Tag: DNR

DNR committed to opening state park

Jun. 13—FLINTSTONE — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is committed to open a local state park, but it’s too early to know exactly when that will happen, Paul Peditto said. He is assistant secretary for DNR’s land resources, and spoke at a public meeting Tuesday evening to address questions about Cumberland’s Wills Mountain State […]

Maryland DNR faces lawsuit over horseshoe crab deaths. All to know

The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit Wednesday against the Maryland Department of Natural Resources over what they call “thousands” of horseshoe crab deaths. The suit revolves around issues the group has with the department under the state’s Public Information Act for failing to release information detailing exactly how thousands of horseshoe crabs are killed, […]

DNR officer charged in shooting headed for trial

May 14—MANCELONA — A state conservation officer from Mancelona will stand trial after he allegedly fired rounds at a campground while off duty last summer. No one was killed as a result of the gunfire, police reports said. Ryan Cox, 22, was bound over to trial on Monday, according to a release from the state […]

2 northern Michigan men charged with multiple wildlife crimes, DNR says

Two young men accused of several wildlife violations, including torturing and killing animals, were arraigned Monday in northern Lower Michigan, the result of a tip and long investigation, Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources said. Nicholas Patnode, 19, and Zander Garrett, 20, both of Kalkaska, were arrested last month and appeared in Kalkaska County District Court […]

DNR adjusts water restrictions again to prevent river from going dry

The Ocheyedan River in far northwest Iowa in April 2023. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) A rural northwest Iowa water utility will be required to shut down its wells near the Ocheyedan River when its flow is very low, according to a permit recently issued by state regulators. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources […]

Nelsonville residents file lawsuit against DNR and Gordondale Farms over groundwater monitoring settlement

NELSONVILLE – A group of current and former Nelsonville residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Portage County Circuit Court in pursuit of clean drinking water. The five individuals, represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates, are challenging a settlement made in September between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Gordondale Farms of Nelsonville, a community of […]