DNR Personnel Battle Montana Forest Fire

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Personnel from the DNR Forest Service, Wildlife and Heritage Service, Maryland Park Service and Natural Resources Police are part of a 20-person crew that left Tuesday, Aug. 9, to work the 1,500-acre Camp-32 fire in Kootenai National Forest near Rexford, Mont. With members from Baltimore, Cecil, Howard and Montgomery counties, the crew is assisting the U.S. Forest Service as part of an interagency cooperative agreement. For information about the national wildfires visit National Wildfire News.

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August 11, 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