For immediate release Contacts

Tom Williams, APR

tomwilliams@mpt.org

Office: 410-581-4031

ahamilton@nevinspr.com

Executive Producer Mike English.

Maryland Public Television series Outdoors Maryland

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  Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff travel along the Chesapeake Bay for an up-close look at how the blue crab is faring in the nation’s largest estuary.
  
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  Archaeologists from Maryland State Highway Administration explore a rural field in Allegany County believed to be part of the historic Braddock Road, associated with the French and Indian War in the mid-1700s.
  
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  DNR officials tour newly rebuilt back bay islands west of Ocean City in Worcester County, needed as habitats for shore birds such as terns and skimmers.
  
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  Boat builder Karl Nisson shows how he and several friends in Anne Arundel County are building Smith Island skiffs, originally used by watermen who fished for crabs in the shallow island marshes.
  
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  Veteran paddlers and environmentalists Don Baugh and Tom Horton take a kayak trip over the “big waters” of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean to spread the word about climate change – beginning and ending at Sandy Point State Park, with stops including Smith Island in Somerset County.
  
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  In a look at fishing along the bay, Outdoors Maryland shows where people are fishing and what they are catching and visits Tochterman’s, a century-old Baltimore City tackle shop.
  

Over the course of nearly three decades Outdoors Maryland has presented hundreds of stories on topics ranging from science-oriented environmental issues to unusual people, animals, and places across the state. The series aims to communicate one message: While Maryland is a small state, it is filled with an array of natural beauty and diverse landscapes.

New episodes of the series air on November 15, 22 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. on MPT-HD. Consult MPT’s schedule online at mpt.org for additional broadcast dates and times.

For more information about Outdoors Maryland, visit mpt.org/programs/outdoors-maryland.

About MPT

Launched in 1969 and headquartered in Owings Mills, MD, Maryland Public Television is a nonprofit, state-licensed public television network and member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). MPT’s six transmitters cover Maryland plus portions of contiguous states and the District of Columbia. Frequent winner of regional Emmy® awards, MPT creates local, regional, and national television shows. Beyond broadcast, MPT’s commitment to professional educators, parents, caregivers, and learners of all ages is delivered through year-round instructional events and the super-website Thinkport, which garners in excess of 14 million page views annually. MPT’s community engagement connects viewers with local resources on significant health, education, and public interest topics through year-round outreach events, viewer forums, program screenings, and phone bank call-in opportunities.