States

Lake Lurleen State Park in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama officially reopened after a complete renovation funded by a 2022 bond issue. The $18 million project includes 67 upgraded RV campsites, new pavilions, bathhouses, playground areas, and significant water and sewer infrastructure improvements through a partnership with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

Vermont fishing guide Luke Heald published commentary in VTDigger questioning the Agency of Natural Resources' proposed amendments to wakesurfing rules, which would reduce eligible inland lakes from 30 to 18 despite zero violations under the current most restrictive regulation in the nation.

Maryland seeks to become the first state with an official state shark by designating the extinct Otodus megalodon. Senator Jack Bailey and House Delegate Todd Morgan sponsored the bill, with Stephen Godfrey, curator of Paleontology at Calvert Marine Museum, presenting before committees. Megalodon teeth have been discovered across seven Maryland counties.