The Department of Natural Resources provides you with interesting information on Maryland's Natural Resources. If you need information about Maryland trees, rivers, animals or the Chesapeake Bay, this is the place to look! Feel free to use anything you find or just surf the DNR website for what you need!
Animal Bits
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/animalbits.html
Interesting fact sheets found on the DNR web site covering a wide variety of animals you can find in Maryland. If you have ever wondered where the animals live, what they eat or look like, then this is the web site for you. Information covers basic animal characteristics ahd habitat as well as interesting facts. A new animal bit is added every month.
Bay Grasses Data
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/sav/bgic/data.html
Kids in classrooms help improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Check out how well local schools have done growing bay grasses.
Bog Turtles
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/irc/bogturtles/home.html
All you wanted to know about life in the Bay from phytoplankton to aquatic insects to the various species that live in the Chesapeake.
Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/cblife/index.html
The bog turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergii , is the smallest of the four species of the genus Clemmys and one of the rarest. They are characterized by their small size (maximum shell length of 4.25 inches) and the large patches of yellow or orange on both sides of the head.
Chessie Sea Serpent of the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/irc/chessie/chessie.html
No one has seen all that the world's rivers, bays, and oceans have to offer. There are new sea creatures being discovered by humans all the time. So why is it so hard to believe the reports that some seafarers tell of giant sea monsters and serpents who terrorize the ocean?
Fish Facts
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/education/fishfaqs.html
A collection of information about the wide varitey of fish you can find in the state of Maryland. To the right are listings of fish and aquatic life that we have information available about. The individual fact sheets will give you information about where you could find the organism, what they eat, breeding patterns and identification information.
Geologic Features
http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/features/index.html
Take a look at some geologic features across Maryland from waterfalls in Garrett County to the coast of Assateague Island.
Geology of Maryland
http://www.mgs.md.gov/
CONTACT: Dale Shelton
PHONE: 410-554-5505
Email: dshelton@mgs.mg.gov
DESCRIPTION:
The DNR Maryland Geological Survey provides information on the geology and geohydrology of Maryland. Many free geologic fact sheets, pamphlets, images, and maps are available on the web on topics that include fossils and earthquakes.
IRC Database
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/irc/
Material in the IRC's main collection circulates to staff and volunteers of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The public is welcome to use these resources here in the IRC or to arrange to borrow materials with their local library through interlibrary loan. We are located in Annapolis at the Tawes State Office Building.
Bay Conditions
http://mddnr.chesapeakebay.net/eyesonthebay/index.cfm
Contact: Bruce Michael
Phone: 410-260-8627
Email: bmichael@dnr.state.md.us
DESCRIPTION:
Access real-time Chesapeake and Coastal Bays water quality monitoring data using our interactive map. This is a great site for students to learn about how water quality affects fish, crabs, bay grass and other bay life; for sportsmen to check for water temperature, salinity, or dissolved oxygen levels near their favorite fishing spots; for citizens to explore the water quality conditions in their local waterways; and for scientists and managers to download water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity and chlorophyll data for their study sites or local jurisdictions.
Chesapeake Bay Word Search
A free word search game that will teach you Chesapeake Bay vocabulary. You can print this out and have some real fun.
Chesapeake Bay FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)
Updated January 5, 2005