The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will launch its annual fall trout stocking program during the first full week of October 2025, releasing over 15,000 hatchery-raised rainbow, brown, ...

Herring Bay, in southeastern Anne Arundel County, is one of three Maryland locations selected for large-scale oyster restoration projects by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The sites, ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (7News) — Maryland is offering annual license-free fishing days in June and July, allowing local and visiting anglers to catch and keep fish in some of the state’s waterways for ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources released results from its 2025 juvenile striped bass survey on October 15, ...

MARYLAND - Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking neighbors and visitors to keep an eye out for marine mammals and sea turtles while enjoying coastal and tidal waterways through ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will open regulated waterfowl hunting opportunities this fall and winter on Deep Creek Lake and Broadford Lake.

Residents are encouraged to kick off the new year on Wednesday with a “First Day Hike” at a Maryland state park. The First Day Hike is part of a nationwide initiative led by America’s State Parks that ...

The Maryland blue crab population decreased in all segments to the second-lowest level since the annual surveys started in 1990. The 2025 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey released ...

Maryland DNR proposes to end commercial crabbing season by Nov. 1, 2001, a month earlier than normal. Fisheries Service Director Eric Schwaab says this action, along with other regulations set to take ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is updating its Land Preservation and Recreation Plan and launching the first State Parks Strategic Plan. According to a news release, these plans ...