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Weather (Click Here)
Before you hit the trails or set up camp, make sure to take a second glance at the weather for this weekend!
Today's Moon Phase according to NASA (Click Here)
Waning Gibbous: "During the second half of the lunar month, the Moon grows thinner each night. We call this waning. Its shape is still gibbous at this point, but grows a little thinner each night."
Hiking (Click Here)
Greenwell State Park, St. Mary's County
Greenwell is a 596-acre state park located on the Patuxent River in St. Mary's County, Maryland. In 1971, John Phillip Greenwell, Jr. and his sister, Mary Wallace Greenwell, donated their 166.6 acre farm to the state of Maryland for use as a public park for everyone. The state subsequently purchased the adjacent 430-acre Bond property and joined the two to form the existing park. The park is managed in partnership with the Greenwell Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing outdoor accessible recreation. The park has an honor system, with service charges ($3/ MD vehicles and $5/ out of state vehicles) benefiting the Greenwell Foundation to help operate the park.
Hunting (Click Here)
Be sure to consult your Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping for season dates and bag limits.
Woodmont Natural Resource Management Area
With 2,000 acres open to the public year round, Woodmont remains one of the areas popular hunting destinations. The open meadows, thick successional areas, and old growth timber provide habitat for numerous games species including: White-tailed Deer, Eastern Wild Turkey, Gray squirrel, Eastern Fox Squirrel, and Ruffed Grouse. Woodmont NRMA is in management region A. Hunting seasons and regulations can be found in the Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping. (Hunting in Maryland) There is no Sunday hunting on Woodmont NRMA.
History of our State Parks (Click Here)
Western Maryland Rail Trail
In August of 1990, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources acquired 20.3 miles of the abandoned segment of the Western Maryland Railroad Line, and the three lots in the Town of Hancock from CSX Transportation, Inc. The rail corridor was purchased with state-wide DNR Program Open Space funding at a cost of $1,042,000.
The WMRT follows a path rich in history. The Potomac River Valley has been an important transportation corridor for hundreds of years. From the Native Americans to the National Road to the C&O Canal, people have always traveled the path of the Potomac River. The Western Maryland Railway was no exception.
In its heyday, the Western Maryland Railway was a lifeline to the tri-state area of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The construction of the Western Maryland Rail Trail on this abandoned railroad bed now provides numerous opportunities to visit old ruins, with interpretive signs along the length of the trail at many of these locations.
Animal Cams (Click Here)
This week tune in to watch the Wolong Grove Panda Yard in Sichuan, China.
Beach Cam
In the winter months we all long for the beach. Take a look at whats going on at your favorite East Coast beaches right now.
