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​​What We Offer

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Helpful Resources

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Monitoring Data

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
  - Provides data on harvested fish such as American eels


• Chesapeake Bay Program
  - A regional partnership that leads and directs Chesapeake Bay restoration and protection. FAQs about Bay and watershed.


• Coastal and Estuarine Geology Program
  - Provides information on coastal environment geology and changing shorelines of the Bay and the Atlantic coast.


• Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Program
  - Measures key components of the ecosystem, including pollutant inputs, water quality, habitat and living resources.


• Eyes on the Bay
  - Access real-time Chesapeake and Coastal Bays water quality monitoring data


• Groundwater
  - Online groundwater flow models and data


• Maryland Geological Survey
  - Reports, maps, and data on Maryland’s geology


• Maryland Biological Stream Survey
  - A comprehensive program to assess the status of biological resources in Maryland's non-tidal streams.
  
  
• SAV Watchers
  - Check out the latest Chesapeake Bay submerged aquatic vegetation species composition in real-time through this data/map combo.

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Interactive Maps

• Coastal Atlas
  - An online mapping and planning tool that allows state and local decision-makers to explore and analyze data for coastal and ocean planning activities


• Coastal Plain Geologic and Geophysical Log map
  - An interactive map that provides access to logs of sediments/rocks encountered during drilling and borehole geophysical data.


• Groundwater Level Mapper Tool
  - An interactive map that provides water levels measured in wells in the Maryland Observation Well Network


• Maryland FieldScope
  - A project supporting the Explore and Restore Maryland Streams program. Enter watershed data and virtually explore your watershed.


• Maryland Stream Health
  - An interactive map showing stream health around the state


• MERLIN
  - (Maryland Environmental Resource and Land Information Network) - online mapping repository for Geographic Information System (GIS) spatial data for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Identify the closest natural resources that surround your school and community.
  
  
• VIMS interactive SAV Map
  - Visualize locations of submerged aquatic vegetation statewide.

Annual Reports

• Black Bears
  - Annual report on Maryland's black bear hunt and links to overall population statistics


• Game Birds
  - Various reports and updates on wild game bird populations, such as turkeys, grouse, and waterfowl
  
  
• White-tailed Deer
  - Annual project report on Maryland’s deer population.

Other Resources

• Outdoor Learning Partnership
• Nature Play Spaces
• Conservation Careers Guide
• Maryland State Department of Education
• Maryland Geological Survey Educational Resources