Maryland Maryland Department of Natural Resources Introduces Waterfowl Photo Contest MDBAL, February 6, 2025 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites wildlife photographers to enter its new waterfowl photo contest. The winning entry will be the featured image on new DNR hard card hunting and fishing licenses that will be available later this year. Entries for this inaugural contest will be accepted through March… Continue Reading
Maryland Ellicott City Advances in Flood Mitigation – Report MDBAL, February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 ELLICOTT CITY, Md. – Flood waters high enough to carry away cars and wipe out businesses wrecked Ellicott City on two separate occasions, but officials have a plan to mitigate flood risk. In July, 2016, six inches of rain fell in two hours, sending floodwaters racing down Main Street of… Continue Reading
Maryland Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Named to America’s Best Hospitals List 2025 MDBAL, February 3, 2025February 4, 2025 Healthgrades, a site Americans use to search medical care, has announced the recipients of the 2025 America’s Best Hospitals Awards. In Maryland, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center was the sole recipient to be named to the Top-50 list. This year’s achievements recognize the top one, two, and five percent of… Continue Reading
Culture Thanksgiving 2024: Turkey Ahead, But Storms on the Roads Along the Way MDBAL, November 27, 2024February 3, 2025 It’s expected to be a busy travel day on Thanksgiving and travelers may not be so thankful for the wet and rainy weather affecting much of the East Coast. The country’s highways and roads and the airports will once again be filled with travelers going to relatives and friends homes… Continue Reading
Culture Halloween Gets Summer-Like Weather for Trick-Or-Treaters in Maryland MDBAL, October 29, 2024February 3, 2025 By DONNA BALANCIA BALTIMORE – Halloween will be unseasonably warm with expected temperatures soaring into the low 80s during the day and mid-60s at night, according to the Accuweather forecast. While the mid-Atlantic region has been enduring chilly nights recently, the overall prediction for the winter is wet and mild,… Continue Reading
Maryland Freshwater Fisheries and Hatcheries Division of DNR Concludes Fall Trout Stocking MDBAL, October 27, 2024January 31, 2025 Fall put and take trout stocking activity has now concluded for the season, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said. In total, 27 water bodies were stocked with 15,000 brown, rainbow, and golden rainbow trout, averaging more than a pound each, to provide trout fishing opportunities throughout the fall. Although… Continue Reading
Maryland The Farmer’s Almanac Predicts a ‘Mild and Wet’ Winter for Maryland MDBAL, August 26, 2024 The Farmers’ Almanac said the winter of 2024-2025 will be wet and windy but the state of Maryland may get a break, according to the latest information. “Taking into account the effects La NiƱa has on the weather, along with our long-standing formula, we anticipate the winter of 2024-25 will… Continue Reading
Maryland Charm City Celebrates 295th Birthday with ‘Baltimore Birthday Bash’ MDBAL, July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 – BALTIMORE – The City of Baltimore will celebrate its 295th birthday when Live Baltimore takes over Charm City on July 26 to host the 10th annual Baltimore Birthday Bash. The eagerly anticipated Baltimore Birthday Bash will be held in the heart of the Inner Harbor at Harborplace showing off… Continue Reading
Maryland DNR: Thousands of Invasive Fish Removed From Chesapeake at Conowingo MDBAL, July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Report – Thousands of invasive fish have been removed from the Chesapeake Bay watershed at the Conowingo Dam, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said in a new report. The removal, which the agency said occurred earlier this year, resulted in the fish being donated to local food banks through… Continue Reading
Leisure Bass Pro Tour 2025 Stage Six Coming to Marbury, Maryland MDBAL, July 22, 2024February 3, 2025 Major League Fishing has announced that Marbury, Md., is the site of stage six of the 2025 Bass Pro Tour season. The Charles County location on The Potomac River will be the host site for the contest which runs June 26 through June 29, 2025 at Smallwood State Park. The… Continue Reading