Tagged Stories: "Maryland"
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Maryland’s oyster population reaches highest level since 1985
May 13, 2014Survival rates are up and harvests have increased in portions of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Anglers asked to remove invasive catfish from Maryland, Virginia waters
April 14, 2014A new outreach campaign will teach citizens about blue and flathead catfish.
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Conserving waterfowl habitat at Mallard Haven River Farm
March 25, 2014Landowner has created a safe haven for waterfowl on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
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Severe weather pushes more waterfowl into region
March 11, 2014More than 905,000 ducks, geese and swans were counted in Maryland’s Midwinter Waterfowl Survey.
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Patent tonging for oysters on the Patuxent River
January 16, 2014Simon Dean and his crew catch bushels of the native shellfish on board the Roughwater.
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Fossilized oyster shells from Gulf Coast will restore reefs in Maryland waters
December 17, 2013The state has partnered with CSX to transport shell to Baltimore.
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Chesapeake Executive Council names Maryland governor new chair
December 12, 2013Gov. Martin O’Malley was commended for his restoration work at the 2013 Executive Council meeting.
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Green building brings conservation to community college
November 14, 2013The LEED-certified building is the second in Calvert County.
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Experiencing the Bay’s past at Point Lookout State Park
October 31, 2013The region’s history comes into view at this Southern Maryland site.
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Patapsco River dam removal will restore miles of fish passage
August 28, 2013A free-flowing river would open up valuable habitat to migrating herring, alewife and American shad.
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