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

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

Governors O’Malley and Kaine Announce Increase in Bay Blue Crab Population

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Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine have announced the Chesapeake Bay’s adult population of blue crabs has increased substantially over last year, indicating management measures put into place in 2008 to address population declines are working.  The … Continued

Maryland, Virginia and Army Corps of Engineers Agree to Preferred Alternative for Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration

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On April 7, 2009 the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) Executive Committee announced their agreement to identify a native-only restoration strategy as the preferred alternative in the final PEIS due to be published in late June. … Continued