The Trust consists of fifteen trustees. Three serve
ex officio. The remaining twelve trustees each year
elect three of their own successors for four-year
terms. The Trust selects the Director (Code Natural
Resources Article, secs. 3-201 through 3-211).

STATE FOREST & PARK SERVICE

Richard P. Barton, Director

Tawes State Office Building, E-3
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-3771
camping information: (410) 768-0895

The State Forest and Park Service originated in
1906 when John and Robert Garrett of Baltimore
gave the State nearly 2,000 acres of land in the Swal-
low Falls area of Garrett County. The gift came with a
proviso that a forestry service be established to protect
woodlands and advance forestry That same year, the
Board of Forestry was created (Chapter 294, Acts of
1906). The Board was replaced by the Department of
Forests and Parks in 1941 (Chapter 508, Acts of
1941). In 1969, the Department of Forests and Parks
became part of the Department of Natural Resources
(Chapter 154, Acts of 1969). The Department of
Forests and Parks in 1972 divided into two units: the
Park Service and the Forest Service (Chapter 348, Acts
of 1972). These agencies were recombined in 1982 as
the Forest and Park Service (Chapter 184, Acts of
1982). In 1984, the Forest and Park Service merged
with the Wildlife Administration to form the Forest,
Park and Wildlife Service (Chapter 136, Acts of 1984).
The Department in 1991 separated the State Forest
and Park Service from the Wildlife Program.
The State Forest and Park Service administers
and manages Maryland's State forests, parks, scenic
preserves, historic monuments, and natural envi-
ronmental areas. While providing recreation sites,
the Service preserves natural resources and ensures
multiple uses and a sustained yield of forest re-
sources. The Service also is responsible for the
Maryland Conservation Corps (Code Natural Re-
sources Article, secs. 5-101 through 5-219).
The Service consists of fifty-three management
projects. These include four State forests, ten multi-
use parks, fourteen general recreation parks, seven
waterfront parks, six natural environment areas, ten
historic or scenic sites, one roadside picnic area, and
three natural resource management areas.
Parks and recreational activity brochures are avail-
able at each park and upon request from the Service.

PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION

C. James Sears, Chairperson
Contact: Linda Davis (410) 974-3771

The Park Advisory Commission was formed in
1972. By 1983, the Commission was merged with

the Forest Advisory Commission to form the Forest
and Park Advisory Commission. The Commission
was reformed again as the Park Advisory Commis-
sion in 1988 (Chapter 178, Acts of 1988). The
Commission's nine members are appointed by the
Governor with the advice of the Secretary of Natu-
ral Resources.

MARYLAND CONSERVATION CORPS
Jonathan Underwood, Director

Tawes State Office Building, B-2
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-3771

Authorized in 1982, the Maryland Conservation
Corps was funded and began operation in 1984
(Chapter 297, Acts of 1982; Chapter 510, Acts of
1984). The Corps, formerly under the Tidewater
Administration, was assigned to the Forest, Park
and Wildlife Service in 1988.Since 1991, the Corps
has been under the State Forest and Park Service.
The Corps provides Maryland youths, aged 14 to
21, with jobs that help develop and maintain the
State's natural resources. Corps projects conserve or
improve natural resources or enhance and preserve
environmentally important lands and waters. During
the summer of 1993, some 361 youths worked on
projects throughout the State. Participants may be
sponsored by private industry and must be physically
fit and have the desire to work out-of-doors, possibly
in remote locations. Through a federal grant in 1992,
the Maryland Conservaton Corps began a year-round
program for participants, aged 17 to 25.

GREENWAYS & RESOURCE
PLANNING

David G. Burke, Director

Tawes State Office Building, D-3
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-3654

Greenways and Resource Planning originated as
Land Planning Services under the Capital Programs
Administration and was reorganized under its present
name in 1991. It provides planning, mapping, envi-
ronmental review, and capital budget services to help
the Department acquire, develop, and manage public
lands and scenic rivers.
Under Greenways and Resource Planning are
four sections: Resource Planning; Technical Serv-
ices; Environmental Review; and Mapping and
Property Research. Greenway and Resource Plan-
ning also provides technical support to the Mary-
land Greenways Commission.