DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

John R. Griffin, Secretary of Natural Resources (410) 260-8101

Stanley K. Arthur, Deputy Secretary (410) 260-8102
Verna E. Harrison, Assistant Secretary, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs (410) 260-8116
Allen W. Cartwright, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Management Service (410) 260-8106
James W. Dunmyer, Assistant Secretary, Public Lands (410) 260-8108
Sarah J. Taylor-Rogers, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary, Resource Management Service (410) 260-8113
Joseph P. Gill, Counsel (410) 260-8350

Tawes State Office Building
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2397
(410) 260-8100
fax: (410) 260-8111
TTY: (410) 260-8835
World Wide Web: http://www.dnr.state.md.us

[color photograph of pine trees near Department of natural Resources]







Pine cone boughs near Department of Natural Resources,
Annapolis, Maryland, May 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

Agencies

Budget

Functions

Historical Evolution

Organizational Chart

Organizational Structure

Origin

Reports

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

(K00A01, formerly 30.01.01)
FY1999 appropriation: $7,629,769
FY1999 authorized positions: 117
John R. Griffin, Secretary of Natural Resources
(410) 260-8101
e-mail: jgriffin@dnr.state.md.us

Stanley K. Arthur, Deputy Secretary
(410) 260-8102
e-mail: sarthur@dnr.state.md.us

CHESAPEAKE BAY & WATERSHED PROGRAMS

Verna E. Harrison, Assistant Secretary for Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs
(410) 260-8116
e-mail: vharrison@dnr.state.md.us

MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Allen W. Cartwright, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Management Service
(410) 260-8106
e-mail: acartwright@dnr.state.md.us

PUBLIC LANDS

James W. Dunmyer, Assistant Secretary for Public Lands
(410) 260-8108
e-mail: jdunmyer@dnr.state.md.us

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Sarah J. Taylor-Rogers, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Resource Management Service
(410) 260-8113
e-mail: staylor-rogers@dnr.state.md.us

DEFUNCT DEPARTMENTAL AGENCIES

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUREAU
Under Natural Resources Police Force, reorganized as Management Services Bureau in 1998.

AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH
Under Fisheries Service, as part of Cooperative Oxford Laboratory, renamed Fish and Wildlife Health in 1998.

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING
Under Monitoring and Nontidal Assessment Division of Resource Assessment Service, reorganized in July 1998 into two units: Algal Identification, and Benthic Identification.

CAPITAL PROGRAMMING
Under Engineering and Construction Program of Land and Water Conservation Service, disbanded and function assigned to Assistant Director in January 1997.

COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Under Fisheries Service, renamed Industry Liaison and Interjurisdictional Fisheries in 1997.

COOPERATIVE OXFORD LABORATORY
Renamed Sarbanes Cooperative Oxford Laboratory in honor of U.S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes in February 1999.

FRESHWATER FISHERIES DIVISION
Under Resource Management Service, Division functions transferred to the Fisheries Service in 1995.

HABITAT PROGRAM
Under Wildlife and Heritage Division, functions transferred to regional offices in January 1998.

HERITAGE & BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Under Wildlife and Heritage Division, reorganized in January 1998 as two programs: Biodiversity, and Conservation Technology.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL & COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE
Reorganized under Public Communications Office in 1997 as Marketing and Intergovernmental Relations.

LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Under Wildlife and Heritage Division, functions transferred to regional offices in January 1998.

OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
Under Engineering and Construction Program of Land and Water Conservation Service, reorganized as In-House Construction and Physical Plant Management in January 1997.

OUTREACH & TECHNICAL SERVICES
Under Wildlife and Heritage Division, functions transferred to regional offices in January 1998.

OYSTER RECOVERY
Within Fisheries Service, under Cooperative Oxford Laboratory, this grant program ended in December 1996.

PLANNING & EDUCATION BUREAU
Under Natural Resources Police Force, reorganized as Administrative Services Bureau in 1998.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Under Engineering and Construction Program of Land and Water Conservation Service, functions dispersed to other units in January 1997.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Under Engineering and Construction Program of Land and Water Conservation Service, functions dispersed to other units in January 1997.

RECREATIONAL BOATING AREA MANAGEMENT
Under Licensing and Registration Service, phased out in the fall of 1996.

RESEARCH INVENTORY & MONITORING
Under Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation Programs, functions divided among regional offices, Biodiversity Program, and Conservation Technology Program in January 1998.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Under Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation Programs, functions divided among regional offices, Biodiversity Program, and Conservation Technology Program in January 1998.

RESOURCE SYSTEMS
Under Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation Programs, functions divided among regional offices, Biodiversity Program, and Conservation Technology Program in January 1998.

SPECIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
Under Program Open Space within Land and Water Conservation Service, this unit was reorganized as Heritage in December 1996.

STATE ACQUISITION
Under Program Open Space within Land and Water Conservation Service, functions of this unit were assumed in December 1996 by the Program's four regional offices.

SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAU
Under Natural Resources Police Force, reorganized as a division and placed under Administrative Services Bureau in 1998.

TIDAL FISHERIES DIVISION
Under Resource Management Service, Division functions transferred to the Fisheries Service in 1995.

TIDEWATER ADMINISTRATION
In 1995, Administration functions were assigned to Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Programs, and to Resource Management Service.

URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM
Under Forest Service, renamed Urban Forestry and Reforestation in 1997.

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