NATURAL RESOURCES
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State Forests
State Parks
State Wildlands
Muddy Creek Falls at Swallow Falls State Park, north of Oakland (Garrett County), Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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The Department of Natural Resources works to ensure the preservation, development, wise use, and enjoyment of Maryland's natural resources for the greatest benefit to the State and its citizens. The Department coordinates all natural resources activities within the State and reviews and evaluates all natural resources policies, plans, programs, and practices of county, State, regional and federal agencies and institutions.
Oak Tree, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.
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Department of Natural Resources
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Maryland Geological Survey, 2300 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland, April 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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In addition, the General Assembly addresses concerns about natural resources through the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, and the House Environmental Matters Committee.
Io moth, Glen Burnie, Maryland, January 2013. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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