INDIAN HEAD — Maryland has lost a champion tree. The Department of Natural Resources says a national champion American basswood in Chapman State Park in Charles County was recently found fallen. The 150-foot tall tree was believed to have been ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Five watermen have been charged with oyster violations in Dorchester County. Natural Resources Police said they found four watermen illegally diving for oysters Friday in the Little Choptank River. Officers charged 36-year-old Bryan Grimes of Chester, 61-year-old Edward ...

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DEAL ISLAND — Maryland Natural Resources Police say five watermen have been charged with power-dredging for oysters in a Tangier Sound sanctuary. Natural Resources Police say an officer aboard a state police helicopter spotted eight commercial boats power dredging in ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland anglers caught 82 snakeheads in a contest sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources to help eradicate the invasive species. DNR says the 69 anglers were automatically entered into a drawing for prizes donated by contest sponsors. ...

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Crews from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources went out into the Chesapeake Bay Tuesday afternoon, near Sandy Point State Park, to survey the water quality following the recent Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene. The DNR crews will test fresh water levels, change in temperatures and will also collect nutrients to test their concentrations.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it will release the first batch of 200 tagged striped bass for this year’s Maryland Fishing Challenge. Organizers say one of the fish to be released this year is Diamond Jim, ...

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