NRP Remembers First K-9 Unit With Tree Planting Ceremony

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WHO: Superintendent Colonel Mark S. Chaney, Sgt. Lisa Nyland (the K-9’s former handler)

WHAT: The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) remembers “Jesse” the first Search and Rescue and Cadaver Detection K-9 unit for NRP with a memorial tree planting ceremony. The dog died in February this year after a short battle with cancer.

WHERE: NRP Eastern Regional Office, Queen Anne. See directions below

WHEN: 10 A.M., FRIDAY, APRIL 29

WHY: During her 10 years of service, Jesse, a female yellow lab, ran on a variety of search calls for drowning victims, suicides, missing children, nursing home events, Alzheimer patients, lost hunters and murder victims. Jesse also did a six-day tour of duty at the Pentagon on the recovery operations after the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attack.

DIRECTIONS:
From Baltimore: Take US 695 to MD 97 south to US 50 east over the Bay Bridge. Continue east on US 50; turn left on MD 404; turn left on MD 309. Office is on the right past the armory. From DC: Take US 495 to US 50 east over the Bay Bridge. Continue east on US 50; turn left on MD 404; turn left on MD 309. Office is on the right past the armory. From Salisbury: Take US 13 north, turn left onto Seashore Hwy/DE 404. Turn right onto S Main St/US 13 BR/DE 404 BR. Continue to follow Seashore Hwy until it becomes MD 404 west. Turn right onto MD 309/Starr Rd.

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April 26, 2005

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov