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Hunters’ Kill Feeds DNR Research
FROSTBURG – Hunters being briefed Sunday afternoon before this week’s bear hunt were lectured on more than just rules and regulations
Abrupt End Leaves Lingering Divide Over Bear Hunt
FROSTBURG – They traveled from as far away as Worcester County, driving for hours to participate in Maryland’s first black bear hunt in 51 years
State Land Deal on Shaky Ground
ANNAPOLIS – There is no guarantee that the planned purchaser of state preservation land in St
Bay Committee Takes First Look at Sewage Discharge Problem
BALTIMORE – The first tasks on the agenda for the new committee charged with Chesapeake Bay cleanup are to identify the state’s 420,000 septic systems and to maximize funding for wastewater treatment plant upgrades, members said Wednesday
Maryland Calling For Menhaden Moderation
ANNAPOLIS – An oily and inedible fish has emerged at the center of an interstate dispute, as Marylanders claim one Virginia plant has overharvested a species vital to Chesapeake Bay ecology
Maryland Horses Catch Eye of Foreign Buyers
ANNAPOLIS – Eight years ago, three men from South Korea stepped into the office of Errol Small, marketing and agriculture development chief at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, and wanted to buy some horses
Ehrlich Creates Panel to Study Md. Forests
ANNAPOLIS – A new commission will pinpoint ways to sustain Maryland’s forests and the timber industry under one of two related executive orders announced by Gov
Survey Shows Healthy Striped Bass Fry Populations
SANDY POINT STATE PARK – Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay population of juvenile striped bass approached average this year despite recent biological threats to striper adults, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ annual survey
Animal Protectors Claim State Used Bad Science to Justify Bear Hunt
ANNAPOLIS – Animal protection agencies defended a lawsuit filed Monday to block Maryland’s first black bear hunt in half a century, saying flawed science and a governor tied to hunting organizations led to the hunt’s approval