Things to Know:
From the Office of Rec
Contact Information
Director: Sandra.Olek@Maryland.gov (Sandi Olek)
Outdoor Rec Specialist: Isabel.Layton@Maryland.gov (Isabel Layton)
Outdoor Rec Specialist: Emily.Morrow@Maryland.gov (Emily Morrow)
General Email Address: OutdoorRecreation.DNR@Maryland.gov
Projects On Which We Can Collaborate
Maryland 250 - Is your park hosting an event, program, or other celebration to celebrate America's 250th birthday? Let us know! (POC: Sandi, Isabel & Emily)
Maryland’s Best AgriTrails - Our office has partnered with the Maryland Department of Agriculture/Maryland’s Best to create and promote themed experiences that pair outdoor recreation with local agricultural businesses. This collaboration began with the Hike the Ice Cream Trail campaign in 2024 and 2025, which pairs hiking trails with nearby creameries in a family-friendly challenge to earn prizes by visiting as many stops as they can between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Ice Cream Trail will return in 2026, alongside two new initiatives: a bike and brew trail that links cycling routes with breweries, and a Shuck, Stout, and Paddle, which pairs water trails with local oyster farms and affiliated restaurants. We’ll be reaching out to park staff for trail recommendations and input on communications - thank you to all who have already helped with the ice cream trail! Please contact us if you’d like to partner or share ideas. (POC: Emily)
Trail Etiquette Campaign - With the development of the eBike Regulations to guide their use on state lands, our office is working with OCM to develop a trail etiquette campaign. If your state land is hosting an event around trail etiquette or bringing different user groups together, please let us know! Also, please see the eBike Regulations FAQ here. (POC: Sandi & Isabel)
Outdoor Business Directory - Help us map the outfitters, guides, and retailers that fuel Maryland’s Outdoor Recreation Economy! We're building a statewide database of outdoor recreation businesses to improve communication and collaboration with external partners and make it easier for the public to find guides, retailers, and rental providers based on location and activity. Do you know of businesses currently operating in or near your park? If so, please let us know so that we can ensure that they are included in the database. (POC: Emily)
Social Media Campaign - The #OutdoorsInAllFourSeasons social media campaign is put together by OOR with OCM and works to highlight recreation around the state throughout the year, if you are having a cool recreation-focused event or program, let us know! We're always looking to amplify these opportunities as available. (POC: Isabel & Sandi)
Intra-Agency Projects - Our office has taken the lead on some projects that cross between different units. For example, the eBike Regulation, which spanned NRP, MPS, Forestry, Wildlife & Heritage, LAP, OOS & the Office of the Attorney General. Following the chain of command, please loop us into cross-unit projects! (POC: Isabel, Emily & Sandi)
MPS Trainings:
10/16- Mock Search- Patapsco Click here to register!
Join MPS staff members as well as volunteer SAR organizations to refresh your searching knowledge and participate in a mock search. We will meet at shelter 706 in the Pickall area of Patapsco.
Bring a handheld radio, clothing appropriate for the weather, a flashlight, and the normal daily equipment you carry while on duty.
Search Tactics Review
15:00 - Arrival
15:30 - 16:30 SAR Resource Orientation
16:30 - 17:00 Dinner, Bring your own
17:00 - 20:00 Search
20:00 - 21:00 After Action Review
22:00 - Clear Park, Lock Gate
Mock Search
4:30 pm - 10 pm
Search Tactics Review is an option session prior to the Mock Search where students will review the fundamentals of ground search and be acquainted with any technology and equipment being used for the Mock Search.
Non-MPS Trainings:
Upcoming CIG Training - Warning: Cost is $600
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Please join Dr. Daniel Pratson, Natural Resources Extension Specialist with University of Maryland, for the 2025 Forestry and Natural Resources webinar series. Through these webinars, you’ll learn the basics of Maryland’s forests along with how current research is advancing how we understand and steward these ecosystems.
Each webinar will be held on the second Wednesday of the month, starting in October, from Noon to 1 PM. Attendance is free, but registration is required.
Information for each webinar is provided below, and on the attached announcement: Wednesday, October 8, Noon to 1 PM EST: Learn about the history and current conditions of Maryland’s forests. Register here: https://go.umd.edu/OctForests2025
Wednesday, November 12, Noon to 1 PM EST: Learn about the factors that shape how and why Maryland’s forests grow. Register here: https://go.umd.edu/NovForests2025
Wednesday, December 10, Noon to 1 PM EST: Learn about some of the ways Maryland communities value, manage, and interact with forests. Register here: https://go.umd.edu/DecForests2025
These webinars are for anyone interested in learning more about forest resources in Maryland. Please distribute this announcement widely. Contact Daniel Pratson at dpratson@umd.edu with questions or accommodation requests prior to each event. |
Yale Forest Forum Speaker Series, Fall 2025 |
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The Yale Forest Forum is excited to announce the Fall 2025 speaker series, “A History of Scientific Forestry: From Extraction to Ecosystem Management.” Webinars will take place on Thursdays from September 4 through December 4, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. U.S. ET.
This series builds on the spring 2025 pre-industrial forest history series and examines how European practices influenced the development of modern forestry in the U.S. It features scholars and practitioners from various fields, including forestry, history, ecology, sociology, and environmental studies.
This fall 2025 speaker series is co-hosted by The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment, Forest History Society, Society of American Foresters, and University of Minnesota.
Join us every Thursday from September 4 to December 4, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. U.S. ET. (Note that there will not be webinars on October 16 & 23 and November 27.) |
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 | The University of Maryland Extension is offering a 4-week Dining with Diabetes class. This class is a diabetes education program for adults with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes and their families.
Dining with Diabetes teaches healthy meal planning and other self-management skills. Recipes and cooking videos will be included in each session.
There will be 2 series: one series will be online via Zoom and the other class will be in- person in Hagerstown MD.
- The online classes will be held on Wednesdays, October 15, 22, 29, and November 5 from 6:00-7:30 pm. The cost for the virtual classes will be $15.00. There will also be a follow-up class 3 months after the last class. Registration Link
- The in-person class will be held in Hagerstown, location TBD on Tuesdays, November 25, December 2, 9, and 16. The cost for the in-person classes will be $20.00. There will also be a follow-up class 3 months after the last class.
The Dining with Diabetes program is a National Extension Program and has recently been updated to follow the 2025 American Diabetes Association Standards of Care.
The instructor for this class is Lisa McCoy, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with over 30 years of experience in Diabetes Management education.
For more information or to register, please contact Dr.Lisa McCoy @ lmccoy@umd.edu or call 301-791-1304.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact the educator at least two weeks prior to the event at 301-791-1304. |
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ADHD makes it harder to get things done consistently and to meet others’ expectations. But just how productive do you really need to be? At what point is the extra stress and effort not worth it?
Strong self-esteem and solid relationships are a balance between generosity and assertiveness — taking good care of others and yourself. We will discuss how to decide which tasks to take on and how to negotiate any differences of opinion. Join this webinar to learn:- How past struggles and failures can cast a long shadow on what you allow others to expect of you.
- How to think about what you want to do in certain situations.
- How to evaluate whether you have the social capital in a relationship to offer something other than what the other person prefers.
- How to act with integrity — be good to yourself and others, especially when it’s hard.
- Why people-pleasing rarely pleases anyone.
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