Wild Turkey Advisory Committee

Chairperson: James Gilford

Appointed by the Director of the Forest, Park
and Wildlife Service, the Committee was estab-
lished in 1978. The Committee advises the Service
on the management of the wild turkey population
in the State (Code Natural Resources Article, sec.
1-102).

MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Dr. Kenneth N. Weaver, Director

2300 St. Paul St., Suite 440
Baltimore 21218 Telephone: 554-5500

The first State Geological Survey operated from
1834 to 1841. In 1896, the State Geological and
Economic Survey was established (Chapter 51,
Acts of 1896). The work of the Survey was placed
under the Department of Geology, Mines, and
Water Resources in 1941 (Chapter 508, Acts of
1941). In 1964, the Maryland Geological Survey
superseded the Department of Geology, Mines,
and Water Resources (Chapter 73, Acts of 1964).
The Survey became part of the Department of
Natural Resources in 1969 (Chapter 154, Acts of
1969).

The Survey supervises topographic, geologic,
hydrographic, and geophysical surveys. It
prepares topographic, geologic and other maps. It
reports on the extent and character of the State's
geologic, mineral, and water resources. The Sur-
vey periodically publishes County Reports, County
and Quadrangle Atlases, Reports a/Investigations,
Basic Data Reports, Bulletins, Educational Series,
and Information Circulars. The Survey also pub-
lishes county topographic maps, county geologic
maps, a State geologic map, a State planimetric
map, and other maps and charts.

In cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey,
the Maryland Geological Survey maintains a large
data base and conducts applied research on the
surface and ground water resources of the State.
It cooperates with the federal Survey in certain
geological and geophysical mapping projects. The
Survey researches and investigates coastal and es-
tuarine geology related to erosion and sedimenta-
tion in the Chesapeake Bay and along the ocean
shoreline. A 42-foot research vessel, the R V Dis-
covery, is used for Bay research projects. As part
of its applied earth science research on the Bay,
the Survey was one of the principal investigators
on the Chesapeake Bay Program of the U.S. Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The Survey is headed by a Director appointed
by the Governor upon recommendation of the
Secretary of Natural Resources (Code Natural
Resources Article, sees. 2-201 through 2-203).

COMMISSION OF THE MARYLAND
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Dr. M. Gordon Wolman, Chairperson

S. James Campbell; Richard W. Cooper; Philip J.
Jenkins; Robert W. Ridky.

The Commission on the Maryland Geological
Survey advises the Director on matters concerning
the Survey. The Commission consists of five mem-
bers appointed by the Secretary of Natural Re-
sources (Code Natural Resources Article, sec.
2-204.)

DIVISION OF ARCHEOLOGY

Tyier J. Bastian, State Archeologist
Telephone: 554-5531

Created in 1968, the Division of Archeology
researches the archeology of the State (Chapter
541, Acts of 1968). The Division also encourages
and coordinates archeological research and inves-
tigation undertaken by societies, institutions, mu-
seums, and organizations. The Division is headed
by the State Archeologist (Code Natural Re-
sources Article, sees. 2-302, 2-303).

Through its Division of Archeology, the Mary-
land Geological Survey grants permits for archeo-
logical investigation on lands owned or controlled
by the State. Permits are issued to any person or
institution who, in the judgment of the Survey, is
properly qualified to conduct such investigations
and excavations.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
ARCHEOLOGY

Chairperson: Paul Cresthull

Dr. June Evans; Dr. Robert L. McFarlin; Donald
G. Shomette; Garry W. Stone.

The Advisory Committee on Archeology was
created within the Maryland Geological Survey in
1968 (Chapter 541, Acts of 1968). It advises the
Survey on archeological matters and formulates
rules and regulations regarding archeological mat-
ters for review and publication by the Survey.

Appointed by the Director of the Maryland Ge-
ological Survey, the Committee consists of five