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Maryland Manual, 1969-70
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108 MARYLAND MANUAL
BOYS' FORESTRY CAMPS
Robert G. Wolford, Superintendent
Headquarters, Green Ridge, Flintstone 21630 Telephone: 478-5171
The State Department of Juvenile Services operates five forestry
camps for boys in cooperation with the State Department of Forests
and Parks. These camps were created by Chapter 370, Acts of 1956.
The camps are combined into a single administrative unit with
one budget and one central business management unit located in the
Green Ridge State Forest, Flintstone. These camps serve older boys
received on transfer from the Maryland Training School for Boys,
Boys' Village of Maryland, the Victor Cullen School, and the Mary-
land Children's Center. Boys selected for transfer must be at least
18% years of age, must be in good physical health, and must be
interested in an active outdoor work ana living experience. The camps
were created in the conviction that older boys could be guided back
to good citizenship under care in these camps, and that at the same
time the boys would be assisting in the conservation of the State's
natural resources and contributing to the cost of their maintenance.
During the fiscal year 1969, the camps served a total of 418 boys. The
average daily population was 135, with an average length of stay
of 6.3 months.
Boys' Forestry Camp.Green Ridge
Dave Lefcourt, Supervisor
Flintstone (Allegany County) 21630 Telephone: 478-7141
Green Ridge Forestry Camp for Boys was established in May 1965,
as a specialized institution to be operated by the State Department
of Public Welfare (now the Department of Social Services) in coopera-
tion with the State Department of Forests and Parks. During the
fiscal year 1964, the facilities were expanded to accommodate 35 boys.
Boys' Forestry Camp.Lonaconing
,
John E. Kerr, Acting Supervisor
R.F.D. #1. Box 56-A, Lonaconing
(Allegany County) 21639 Telephone: 463-2244
The success of the first Boys' Forestry Camp at Green Ridge
prompted the 1966 General Assembly to appropriate capital funds for
two additional camps and operating funds for Camp II (Chapter 98,
Acts of 1966). The first of these two camps is located in Garrett
County just four miles from Lonaconing. It opened in December, 1957,
with facilities for 26 boys. During the fiscal year 1964, the facilities
were expanded to accommodate 30 boys.
Boys' Forestry Camp.Meadow Mountain
Warren L. Steger, Jr., Supervisor
Grantsville (Garrett County) 21636 Telephone: 245-2281
The third Boys' Forestry Camp opened in June, 1968, approximately
nine miles from Grantsville in Garrett County (Chapter 454, Acts of
1957), with facilities for 26 boys. During the fiscal year 1964, the
facilities were increased to accommodate 30 boys.

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