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Natural Resources and Critical Area In Blackwater To Be Preserved
WHO: C. Ronald Franks, Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Senator Richard Colburn
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway
Delegate Addie Eckardt
Duane Zentgraf, Thomas Land Group
 
WHERE: Maple Elementary
5225 Egypt Road
Cambridge, Maryland
 
WHEN: 10 a.m.
Nov. 6, 2006
 
WHY: Over the last year, the Blackwater Resort Community project drew supporters
and opponents from across the State. Today's announcement reflects a win-win
outcome for the City of Cambridge, Dorchester County and the Chesapeake Bay.
 
DIRECTIONS: FROM BALTIMORE/DC
50 East toward Ocean City
Turn Right onto Church Creek Road/Gypsy Hill Road/MD-16
Continue to follow MD-16
Turn Left on Egypt Road
End at 5225 Egypt Road
 
FROM OCEAN CITY/SALISBURY
50 West toward Cambridge
Turn Left onto Church Creek Road/Gypsy Hill Road/MD-16
Continue to follow MD-16
Turn Left on Egypt Road
End at 5225 Egypt Road

November 5, 2006

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 449,000 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