If you’re not into the murder and mayhem of most Halloween mainstays and don’t want to tramp around ghost towns, other options await. Subtly haunting and otherworldly destinations beckon visitors with a touch of the unknowable, the whimsical and the…
Maryland is officially in leaf-peeping season! The latest Maryland Department of Natural Resources' fall foliage map shows most of the Baltimore region in the midway point of the color change. With four state parks and more than a dozen county…
The technologies the fund backed do not eliminate nutrient pollution — they transform it, a distinction that matters enormously for the people living near the farms receiving grants. Pyrolysis presents a different problem. A 2019 study found that biochar from poultry manure…
Soul Strolls is an immersive outdoor theater that brings back to life American icons. It's autumn and you know what that means, Halloween is upon us and who says adults can't have some fun? If you're looking for haunted house…
Maryland will start accepting online reservations Nov. 6 for a new park overlooking the Chesapeake Bay, less than 10 miles from downtown Annapolis and a stone’s throw from Sandy Point State Park. The sprawling, 293-acre property, known as Holly Beach Farm, boasts…
For Fourth Consecutive Year, Menhaden Abundance Exceeds Every Annual Survey Reading From 1992 Through 2022 In today's announcement, Maryland DNR reported that young Atlantic menhaden were again found in abundance during its 2026 juvenile striped bass survey. There was also good news on…
CHESAPEAKE BAY - Striped bass reproduction in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay showed signs of improvement this year but remained below average for the eighth consecutive year, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The department’s annual juvenile striped bass survey recorded…
ANNAPOLIS – The first segment of Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season will be open Oct. 22-24 statewide. Hunters in Region B — the state’s central, southern, and eastern regions — can also use muzzleloaders from Oct. 26-31 for antlerless deer only. The early muzzleloader season for…
The Washington area is predicted to reach peak foliage from around October 20 to October 27, so it’s a good time to plan a colorful fall hike. (We’ve got a list of leaf-peeping destinations.) For a moderately easy trek close to home,…
The Chesapeake Bay received a C+, the best grade it’s ever gotten, on its 20th annual report card on Tuesday. The data that guides the report card hasn’t been this positive in decades, and advocates said it’s the result of a…
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