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DNR Personnel Battle Second Montana Forest Fire
The 20-person crew made up of personnel from the DNR Forest Service, Wildlife and Heritage Service, Maryland Park Service and Natural Resources Police who left Tuesday, Aug. 9, to work the 1,500-acre Camp-32 fire in Kootenai National Forest near Rexford, Mont., have moved on to the 1-90 fire in the Lolo National Forest located in Western Montana. For information about the national wildfires visit National Wildfire News.
Press contact: Megan Arts Evans, 410-260-8016, marts@dnr.state.md.us
August 15, 2005The 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