Service also manages, administers, and controls
recreational use of cooperative wildlife areas and
some State park areas.

The Natural Heritage Program identifies signifi-
cant natural areas of the State and sets priorities
for their protection. A continuously updated and
computerized inventory describes all rare,
threatened and endangered plants and animals, as
well as unique and exemplary natural communi-
ties. The Program proposes a State listing of the
threatened and endangered species and provides
technical assistance to federal. State and local
county agencies and educational institutions on
matters concerning ecological resources in Mary-
land.

ADVISORY BOARDS

The Forest, Park, and Wildlife Service is aided
by thirteen advisory boards:

Elk Neck State Park Board
Herrington Manor State Park Board
Martinak State Park Board
Patapsco Valley State Park Board
Point Lookout State Park Board

Rocky Gap State Park Board

(Code Natural Resources Article, sec. l-102(d)).

Susquehanna State Park Advisory Board

Monroe I. Duke, Chairperson

Willard dark; Thomas W. Coudon; William Cox,
Jr.; Leiand S. DeVore; William Foreaker; E.
Ralph Hostetter; William S. James; Sidney D.
Kreider, M.D.; Richard Mackie; William B.
Reese; Catherine I. Riley; James A. Seaman;
James A. Thomas; Mrs. Frederick J. Viele; James
T. Wollon, Jr.

Contact: Chris Buriey Telephone: 939-0643
Appointed by the Governor (Code Natural
Resources Article, sec. 1-102).

Forest and Park Advisory Commission

Chairperson: William H. Parker

Meredith M. Dale; John Davis; Sam Dyke;
Walter Hoye; Leonard Hudson; Wes Johnson; P.
Richard Malzone; J. Adam Plummer; Victor P.
Skruck, Sr.; Arnold Williams; Joseph Yockus.

Appointed by the Governor (Code Natural
Resources Article, sec. 1-102).

Captive Wildlife Advisory Committee

Brian Rutledge, Chairperson

Created in 1986, the Captive Wildlife Advisory
Committee consists of seven members appointed
by the Director of the Forest, Park and Wildlife
Service (Chapter 805, Acts of 1986). The Com-
mittee advises the Director on proposed regula-
tions and other matters relating to captive wild-
life. Members serve three-year terms (Code
Natural Resources Article, sec. 10-910).

Trapping Advisory Committee

Vacancy, Chairperson

Appointed by the Director of the Forest, Park
and Wildlife Service, the Committee advises the
Service on trapping matters (Code Natural Re-
sources Article, sec. 1-102).

Waterfowl Advisory Committee

William S. James, Chairperson

Charles B. Allen; Lee A. Brohawn; Elbridge Newt
Cropper; Alonzo G. Decker, Jr.; E. Hugh
Galbreath; Ladd Johnson; Alfred S. Mattingly;
Edward L. Middleton; Matthew C. Perry; J. Lee
Potterfield; Ronald Webster; John Zouck.

The Waterfowl Advisory Committee was for-
merly the Duck Release Program Advisory Com-
mittee. Appointed by the Governor, the Commit-
tee works with the Service to develop a superior
duck release program (Code Natural Resources
Article, sec. 1-102).

Wildlife Advisory Commission

Chairperson: John W. Barton, 1988

Dianne Pearce, 1987; J. Allen Swan, 1987; Fife
Symington, 1987; Charles Garner, 1988; Daniel
Poole, 1988; Charles B. Allen, 1989; C. A. Porter
Hopkins, 1989; Kenneth F. Thompson, 1989.

The Governor appoints the Commission which
advises the Service and the Secretary of Natural
Resources on wildlife matters. Members serve
four-year terms (Code Natural Resources Article,
sec. 1-102).