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📰: Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Harvest 4,851 Birds Season total decreases 2% from last year but remains above 10-year average ow.ly/Llk250W3bwT

Join us this Saturday, June 7, for Snakes on the Dundee IV Fishing Derby at Gunpowder Falls State Park! Event info and registration: mddnr.info/4kMK1lJ Photo: Nicole Lentz with a Channa she caught in Dundee Creek June 1.

Next Wednesday, join officers for "Coffee With A Cop" in Boonsboro! NRP, MD State Police, and Washington County Sheriff's Office will be at Stone Werks Coffee + Sweets on June 11 from 8 to 10 a.m. building relationships with local community members. No RSVP required. See you there! ☕

Wildflower Wednesday: Maryland has dozens of species of wildflowers that begin to bloom at this time of year. Though each species has its own preferred growing conditions, wildflowers can be found in meadows, marshes, forests, gardens, and along roadsides. ow.ly/Mm4750W3Zlc

📰: Harford County High School Student Named 20th FishMaryland Master Angler Nathan Choinski began fishing and pursuing the Master Angler title in 2020 ow.ly/1Bzy50W4kxU

Congratulations Graduates! Celebrate Without Releasing Balloons! Intentional balloon releases are illegal. Find alternatives for memorable celebrations at preventballoonlitter.org

DNR Wildlife officials and other staff from the department have been assisting with rescuing geese, ducks and other birds as well as turtles from the affected area.

Baltimore Oil Spill Response: Department of Natural Resources Sec. Josh Kurtz and Deputy Sec. David Goshorn joined wildlife staff to assist with rescuing wildlife at the scene of the Baltimore harbor oil spill. Read more: ow.ly/MolO50W4ZfT

Maryland DNR continues to assist with rescuing wildlife at the scene of the Baltimore harbor oil spill. We have rescued geese, ducks and other birds as well as turtles from the affected area. #DNRatwork

📰: Maryland Park Service Reinstates Maryland Conservation Corps After Federal Cuts Threatened Program ow.ly/A7wP50W5mQS

Three times a year, everyone can fish Maryland waters without a license. The state’s free fishing days are the first two Saturdays in June – this year June 7 and June 14 – and again on July 4. dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/page…

Snakes on the Dundee IV Update: Due to forecasted storms, the tournament at Gunpowder State Park is postponed from June 7 to June 14, 2025. Thanks for your understanding.

Headed to a Maryland state park? Check the new Park Status Page for real-time updates on closures, maintenance, and more—so you’re never caught off guard. Plan smarter, adventure better. tinyurl.com/2ymz2arv

🌠 Celestial Alert for Stargazers! 🌠 From June 7 - 10 check out the Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2025. The shower is best observed in the morning hours, about 30-60 minutes before sunrise, facing east northeast. The radiant is located in the constellation Aries.

MARYLAND FISHING REPORT: Chesapeake Channa are beginning to show signs of spawning in the grassy areas of the region’s tidal rivers and creeks. Large red drum, speckled trout & bluefish are moving into the Lower Bay to complement fishing for striped bass. ow.ly/CAii50W5RKS

Secretary’s Message: MD State Parks Are Saving a Space For You Maryland State Parks has a new day-use reservation system for visitors at parks with the most capacity closures. Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck & North Point state parks will take reservations on 6/12 ow.ly/U30Z50W5XXJ

Multiple rounds of scattered severe storms look to push across the region this aft/eve (between 2-9pm). The primary threat with storms will be damaging winds & locally heavy rainfall. An isolated tornado or two is possible mainly south & east of DC. #MDwx #VAwx #WVwx #DCwx

The Dans Mountain State Park pool will be closed for the remainder of the day, Sunday June 8, due to inclement weather. The pool will reopen on Wednesday June 11. Normal pool hours for the 2025 season are Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Special Marine Warning including the Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD until 2:15 PM EDT

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia until 10 PM EDT