petuate the aesthetic, natural, scenic and cultural
aspects of the Maryland environment (Chapter
648, Acts of 1967). The Trust also promotes ap-
preciation of the environment and continued inter-
est in its care.
The Trust seeks donations of conservation ease-
ments to the State on certain lands to preserve the land
from development. By the end of 1995, the Trust had
secured 347 conservation easements on 49,533 acres.
The Trust consists of fifteen trustees. Three serve
ex officio. The remaining twelve each year elect three
of their own successors for four-year terms. The Trust
appoints the Director (Code Natural Resources Arti-
cle, sees. 3-201 through 3-211).

STATE FOREST & PARK SERVICE

Col. Richard P. Barton, Director

Tawes State Office Building, E-3
580TaylorAve.
Annapolis, MD 21401—2397 (410) 974-3771

The State Forest and Park Service originated in
1906 when John and Robert Garrett of Baltimore
gave the State nearly 2,000 acres of land in the
Swallow Falls area of Garrett County. The gift came
with a proviso that a forestry service be established to
protect woodlands and advance forestry. That same
year, the Board of Forestry was created (Chapter 294,
Acts of 1906). The Board was replaced by the Depart-
ment of Forests and Parks under supervision of the
Board of Natural Resources in 1941 (Chapter 508,
Acts of 1941). In 1969, the Department of Forests
and Parks became part of the Department of Natural
Resources (Chapter 154, Acts of 1969). The Depart-
ment of Forests and Parks in 1972 divided into two
units: the Park Service and the Forest Service (Chapter
348, Acts of 1972). These agencies were recombined
in 1982 as the Forest and Park Service (Chapter 184,
Acts of 1982). In 1984, the Forest and Park Service
merged with the Wildlife Administration to form the
Forest, Park and Wildlife Service (Chapter 136, Acts
of 1984). The Department separated the State Forest
and Park Service from the Wildlife Program in 1991.
The State Forest and Park Service administers and
manages Maryland's State forests, parks, natural envi-
ronmental areas, natural resource areas, and marinas.
While providing recreation sites, the Service preserves
natural resources and ensures multiple uses and a
sustained yield of forest resources (Code Natural
Resources Article, sees. 5-101 through 5-219).
The Service is responsible for seven State forests,
some forty State parks, five demonstration forests,
six natural environment areas, and nine natural
resource management areas. The Service also over-
sees two State marinas. It operates Somers Cove
Marina, home of the Annual Crab Derby in Cris-
field. It monitors the contract for managing the

Fort Washington Marina at Piscataway Bay off the
Potomac River in Prince George's County. Parks
and recreational activity brochures are available at
each park and from the Service.
Under the State Forest and Park Service is the
Maryland Conservation Corps. Several advisory
committees also aid the Service. Among these are
the Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board; Deep
Creek Lake Advisory and Review Committee; Gun-
powder Falls Local Advisory Board; and the Helen
Avalynne Tawes Garden Advisory Board.

DEEP CREEK LAKE ADVISORY & REVIEW COMMITTEE

Edisel D. King, Chair
Contact: Paul Durham (301) 387-4111

The Committee advises the Secretary of Natural
Resources on matters relating to Deep Creek Lake
in Garrett County, particularly in regard to the
Deep Creek Lake Recreation Maintenance and
Management Fund and the Deep Creek Lake Man-
agement Program.
The Committee is composed of seven members.
They include the member of the House of Delegates
representing Garrett County (Legislative Dist. 1A);
the president of the Deep Creek Lake Property Own-
ers' Association or designee; the president of the Deep
Creek Lake Business Association or designee; the chair
ofthe Garrett County Board of County Commission-
ers or designee; and three persons appointed by the
Garrett County Board of County Commissioners
(Code Natural Resources Article, sec. 5-216).

SCENIC & WILD RIVERS REVIEW BOARD
Chair: John R. Griffin, Secretary of Natural Resources
John F. Wilson, State Scenic & Wild Rivers
Coordinator
(410)974-3654

The Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board was
created in 1968 (Chapter 85, Acts of 1968). The
Board reviews all inventories, studies, plans, rules, and
regulations concerning the Scenic and Wild Rivers
Program. The Program includes the following rivers
and their tributaries: the Anacostia; Deer Creek;
Monocacy; Patuxent; Pocomoke; Potomac (in
Montgomery and Frederick counties); Severn; Wi-
comico (in Charles County); and Youghiogheny.
During review, the recommendations of the Secretary
of Natural Resources, local governing bodies, and
local advisory boards are considered. The Board rec-
ommends to the General Assembly resource manage-
ment plans for rivers, shorelines, and related lands
included in the Program, and recommends additional
rivers and tributaries for the Program.
With the advice and consent of the local govern-
ing body, the Review Board appoints a local scenic
and wild river advisory board for each river in the
Scenic and Wild River Program.