sponsibility of the Department. A force of wardens is employed to
supervise tree trimming operations by the public utility companies
along their pole-line rights of way..

The Department administers nine State Forests with a total area
of 119,185 acres. These forests serve as demonstration areas in for-
estry management. Recreational areas have been developed in several
of them, notably, Herrington Manor on the Swallow Falls and New-
Germany on the Savage River. Parallel to this is the administration
of seven State Parks of scenic or historic interest totaling 4,830 acres.
The State Forests and Parks and their areas are as follows ;.

Swallow Falls State Forests, Garrett, 7,132
Savage River State Forest, Garrett, 61,616
Potomac State Forest, Garrett, 12,107
Washington Mt. State Park, Washington, 45
Green Ridge State Forest, Allegany, 25,430
Ft. Tonolway State Park, Washington, 20
Ft. Frederick State Park, Washington, 279
Gambrill State Forest Park, Frederick, 1,088
Elk Neck State Park, Cecil, 994
Patapsco State Forest Park, Howard, 1,088
Cedarville State Forest Park, Prince George's and Charles, 3,509
Doncaster State Forest, Charles, 1,464
Pocomoke State Forest, Worcester, 12,377
Seth Demonstration State Forest, Talbot, 124
Wye Oak State Park, Talbot, 1.5
Elk Neck State Forest, Talbot, 3,762.

Publications; Since 1941 the reports have been published with.

the reports of the Board of Natural Resources.
The Old Line Acorn, monthly publication,
Appropriations: 1948 1949.

General Funds ... $290,640 $295,650
Special Funds.

Forest Reserve 41,106 42,262
Roadside Tree Fund 80,855 81,920
Federal State Co-op-land 12,770 8,006
Federal Grants 110,000 (1) 107,000 (2).

Totals ...... .... $535,371 $427,738.

(1) Federal funds are granted under the Clark- McNary
Act and may be used for fire protection only..

(2) Tentative allotment.
Staff: 101..

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, MINES AND.

WATER RESOURCES
The Commission:.

Chairman: Arthur B. Stewart, 1952.

Mervin A. Pentz, 1953; Joseph C. Lore, Jr., 1949; Harry
R. Hall, 1950; Holmes D. Baker, 1951.
Joseph T. Singewald, Jr., Director.

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 18 Telephone: University 0771.

The Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources was estab-
lished in 1941, superseding the State Geological and Economic Survey.