Creating your own state park at your home can provide a place to enjoy the outdoors, see more birds and butterflies, try new activities and have plenty of fun!
Kids ages 7 - 14 years can become a Junior Ranger and learn about nature, stewardship and recreational fun.
Parks throughout the state are providing "free-to-borrow" backpacks loaded with gear to make your adventure unforgettable. Pick up your pack and enjoy the contents as you travel the forests and fields of the park.
Scales & Tales, an environmental education program, provides the opportunity to see wildlife up close.
Your family can visit Maryland State Parks and kayak, hike and complete quests throughout the summer.
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The Maryland Conservation Jobs Corps (CJC) works in partnership with community youth organizations to provide conservation service opportunities for youth in Maryland State Parks. The CJC is a unique summer program where you’ll be part of a team working to conserve and restore Maryland State Parks.
This is an award-winning AmeriCorps program that engages young adults in extensive natural resource management and park conservation projects. The mission of the program is to provide both skills training and opportunities for young adults to serve Maryland's conservation needs.
Maryland’s Veterans Conservation Corps (VCC) is a program modeled after the Maryland Conservation Corps.
A program organized and managed by department staff and volunteers, Es Mi Parque aims to provide information and services to Spanish-speaking patrons and visitors in an effort to increase awareness of boating, fishing and water safety as well as state conservation laws and regulations.
"Healthy Parks, Healthy People" encourages physical activity in parks in western Maryland and Caroline County.
State park resources are diverse and include, besides natural wonders, a number of highly significant sites that are rich in history and heritage.
Volunteers provide enthusiasm, energy and creativity to the wide variety of tasks they accomplish. Volunteers experience many benefits -- among them companionship, a sense of responsibility and enhanced skills. There is an opportunity for everyone!
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is working to ensure that the state's magnificent natural resources are accessible to all citizens and visitors.