The Department of Natural Resources provides you with detailed information on Maryland's Natural Resources. This information can help you do your homework, school reports and school projects. Feel free to use anything you find or just surf the DNR website for what you need!
Amazing facts, figures and pictures about Maryland's Living Resources
Animal Bits
http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/animalbits.html
Interesting fact sheets found on the DNR web site covering a wide variety of animals you can find in Maryland. If you have ever wondered where the animals live, what they eat or look like, then this is the web site for you. Information covers basic animal characteristics and habitat as well as interesting facts. A new animal bit is added every month.
Bay Grasses in Classes Data
http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/bay/sav/bgic/data.html
CONTACT: Mark Lewandowski
PHONE: 410-260-8634
Email: mlewandowski@dnr.state.md.us
DESCRIPTION:
Everything you wanted to know about Bay grasses (http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/bay/sav/); status, trends, identification and restoration.
Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life
http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/bay/cblife/
All you wanted to know about life in the Bays from phytoplankton to aquatic insects to the various species that live in the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays.
Earthquakes in Maryland
http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/brochures/earthquake.html
Find out about earthquakes and their occurrence and magnitude in Maryland. Plus check out the seismic network and learn about the new seismograph station being installed in Maryland.
Fish Facts
http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/education/fishfaqs.html
A collection of information about the wide variety of fish you can find in the state of Maryland. To the right are listings of fish and aquatic life that we have information available about. The individual fact sheets will give you information about where you could find the organism, what they eat, breeding patterns and identification information.
Gold in Maryland
http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/brochures/gold.html
Believe it or not, gold has been mined, panned and prospected in Maryland. Although active mining stopped before World War II, some prospecting continues today. Find out about gold mining in Maryland and where gold has been reported and prospected.
Other sources of information at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Bay Conditions - Eyes on the Bay
http://www.eyesonthebay.net
Contact: Bruce Michael
Phone: 410-260-8692
Email: bmichael@dnr.state.md.us
DESCRIPTION:
Access real-time Chesapeake and Coastal Bays water quality monitoring data using our interactive map. This is a great site for students to learn about how water quality affects fish, crabs, bay grass and other bay life. Download water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity and chlorophyll data for classroom exploration, interpretation and discussion.
Boater Safety Classes
The Maryland Natural Resources Police have taught thousands of youngsters in Maryland the basic information needed to prevent the tragedies that occur on the water. Our Water Wise Programs are designed for every age group and can be customized for your needs. The Water Wise Programs are simple, fun, take about an hour, and best of all they are free. We have designed several programs to provide basic water safety concepts which will help prevent tragic drownings that occur every year. There is a program for every age group from pre-kindergarten through adult.
Geology of Maryland
http://www.mgs.md.gov/
CONTACT: Dale Shelton
PHONE: 410-554-5505
Email: dshelton@mgs.mg.gov or esic@mgs.md.gov
DESCRIPTION:
The DNR Maryland Geological Survey provides information on the geology and geohydrology of Maryland. Many free geologic fact sheets, pamphlets, images, and maps are available on the web on topics ranging from fossils and earthquakes to groundwater and changing coastlines.
Hunter Safety Education
Don't wait until hunting season to take a course! Many courses are offered in the late summer and early fall prior to the start of hunting seasons. Some courses are also offered in the spring prior to spring turkey season. Volunteer instructors schedule each course for either a weekend or several week-nights and a day during the weekend to complete. Some courses may have a fee of up to $6 to offset expenses incurred by instructors and cover use of facilities.
Contact: Natural Resource Police
Phone: 410-260-3280
e-mail: NRP-Safetyed@dnr.state.md.us
IRC Database
http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/irc/
Material in the IRC's main collection circulates to staff and volunteers of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The public is welcome to use these resources here in the IRC or to arrange to borrow materials with their local library through interlibrary loan. We are located in Annapolis at the Tawes State Office Building.
Chesapeake Bay Word Search
A free word search game that will teach you Chesapeake Bay vocabulary. You can print this out and have some real fun.
Chesapeake Bay FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)
http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/bay/education/faq/bayfacts.html
MERLIN Online
http://www.mdmerlin.net/
CONTACT: Ken Miller
PHONE: 410-260-8751
Email: kenmiller@dnr.state.md.us
DESCRIPTION:
MERLIN Online is an electronic atlas that allows a user to produce a custom map for any location in Maryland. The user can include their choice of base map and theme data layers. It also allows the user to query the system to obtain information about specific locations. An amazing educational tool!
Updated July 18, 2005