Volunteers Sought To Educate Maryland Students About The Chesapeake Bay, Environmental Issues

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking interested adults to become TEAM (Teaching Environmental Awareness in Maryland) volunteers. Our volunteers’ mission is to educate students about the Chesapeake Bay and other Maryland environmental issues. Since its inception in … Continued

Maryland Announces Voluntary License Buy-back Program to Aid Blue Crab Conservation

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In an effort toward effective management of Maryland’s blue crab population, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering to permanently buy back 3,676 commercial limited crab catcher (LCC) licenses. DNR is implementing this buy-back program in response to … Continued

2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge – The Search for Diamond Jim

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Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff, with the help of more than a dozen students from across the state, tagged 50 new rockfish for prizes in the 2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge, The Search for Diamond Jim. The fifth annual … Continued

June BayStat Meeting Announcements

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Nearly 100 local leaders from across Maryland joined Governor Martin O’Malley and members of his cabinet in Ocean City today for the State’s June BayStat meeting. The Governor took the monthly meeting public for the first time to discuss Bay … Continued