Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Chapter 08.01.07 - Chesapeake Forest Lands
Section 08.01.07.02 - Chesapeake Forest Lands
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
A. Purpose. In accordance with Natural Resources Article, §§ 5-207 and 5-903(2)(i), Annotated Code of Maryland, a group of lands has been acquired by the Department with Program Open Space funds and through the gift of lands. These lands were acquired specifically to be retained as working forest, producing forest products to help maintain local employment, to protect outdoor recreational values, and for other environmental benefits for the local communities on Maryland's Eastern Shore. None of these areas has been accorded a formal land unit designation and existing land unit designations do not fulfill the purposes for which these lands were acquired.
B. This chapter:
C. Chesapeake Forest Lands-Composition. Chesapeake Forest Lands comprise:
D. Chesapeake Forest Lands are comprised of over 60,000 acres in various tracts in the following six counties: Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Worchester, and Somerset, including the Wicomico Demonstration Forest located in Wicomico County, Seth Demonstration Forest located in Talbot County, and the Fred W. Besley Demonstration Forest, named after Maryland's first State Forester, located in Dorchester County. Maps indicating size and location of each tract are maintained on file in the office of the forest manager for Chesapeake Forest Lands.