Reopening of Assateague Island National Seashore Beaches after …
Assateague Island National Seashore update Friday 9/20/24: In consultation with the multiple state and federal agencies, we are pleased to report that swimming and ocean access can now be permitted on the lifeguarded beaches in both Maryland and Virginia!
Medical waste washes ashore in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Officials banned swimming, wading and surfing at Assateague State Park Sunday morning after Maryland Park Service rangers found several needles and needle caps, feminine hygiene products and...
Used hypodermic needles shut beaches in Md., Va. to swimmers
Sep 15, 2024 · Swimming was banned at beaches in Ocean City and on Assateague Island on Sunday after used hypodermic needles and other medical waste washed ashore, authorities said.
Needles, syringes among medical waste washing ashore on some ... - CBS News
Sep 15, 2024 · Assateague State Park, along with other beaches along the Maryland coast, is experiencing a significant amount of medical waste washing onshore. Access to the ocean will be restricted at this...
Swimming restricted at Ocean City, Assateague beaches due to …
Sep 15, 2024 · Assateague State Park, along with other beaches along the Maryland coast, is experiencing a significant amount of medical waste washing onshore. Access to the ocean will be restricted at this...
Shifting Sands: Maryland Keeps an Eye in the Sky on Vulnerable …
Jan 31, 2024 · Unique among Maryland’s public lands, Assateague State Park comprises part of a barrier island that provides a peaceful beach respite to more than a million visitors a year. But the relaxed atmosphere belies the island’s tumultuous place protecting the mainland from the powerful forces of the Atlantic Ocean.
60 agencies working to contain medical waste affecting Maryland …
Sep 16, 2024 · Rangers at Assateague State Park discovered the first items after Sunday morning’s high tide and said the medical waste found was primarily hypodermic needles, as well as needle caps. Staff...
Needles and other medical waste washes ashore, closing Maryland …
O CEAN CITY, Md. — Assateague State Park; Ocean City, Maryland; and Fenwick Island, Delaware have all temporarily prohibited ocean access following medical waste washing up on their shores.
Medical waste washes up in Ocean City, Assateague - NBC4 …
Sep 15, 2024 · Beaches have been closed and ocean activities barred along southern Maryland after medical waste washed up around Ocean City. Officials in Ocean City announced the closure on Sunday afternoon ...
ASSATEAGUE STATE PARK - Maryland Department of Natural …
Welcome to Assateague . Assateague State Park is Maryland's only oceanfront park. It is located on Assateague Island, a barrier island bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Sinepuxent Bay on the west. Its two miles of ocean beaches offer swimming, beachcombing, sunbathing, surfing and fishing.