The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) and former U.S. Congressman Wayne Gilchrest have created a new partnership to create an environmental education and agro-ecology program at Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area in Kent County. … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has issued a reminder to Marylanders that new sanctuaries are in effect for this year’s oyster season, which begins October 1. According the agency, Natural Resources Police (NRP) officers will be out on … Continued
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) President Will Baker and Maryland Executive Director for CBF Kim Coble issued the following statements following the recent press call by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Will Baker said: ” Today, 30 years of failed, voluntary … Continued
NOAA has awarded a team of researchers, led by the Smithsonian Institution, $634,047 as part of a planned five-year grant, estimated at nearly $1.6 million, to predict the impact of hypoxia on commercially and ecologically important finfish and oysters living … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) has delivered oyster cages and spat at two points along the Magothy River in Anne Arundel County as part of the State’s Marylanders Grow Oysters program. The … Continued