Bidding Open For Trapping Privileges On Select Eastern Shore Wildlife Management Areas

Vienna, Md. (September 16, 2009) – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage Service is currently accepting bids for the 2009-2010 trapping seasons at LeCompte, Linkwood, Taylor’s Island, Fishing Bay, Idylwild, Ellis Bay and Nanticoke River Wildlife Management Areas. Bid packages must be picked up in person at LeCompte Wildlife Management Area (4220 Steeles Neck Road, Vienna, Md. 21869). Bid packages must be returned to Lecompte Wildlife Management Area by 12 noon on October 23, 2009. Sealed bids will be opened at 1 p.m. on October 23, 2009. For additional information, please call 410-376-3236 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 461,000 acres of public lands and 17,000 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 12 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