News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
Beginning in August and September, the Maryland Natural Resources Police will resume in-person safety education and certification classes. For all classes, face coverings and social distancing will be required to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and assure the safety of students and instructors. Online hunting and boating classes will remain a regular option. Effective August […]
Continue ReadingAs an avid boater, I am very appreciative that Maryland’s boating season is (finally) underway. And as the daughter of a boat builder and the wife of a former merchant marine, the importance of boater safety has been instilled in me throughout my life. I want to encourage others to make it a way of […]
Continue ReadingJoin the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and marine mechanic Josh Richardson on Saturday, June 9, 2018 for a workshop that will teach boaters what to do if their outboard engine ends up in the water. From 9am-noon, Richardson will immerse an outboard engine in the Miles River, haul it out, diagnose it, and then demonstrate […]
Continue ReadingNational campaign: Great days on the water start with boating safety education DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Office of Boating Safety and Education joins the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) to encourage boaters to “Spring Aboard,” a March 18-24 nationwide campaign to prepare for boating season by enrolling in a […]
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