter, pilots and biologists from the two agencies count ducks, geese and swans along Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay shoreline and Atlantic coast. In January of 2009, the survey teams observed a [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2009/09/maryland-dnr-us-fish-and-wildlife-service-2009-midwinter-waterfowl-survey-results/' addthis:title='Maryland DNR &#8211;  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2009 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Results '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>DNR Accepting Shoreline Duck Blind Applications from Waterfront Property Owners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Shoreline Heritage Service announced that shoreline license applications are now being accepted from riparian (waterfront) property owners. Anyone owning riparian property, or those with permission from the property owner, may license shoreline for the purpose of establishing stationary blinds or blind sites for hunting waterfowl. Applications may [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/02-2009/12/dnr-accepting-shoreline-duck-blind-applications-from-waterfront-property-owners/' addthis:title='DNR Accepting Shoreline Duck Blind Applications from Waterfront Property Owners '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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