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Baltimore County to receive over $260,000 in Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund grants

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund grants to enhance and improve public boating access, facilities, and navigation throughout the state. This funding is awarded to 45 applicants statewide, supporting efforts that include new public boating access, amenities, and facilities; dredging of navigable waterways; emergency vessels and equipment for local first responders; […]

Essex angler breaks 44-year-old state fishing record

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ESSEX, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that Logan Kurhmann of Essex is the new state record holder for common carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio) in the state’s Chesapeake Division. Kurhmann, 24, caught the 49-pound carp June 4 while bass fishing in the Susquehanna Flats area of the Chesapeake Bay. Kuhrmann was using a spinning tackle with a plastic […]

2022 Baywide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey shows lowest abundance observed since 1990

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the results of the 2022 Baywide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), which annually estimates the number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay. The total abundance of blue crab in the Chesapeake Bay in 2022 was 227 million crabs, the […]

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Angler catches record white perch in Isle of Wight Bay

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a new state record for white perch in the state’s Atlantic division. Robert “Bob” Hudson, of Ocean Pines, unexpectedly landed the 1.85-pound white perch in the Isle of Wight Bay near Ocean City. Hudson and a friend intended to go clamming, but saw some active fish in the bay. With no […]

Maryland DNR dedicates Baltimore County trail area to local conservationist

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has dedicated a portion of the Gunpowder North Trail in memory of Jim Gracie, trout fisherman and stream restoration advocate who died in 2020. A ceremony at Gunpowder Falls State Park was attended by his wife, Jane Gracie, numerous current and former state officials, and others in the fishing and conservation communities. A […]

Kyle Mullenix Maryland Record Muskellunge

Washington County man sets first Maryland state fishing record of 2022

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirmed that a Washington County man has set a new nontidal state record for muskellunge. Kyle Mullenix of Hagerstown caught the 33-pound, 49-inch long record muskie on March 2 along the banks of the upper Potomac River. Regarded as the “fish of ten thousand casts,” muskies are the largest freshwater fish in Maryland […]

Governor Hogan 2022 Year of Harriet Tubman

Governor Hogan proclaims 2022 ‘Year of Harriet Tubman’ in Maryland [VIDEO]

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has officially proclaimed 2022 as “The Year of Harriet Tubman” in Maryland as the state celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of the nation’s most renowned freedom fighter. The governor announced the designation at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center in Church Creek as the kick-off to a full weekend of […]

Deceased person found at Gunpowder Falls State Park identified as man charged in Perry Hall daycare sex abuse case

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

PERRY HALL, MD—Authorities have identified the body that was found at Gunpowder Falls State Park earlier this month. On Monday, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police confirmed to NottinghamMD.com that the deceased has been identified as 54-year-old Edward Biedenkapp Jr. On October 1, Biedenkapp was charged with child abuse and rape after a child came forward alleging abuse. Biedenkapp’s wife […]

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