Learn More about the History of Conservation in Maryland

Department of Natural Resources

Websites

• Historical Evolution of the Department of Natural Resources. From the Maryland State Archives Maryland Manual.
• Functions of the Department of Natural Resources. From the Maryland State Archives Maryland Manual.

Annual Reports

• Annual Activities Report. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. (Published 1969-2006). Available at the DNR Library. View the DNR Library catalog record.  
• Annual Report. Maryland Board of Natural Resources. (Published 1941-1968). Available at the DNR Library. View the DNR Library catalog record.
• Annual Report. Conservation Department of Maryland. (Published 1924-1940). Available at the DNR Library. View the DNR Library catalog record.
• Annual Report. Conservation Commission of Maryland. (Published 1917-1923). Available at the DNR Library. View the DNR Library catalog record.

Books

• Donaldson, John L. (1916). Natural resources. In: State administration in Maryland. (pp. 119-141). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins. Full text available on Google Books.
• Maryland Commission on Conservation of Natural Resources. (1948). Report of the Commission on Conservation of Natural Resources to the Governor of Maryland, in compliance with Senate joint resolution no.3, Laws of Maryland, Extraordinary session, 1948. Baltimore, MD. Available at the DNR Library. View the DNR Library catalog record.
• Conservation Commission of Maryland. 1909. Report of the Conservation Commission of Maryland for 1908-1909. Baltimore, MD. Available at the DNR Library. View the DNR Library catalog record.