Glade Run rises from springs along the ridge a mile away and then flows through our valley. From my winery window, I see its black-soil banks wiggling across the spring green. In most places, I could jump across; were cows ...

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The state slots commission could decide on the licensee for the state’s fourth slots parlor this month. The Video Lottery Terminal Location Commission will meet April 26, and could make a decision on the license for a slots parlor at ...

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MCHENRY— The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it’s poised to begin the second phase of a Deep Creek Lake sedimentation study. The Cumberland Times-News reported Wednesday that the work beginning next week will evaluate the entire lake. The agency ...

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CUMBERLAND — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it found no evidence of chronic wasting disease in deer killed by hunters last fall. A Wildlife and Heritage Service official said Wednesday the negative results are encouraging. Associate Director Pete ...

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SWANTON — The forest canopy walkway project at the Discovery Center located at Deep Creek Lake State Park has been scuttled it does not meet the accessibility needs for individuals with disabilities, according to the Maryland Park Service. “The Maryland ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources says oysters are surviving at the highest rate since 1985. The department says results of its fall oyster survey show 92 percent of oysters were found alive in samples taken baywide. The two-month ...

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MCHENRY — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is urging people to be cautious when venturing onto the frozen surface of Deep Creek Lake near McHenry. The agency said Friday that snowmobilers, anglers, hikers and cross-country skiers should wear personal ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it’s changing its tactics in monitoring deer for chronic wasting disease during this year’s modern firearm season. The agency said Monday it has closed a surveillance station at Green Ridge State ...

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OAKLAND — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday it is taking a closer look at an invasive aquatic plant in Deep Creek Lake that some area residents say could strangle the boating opportunities that make the mountain reservoir a ...

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Heavy rains this spring, not this September, killed most of the oysters in the upper Chesapeake Bay. That’s according to preliminary findings from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ annual fall oyster survey. Michael Naylor, director of the department’s shellfish ...

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