National Park Service Archives

Maryland DNR accepting applications for Land and Water Conservation Fund grants

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is currently accepting applications for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant program. The program allows local governments with qualifying projects to apply for $50,000 to $1.5 million to develop new outdoor recreation spaces, revitalize existing parks, and forge connections between people and nature. The DNR will be accepting applications through […]

Baltimore County among 11 new communities designated as new American World War II Heritage Cities

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—The National Park Service has announced the designation of 11 communities across the United States as American World War II Heritage Cities, and Baltimore County is included among them. The American World War II Heritage Cities Program honors the contributions of local towns, cities, counties and their citizens who stepped into the workforce to support America’s war effort during the second world war. Only one […]

Historic Glen Arm Railroad Station to become coffee shop

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

GLEN ARM, MD—A historic local landmark will soon be getting a new look. The Glen Arm Railroad Station will be renovated and converted to a coffee shop, according to Brennan + Company Architects, a local design firm headquartered in Ellicott City. Located in the Long Green Valley National Register Historic District, the Glen Arm Railroad Station was constructed circa 1909 […]

Governor Moore proclaims 2024 as Maryland’s Year of Civil Rights

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—This week, Governor Wes Moore proclaimed 2024 as Maryland’s Year of Civil Rights during a launch event at the Banneker-Douglass Museum, Maryland’s official African American history and culture museum. Joined by First Lady Dawn Moore and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, the launch celebrated the upcoming events that will honor Maryland’s Year of Civil Rights […]

Governor Hogan proclaims September as 4th annual International Underground Railroad Month

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week proclaimed September 2022 as the 4th annual International Underground Railroad Month in Maryland. The month acknowledges the significance of the Underground Railroad, and all those involved, for its contribution to the eradication of slavery in the United States and as a cornerstone for the more comprehensive civil rights movement that followed. Maryland also continues […]

Bird illness reports decrease, DNR lifts recommendation to stop feeding

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—As of mid-August, reports of a strange illness affecting many local birds have decreased in many jurisdictions. On Tuesday, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources lifted its previous recommendation to stop feeding birds. In late May, wildlife managers in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and other states began receiving reports of sick and dying birds. Several […]

Wildlife officials investigating mysterious bird illness in Maryland, Virginia, DC

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is lifting its previous recommendation to cease feeding birds. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Wildlife officials in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. are investigating a mysterious illness that has been affecting local birds. In late May, wildlife managers in the tri-state area (and West Virginia) began receiving reports of sick and dying birds […]