October 2022 - Page 9 of 28 - The BayNet

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Volunteers Respond To Shed And Small Brush Fire In Leonardtown

by Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department October 23, 2022October 23, 2022

Elections, Government & Politics, Opinions

Letter To The Editor: Four More Years?

by TheBayNet editor October 23, 2022October 21, 2022

Mt. Hope Community Center

Temporary Closure of Mt. Hope Community Center Oct. 24-28

by Calvert County Government October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Waterfowl Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo

Youth, Veteran And Military Waterfowl Hunting Days Set For 2022-23

by Department of Natural Resources October 23, 2022October 23, 2022

The Board of Public Works on October 12 unanimously approved more than $27.1 million in Rural Legacy Program grants for conservation easement acquisitions, reflecting the highest annual amount appropriated since 2002. Funding from these grants will permanently protect 7,100 acres of working farms, forests, open space, shorelines, and wetlands — plus cultural and historical resources — throughout the state. Additionally, the Rural Legacy Board approved an expansion of more than 36,000 acres in six Rural Legacy Areas. The Board of Public Works includes Governor Larry Hogan, Comptroller Peter Franchot, and Treasurer Dereck Davis. The projects were recommended by the Rural Legacy Board, which consists of the Secretaries of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Maryland Department of Agriculture, and the Maryland Department of Planning. “This increased funding is the result of the Hogan Administration fully funding land conservation and preservation programs, and also reflects high transfer tax revenues from the recent housing boom in Maryland,” Maryland DNR Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio said. “The Rural Legacy Program is one of Maryland’s most important tools for preserving and protecting our lands by working with local partners, landowners, and nonprofit organizations to maintain Maryland’s rural character and our natural-resource based industries.” The Rural Legacy Program is designed to preserve large tracts of productive and valuable agricultural and forested lands that contain exceptional features. The program acts through local government or private land trust sponsors to purchase conservation easements from willing property owners in 35 locally-designated rural areas located in every county. Now celebrating 23 years since the first acquisition, the program has permanently protected more than 117,200 acres. Details of the projects are on the Board of Public Works website. DNR will submit individual contracts to purchase conservation easements to the Board of Public Works as the specific transactions arise.

Government & Politics

Maryland Delivers $27 Million in Rural Legacy Program Grants

by Department of Natural Resources October 23, 2022October 21, 2022

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division

Defense & Military

NSWC IHD Employees Recognized With 2022 NAVSEA HR Community Awards

by Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division October 23, 2022October 21, 2022

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Government & Politics, My Town, Outdoors

Lieutenant Governor Rutherford Visits St. Clement’s Island, Completing Four-Year Journey

by JJ Atchison October 22, 2022October 22, 2022

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One Of The Most Dangerous Times Of The Year

by TheBayNet Staff October 22, 2022October 22, 2022

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Crime & Courts, Defense & Military

U.S. Naval Officer Charged Federally With Cyberstalking, Harassment Of Ex-Wife

by Press Release, The U.S. Department of Justice October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

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Government & Politics

Governor Hogan Announces Nearly $72 Million For State Revitalization Program Awards

by Governor Larry Hogan October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

Maryland Natural Resources Police Graduates 13 New Officers Photo by Lauren Moses, Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Maryland Natural Resources Police Graduates 13 New Officers

by Department of Natural Resources October 22, 2022October 19, 2022

The U.S. and Royal Australian Navies will advance their partnership in a first-ever demonstration of periodic maintenance inspection (PMI) on a United States-flagged MH-60R Seahawk in Australia starting October 2022. (Royal Australian Navy photo)

Defense & Military

Seahawk Maintenance Advances U.S. And Australian Navy Partnership, Readiness

by NAVAIR News October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

Chesapeake Bay 2022 Young-Of-Year Survey Results Announced

Chesapeake Bay 2022 Young-Of-Year Survey Results Announced

by Department of Natural Resources October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

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Accidents & Traffic

One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Tree And Catches Fire In Nanjemoy

by JB - Senior News Producer October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

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Accidents & Traffic

Driver Ejected From Vehicle In Rollover Crash On Port Tobacco Road

by JB - Senior News Producer October 21, 2022October 21, 2022