OCEAN CITY BEACH REPLENISHMENT
& HURRICANE PROTECTION PROJECT

Contact Robert P Gaudette (410) 974-2937

The Ocean City Beach Replenishment and Hum
cane Protection Project provides storm protection to
Ocean City and maintains the recreation beach used by
some 4 million visitors annually The Project was con
structed in two phases Phase I established a wide,
gradually nsing beach and level berm area It was corn
pleted in September 1988 and funded by State govern
ment, Ocean City, and Worcester County Phase II
included 1 8 miles of steel bulkhead protecting the
boardvialk and 7 miles of dunes and berm to provide
hurricane protection up to the Delaware boundary Lne
It was Jointly funded by the State, Ocean City, Worcester
County and the U S Army Corps of Engineers
State funding for Phase I, Phase II, and continued
maintenance of the Project comes from the Ocean Beach
Replenishment Fund, established in 1986 (Chapter 606,
Acts of 1986) The beach is to be replenished every four
years to retain its 100 year storm protection level and
ensure federal involvement in case of a major catastrophe

RESOURCE PLANNING
Eugene A Piotrowski, Director

Tawes State Office Building, D 3
580 Taylor Ave
Annapolis, MD 21401—2397 (410) 974-3654

Resource Planning ongmated as Land Planning
Services under the Capital Programs Administration and
was reorganized as Greenways and Resource Planning
in 1991 Under the Land and Water Conservation
Service, it was renamed Resource Planning m 1995 It
provides planning, mappmg, environmental review, and
capital budget services to help the Department acquire,
develop, and manage public lands and scenic nvers
Under Resource Planning are four sections En
vironmental Review, Mapping and Property Re
search. Resource Planning, and Technical Services

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Gene F Cheers, Chief
(410) 974 3654

Environmental Review coordinates the Depart
ment's review of all proposals that affect Department
lands, including leases, sales, and easements In support
of capital budget requests, planners m this section prepare
environmental and growth management assessments

MAPPING & PROPERTY RESEARCH
Steven C Goodmuth, Chief
(410) 974 3654

The Mapping and Property Research Section
researches property records (deeds, surveys, land
patents) and prepares project boundary maps for all
Department lands These maps show properties in
the acquisition program, as well as properties

owned by the Department or not yet acquired The
Section also conducts surveys, and reviews and
updates the maps

RESOURCE PLANNING
The Resource Planning Section formulates mas
ter plans for new State parks or for recreational use
and modification of existing State parks For pro-
posed new Department areas, the Section conducts
detailed property reviews as well as environmental
reviews for many Department projects and lands
The Section also develops master facilities plans for
areas without approved master plans
The Section prepares resource management
plans for the nine rivers of the scenic and wild rivers
system to promote the wise use of the rivers' land
and water resources and improve resource conser
vation measures Planners work with local citizen
advisory boards developing recommendations for
local governments on resource use

TECHNICAL SERVICES
Kerry Wicks, Chief
(410)974-3654

Technical Services provides computer support
for publication and display graphics, and for all the
work of Resource Planning This section also main
tains a geographic information system and coordi
nates the Department's forest management plans

PROGRAM OPEN SPACE
H Grant Dehart, Director

Tawes State Office Building, E 3
580 Taylor Ave
Annapolis, MD 21401—2397 (410) 974 3581

Program Open Space acquires outdoor recreation
and open space areas for public use The Program
administers funds made available to local communities
for open and recreational space by the Outdoor Rec
reation Land Loan of 1969 and from the Land and
Water Conservation Fund of the National Park Serv
ice, U S Department of the Interior The Program
coordinates the acquisition of Department lands for
the use of all departmental agencies (Code Natural
Resources Article, sees 5 901 through 5 910)

NATURAL RESOURCES
POLICE FORCE

Col John W Rhoads, Superintendent

Tawes State Office Building, C 3
580 Taylor Ave
Annapolis, MD 21401—2397 (410) 974 3170

As Maryland's oldest State law enforcement
agency and one of the oldest conservation law en
forcement agencies in the country, the Natural Re