DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Maryland Geological Survey, 2300 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland, April 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Resource Assessment Service
Fish Commissioners, 1870-1916
Conservation Commission, 1916-41
Conservation Department, 1922-32
Conservation Department, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, 1922-41
Board of Natural Resources, Department of Tidewater Fisheries, 1941-64
Board of Natural Resources, Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs, 1964-69
Department of Natural Resources, Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs, 1969-72
Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Administration, 1972-79
Department of Natural Resources, Tidewater Administration, 1979-92
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management, Tidewater Administration, 1992-95
Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs, Resource Assessment Administration, 1995
Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs, Resource Assessment Service, 1995-2003
Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay Programs, Resource Assessment Service, 2003-07
Department of Natural Resources, Aquatic Programs, Resource Assessment Service, 2007-

Fisheries Service
State Game Warden, 1896-1922
Conservation Commission, 1922-35
Conservation Department, 1935-39
Department of Game & Inland Fish, 1939-41
Board of Natural Resources, Department of Game & Inland Fish, 1941-69
Department of Natural Resources, Department of Game & Inland Fish, 1969-70
Department of Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife Administration, 1970-72
Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Administration, 1972-84
Department of Natural Resources, Forest, Park & Wildlife Service, 1984-92
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management, Fish, Heritage, & Wildlife Administration, 1992-95
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Services, Fish, Heritage, & Wildlife Administration, 1995
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Service, Fisheries Service, 1995-2003
Department of Natural Resources, Forests, Parks, Fish & Wildlife, Fisheries Service, 2003-06
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Conservation, Fisheries Service, 2006-07
Department of Natural Resources, Aquatic Resources, Fisheries Services, 2007-

Wildlife & Heritage Service
State Game Warden, 1896-1922
Conservation Commission, 1922-35
Conservation Department, 1935-39
Department of Game & Inland Fish, 1939-41
Board of Natural Resources, Department of Game & Inland Fish, 1941-69
Department of Natural Resources, Department of Game & Inland Fish, 1969-70
Department of Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife Administration, 1970-72
Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Administration, 1972-84
Department of Natural Resources, Forest, Park & Wildlife Service, 1984-92
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management, Fish, Heritage, & Wildlife Administration, 1992-95
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Services, Fish, Heritage, & Wildlife Administration, 1995
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Service, Forest, Wildlife & Heritage Service, 1995-2001
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Service, Wildlife & Heritage Service, 2001-03
Department of Natural Resources, Forests, Parks, Fish & Wildlife, Wildlife & Heritage Service, 2003-06
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Conservation, Wildlife & Heritage Service, 2006-07
Department of Natural Resources, Land Resources, Wildlife & Heritage Serivce, 2007-

Pine cone boughs near Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, Maryland, May 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

Forest Service
Board of Natural Resources, Forest Conservancy Districts Program, 1943-69
Department of Natural Resources, Forest Conservancy Districts Program, 1969-71
Department of Natural Resources, Technical Forestry Reforestation Program, 1971-79
Department of Natural Resources, Cooperative Forest Management, 1979-83
Department of Natural Resources, Cooperative Forestry Program, 1983-91
Department of Natural Resources, Forestry Programs, 1991-92
Department of Natural Resources, Public Lands & Forestry, Forest Service, 1992-95
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Services, Forest Service, 1995
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Service, Forest, Wildlife & Heritage Service, Forest Service, 1995-2001
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Service, Wildlife & Heritage Service, Forest Service, 2001-03
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Service, Forest Service, 2003-07
Department of Natural Resources, Land Resources, Forest Service, 2007-

Aquatic Resources
Department of the Environment, Water Management Administration, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs, 1987-92
Department of the Environment, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Management Administration, 1992-95
Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs, 1995-2003
Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay Programs, 2003-07
Department of Natural Resources, Aquatic Resources, 2007-

Resource Conservation
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management, 1992-95
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Service, 1995-2003
Department of Natural Resources, Forests, Parks, Fish & Wildlife, 2003-06
Department of Natural Resources, Resource Conservation, 2006-07

Capital Grants & Loans Administration
Department of Natural Resources, Land Enhancement Services, 1995
Department of Natural Resources, Land & Water Conservation Service, 1995-2000
Department of Natural Resources, Capital Grants & Loans Administration, 2000-

Information Technology
Department of Natural Resources, Management Information Service
Department of Natural Resources, Information Technology Service, 2000-06
Department of Natural Resources, Information Technology & Licensing, 2006-07
Department of Natural Resources, Mission Support, Information Technology, 2007-

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