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Delaware Changes Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Recreational Fishing Regulations

May 6, 2022Across Our Desk

Delaware recreational fishing regulations for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass were changed effective May 1, 2022 to ensure the state’s compliance with regional fisheries management plans (FMP) for these species, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced. The recreational fishing regulation were instituted to sustainably manage each species consistent with […]

Angler Catches Record White Perch in Isle of Wight Bay

April 29, 2022Across Our Desk

Worcester County Resident Sets Record for Atlantic Division The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 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 […]

Ocean City’s Arbor Day Celebration planned for April 29, 2022

April 22, 2022Across Our Desk

Ocean City, MD – After a two-year hiatus, the Town of Ocean City will celebrate Arbor Day. The Arbor Day celebration, which will take place on Friday, April 29, 2022 at Fiesta Park on 141st Street, will include second grade students from Ocean City Elementary School. The long-standing tradition is hosted by the Ocean City […]

MD 90 to be Closed to Perform Maintenance Work Beginning on March 27, 2022

March 25, 2022Across Our Desk

Motorists to be Directed to Use US 50 in Downtown Ocean City The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will perform nighttime maintenance work on the nearly 12-mile section of MD 90 (Ocean City Expressway) over five nights between Sunday, March 27 and the morning of Friday, April 1, 2022 weather permitting. […]

Delaware’s Upstate Trout Season to Open in New Castle County Streams With Youth-Only Day April 2, 2022

March 11, 2022Across Our Desk

Designated Trout Streams Closed to All Fishing Saturday, March 19 through Friday, April 1 Delaware’s 2022 upstate stream trout season will open for youth anglers only under age 16 at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers at 7 a.m. the next day, Sunday, April 3, […]

Welcome Back Spring with the 25th Annual Tortoise and Hare Dare 5k

March 7, 2022Across Our Desk

(Snow Hill, MD)- The 25th Annual Tortoise & Hare Dare 5K walk/run will be held at 9 am on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Pocomoke River State Park-Shad Landing in Snow Hill, Maryland. Registration begins at 8:30 am with a warm-up at 8:45 am. This is a FREE event and is pet friendly. The first […]

Playseum opens in Easton

March 3, 2022Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD – Be With Me: The Children’s Playseum has recently opened in Easton, Md as a place to create lasting memories by providing an experiential venue to parents, grandparents, and caretakers to enjoy quality time with their child or children. The new location is a large, multi-roomed building on Ocean Gateway with plenty of […]

Delaware to Close The Point at Cape Henlopen for Beachnesting Season

February 26, 2022Across Our Desk

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean and bay beach, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Since 1993, The Point has closed annually for most of the spring and summer for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, […]

Adkins Arboretum Announces Spring Native Plant Sale—Online!

February 26, 2022Across Our Desk

RIDGELY, MD – Prepare for spring in the garden! Adkins Arboretum, offering the Chesapeake gardener the best selection of landscape-ready native plants for more than two decades, announces its Spring Native Plant Sale. All proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s rich variety of education programs that teach about the Delmarva’s native plants and their connection to a […]

Delaware State Parks Fee Season to Begin March 1, 2022

February 22, 2022Across Our Desk

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds visitors to Delaware State Parks that 2022 entrance fees will be in effect starting Tuesday, March 1 through November 30, 2022. State park entrance fees for vehicles registered in Delaware are $4 at inland parks and $5 at ocean parks. Fees for out-of-state vehicles are $8 […]