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MARYLAND MANUAL 173 Philip R. Wood, Superintendent, Point Lockout State Park Prescott L. Wilbur, Superintendent, Seneca Creek State Park Clifford A. Denney, Superintendent, Patuxent State Park Alfred B. Brown, Supervisor, Fire Control Henry W. Schlosser, Supervisor, Fire Control District III.910 Cooper Street, Salisbury 21801 (Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties) John J. Mohr, District Director Chester L. Sewell, District Forester David L. Hathway, District Park Supervisor Robert P. Taylor, Superintendent, Martinak State Park Richard J. Reuwer, Superintendent, Milburn Landing State Park Jay L. Geesaman, Superintendent, Shad Landing State Park Robert Maddox, Superintendent, Janes Island State Park Charles R. Rohm, Superintendent, Assateague State Park Robert M. Dail, Supervisor, Fire Control Milbourne L. Adkins, Supervisor, Fire Control District IV.18 Office Street, Bel Air 21014 (Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties) Henry E. Stasiek, District Director Larry H. Engle, District Park Supervisor Eugene Bowers, Superintendent, Elk Neck State Park W. Dale Beaston, Superintendent, Deer Creek State Park Guy Wells, Superintendent, Gunpowder State Park William H. Sizemore, Superintendent, Susquehanna State Park L. R. Bettinger, Supervisor, Fire Control Paul H. Seward, Supervisor, Fire Control John W. Riley, Jr. District Forester Over sixty years ago, John and Robert Garrett of Baltimore donated 1,917 acres in the Swallow Falls area of Garrett County to the State with the proviso that a Forestry Service be established in Maryland for the protection of woodlands and the advancement of forestry. By Chapter 294, Acts of 1906, approved on April 5, 1906, the General Assembly created a Board of Forestry to manage the acreage. The Board of Forestry was succeeded in 1941 by the present De- partment of Forests and Parks, which was established "to promote, administer and manage all State-owned forests, parks, scenic pre- serves, parkways, historic monuments and recreation areas." The Department is responsible for the administration of all laws, rules. and regulations relating to such properties (Chapter 608, Acts of 1941). The Director, who is the administrative head of the Department, has responsibility for the seven major divisions. The Administration Division ties the other six divisions into a cohesive, coordinated unit and provides the services required for their support. All divisions are interwoven in their scope of opera- tions, and the Administration Division is concerned with every phase of departmental activities. The four district offices at La Vale, Laurel, Salisbury, and Bel Air are a part of the Administration Division and function as arms of the office of the Director. Some 2,600,000 acres of forest land are located in Maryland. About 125,000 acres of this total are State-owned, and comprise the ten State forests administered by the Department at Savage River, Cedarville, Doncaster, Elk Neck, Green Ridge, Pocomoke, Potomac, Swallow Falls, Wicomico and Seth. These multiple-use forest areas |
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