(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 […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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, […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
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OCEAN CITY, Md. – Ocean City officials today joined representatives from the State of Maryland for an official ribbon- cutting ceremony at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. The ceremony was followed by a tour of the additional multi- purpose Exhibit Hall to celebrate the expansion. Designed by local architect Becker Morgan, the project includes […]
Continue Reading(RIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum has announced the 2022 lineup for its popular Soup ’n Walk programs. Discover early blooms and wildlife, ephemeral flowers, sure signs of spring, meadow grasses, fall color and autumn nuts and berries. Following a guided walk through the Arboretum’s forest, meadow and wetland communities, enjoy a delicious lunch and a […]
Continue Reading12 year expiration for disposables and different carriage requirements for older, newer model year vessels ANNAPOLIS, MD – A rite of passage for every boater is the annual spring commissioning. Newly added to the boat owners to-do list this spring will be to check all disposable (non-rechargeable) fire extinguisher dates of manufacture, as well as […]
Continue ReadingStocked Ponds Closed to All Fishing from Saturday, Feb. 19 through Friday, March 4 To improve trout fishing for the season openers, Tidbury and Newton Pond will be closed to all fishing from Saturday, February 19 through Friday, March 4, 2022 to accommodate trout stocking, eliminate incidental hooking of stocked trout and allow them time […]
Continue ReadingHunting and Trapping Proposals Posted for Review The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment on proposed season and bag limit changes for the 2022-2024 hunting and trapping seasons, including proposed changes to the 2022-2023 migratory game bird seasons. “Through the past several months we have presented proposed management concepts to a wide […]
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