MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Government and nonprofit officials and community members cut the ribbon on the Etting Street Green Space. Photo by Joe Zimmermann/DNR
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Druid Heights Project Brings Green Space and Flood Protection to Baltimore Neighborhood​​

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources provided $200,000 to support the project, which the department received from the Environmental Protection Agency through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.
Steve Morgan holds up a beautiful striped bass for a quick picture before releasing it. Photo by Jamie Clough​​​​
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Maryland Fishin​g Report – ​ 
​December 18​​

This will be the last weekly fishing report of 2024. All of us at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources wish you the happiest holidays with family and friends. There is still plenty of fishing to be had during the winter months so please be sure to chec​k what’s in season and enjoy.
​Outdoor Summit Logo with nature in the background
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Secretary’s Message: There is a Place for Everyone in Maryland’s Outdoors

In Maryland, there is a place for everyone in outdoor recreation. Name​ an outdoor activity that you enjoy, and we can probably make it happen somewhere in the state. We have world-class fishing, sailing, and boating opportunities off the Atlantic Coast and in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Powered by solar panels, the sonicator buoy sits in Hunting Creek Lake in Frederick County. Photo by Joe Zimmermann/DNR​​​​
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​New Technology Helps Beat Back Harmful Algal Blooms

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is identifying and controlling toxic algae several ways, from sophisticated imaging to sonic waves​
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Francis Smith, Maryland’s lead agroforestry planner, points out a persimmon at the White Marsh Park Edible Trail. Photo by Joe Zimmermann, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. ​​​​​​​​​

Food Forests Bring Fruit Harvests and Deeper Connections to Land ​​​​

The Edible Trail is what might be called a food forest, or a forest garden. It’s an example of agroforestry—a range of practices that incorporate primarily native fruit and nut-bearing trees and shrubs as well as herbaceous species and fungi into the landscape​.​
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​When a Gift of Trees purchase is made, Maryland Forest Service staff and community volunteers plant them in a public space during the next planting season. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo.
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Maryland’s ‘Gift of Trees’ Available for 2024 Holiday Season ​​​​

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering holiday shoppers a different type of gift this year–one that can be in honor of a loved one, to benefit future generations, and improve the environment.​
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Natural Resources Police Toy Drive Underway for
​2024 Holiday Season


The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) is conducting its annual “Boatload of Toys” holiday gift drive at several locations across the state in advance of the 2024 holiday season. NRP officers are collecting donations of new, unopened toys for local children in need. The program is part of the national United States Marine Toys for Tots initiative.

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​​​NRP with boat full of toys 
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