From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today confirmed two new white perch state fishing records. James Stiars of Bel Air broke his own nontidal record in Loch Raven Reservoir in Baltimore County, and ten-year-old Ryan Timmons of Berlin broke the Atlantic record in Ayers Creek in Worcester County. […]
Everything from Soup to Nuts: Wow Your Friends with Cioppino this Valentine’s Day
Every year I have a Valentine’s Day party for my girlfriends. We play board games, I give them silly little gifts, we eat great food (in my opinion!), gossip, and inevitably drink too much wine. After pouring through my cookbooks, I was at a loss as to what to wow them with this year. So […]
Kunkel: Menhaden, “The Treasure of the Chesapeake,” Finally Getting a Chance
The following op-ed was provided to The Dagger by Giuliana Kunkel, a Masters of Public Policy candidate at the University of Maryland. Marylanders treasure the Chesapeake Bay for its natural beauty, its economic value, and of course, for its wildlife. Last Thursday, a highly valued member of Bay’s ecosystem finally received the attention that it […]
On the Wild Side: Ducks, Turtles, Fish, Mud Pulled from Friends Pond During Wildlife Rescue
It wasn’t always pretty and it wasn’t the most well-oiled machine, but a team of more than a dozen volunteers, got the job done nonetheless – braving seemingly-bottomless mud, snapping turtle-infested water, and the constant threat of downpours to rescue seven ducks, several turtles, and more than 330 pounds of fish from Friends Pond in […]
Susquehannock Wildlife Society Helps County/State Agencies with Fishy Situation in Forest Hill
From the Susquehannock Wildlife Society: Patrons of Friends Park in Forest Hill may notice a little less pond with each visit this week and a lot more construction activity throughout the spring and summer as the water body is improved and upgraded. While the Harford County Departments of Parks and Recreation and Public Works prepared […]
Zebra Mussels Now Established In Susquehanna River Below Conowingo Dam
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: DNR Asks Citizens to Help Stop the Spread of this Invasive Species On July 6th, a team of biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Monitoring and Non-tidal Assessment Division spotted several suspected zebra mussel adults for the first time in the lower Susquehanna River below […]
Special Susquehanna Flats Fishing Season in Full Swing
From the Department of Natural Resources: Havre de Grace, MD (March 29, 2010) — The special catch and release striped bass fishing season on the Susquehanna Flats, which opened on March 1 and runs through May 3, is picking up as the water warms and the native stripers return for the spawning season. Reports from […]
Biologists Use New Technique To Look For Rare Harford Fish
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Biologists hold new hope for endangered Maryland Darter Havre De Grace, Md. (October 26, 2009) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists started a search for one of the rarest fish in the world, the Maryland darter. This particular species has only been found in three […]
