Maryland’s Forests and Parks, A Century of Progress captures the development of the Maryland State Forests and Parks from their inception in 1906 to the present day. Compiled and written by Maryland Park Historian Robert Bailey, the book includes some of the best images available from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland State Archives and other collections.
For one hundred years Maryland State Forests and Parks have maintained and provided public access to Maryland’s most beautiful and historic places. In Maryland Forests and Parks, take a journey with first State Forester Fred W. Besley and witness his efforts to protect Maryland’s forests and establish the state’s earliest public lands at Patapsco, Potomac and Savage River. Then experience subsequent endeavors of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Department of Forests and Parks to build on Besley’s examples and create one of the finest state park and forest systems in the nation. Finally, explore the efforts of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to fulfill the mission envisioned by Besley a century ago: to protect, enhance and restore Maryland's natural resources for the wise use and enjoyment of all citizens.
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