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Supreme Court declines ex-Md. officer’s First Amendment appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a former Maryland Natural Resources Police officer’s claims he was fired in retaliation for exercising his constitutional right to speak in criticizing an MNRP captain’s behavior and was denied his statutory right to carry a gun as a retired law enforcement officer. The justices Monday let stand […]
Frosh urges justices to decline ex-Md. officer’s First Amendment appeal
Maryland’s attorney general Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear a former state Natural Resources Police officer’s claims he was fired in retaliation for exercising his constitutional right to speak in criticizing an MNRP captain’s behavior and denied his statutory right to carry a gun as a retired law enforcement officer. In papers […]
Justices show interest in ex-Md. officer’s First Amendment appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has shown interest in hearing a former Maryland Natural Resources Police officer’s claims he was fired in retaliation for exercising his constitutional right to speak in criticizing an MNRP captain’s behavior and denied his statutory right to carry a gun as a retired law enforcement officer. The high court this week […]
Water woes at Maryland trout hatchery prompt seismic probe
HAGERSTOWN — Maryland fishery managers say they’re looking for a geological explanation for a historic drop in the flow rate of a spring that feeds the state’s largest trout hatchery. The Department of Natural Resources said in a statement Tuesday it’s using a seismometer to determine if underground activity is affecting the spring at the […]
Maryland switches contractors for state park reservations
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is announcing a new contractor for state park camping and cabin reservations. The agency said Tuesday that Camis Inc. will start handling reservations this spring under a contract approved in November by the Board of Public Works. The contract is for three years, starting April 1, […]
BGE to make Md. electric rights-of-way into homes for pollinators
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. has plans to make some of its rights-of-way more hospitable to animals that pollinate plants. About 200 acres of BGE’s electric rights-of-way in Maryland state parks now maintained by mowing will become meadow or prairie ecosystems, which are natural habitats for the pollinators, including bees and monarch butterflies. BGE said it would instead […]
Maryland awarded $800K to restore oysters in Chesapeake Bay
WASHINGTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded $800,000 to Maryland to help restore the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population. Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin announced the award in a news release Tuesday. The award to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources will go to producing and planting 1.5 billion hatchery seeds in […]
Child fatally struck by boat propeller near Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — Police say a 9-year-old boy has died after he fell from a pontoon boat near Ocean City and was struck by its propeller. Natural Resources Police said in a statement that the 9-year-old and an 11-year-old fell from a rented boat Wednesday afternoon and were struck by its propeller in Sinepuxent Bay. […]
Maryland rushes to regulate hunting with new-fangled weapon
WYE MILLS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is rushing to regulate a new kind of hunting weapon that’s a cross between a high-powered air rifle and a crossbow. The device is marketed by the Crosman Corp. as an “Airbow.” The company’s website says it uses compressed air to fire full-sized arrows with more […]
Md. bans 2 men from fishing for striped bass for life
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has banned two men from fishing for striped bass for life after they were convicted in a poaching scheme. The department said in a news release Monday that Michael Hayden Jr. and William Lednum have also been suspended from all commercial fishing activity for the next year. […]
Annapolis to celebrate opening of renovated City Dock
ANNAPOLIS — Annapolis officials are marking the opening of the city’s newly renovated City Dock. Maryland Natural Resources Secretary Mark Belton will join city officials on Wednesday for the official grand opening. The department helped secure a $1.5 million federal grant to assist the city with the renovation. The Sport Fish Restoration Boating Infrastructure Grant […]
Md. seeks comments on expanded bear hunt proposal
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a proposal to expand the annual black bear hunt to Frederick and Washington counties. The plan is among a number of proposed regulatory changes the agency released Tuesday for the 2016-18 hunting seasons. The public comment period runs through March 15. Public […]
