DNR & ORP COLLECT AND PLANT FIRST BATCH OF CITIZEN-GROWN OYSTERS

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With the help of several watermen and volunteers, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) staff collected the first batch of oysters grown through Maryland’s citizen oyster growing program from private piers along the Tred Avon … Continued

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